Won't Get Fooled Again

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Won't Get Fooled Again


About The Who

  • Muscians: Roger Daultry, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Kieth Moon
  • English rock band formed in 1964
  • 5 multi-platinum albums
  • Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990

About The Song
This song was written in the time period when there was a large amount of political scandals like Watergate and the Vietnam war was just coming to an end. People were tired of being lied to by the government and they no longer trusted the leaders of thier nation and did not want corrupt men to lead them into the future. Here are some important lyrics from the song that show the ovveral message they are trying to get across.

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution

Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again

The 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

I think that this song does do a good job at spreading its messages, the writer helps you understand what is going on at the time and how he feels about the current events.

End of the Vietnam War, Watergate sandal Bribery and Conspiracy


Watergate -1970-1973
Vietnam War - 1959-1975

Involved Parties: US Government

The Vietnam War like most wars was very expensive and many of the promises people made about the war were not followed through with, at the end of the war many people were tired of the lies from the government. Scandal and conspiracy had also broken out in the US at the executive level many high powered people in the government were being accused and convicted of taking bribes or stealing government documents.

These events caused doubt in US citizens and it also influenced the pop culture. Many groups, including the Who, wrote songs about what was happening at that time in history and what they felt about it.

The reason that we chose this song is that we had both heard the song before and we liked the band The Who, other then that we didn't really know much about the song or what it represented.

​Links


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Won%27t_Get_Fooled_Again
This link is about the song "Wont Get Fooled Again" It talks about the band and the when they performed the song the first time and also the history of the song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scandals_of_the_United_States
This link talks about the different scandals that took place in the early 1970's and the different people who were involved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
This link describes the Vietnam War and what happened during the war.

Trivia

  • The Vietnam War was the only war that the US lost up until that point in time.

  • The Who were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990.

  • Ford was the only president to not be elected to office.

  • The Who are the first band known for destroying their instruments at the end of a live show. Keith Moon would often load his drums with explosives.

  • Nixon served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a lieutenant commander.

  • 2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam.

  • 91% of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad they served.

Bibliography


Won't Get Fooled Again". Wikipedia. 01/08/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Won%27t_Get_Fooled_Again.

"Political Scandals of the United States". Wikipedia. 01/08/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scandals_of_the_United_States.

"Vietnam War". Wikipedia. 01/08/10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War.

Beaton, Scott. "Vietnam War: Facts and Stats". Vietnam and Military Collection. 01/08/10 http://www.uswings.com/vietnamfacts.asp.



By: Aaron Berndt and Mike McBride





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