Fans of the CBS network’s three CSI television shows received a treat when Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band The Who was picked to perform during halftime at Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.

Many people don’t have a clue who The Who is and so they scratched their heads and wondered, “Who is The Who” when the band was announced as the Super Bowl’s halftime performers.

Well, anyone who has watched an episide of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has heard The Who’s “Who Are You” during the show’s intro. The Who’s songs “We Don’t Get Fooled Again” and “Baba O’Reilly” are the intros for CSI: Miami and CSI: New York, respectively.

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation theme song from The Who’s “Who Are You”

CSI: Miami theme from The Who’s “We Don’t Get Fooled Again”

CSI: New York theme from The Who’s “Baba O’Reilly”

Incidentally, CBS televised the Super Bowl.

The Who’s “My Generation” ignited the UK band’s career in 1965, and their performance in 1968 at The Woodstock Music and Art Festival catapulted the group’s success in the U.S.

Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash remixed The Who’s “My Generation”, and it is available on Itunes to raise money for Haiti, where a massive earthquake killed 100,000 and left millions homeless in January.

The Who has sold 100 million records and produced 17 top 10 albums in the U.S. The band was enshrined into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

After The Who’s magnificent halftime performance, every Super Bowl viewer now should know who The Who is.

By Teneshia LaFaye
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