As bandmates Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, along with drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Palladino, multi-instrumentalist Simon Townshend (Pete's brother) and keyboardist Brian Kinghorn, cranked out the song — which was written during the Vietnam era — images on the split-apart backdrop brought to mind the war in Iraq. And when the band jumped into "My Generation," it wasn't just for the baby boomers. The video showed young people of all generations having their time in the spotlight. Although Townshend and Daltrey are the only survivors from the original band — drummer Keith Moon died in 1973 and bassist John Entwistle died in 2002 — the group sounded and looked great.
