Learn English – Meaning of the phrase “Meet the new boss same as the old boss”

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I was listening to The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" and there was a phrase

"Meet the new boss same as the old boss"

and I was wondering about what this represents?

Best Answer

The phrase

Meet the new boss same as the old boss

has the meaning that nothing changes.

The Who's song Won't Get Fooled Again references changing social circumstance

I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me

but with the warning that nothing changes

And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war

and then ending the song with

Meet the new boss same as the old boss

It's the Who's elegant way of saying

The more things change, the more they stay the same

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