THE WHO PERFORMS ‘BUSH WON’T FOOL US AGAIN’

[Don Davis]

In light of Bush’s most recent, and most absurd, assertion that we’ll be “fighting them in our streets” if we don’t continue as “sitting ducks” in Iraq, Messrs. Daltrey, Townshend and company have brought out this special edition of their all-time classic:


We won’t be fighting in our streets
And it won’t be a defeat
If our troops mired in Iraq, will soon be gone
And the men who brought this on
Committing unforgiveable wrongs
Should be shot for selling the war – “to make us strong”

I’ll tip my hat to impeachment proceedings
If that’s what it takes, to stop all the bleeding
Gotta’ demand that there’s change all around
Congress has to legislate, Just like Watergate
Although they're just, three years too late …
Bush won’t fool us again!

This change, it has to come
To get rid of all the scum
Just to liberate ourselves, forget Iraq
The Middle East still looks the same
Except for thousands dead and lame
And the radicals that we, just all inflamed

I’ll tip my hat to impeachment proceedings
If that’s what it takes, to stop all the bleeding
Gotta’ demand that there’s change all around
Congress has to legislate, Just like Watergate
Although they’re just, three years too late …
Bush won’t fool us again!

I’d move our troops out! — enough have died!
Let the Sunnis, and Shiites collide
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld should all take a ride
To downtown Fallujah – their October Surprise

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Well, there’s nothing in our streets
That looks different to me
And the only militias here, are Aryan white
And the people on the left
Were clearly always in the right
And the Neo-Cons were simply, selling fright

I’ll tip my hat to impeachment proceedings
If that’s what it takes, to stop all the bleeding
Gotta’ demand that there’s change all around
Congress has to legislate, Just like Watergate, Although they’re just, three years too late …
Bush won’t fool us again!

No, No! he won’t fool us again!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
{This one’s Howard Dean, not Roger Daltrey}

Impeach the new boss (Cheney)
Same as the old boss (Bush)

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Do you realize that apart from the obscene cost in human lives, what we spend in treasure in Iraq in just one week, is enough to subsidize 49 totally worthless missions to the moon.

And I got a real kick reading that Richard Armitage, now identified as the source of the Novak column, allegedly recognized himself in that column when the press’ Prince of Darkness described his source as “not a partisan gunslinger.” I guess Armitage immediately realized that this reference just about eliminated everyone else in the Administration.

Of course, if you’ve ever seen Armitage, you’d know that he was never really capable of “sticking his neck out.”

[noahmijo]

1. I hope they perform this in Phoenix even though the freaks there might boo

I remember when Dream Theater and Queensryche performed this song back in '05 (the original version) Always thought it was a nice subtle jab ;)

[hobbit709]

2. I agree with most of your statement

except "49 totally worthless missions to the moon."
If you think the moon missions were worthless then you better do a little research in what the space program has done to better all our lives

[jdlh8894]

3. Where can I get the audio?

[dipsydoodle]

4. Here's the original

http://youtube.com/w/The-Who---Won't-Get-Fooled-Again?v=V3CtnWzLUx4&search=thewho

As to whether they've really re-written it that's a different matter. Be interested to know what the source was.

[jdlh8894]

5. Me too n/t

[Don Davis]

6. My Satire

Just to clear up any confusion, this is my satire, my friends.

[dipsydoodle]

7. Wondered if it might be so

Well done anyway.

One of my pals married Roger's younger sister Carol - wedding was the day after Hendrix died. I met Roger and Pete a few times in passing over the years and neither of them ever struck me as being at all political. That was why I was curious. :)

[Don Davis]

8. Here's a Question For Ya'

Find out if old Roger and Pete want to update their classic -- I'm willing to be reasonable on the royalties.

[dipsydoodle]

10. Haven't seen him for

over 25 years. His sister died of breast cancer late seventies when she was only 32 and my pal died about 5 years ago.

[Cha]

9. Rock On The Who with

your truth tellin' lyrics. THANK YOU!

[Apollo11]

11. Did The Who write this?

Last time I checked - The Who are a bunch of rich Brits. I think it's unlikely that they closely follow US politics. Even less likely that they re-write their hits with the intention of providing a running commentary on US politics.

Sure - in a perfect world - maybe ... :eyes:

[Matilda]

12. Either you're not serious,

or you're very young, in which case you can be forgiven.

They weren't born rich Brits - hence their famous line in "Substitute":
"I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth."

My Generation put them on the world map in 1965, and like rock groups
everywhere, they were anti-Establishment - the British Establishment,
the U.S. Establishment, and the European Establishment. Everybody,
everywhere was involved in U.S. politics because then - as now - where
the U.S. went, all the other sycophantic leaders followed.