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"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. It was released as a single in June 1971, reaching the top 10 in the UK, while the full eight-and-a-half-minute version appears as the final track on the band's 1971 album Who's Next, released that August.
The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert that took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11 attacks.Aside from performing for charity, the concert honored the first responders from the New York City Fire Department and New York City Police Department, their families, and those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue ...
"Won't Get Fooled Again" (with Noel Gallagher) "Substitute" (with Kelly Jones) "Let's See Action" (with Eddie Vedder) "My Generation" "See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You" (with Eddie Vedder and Bryan Adams) Note: "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" and "Getting in Tune" (with Eddie Vedder) were also performed, but were not released on the DVD.
The lead single from the album, "Won't Get Fooled Again" (edited down to three and a half minutes), was released ahead of the album on 25 June 1971 in the UK and in July in the US; it reached #9 and #15 in the charts of the respective countries. [44] The album was released on 2 August in the US and on 27 August in the UK.
The Who wanted to play Quadrophenia live, but would not be able to play all the instruments on the album on stage. Townshend wanted Chris Stainton to accompany them as a touring keyboardist, but Daltrey objected. [58] They decided to play along to backing tapes as they had already done for "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". [59]
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: John 5 of Mötley Crüe . ... Starting with “Baba O’Riley,” and ending with “We Won’t Get Fooled Again,” pretty much says it all, but there is much ...
A four-week tour in North America began on May 7 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and ended on May 30 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. A track from the band's 1975 album The Who by Numbers, "Imagine a Man", made its live debut during this tour, and "Won't Get Fooled Again" was played in an acoustic version.
The Kids Are Alright is a 1979 rockumentary film about the English rock band the Who, including live performances, promotional films and interviews from 1964 to 1978.It notably features the band's last performance with long-term drummer Keith Moon, filmed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978, three months before his death.