"Won't Get Fooled Again"
Single cover
Single by The Who from the album Who's Next
B-side	"I Don't Even Know Myself"
Released	25 June 1971
Format	7" Vinyl record
Recorded	Berkshire and Olympic Studios, London, April and May 1971
Genre	Hard rock
Length	8:32 (full-length version) 3:38 (single edit)
Label	Polydor Records (UK) MCA Records (USA)
Writer	Pete Townshend
Producer	The Who, Glyn Johns (associate producer)
The Who singles chronology
"See Me, Feel Me"/"Overture" (1970) "Won't Get Fooled Again" (1971) "Let's See Action" (1971)

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History

The song originally appeared on the 1971 album Who's Next and has since appeared on various other recordings, including the live compilation soundtrack for The Kids Are Alright, the 1979 documentary film about the band. It is famous for its angular organ part set against guitar power chords, leading up to an extended synthesizer break into a drum entrance followed by a long scream. Townshend is playing block chords spread between the two keyboards of the 1968 Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ. The output of the organ is fed into the audio input of the EMS VCS 3 mk1 synth. The first bit of processing to be applied to the organ sound is a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) controlling the frequency of a voltage-controlled filter (VCF), using a sine or triangle wave shape. In other words, the synth is turning the tone of the organ from mellow to bright, up and down automatically. There are pictures of Townshend playing this instrument. For the song by Tom Lehrer, see That Was the Year That Was. ... The Kids Are Alright can refer to: The Kids Are Alright (film) The Kids Are Alright (soundtrack) The Kids Are Alright (song) Also a programme hoasted by John Barrowman. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ... An electric guitar An electric guitar is a type of guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. ... In music, a power chord is a bare fifth usually played on electric guitar with distortion. ... The VCS 3 (an acronym for Voltage Controlled Studio with 3 oscillators) is a portable analog synthesiser with a flexible semi-modular voice architecture, initially made in 1969 by Peter Zinovieffs EMS company. ...

The song is quite long, ranging from eight to nine minutes depending on the version (The original album version being about 8:32). A heavily shortened and edited single (3:38) was also released for use on broadcast radio and appeared on some hit collections such as Who's Better, Who's Best. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Pete Townshend wrote this as part of his Lifehouse Project^[1]. He wanted to release a double-album and film about a world where the people are oppressed, but saved by a rock concert. Part of Townshend's wish was to show the power of music and how it reflects the people. "Won't Get Fooled Again" is about a revolution. In the first verse, there is an uprising. In the middle, they overthrow those in power, but in the end, the new regime becomes just like the old one ("Meet the new boss, same as the old boss"). For the 2005 album by the band Lifehouse, see Lifehouse (Lifehouse album). ...

This was the last song that Keith Moon performed with The Who on 25 May 1978 in Shepperton Studios. The song was performed both at Live Aid and 20 years later at Live 8. Townshend also collaborated on a celebrated, live, acoustic duet version of the song with leading classical guitarist John Williams for the 1979 Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979). The Who's Next deluxe edition (released in 2003) contains an early session tape of this song with a different structure featuring Mountain's Leslie West on lead guitar. Numerous live versions of this song have appeared on albums. In addition to The Kids Are Alright soundtrack, the most notable ones are on the Who's Next deluxe edition from the 1971 Young Vic show and on the Live At The Royal Albert Hall album (from a 2000 show with Noel Gallagher guesting). The band's performance of the song at 2001's The Concert for New York City was considered the highlight of that show. Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Shepperton Studios, located in Shepperton, Middlesex, England is a film studio with a long history of film making. ... Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941) is one of the worlds best-known classical guitarists. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience... The Secret Policemans Ball was the third of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. ... Mountain is an American rock band, popular in the early 1970s. ... Leslie West (born October 22, 1945) is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... The Who, at the time (2002) consisting of John Entwistle, Roger Datlrey, Pete Townshend, Zak Starkey, and John Rabbit Bundrick, performed a concert at the Royal Albert Hall for the Teenage Cancer Trust. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Longsight, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the Manchester rock band Oasis. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Roger Daltrey's climactic scream is often cited as one of the greatest moments in rock history.^[2][3][4] The song was covered by Van Halen on their live album Live: Right Here, Right Now in 1993. It eventually made it to #1 on the Rock Charts. Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944), is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. ... This article is about the band Van Halen. ... Live: Right Here, Right Now is the first live album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ...

Despite the title, the chorus in the song has the line "We don't get fooled again" rather than "won't".

Extramusical history

The song was banned in South Korea until the emergence of democracy there in the early 1990s; copies of Who's Next sold there omitted it.^{[citation needed]} For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

In an April 2006, editorial for Time magazine, retired Lieutenant General Greg Newbold referenced the song, calling it an "antiwar anthem" that "conveyed a sense of betrayal by the nation's leaders, who had led our country into a costly and unnecessary war in Vietnam."^[5] “TIME” redirects here. ... Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold (USMC Retired) served for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Director of Operations before he retired in October 2002. ...

In a May 2005, article for the National Review, political reporter John J. Miller chose the song as #1 on his list of "the greatest conservative rock songs," saying, "The conservative movement is full of disillusioned revolutionaries; this could be their theme song."^[6] National Review (NR) is a biweekly magazine of political opinion, founded by author William F. Buckley, Jr. ... John J. Miller (b. ... Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. ...

Media usage

"Won't Get Fooled Again" was featured in a commercial for the 2000 Nissan Maxima, and, later that same year, used on The Simpsons in episode BABF20 ("A Tale of Two Springfields"), in which The Who guest starred. It later became the theme song for the CBS television series CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation. It was also used as background music throughout the documentary Supersize Me by Morgan Spurlock. The Nissan Maxima is a car manufactured by Nissan that is in a line of upper mid-size executive and sports sedans. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... A Tale of Two Springfields is an episode from season twelve of the animated TV series The Simpsons. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular Alliance Atlantis/CBS police procedural television series, running since October 2000, about a team of forensic scientists. ... Super Size Me movie poster Super Size Me is a 2004 documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an independent U.S. filmmaker. ... Morgan V. [1] Spurlock (born November 7, 1970) is an American independent documentary film director, TV producer, and screenwriter, known for the documentary film Super Size Me, in which he attempted to demonstrate the negative health effects of McDonalds food by eating nothing but McDonalds three times a day...

This song is also used twice in the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ...

The beginning of the song, featuring the synthesiser solo, is often played prior to the 1st inning at Yankee Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees baseball team. It is also traditionally played at Alumni Stadium shortly before the Boston College Eagles football team takes the field. J.T. Snow used this song as his introduction music when he played for the San Francisco Giants. The Arizona Diamondbacks use the closing riff of the song when a home run is hit in Chase Field. The song was also used in commercials for the BBC's coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The song was used as intro music for the AFC Champions, the Indianapolis Colts, for Super Bowl XLI.The ending riff is used at Rutgers Stadium when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team scores. This is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Alumni Stadium is a football stadium located on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, approximately two miles west of Boston. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jack Thomas J.T. Snow, Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885–1957) New York Gothams (1883–1885) Other nicknames Jints, Gigantes, G-Men Ballpark AT... Major league affiliations National League (1998–present) West Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–present) Other nicknames The D-backs, The Snakes Ballpark Chase Field (1998–present) a. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...

Michael Moore requested to use the song over the end credits of his 2004 documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, as it tied in with both Moore's sentiments over George W. Bush's impending re-election, and the movie's last line, delivered by Bush — "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." However, permission was refused, and Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" was ultimately used instead. Townshend later said that Moore "bullied" him about his refusal, and defended his decision by saying that he was "not convinced" by Moore's previous film, Bowling for Columbine.^[7] Philadelphia-based DJ Pierre Robert of WMMR regularly plays the song with the Bush clip preceding it on his radio show. Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American political-activist, a film director, author, social commentator, and political humorist. ... Fahrenheit 9/11 is a controversial, award-winning documentary film by American left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore which presents a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush, the War on Terrorism, and its coverage in the American news media. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... This article is about the musician. ... Rockin in the Free World is a song by Neil Young, released on his 1989 record Freedom. ... Bowling for Columbine is a controversial documentary film written, directed, produced by, and starring Michael Moore. ... Pierre Robert broadcasting on July 2, 2005 from the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia. ... WMMR is a rock radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 93. ...

An excerpt of the song was used in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind when Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) and Jim Byrd (George Clooney) discussed over the music how there was a mole in their operation. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 drama film directed by George Clooney. ... Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as one of the lead doctors in the long-running television drama, ER (1994–99), as Anthony Edwardss best friend and partner, Dr. Douglas Doug Ross, but is best known for...

This song was used during the intro to Zero Skateboard's "Dying to Live" video.

The synthesiser part was used in the movie Blackball Blackball is a film about Cliff Starkey (Paul Kaye), a rebellious young bowls player. ...

This song was also used in an introductory video to CBC's Hockey Night In Canada in a NHL playoff game involving the Vancouver Canucks.

The song is featured as a playable track in the video game Rock Band. Computer and video games redirects here. ... Rock Band is an upcoming music video game under development by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and to be distributed by Electronic Arts Partners scheduled for a North American release during the 2007 holiday season. ...

The German guitar player Axel Rudi Pell covers this song on his 2007 Diamonds Unlocked album.

The song was also used in Summer of Sam. Summer of Sam is a 1999 film about the Son of Sam serial murders. ...

Live 8

The song, along with "Who Are You", formed part of The Who's Live 8 line-up, which they performed in Hyde Park, London on July 2, 2005 to over 200,000 onlookers. It was also performed at the original Live Aid in 1985, along with "Love, Reign O'er Me", "My Generation" and "Pinball Wizard". This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... “Hyde Park” redirects here. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ethiopia, as its borders were in 1985. ... Love, Reign oer Me is the final song from The Whos second rock opera, Quadrophenia, and has been a concert staple for years. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tommy track listing Fiddle About (12) Pinball Wizard (13) Theres a Doctor (14) Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...

Parodies

"Weird Al" Yankovic performed an unreleased parody of this song titled "Won't Eat Prunes Again."^[8] This article is about the musician himself. ...

Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff have a parody, with the same title as the original, about computer operating systems. It is on the CD "Retro Rocket Science".

Accolades

• #27 on Canada's leading classic rock station's, 500 greatest rock songs of all time. [1]
• #1 Conservative rock song [2]
• #7, Q magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks
• #12 on DigitalDreamDoor's list of the Greatest Rock Songs of All Time [3]
• #17 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Rock Songs [4]
• Chosen as the very first song for Blender Magazine's The Greatest Songs Ever! series.^[9]

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References

1. ^ http://www.petetownshend.co.uk/projects/lifehouse/life_main_back.html Lifehouse Project
2. ^ vintagerock.com
3. ^ Great Rock Moments
4. ^ BBC
5. ^ www.time.com
6. ^ article.nationalreview.com
7. ^ news.bbc.co.uk
8. ^ com-www.com/weirdal/
9. ^ Blender Magazine