T. Rex – Children of the Revolution

“Children of the Revolution” – Single by T. Rex, released on September 8, 1972.
Songwriter: Marc Bolan.

The origins of ‘Children of The Revolution’ lie with the 1972 film Born To Boogie. The strident single was recorded at Ascot Studios specifically for the concert film and features a piano line from Elton John and a concrete, two-drum rhythm track by Ringo Starr. The song had originally been something like 12 minutes in length and was recorded in Copenhagen during sessions for T. Rex’s third studio album, The Slider. Bolan, keen to bring it to the attention of the Beatles drummer, made sure the tape box contained the note “for the attention of Ringo”.

At the time, Bolan was the golden boy of British rock. Somewhere along the way, the idealism of the 1960s had given way to recession-era gloom – ‘Children of The Revolution‘ was a reminder that hippiedom still had some fight left. The era of peace and love was dead, but Bolan saw no reason to mourn its passing, declaring a new age of steadfast revolutionary zeal – one ushered in by poets, not politicians. “People knew him as a great musician, a songwriter, a guitarist, but he was also a poet,” Ringo would later say of his collaborator. “He was always telling me that he was the number one selling poet in Britain. In fact, his poetry was as important to him as his music. He had great style and was really unlike anyone else I have ever met.”

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T. Rex members:
Marc Bolan – lead vocals, guitar
Mickey Finn – congas, backing vocals
Steve Currie – bass guitar
Bill Legend – drums
Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman – backing vocals
Tony Visconti – producer, string arrangement, backing vocals

Children Of The Revolution Lyrics:

Yeah
Well you can bump and grind
It is good for your mind
Well you can twist and shout let it all hang out
But you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No you won’t fool the children of the revolution, no no no

Well you can tear a plane in the falling rain
I drive a rolls royce cause it’s good for my voice
But you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No you won’t fool the children of the revolution, no no no – yeah!

But you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No you won’t fool the children of the revolution
No way, yeah, wow!

Songwriters: MARC BOLAN
Children Of The Revolution lyrics © Spirit Music Group

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