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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:22 AM
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As The Who tells us...
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution...

The change, it had to come
We knew it all along
We were liberated from the fold, that's all
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed....

There's nothing in the streets
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Are now parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss




Good advice for any Democracy.

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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:28 AM
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1. And, The Song Remains the Same
Edited on Sun Apr-10-11 07:32 AM by leveymg
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:30 AM
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3. Another good title. n/t
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:29 AM
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2. Sound fimiliar? n/t
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:36 AM
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4. As they say: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. n/t
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:37 AM
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5. We won't get fooled again
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:38 AM
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6. Bad ass shirt! n/t
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ReggieVeggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:39 AM
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7. fool me once, shame on...shame on...you....fool me- can't get fooled again
--George W. Dumbass
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:43 AM
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9. I remember that, I do have to give him props for misquoting the Who, but...
Edited on Sun Apr-10-11 07:44 AM by Jmaxfie1
in some weird Rod Serling (another pop-culture reference) way.
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chemp Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:41 AM
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8. David Bowie/Adrian Belew "Pretty Pink Rose"
"The left wings broken the right's insane."
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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:44 AM
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10. Haven't heard that song, I'll Youtube it though. n/t
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zeemike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:45 AM
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11. And another less well known song by The Who.
Why Did I Fall For That

The streets of the future littered with remains
Of both the fools and the so called brains
The whole prediction is enough to kill
But only God knows if it won't or it will
Nobody knows why we fell so flat
Some silly creature said we'd never crack
Most would just survive and then bounce back
But the rest are crying "Why'd I fall for that crap"
Why did I fall for that?

So many rash promises sincerly made
By people who believed that we were being saved
They made us all believe that we were acting white
But the truth is we've forgotten how we used to fight
Nobody knows why we fell so flat
We're impotent and neutered like whining cats
We've found the piper but we've lost the rats
But the kids are crying "Why'd I fall for that dad?"
Why did you fall?

It never rains under my umbrella

Four minutes to midnight on a sunny day
Maybe if we smile the clock'll fade away
Maybe we can force the hands to just reverse
Maybe a word, maybe maybe is a curse
Nobody knows why we fell so flat
We've never been taught to fight or to face up to facts
We simply believe that we'd remain intact
But history is asking why did you fall for that
Why did you fall?

Why did I fall for that
Why did I fall for that
Why did I fall for that

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Jmaxfie1 Donating Member (707 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 07:46 AM
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12. 'nother one I'll have to get. n/t
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90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-10-11 08:48 AM
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13. Don't forget Zappa
Please note this is only tangentially related to the subject of the OP.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=571720&mesg_id=571720

Keith Moon played the Groupie Nun in Frank's 1972 movie 200 Motels.

The Who is woven into the fabric of my life. I was fortunate to come of age in the era when rock music was becoming a major social force in the 60's. A golden time.

100 car open Top Fuel Shows at Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, California. Too bad I lived on Long Island at the time.

-90% jimmy
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