"We're Not Gonna Take It" is a 1969 song written by Pete Townshend of The Who. The song is most famous for being the final song on the band's famed Tommy album.
One of the longest songs on the album, clocking in at seven minutes, "We're Not Gonna Take It" features the climax of Tommy's spiritual journey, and the beginning of a new one. In it, Tommy's followers reject his request for them to blind, deafen and mute themselves in order to truly re...
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"We're Not Gonna Take It" is a 1969 song written by Pete Townshend of The Who. The song is most famous for being the final song on the band's famed Tommy album.
One of the longest songs on the album, clocking in at seven minutes, "We're Not Gonna Take It" features the climax of Tommy's spiritual journey, and the beginning of a new one. In it, Tommy's followers reject his request for them to blind, deafen and mute themselves in order to truly reach their spiritual height. All of the followers then abandon Tommy, leaving the ending uncertain.
We're Not Gonna Take It is also the title of a Twisted Sister song from the album Stay Hungry, but there is no relation between the two.
The "See Me, Feel Me" portion of the song was a famous moment of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. As lead singer Roger Daltrey began to sing the opening lines, the sun began to come up, as did the 500,000 concert goers. The moment is captured on film in The Kids Are Alright and Woodstock. The moment was also...
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