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A Song For Our Times — And All Times
Great songs from the past have a way of being relevant today whether the subject is love or revolution. But The Who’s “We Won’t Get Fooled Again,” written by Pete Townshend in 1971, reverberates especially loudly for me (and it should be played loud!) on the cusp of the Democratic return to power in Washington.
Please click here for the lyrics and judge for yourself. No matter your verdict, this is what Townshend has to say about this rock masterpiece, which is oft-cited as a song with a political message that is misunderstood.
