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Although Baba had initially begun gaining public attention in the West as early as 1932 as the result of contacts with some celebrities of the time ( such as Charles Laughton, Tallulah Bankhead, Boris Karloff and others ) and from the rather disillusioned account of Paul Brunton ( A Search in Secret India, 1934 ), he achieved additional attention over three decades later through the work of Pete Townshend of The Who.

Parts of the rock-opera Tommy ( May 1969 ) were inspired by Townshend's study of Baba, to whom the album was dedicated.

The Who's 1971 song " Baba O ' Riley " was named in part after Meher Baba, and on his first solo album, Who Came First, Townshend recorded the Jim Reeves song " There's A Heartache Following Me ," saying that it was Meher Baba's favorite song.

Melanie Safka mentioned Baba in the song Lay Down ( Candles in the Rain ) with the lyrics Meher Baba