Single:
Children of the Revolution entered the Australian singles chart* on 6 November 1972 and peaked at #13. It was #74 on the Top 100 of 1973.
Songwriter:
Marc Bolan
Producer:
Tony Visconti
Record label of Australian release:
T.Rex
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
The Born to Boogie version of Children of the Revolution featuring Marc Bolan, Elton John and Ringo Starr:
Wikipedia:
Children of the Revolution by T.Rex, written by Marc Bolan, broke their sequence of four official single releases all reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart (Hot Love, Get It On, Telegram Sam, Metal Guru). It did not receive a regular album release.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Revolution_(song)
Progrography:
If Children of the Revolution sounds like classic T. Rex, it should. The song was written and first recorded during the sessions for The Slider, and first appeared in the film Born to Boogie featuring Elton John and Ringo Starr in a different version (clip above). The single mistakenly alludes to the film as the source, but the single version was re-recorded in a studio without the participation of Elton and Ringo.
Read more: progrography.com/t-rex/t-rex-children-of-the-revolution-1972/
Lyrics:
Well you can bump and grind
If it′s 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
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