1971Released
8:33

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Interesting facts and trivia about Won't Get Fooled Again - Remix. By Songfacts®.

Pete Townshend wrote this song 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"). Townshend felt revolution was pointless because whoever takes over is destined to become corrupt. In Townshend: A Career Biography, Pete explained that the song was antiestablishment, but that "revolution is not going to change anything in the long run, and people are going to get hurt."

The synthesizer represents the revolution. It builds at the beginning when the uprising starts, and comes back at the end when a new revolution is brewing.

The title never appears in the lyric, which goes: I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again

Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Won't Get Fooled Again - Remix.
DKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
135BPM

Album

The album Won't Get Fooled Again - Remix is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Won't Get Fooled Again - Remix.
Geffen*
© 1995 Geffen Records
℗ 1995 Geffen Records

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