Re: "Won't Get Fooled Again" and patriotism

["Jeff House" <whocasa@hotmail.com>]

Interesting.  This guy seems to think WGFA was originally written about 
Vietnam.  Maybe in his world (of 1971) that was an apt interpretation.

I was watching the Concert for NY this weekend with another Who-head and we 
could not agree on why "Meet the new boss..." was taken out.

My take:  The intended audience of the show (the heroes of NY) needed to 
hear and feel that this (the attacks) should not happen again.  By removing 
this line, The Who removed the political cynicism that it implies.

My Who-head friend's take: It was either a mistake, or was removed to show 
Osama that we are united against them.

Any other interpretations?

Jeff

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Brian Cady" <cadyb@home.com>
Reply-To: thewho@igtc.com
To: "Petetownshend@Egroups. Com" <petetownshend@egroups.com>,   
<oddsandsods@thewho.net>, <thewho@igtc.com>
Subject: "Won't Get Fooled Again" and patriotism
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 06:53:49 -0500

An editorial from the San Antonio, Texas Express-News called "Talking about
my generation makes boomers rally in unison." Gary Martin talks about the
different meanings of "Won't Get Fooled Again" in 1971 and at last weekend's
Concert For New York. Go to:
http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=987&xlc=450117

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