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The Who — Won't Get Fooled Again

Who's Next (1971)

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k-man (SCruz, CA)	Posted: May 15, 2013 - 11:13 Monumental. The whole friggin' album. What were they thinking?
Der_Hamburger (Somewhere in Germany...)	Posted: May 08, 2013 - 01:45 Vivaldis four seasons and then the Who - WIE GEIL IST DAS DENN!!!!!!
Sawyer (Calgary, Canada)	Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 10:48 not about this song...but my God, what a segue from Aaron Copland to The Who ....
ottojschlosser (Beaverton OR (no, really, that's its name))	Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 10:48 gillespp wrote: Chicago-Copeland-The Who, what a goddamn amazing string. Who but Bill can come up with such a perfect lineup. This!
msymmes (Toronto, CA)	Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 10:48 And now after Aaron Copland's "Fanfare.." - Awesome. msymmes wrote: And my day on a cold snowy morning in Southern Ontario!!!!!
ThePoose (Ottawa, capital of Canada)	Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 10:47 Everybody on my monolith loves this song. Lazarus wrote: Everybody in my church loves this song...
gillespp (Portland, OR)	Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 10:46 Chicago-Copeland-The Who, what a goddamn amazing string. Who but Bill can come up with such a perfect lineup.
devilturtle	Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 21:53 hilarious! thanks Mrytle L Myrtle_L wrote: "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
kcar	Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 20:23 rdo wrote: Right, I was specifically referring the 60s a la Woodstock and "Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll", which had nothing at all to do with the Civil Rights Movement and other social progress that occurred in the 60s. Civil Rights was a watershed event in the 60s, I agree. We lost a lot as a society as regards the Woodstock ethos. I for one cannot stomach it. I really have to disagree with your opinion on the "Woodstock ethos." All sorts of lasting evils are blamed on the 60s freer attitudes and behaviors, an approach that masks or ignores other factors at work in the US. Remember that youth cut loose in the same way before the 60s—say in the 20s—and America didn't suffer as a result. The youth culture of the 60s was a response to the rise of consumer culture in the US after the brutal economic austerity of the 30s, the national unity of WWII and the craving for "normalcy" of the 50s. There was a convergence of a demographic bulge (baby boomers), a TV-driven mass media culture of consumption, and a rebellion against political and cultural trends. The civil rights, women's rights and anti-war movements came out those demographic, commercial and political trends; apparently you view those efforts positively as do I. But I really don't see "sex, drugs and rock n' roll" (which also developed from those trends) as long-lasting socially or culturally destructive forces. They may not have advanced high culture or deep science, but they were outgrowths of a rebellion against a society that had become outdated, repressive and unrewarding. Experimentation with drugs, relationships and music may have encouraged people to become less religious, patriotic, and respectful of the establishment, but it allowed youth to make its own marks and force American society to adapt to changed times. As an undergraduate, I had a professor who bitterly condemned the 60s because students during those years rejected classic works of literature that he had devoted his life to and because he felt the books replacing his favorites were shallow. But people typically don't rebel for just self-indulgent reasons; for them, society was dysfunctional. Did Americans retreat from political and cultural involvement during the "Me Decade" of the 70s? Yes, but that I think was due to disillusionment over Vietnam and Watergate and the tough transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a service-based one with high energy prices and stagflation. I don't blame the craziness of the 60s for all of the selfishness and ennui of the 70s. Bottom line: whatever you think society lost because of a Woodstock ethos, I believe that far larger political and economic forces caused the losses you're thinking of.
subdude (New Zealand)	Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 18:01 I get it. the Who and U2 are paying you to play their songs on fast cycle. Glad you installed a PSD button.
kingart (Brooklyn NY)	Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 10:18 I heard Townsend remark in a documentary on the Who that Moon was a — I'm not quoting this accurately, but the essence is the same — shitty drummer. What? !!! Who (no pun) would know better than him? But he had clearly been dissatisfied with Moon, although I can't think of another skin smasher who more exemplifies and excellencifies the rock form than Moon.
msymmes (Toronto, CA)	Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 10:10 d-don wrote: After Vivaldi? Only on RP!!! Rock on...this makes my day on a gray, drizzly Oregon morning. And my day on a cold snowy morning in Southern Ontario!!!!!
d-don (Oregon)	Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 10:08 After Vivaldi? Only on RP!!! Rock on...this makes my day on a gray, drizzly Oregon morning.
kingart (Brooklyn NY)	Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 10:06 Talk about a segue. Vivaldi/Four Seasons to screamin' nose-thumbin' blow this shit up rock and roll! Hey Zeus!
msymmes (Toronto, CA)	Posted: Mar 06, 2013 - 10:06 After Vivaldi ? Bill. You are good!!!!!
oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.)	Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 12:14 RobN wrote: This could be the signature tune for the Arab Spring. See the new boss? Same as the old one?
big_gare (Langley, Bee Cee, Canada)	Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 12:13 Who else but Radio Paradise could pull off a segue like that. From Aaron Copeland to The Who. You ROCK RP! :-) I want to take this song out behind the barn & get it pregnant!
clickfaster	Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 12:12 OK, best transition ever! Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man > The Who Won't Get Fooled Again.
idiot_wind	Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 12:12 FREAKIN RIGHT FOR A FRIDAY AFTERNOON!!!!!! Just listen to Moon's drums. He must have a third arm. No one plays like him. And RnR saved my life...this is why.
weez (Lexington, KY)	Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 12:11 Whoa - cool segue from "Fanfare for the Common Man"
RobN (In the flatlands of East Anglia)	Posted: Feb 10, 2013 - 09:14 This could be the signature tune for the Arab Spring.
MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA)	Posted: Feb 10, 2013 - 09:14 Ugh. Again?
rdo (DC)	Posted: Feb 10, 2013 - 09:13 rado wrote: "The 60s was about narcissism and not much more." Seriously? The 60's that I grew up in, included the equal rights movement, the anti-war movement, auto strikes and workers' rebellion, and a sexual and cultural revolution, all with a sound track provided by R&R. The 60's was a lot more than hippies getting stoned at Woodstock. Right, I was specifically referring the 60s a la Woodstock and "Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll", which had nothing at all to do with the Civil Rights Movement and other social progress that occurred in the 60s. Civil Rights was a watershed event in the 60s, I agree. We lost a lot as a society as regards the Woodstock ethos. I for one cannot stomach it.
Myrtle_L (City of Dreams)	Posted: Feb 03, 2013 - 02:20 "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."
Lazarus (Bethany)	Posted: Jan 02, 2013 - 18:04 Everybody in my church loves this song...
toterola (Further)	Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:37 Nicely done, sir! A little aside: I just finished Pete's autobiography "Who I Am". If you're a fan, or curious about the roots of this man's music, it's a great read.
robertomiller (Mountain View, CA)	Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:33 Awesome, rock-solid humor... !!! I'm riding this RP train to end of the tracks.... Roberto
pirhan	Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:29 I love your humour Bill & Rebecca!
ubuntourist (Brain-Washington)	Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:29 You clever dog! These just keep getting funnier! For those of you who tune in late, look at the last 8 or 9 songs at least.
kurtster (Back in Ohiya, for now ...)	Posted: Dec 02, 2012 - 09:19 rdo wrote: The 60s was about narcissism and not much more. Guess you had to be there ...
rado (New England coast)	Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 07:34 rdo wrote: Wow, who put a nickel in you! I love ya, RT, you know that. I am soooo glad to see you writing! Rock music never mattered a hoot other than being incredibly beautiful. This song rocks! The cover is a joke, in whatever context. You should love your country more, and love the authorities. The 60s was about narcissism and not much more. "The 60s was about narcissism and not much more." Seriously? The 60's that I grew up in, included the equal rights movement, the anti-war movement, auto strikes and workers' rebellion, and a sexual and cultural revolution, all with a sound track provided by R&R. The 60's was a lot more than hippies getting stoned at Woodstock.
max_p	Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 07:18 Post US election: We did get fooled again
On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet)	Posted: Oct 19, 2012 - 23:58 max_p wrote: Saw on TV Peter T. helped develop the awesome Marshall amps we enjoy today Too bad they left him with a lifetime of tinnitus (insert Debbie Downer music here).
kingart (Brooklyn NY)	Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 14:53 Ultimate rock and roll. Superior musicianship, head-pounding chords and drums, and a fuck-you flippin' the bird message.
rdo (DC)	Posted: Sep 30, 2012 - 14:50 romeotuma wrote: You are missing the point of this album... think of it in the context of 1971, when the album was released... the album promotes rebellion against authority... "Meet the new boss— the same as the old boss"... oh, the optimism of youth that "we won't get fooled again..." hey— at least the young generation of Baby Boomers ended the draft, got the Civil Rights Act of 1964, created Medicare, gave women the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and created "women's liberation"... etc... in 1971, young people were drafted in the USA to serve in an optional and unnecessary war in Vietnam... the 1960's had gradually fomented the civil unrest that was a conglomerate of reactions to many forms of institutional injustice... the USA had a president who eventually had to resign from office for being a criminal... the cover of the album demonstrates the band's lack of respect for institutional authority... this is a brilliant historical album, and I hope the young folks today get the message— question authority rather than automatically worship it... piss on the Tea Party, funded by the billionaire Koch brothers... let's party! Wow, who put a nickel in you! I love ya, RT, you know that. I am soooo glad to see you writing! Rock music never mattered a hoot other than being incredibly beautiful. This song rocks! The cover is a joke, in whatever context. You should love your country more, and love the authorities. The 60s was about narcissism and not much more.
max_p	Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 13:35 martinc wrote: POWER CHORDS Saw on TV Peter T. helped develop the awesome Marshall amps we enjoy today
Jokrebs	Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 13:33 Great. Outstanding. Feeling like 17teen.
martinc (Ottawa Canada)	Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:45 POWER CHORDS
(former member) (hotel in Las Vegas)	Posted: Sep 06, 2012 - 08:44 bingo by jingo... we be dancing naked...
kcar	Posted: Aug 30, 2012 - 01:55 Misterfixit wrote: Oh yeah? Well I think of it when remember that I voted for LBJ by absentee ballot from I Corps, Vietnam. Think about it .... Look on the bright side, Misterfixit: 1. He was a far better President than Goldwater ever would have been. 2. Had Barry won, there's a real good chance you would still have been caught up in an escalating war in SE Asia. 3. LBJ won in a landslide. Your vote didn't exactly tip the balance.
(former member) (hotel in Las Vegas)	Posted: Aug 27, 2012 - 13:24 romeotuma wrote: You are missing the point of this album... think of it in the context of 1971, when the album was released... the album promotes rebellion against authority... "Meet the new boss— the same as the old boss"... oh, the optimism of youth that "we won't get fooled again..." hey— at least the young generation of Baby Boomers ended the draft, got the Civil Rights Act of 1964, created Medicare, gave women the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and created "women's liberation"... etc... in 1971, young people were drafted in the USA to serve in an optional and unnecessary war in Vietnam... the 1960's had gradually fomented the civil unrest that was a conglomerate of reactions to many forms of institutional injustice... the USA had a president who eventually had to resign from office for being a criminal... the cover of the album demonstrates the band's lack of respect for institutional authority... this is a brilliant historical album, and I hope the young folks today get the message— question authority rather than automatically worship it... piss on the Tea Party, funded by the billionaire Koch brothers... let's party! The Comeback Skid by Paul Krugman The New York Times August 26, 2012 In other words, meet the new boaster, same as the old boaster. And pray that we won’t get fooled again.
rjewyo (Ventura, CA)	Posted: Aug 17, 2012 - 17:55 OMG, my husband is going into his teen and college era every time HE HEARS the WHO!! "They were great in concert, honey" he says!!
philipr (France)	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 07:29 Nice but a little bit of Purple should be nice today
max_p	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 07:26 amfzurich wrote: Time to retire this one I think. Can't listen to it anymore without thinking of George W Bush. And that's someone I'd rather forget about. If u no wanna rock, go retire with W
vanmas (Leiden, Netherlands)	Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 07:25 Volume at 10 overhere! Great song!
hayduke2 (Southampton, NY)	Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:26 Bravo Kingart! Shouted the words right outta my mouth Volume goes WAAYYY UP!!! (no worries Mr. Romeo we'll kick the SHIT out of the rightward sloshing douchebags this Novemember)
kingart (Brooklyn NY)	Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:21 One of rock's greatest albums. Period. Solid on all counts.
gillespp (Portland, OR)	Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:21 romeotuma wrote: You are missing the point of this album... think of it in the context of 1971, when the album was released... the album promotes rebellion against authority... "Meet the new boss— the same as the old boss"... oh, the optimism of youth that "we won't get fooled again..." hey— at least the young generation of Baby Boomers ended the draft, got the Civil Rights Act of 1964, created Medicare, gave women the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and created "women's liberation"... etc... in 1971, young people were drafted in the USA to serve in an optional and unnecessary war in Vietnam... the 1960's had gradually fomented the civil unrest that was a conglomerate of reactions to many forms of institutional injustice... the USA had a president who eventually had to resign from office for being a criminal... the cover of the album demonstrates the band's lack of respect for institutional authority... this is a brilliant historical album, and I hope the young folks today get the message— question authority rather than automatically worship it... piss on the Tea Party, funded by the billionaire Koch brothers... let's party! I guess I disagree. I think they're talking about the hopelessness of true reform; you get somebody fresh and speaking your slogans into power, and he ends up just like the other guys in power. "Won't get fooled again"—irony.
amfzurich (op het wanderwag)	Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 10:54 Time to retire this one I think. Can't listen to it anymore without thinking of George W Bush. And that's someone I'd rather forget about.
(former member) (hotel in Las Vegas)	Posted: Jul 05, 2012 - 10:47 WayUpNorth wrote: romeotuma wrote: You are missing the point of this album... think of it in the context of 1971, when the album was released... the album promotes rebellion against authority... "Meet the new boss— the same as the old boss"... oh, the optimism of youth that "we won't get fooled again..." hey— at least the young generation of Baby Boomers ended the draft, got the Civil Rights Act of 1964, created Medicare, gave women the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and created "women's liberation"... etc... in 1971, young people were drafted in the USA to serve in an optional and unnecessary war in Vietnam... the 1960's had gradually fomented the civil unrest that was a conglomerate of reactions to many forms of institutional injustice... the USA had a president who eventually had to resign from office for being a criminal... the cover of the album demonstrates the band's lack of respect for institutional authority... this is a brilliant historical album, and I hope the young folks today get the message— question authority rather than automatically worship it... piss on the Tea Party, funded by the billionaire Koch brothers... let's party! Wild thing, I think I love you ... Thank you so much! Love this album!