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"Rock legend Pete Townshend of The Who turned 69 on Monday, putting him a considerable distance away from the \"teenage wasteland.\"\nBut just as fresh as the image of Townshend's signature windmill-style guitar playing is the energizing jolt from \"Baba O'Riley,\" The Who's iconic anthem that Townshend wrote.\nSee also: 36 Songs to Celebrate the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees\nTo celebrate the young-at-heart rocker's birthday, we rounded up this Music Monday playlist of essential classic rock anthems that have been bringing joy to sold-out arenas and karaoke bars for decades.\nSo crank up the volume, stretch out your shoulders and get ready to do your best air guitar in honor of Townshend.\n\nHave something to add to our playlist? Share with us in the comments, below, or on Spotify, and we'll add it.\nHow to Share Your Song With Us\n1. To follow Mashable on Spotify, click here. If a popup window asks you to launch an external application, accept. This just means the browser will open up Spotify.\n2. Follow Mashable, or send us music by clicking \"Send Music.\"\n3. To send music while browsing tracks within Spotify, follow the MashableHQ account. Then right-click (ctrl + click) on the song you want to send, and click the \"Share\" option.\n4. By default, Spotify pulls up the \"Post to Feed\" option. Instead, select the \"Send to Friend\" tab, type in \"MashableHQ\" and hit the blue \"Send\" button.\nIf \"MashableHQ\" doesn't show up when you're trying to send a track, make sure you're following the account. If you're still having problems sending a song after that, let us know in the comments, below, and we'll help you fix the problem.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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