[Susan Foreman]

Thanks to their residency at The Marquee, the bands popularity was rising. It seemed that all of trendy London was trekking to the venue on Tuesdays, leaving drenched in sweat and shouting to each other over the ringing in their ears about this incredibly loud, incredibly exciting band

Some of that wildness made it into their next single 'Anyway Anyhow Anywhere', which was released on May 21 1967. This was one of the few occasions when the songwriting credit was to Daltrey / Townshend. What is most noticeable about the song is the guitar feedback noise solo - Pete was trying to bring the sound that they achieved on stage to the studio

Pete:

"Roger helped a lot with the final arrangement and got half the credit. Something he does today for nothing, bless him. I was lying on my mattress on the floor listening to a Charlie Parker record when I thought up the title. (It's usually title first with me.) I just felt the guy was so free when he was playing. He was a soul without a body, riding, flying, on music. Listening to the compulsory Dizzy Gillespie solo after one by Bird was always a come-down, however clever Gillespie was. No one could follow Bird. Hendrix must have been his reincarnation, especially for guitar players. The freedom suggested by the title came restricted by the aggression of our tightly-defined image when I came to write the words. In fact, Roger was really a hard nut then, and he changes quite a few words himself to toughen the song up to suit his temperament. It is the most excitingly pig-headed of our songs. It's blatant, proud and, dare I say it, sassy."

The tune was later used as the theme song for the groundbreaking 1960's music programme 'Ready Steady Go'

"I can go anyway, way I choose
I can live anyhow, win or lose
I can go anywhere, for something new
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

I can do anything, right or wrong
I can talk anyhow, and get along
Don't care anyway, I never lose
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

Nothing gets in my way
Not even locked doors
Don't follow the lines
That been laid before
I get along anyway I dare
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere

I can go anyway, way I choose
I can live anyhow, win or lose
I can go anywhere, for something new
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

Anyway
Anyway I choose, yeah
Anyway I wanna go, I wanna go 'n do it myself,
Do it myself
Do it myself, yeah
Anyway, way I choose
Anyway I choose
Yeah, yeah
Ain't never gonna lose the way I choose
The way I choose
The way I choose"

The 'B'-side to the UK release was a cover of the song 'Daddy Rolling Stone', originally recorded by Derek Martin in 1963. It was a regular feature of the bands live shows at the time

"Girl you think you've had loving,
Girl you think you've had fun,
Girl you ain't a seen nothin' 'til I come along.

I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy,
Yeah I'm a daddy daddy I'm daddy rolling stone.

I got a friend named Cody,
He's got a girl named Chris,
I'm gonna steal that girl though he's twice my size,
'Cause I know how to do it like this.

I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy,
Yeah I'm a daddy daddy I'm daddy rolling stone,
I'm daddy rolling stone, I'm daddy rolling stone,
Daddy rolling stone, call me daddy rolling stone.

I said I got a friend named Cody,
He's got a girl named Chris,
I'm gonna steal that girl though he's twice my size,
'Cause I know how to do it like this.

I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, I'm a daddy, daddy,
I'm daddy rolling stone, I'm daddy rolling stone,
Just call me daddy rolling stone dear,
Long hair long nose, daddy rolling stone."

In the US and Australia, however, the 'B'-side of the single was a different cover song - this time 'Anytime You Want Me', originally recorded by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters in 1963

"Anytime anytime anytime anytime you want me,
Come on back, come on home.

Ran away and left me alone in this empty place,
Anywhere I go, whoa whoa, all I see is your sweet face,
Though my pain keeps on growing,
There's one thing, baby, you should be knowing...

Anytime you want me (come on back),
Anytime you want me (come on back),
Anytime you want me (come on back, whoa yeah).

Tried to make you happy the very best I could,
Anything you wanted, whoa whoa, just like a good man should,
Even though you did me wrong,
I'll be waiting no matter how long...

Anytime you want me (I'll be here),
Anytime you want me (I promise I'll be here, baby),
Anytime you want me (I'll be by your side, whoa yeah).

Said I'll forgive you for everything in the past,
All I need is one more chance, I know, I know it will last.

Now you heard my story, know just what's on my mind,
Tired of being lonely, whoa whoa, I've had my share of crying,
Without you I can't go on,
I'll be waiting no matter how long...

Anytime you want me (anytime you want me),
Anytime you want me (anytime you need me),
Anytime you want me (anytime you want me now),
Oh oh oh, anytime you want me."

On September 26 1965, Roger and Keith got into a fight over Keith's pill use after a show in Denmark. When the band returned to England, Roger was fired [for the first time!] but allowed back in until a suitable replacement could be found. For the next year the music press was filled with reports of The Who being at each other's throats - reports that were often true as Roger remained on probation and Keith and John auditioned for other bands, desperate to find a way out