Take Me Home (Roger Daltrey song)

'Take Me Home' is a song by Roger Daltrey, who at the time was the singer for The Who. The song is written by Daltrey himself with Axel Bauer, Michel Eli, Nigel Hinton

Song Background

According to Daltrey, the song "Take Me Home" was actually based on a real life experience. During a tour with The Who, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle were required to board one plane while Roger Daltrey and Kenney Jones were required to board another, both eventually reaching London (the final leg of their tour). Townshend and Entwistle left with no problems, but due to a mix up in the plans Kenney Jones boarded the second plane without Roger Daltrey and left for the Berlin transfer alone. During this time, Daltrey reportedly shouted numerous times to the staff of the airport for them to "Take him home", one of whom a Japanese customs officer he eventually fell in love with and wrote the song about. Kenney Jones reportedly attempted to turn the plane around by talking to the pilot, saying "I'm in The Who, really!" but no one believed him. Pete Townshend would later allude to these events in the lyrics to his 2006 tune "In The Ether"; this move would cause additional friction between them and led to a backstage brawl on the 2007 tour.