Moon also aspired to sing lead vocal on some songs. While the other

Moon also aspired to sing lead vocal on some songs. While the other three members handled most of the onstage vocals, Moon would attempt to sing backup (particularly on ” I Can’t Explain “). He provided humorous commentary during song announcements, although sound engineer Bob Pridden preferred to mute his vocal microphone on the mixing desk whenever possible. Moon’s knack for making his bandmates laugh around the microphone led them to banish him from the studio when vocals were being recorded; this led to a game in which Moon would sneak in to join the singing. At the end of ” Happy Jack “, Townshend can be heard saying, “I saw ya!” to Moon as he tries to sneak into the studio. Moon’s interest in surf music and his desire to sing led to his performing lead vocals on several early tracks, including ” Bucket T ” and ” Barbara Ann ” ( Ready Steady Who EP, 1966) and high backing vocals on other songs, such as ” Pictures of Lily “. His performance on ” Bell Boy ” ( Quadrophenia , 1973) saw him abandon “serious” vocal performances to sing in character, which gave him (in Fletcher’s words) “full licence to live up to his reputation as a lecherous drunk”; it was “exactly the kind of performance the Who needed from him to bring them back down to earth.”