same note played repeatedly. Conversely, on the same release, Pete Townshend cited "Magic Bus" as his favorite song to play, "because of the rhythm." The band claimed on several occasions during their 2009 tour of Australia and Japan that they were unable to play the song, with Townshend stating, "We can't play Magic Bus right now.... But if you shout loud enough... We definitely won't play it." In 1985, Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their TV series episode "The Prize Isn't Right". Jazz musician Billy Iuso covered "Magic Bus" on his 2011 album Trippin'. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts References The Who songs 1968 singles Songs written by Pete Townshend Songs about buses Track Records singles Decca Records singles Song recordings produced by Kit Lambert 1968 songs