We're Not Gonna Take It Lyrics
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Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
We've got the right to choose it
There ain't no way we'll lose it
This is our life, this is our song
We'll fight the powers that be, just
Don't pick our destiny, 'cause
You don't know us, you don't belong
Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
Oh, you're so condescending
Your gall is never ending
We don't want nothin', not a thing from you
Your life is trite and jaded
Boring and confiscated
If that's your best, your best won't do
Oh, Oh
We're right (yeah)
We're free (yeah)
We'll fight (yeah)
You'll see (yeah)
Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
No way
Oh, Oh
We're right (yeah)
We're free (yeah)
We'll fight (yeah)
You'll see (yeah)
Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
Oh, we're not gonna take it
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, we're not gonna take it anymore
Just you try and make us
We're not gonna take it
Come on
No, we ain't gonna take it
You're all worthless and weak
We're not gonna take it anymore
Now drop and give me twenty
We're not gonna take it
Oh, crinch pin
No, we ain't gonna take it
Oh, you and your uniform
We're not gonna take it anymore
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dogstar75
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11/11/2005
23:23:20
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history of this song. 101
its 1984 and tipper gore, wife of senator al gore has bought prince's purple rain for there 12 year old daughter karenna. on the record is a song called 'darling nikki' which contains the lyrics ' i knew this girl named nikki,i guess you could say she was a sex fiend. i met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine'. now, tipper heard this song coming from her daughters stereo and boy, was she pissed.
so she started bitching to other senators wives about the explicit lyrics found on albums,and how these albums where readily available to young teenagers. the other wives agreed with tipper and decided to go to war against rock/pop music.
so,in may 1984, tipper formed the parents music resource center(p.m.r.c)along with the other washington wives to inform parents on how dubious material was bring marketed to their kids.the goal was to advise the music industry to monitor their artistic product.
To that end, the group isolated a list dubbed the filthy fifteen of songs with questionable lyrical content, and applied labels to each song according to subject matter. They suggested that rock music was responsible for the rising rate of rape and suicide among those between the ages of 16 and 24. Their media-friendly crusade quickly graduated to the Senate.
In a series of government hearings, the PMRC advocated printing lyrics on album covers; keeping explicit sleeves under the counter with the Redd Foxx albums; urging broadcasters to avoid airing "questionable talent;" reassessing the contracts of artists who sang about sex, suicide, Satanism and the like; and most controversially of all, a labeling system of warning stickers on records with suspect content.
Frank Zappa, John Denver and Twisted Sister's Dee Snider were the unlikely trio who opposed the PMRC's aims, arguing that it would lead to industry-wide censorship. The Camelot retail chain said they would not carry records that bore the so-called "Tipper stickers.". dee snider wrote the song were not gonna take it in direct retaliation to the pmrc and there plans.
But the music industry bowed to the outcry and in 1990 began voluntarily putting parental advisory stickers on offending albums.
twisted sister split in 1987,mutual hatred being the catalyst.
but the story doesnt end there.
every one knows the events that took place on 9/11/01 so there is no need to summarise here. but, a coupla months after 9/11, twisted sister guitarist and founding member jj french was aproached to reform the band and play a benefit show for the nypd/fdny widows fund. he called the guys and all being from new york readilly agreed. they blew the roof off the venue, industry offers came flooding ib and the guys decided to give it another go. they went from strenth to strength.headlining some of the biggest rock festivals in europe,
at the moment they are touring britain with alice cooper, and i was privaledged to see them play in birmingham two nights ago.
if anyone reading this has a chance to see them play live, then do. you wont regret it. check out there web site at www.twistedsister.com for a listing of upcoming dates in europe and the u.s.
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Yippiekayay
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03/11/2005
08:34:03
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Anonymous wrote:
In light of the events of September 11, 2001, I nominate this song as our new national anthem. Anyone who agrees, email me.
just to point out to you: there are more countries in the world than the united states.
And not everyone in the world is an american.
The song is awesome, had a small rebellion at my school a few years back and we played this song on a boombox to show the administration at the school that we're not gonna take it!
(it being some national tests)
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emma2107
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09/10/2005
20:04:00
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I loooove this song, does anyone know where i can download the video? i have looked everywhere but cant find it! :'(
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greenday716
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08/08/2005
19:47:03
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this song KICKS ASS. WERE NOT GONNA TAKE IT! NO WE AINT GONNA TAKE IT WERE NOT GONNNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEA!
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rex_subterrae
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08/03/2005
02:32:30
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Go to www.newgrounds.com for a version of the song with Mario, Luigi, and Toad.
By the way, this is an awesome song!!!!!
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prospojoey
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29/10/2004
02:22:55
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this song gets me pumped up for a basketball game or before a BMX session! that is one kick ass guitar solo!
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Teach Peace
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08/07/2004
02:32:04
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Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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joe mamma
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18/01/2004
16:57:07
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wow guys, i don't think you should be calling somebody a freak just for interpreting a song different than you do... that's why songs are cool, you can interperet them anyway you want and there is no right or wrong.
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stefani_06
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02/12/2003
22:24:40
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this song is an awesome song. one of my favorites. its about not taking it from anyone who thinks they can tell you what to do. (parents, teachers, government) its telling you to do what you beleive and not listen to what someone else(who thinks they are at a higher power than you) tells you to do.
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BCA4LIFE
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06/10/2003
22:33:04
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i did not know that. this is probably because i wasnt even born then, but i thought i heard it somewhere. o well. thanks a lot for clearing it up
BCA4L
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mlauzon
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24/09/2003
21:25:56
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BCA4LIFE,
You do know this song came out in '83/'84 and the video -- I was 7 years old when I first saw the video for "We're Not Going To Take It", and just loved the song! -- followed it, George Bush, Sr, was not even president of the United States then, it was still Reagen (sp?). By the way, I am a Canadian, just so you know, couldn't care less what get's banned down in the US...hell file-sharing to a certain extent is legal here in Canada...so yeah I've seen it recently because of that!
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BCA4LIFE
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18/08/2003
22:49:55
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this song is about not being censored by anyone i think. i heard it was in response to george bush sr's wife trying to ban rock n roll because of the lyrics so they wrote this song to show that they really arent gonna take it. that is why there are "parental warning: explicit lyrics" signs on cd's now a days. thats what i heard anyways
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FireStorm
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04/06/2003
04:25:55
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Well said, I agree. We're not gonna take this.
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Anonymous
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12/01/2003
00:16:47
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In light of the events of September 11, 2001, I nominate this song as our new national anthem. Anyone who agrees, email me.
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{tchaia}Falcore
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03/12/2002
09:57:35
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this is a great song..this girl is owned and she feels this song sums up her owners feelings about Thier girls "antics" very well. They are Free, and They certainly wont take it.
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Ruby Tiesday
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24/10/2002
05:02:47
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Yeah well if we're not gonna take it.. then we're not gonna take you ghetto person! :P So stop thinking just because someone interpreted the meaning of the song doesn't mean you have to be nasty! Ya know... not everyone sees things like you! :/
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GhEtTo~BeOcH
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23/10/2002
20:55:20
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i like this song. The guy up there ^ is taking it all wrong and hes a freak. but the song is good!! i saw the music vidio. it was awesome. pooh guy up there is still a moron. the sng is saying something about not puuting up with ppls shit, and you shouldnt! but i love the song ne who
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pinker pooh
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17/07/2002
01:59:33
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I say if there is a person who thinks that they have the right to tell you what to do or what to think. This song is perfect to sing to them Warning It wont make them happy. oh well. :)
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pinker pooh
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17/07/2002
01:58:58
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I say if there is a person who thinks that they have the right to tell you what to do or what to think. This song is perfect to sing to them Warning It wont make them happy. oh well. :)
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