"Dreaming from the Waist" is a song by The Who

The Who

The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...

, written by Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...

 and released on the group's 1975

1975 in music

-January–April:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....

 album The Who by Numbers

The Who by Numbers

The Who by Numbers is the seventh album by English rock band The Who, released on 3 October 1975 in the United Kingdom through Polydor Records, and on 25 October 1975 in the United States by MCA Records...

(reissued in 1996); it also served as the B-side of the "Slip Kid

Slip Kid

"Slip Kid" is a song from The Who's seventh album, The Who by Numbers. It was released as a single in the USA. "Slip Kid" was to be in Pete's Lifehouse rock opera. A demo of this song was included on Lifehouse Chronicles...

" single, released in 1976 in the United States. The track’s lyrics deal with sexual frustration and the restlessness associated with getting older (Townshend had turned 30 in 1975), while the music features a bass solo from John Entwistle

John Entwistle

John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...

.

A live version recorded in Swansea, Wales on June 12, 1976

The Who Tour 1976

The Who Tour 1976 was The Who's second concert tour for their The Who By Numbers album.-History:After spending most of the last three months of 1975 supporting The Who By Numbers, the group again embarked on a series of tours in 1976, with two stints in North America and several shows in the United...

 appears on the The Who by Numbers reissue and the Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a box set by British rock band, The Who released by Polydor Records internationally and by MCA Records in the US; since 2003, it has been issued in America by Geffen Records...

box set, while the December 9, 1975

The Who Tour 1975

The Who Tour 1975 was The Who's first concert tour supporting The Who By Numbers.-Band members:*Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica*Pete Townshend - lead guitar, vocals*John Entwistle - bass guitar, vocals...

 version from Cleveland was included in the Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B is a 1994 compilation video of English rock and roll band The Who. The compilation covers the band live from 1965 to 1989 and is edited together with interviews with band members Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend...

video and DVD. In an interview from Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live, Townshend declared "Dreaming from the Waist" as one of his least favorite songs to play onstage; in humorous contrast, John Entwistle, claimed in the same series of interviews that "Dreaming from the Waist" was one of his favorite songs to perform.

Live History

"Dreaming from the Waist" debuted onstage in October 1975

The Who Tour 1975

The Who Tour 1975 was The Who's first concert tour supporting The Who By Numbers.-Band members:*Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica*Pete Townshend - lead guitar, vocals*John Entwistle - bass guitar, vocals...

 and remained a staple in the band’s act through 1976

The Who Tour 1976

The Who Tour 1976 was The Who's second concert tour for their The Who By Numbers album.-History:After spending most of the last three months of 1975 supporting The Who By Numbers, the group again embarked on a series of tours in 1976, with two stints in North America and several shows in the United...

 and the band's one-off show

The Who 1977-1978 Performances

The Who performed only twice between their 1976 and 1979 tours, both as specially arranged dates to provide more recent concert footage for their upcoming rockumentary The Kids Are Alright.-History:...

 at Kilburn in December 1977. It then appeared sporadically from 1979

The Who Tour 1979

The Who Tour 1979 was The Who's first concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, supporting their 1978 album Who Are You.-History:...

-1981

The Who Tour 1981

The Who Tour 1981 was The Who's third concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon, with most dates performed in advance of the release of their recently-recorded Face Dances album...

 (when Kenney Jones

Kenney Jones

Kenneth Thomas "Kenney" Jones is a veteran English rock drummer best known for his work in Small Faces, Faces, and The Who.-Small Faces to the Faces:...

 was the band’s drummer) and was referenced one more time in 1997

The Who Tour 1996-1997

The Who Tour 1996-1997 was The Who's second attempt at a tour promoting their 1973 album, Quadrophenia.-History:Having worked on the remastering of Quadrophenia in 1996, Pete Townshend was inspired to finally perform the complete rock opera as he had always hoped to hear it played, with a full band...

 during an acoustic version of "Won't Get Fooled Again

Won't Get Fooled Again

"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the rock band The Who which was written by Pete Townshend The original version of the song appears as the final track on the album Who's Next...

". As in the studio version, live renditions always showcased an Entwistle bass solo.