No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes.

The Who

Behind Blue Eyes

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Topic

Alienation

Speaker

The Who

Source

Behind Blue Eyes Who's Next

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1971 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Rock band

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Townshend, Peter. "Behind Blue Eyes." Performed by The Who. Who's Next. Track Records/Decca Records, 1971.

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Oppressed people are frequently very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on their neck or their foot on somebody's neck.

Florynce Kennedy

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Topic
Consequences of oppression Oppressor and oppressed

Author

Florynce Kennedy
Genre
Feminist literature
Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kennedy, Florynce. "Institutionalized Oppression vs. the Female." Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings From The Women’s Liberation Movement, edited by Robin Morgan. Vintage Books, 1970.