WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN
THE WHO
SONGWRITER: Peter Dennis Blandfor Townshend
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: WHO’S NEXT
LABEL: DECCA RECORDS
GENRE: ROCK
YEAR: 1971
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their
classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey,
guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass
guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and
drummer Keith Moon. They
are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, and
have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their contributions to rock music
include the development of the Marshall Stack,
large PA systems,
the use of the synthesizer,
Entwistle and Moon's influential playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar
technique, and the development of the rock opera.
They are cited as an influence by many hard rock,
punk rock and mod bands, and
their songs are still regularly played. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1990.
The Who developed from an earlier group, the
Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements,
featuring auto-destructive
art by destroying
guitars and drums on stage. Their first
single as the Who, "I Can't Explain"
(1965), reached the UK top ten, and was followed by a string of hit singles
including "My Generation"
(1965), "Substitute"
(1966) and "Happy Jack"
(1966). In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop
Festival and released "I Can See for
Miles", their only US top ten single. The
group's 1969 concept album Tommy included the single "Pinball Wizard"
and was a critical and commercial success.
Who's Next is the fifth studio album by
English rock band the Who. It
developed from the aborted Lifehouse project, a multi-media rock opera conceived by the group's guitarist Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album Tommy.
The project was cancelled owing to its complexity and to conflicts with Kit Lambert, the
band's manager, but the group salvaged some of the songs, without the
connecting story elements, to release as their next album. Eight of the nine
songs on Who's Next were from Lifehouse, the lone exception being the John Entwistle-penned
"My Wife". Ultimately, the remaining Lifehouse tracks would all be
released on other albums throughout the next decade.
The Who recorded Who's Next with assistance
from recording engineer Glyn Johns. After
producing the song "Won't Get
Fooled Again" in the Rolling
Stones Mobile Studio, they relocated to Olympic Studios to record and mix most of the album's remaining songs. They made
prominent use of synthesizer on the
album, particularly on "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley",
which were both released as singles.
The cover photo was shot by Ethan Russell;
it made reference to the monolith in the 1968 film 2001: A Space
Odyssey, as it featured group members standing by a
concrete piling protruding from a slag heap in Easington Colliery, County Durham, apparently having urinated
against it.
The album was an immediate success when it
was released on 14 August 1971. It has since been viewed by many critics as the
Who's best album and one of the greatest albums of all time. It was reissued on
CD several times,
often with additional songs originally intended for Lifehouse included as bonus
tracks.
We'll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone
And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgement of all wrong
They decide and the shotgun sings the song
I'll tip my hat to
the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
A change, it had to
come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to
the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again, no, no
I'll move myself and
my family aside
If we happen to be left half-alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do you?
Yeah
There's nothing in
the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are effaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to
the new Constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again, no, no
Yeah
Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss.
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