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59 unusual facts about "Won't Back Down"


Chi-won

Choe Chiwon (fl. 857–924), Korean Silla Dynasty philosopher and official

Do Ji-won

Aside from the occasional leading role in series such as Our Happy Ending (2008), Do has remained active on television mostly in supporting roles, notably as Ahn Nae-sang's estranged wife in Three Brothers (2009), and as Ji Chang-wook's mentally challenged mother in Smile Again (also known as Smile, Dong-hae, 2010).

Eun Ji-won

Later that year Eun released G Code; its single was "Dangerous", a sample of Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon's version of "Dangerous".

Eun's fiancée is sister-in-law by marriage to soccer player Lee Dong-Gook.

Eun graduated from Seoul Yeudo Elementary School (서울 여의도 초등학교), Yoon Joong Junior High School (윤중 중학교) and Korea Kent Foreign School in South Korea.

Gypsy Honeymoon: The Best of Kim Carnes

Collin Raye recorded a version of Gypsy Honeymoon on his 2002 album "Can't Back Down".

Han Hee-Won

Han had endorsement deals with KB Kookmin Bank in 2010 and she is represented by H2 Sports Consulting.

Han Kyo-Won

His first game for Incheon was as a late substitute in the loss to Gyeongnam FC in the fourth week of the league.

Honeyz

The Honeyz performed another newly recorded album track, "Won't Take It Lying Down", at the prestigious MOBO Awards, held on 6 October 1999 in the Royal Albert Hall, where they had picked up two nominations in the 'Best Newcomer' and 'Best R&B Act' categories.

Hyun Jung-Hwa

The story of the Unified Korean team in the 1991 World Championships and its victory over the Chinese in the women's team event is told by the movie As One starring actress Ha Ji-won as Hyun Jung-Hwa.

I'll Be OK

The opening of the song is similar to the opening "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, who McFly were influenced by at the time.

J. Martin Holman

Holman has also published many translations of modern Japanese and Korean literature, including The Old Capital (1987), Palm-of-the-Hand Stories (1988), and The Dancing Girl of Izu (1998), by Nobel Prize-winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata; The Book of Masks (1989) and Shadows of Sound (1990), by Korean writer Hwang Sun-wŏn; and The House of Twilight by Korean author Yun Heung-gil.

Jang Su-won

Jang Su Won (born July 16, 1980) is a former vocalist from the group Sechs Kies and a duet singer along with former Sechs Kies member Kim Jae Duc under Kiss Entertainment.

Ji Dong-Won

Ji was selected in the South Korea squad for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Ji-won

Ha Ji-won, birth name Jeon Hae-rim (born 1978), South Korean actress

Kang Dong-won

In 2010 he scored an acting coup by being cast opposite acclaimed veteran actor Song Kang-ho in Jang Hoon's spy film Secret Reunion.

Thus began his modeling career, and he appeared on the catwalk for prêt-à-porter collections in Paris such as DKNY, Gucci and Hugo Boss, as well as for the local Seoul Fashion Artists Association (SFAA).

Kim Chae-won

Her older sister Kim Ji-won is also a novelist, and both sisters have received the respected Yi Sang Literary Award. They have collaborated on the short story collections Faraway House Faraway Sea and Home, She Was Not There.

Kim Ji-won

She then starred in the omnibus film Romantic Heaven but her big break did not come until 2010 when she was selected to star in a lead role in Song Ji-na's drama What's Up?; the drama aired in 2011.

Kim Myeong-won

However, he remained vital to the royal family, as he led the army which guarded their retreat to Sunan in the far north following the surrender of Pyongyang.

Korean jade carving

Amongst the most famous is Jang Ju-won who has been designated Important Intangible cultural heritage No. 100.

Kyu-Won

Kyu Won Han, Korean-American baritone with an active international opera career

Lee Kyu-Won (born 1989), male judoka from South Korea, won the world title at the age of 19 in 2009

Oh Kyu-won (born 1942), South Korean prisoner of North Korea, imprisoned after her husband defected from North Korea to Denmark

Yi Kyu-won (1833–1901), military official in the Joseon Dynasty

Lee Chung-ah

She played the role of Jung Han Kyung, a small town girl who became the apple of the eye of the two most popular boys in town played by Jo Han-sun as Ban Hae Won and Kang Dong-won who played as Jung Tae Sung.

Lee Yo-won

She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Seondeok in the eponymous hit period drama, as well as for her work in Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, Fashion 70's and 49 Days.

Left for Live

It was said that Entwistle wanted to play this song instead of Won't Get Fooled Again at Live Aid with The Who but Pete Townshend disagreed so Entwistle wanted to record his own version instead as a tribute to Moon.

Lifehouse Elements

"I Don't Even Know Myself" was the B-side of the "Won't Get Fooled Again" single.

LNWR 1400 Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) 1400 Class, commonly known as Bill Baileys after the popular little music hall number "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", was a class of 30 4-cylinder 4-6-0 compound locomotives.

Mariama Goodman

The album Wonder No. 8 went gold and spawned five top ten singles: "Won't Take It Lying Down", "Never Let You Down", "Love of a Lifetime", "End of the Line" and "Finally Found".

Murder of Grace Brown

She was reportedly given the nickname "Billy" because of her love of the contemporary hit song Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey; Brown often signed her love letters "The Kid," after the Western outlaw Billy the Kid.

Na Kyung-won

Na did not run for the 2012 legislative election due to allegations of her husband Kim Jae-ho's, involvement of a clandestine deal with a prosecutor from the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

Park Kyung-won

At 10:35 AM on of 7 August 1933, she took off from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on one such flight to Manchuria; she crashed 42 minutes later near Hakone, Kanagawa and died.

In January 1925, Park returned to Japan, where she finally enrolled in an aviation school in Kamata (present-day Ōta, Tokyo.

Park Seong-won

- 2000 ~ 2004: Member of the Executive Committee, Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance

From 1986 to 1990, Park worked in the World Alliance of Reformed Churches as Assistant to General Secretary, with the responsibility of coordinating a theological study programme, “Called To Witness To the Gospel Today”.

From 1995 to 2004 Park was invited again to work for the World Alliance of Reformed Churches as Executive Secretary of the Department of Cooperation and Witness.

Queen Seondeok of Silla

She was portrayed by actresses Nam Ji Hyeon and Lee Yo-won in MBC's Queen Seondeok, which was first broadcast in 2009, and by Park Joo Mi and Hong Eun-hee in the 2012 KBS drama Dream of the Emperor.

Ryu Si-won

Then in November 2011, he held his 100th solo concert in Japan as part of his 16 concert tour in eight cities, including Yokohama, Nigata, Osaka, Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka; with the final concert on 21 December at Saitama Super Arena.

SK Group

SK's subsidiary companies all operate under the SK Management System (SKMS) which was developed, articulated and enhanced by SK’s Chairman, Chey Tae-won.

Stan Lynch

When performing songs such as "Free Fallin'" and "I Won't Back Down" on stage between 1989 and 1994, Lynch voiced his opinion strongly, saying he "felt as if he was in a cover band."

Tae-won

Chey Tae-won (born 1960), South Korean businessman, chairman of SK Group

Tania Raymonde

She has appeared in the music videos for Maroon 5's "Won't Go Home Without You" in 2007, Cursive's "I Couldn't Love You" in 2009, and Arshad Aslam's "Red Alert" in 2012.

Terry Riley

Riley's famous overdubbed electronic album A Rainbow in Curved Air (recorded 1968, released 1969) inspired many later developments in electronic music, including Pete Townshend's synthesizer parts on The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Baba O'Riley", the latter named in tribute to Riley as well as to Meher Baba.

The Acid Queen

The song was also featured on Turner's 50th Anniversary Tour in 2008 with added elements of "Won't Get Fooled Again" and was included on the DVD of the live album Tina Live.

The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry

Korean-English translator Da-jung (Uhm Ji-won) desperately wants to get married within a year.

Won't Back Down

"I Won't Back Down", a song by Tom Petty featured on his first solo album, Full Moon Fever

"Won't Back Down" (Eminem song), a song by the rapper Eminem from the album Recovery, featuring Pink and featured prominently in Call of Duty: Black Ops level "Five"

Won't Change Places

# "What You Gonna Do With Your Freedom" (Lynsey de Paul/Susan Sheridan)

Won't Go Home Without You

Robert Christgau gave a positive review on the album as well as the song, saying "The devilishly memorable "Won't Go Home Without You" combines confidence with affection rather than macho." Channel 4 called the song "the musical equivalent of a dog's fart at the dinner table" and gave it just one star out of a possible ten.

Won't Go Quietly

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave a positive review stating that "Won't Go Quietly is an entertaining and relentlessly catchy collection from an artist who could, on first glance, be accused of shamelessly following the latest chart trends".

Won't Somebody Dance With Me

"Won't Somebody Dance With Me" is a song written by Lynsey De Paul in 1973, which was awarded an Ivor Novello Award in 1974.

Won't You Come Around

It is a political song about the plight of refugees who were imprisoned at Woomera.

Wonder No. 8

Three singles were lifted from the original version with fouding member Heavenli Abdi ("Finally Found", "End of the Line" and "Love of a Lifetime") and two more from the re-released version with new member Mariama Goodman ("Never Let You Down" and "Won't Take It Lying Down").

Yang Ji-won

Yang Jiwon (born 1988), singer in South Korean girl group Spica

Yi Hae-won

She is a second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui of Korea, a fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Sudeokdang.

Yi Won

Those who dispute the legitimacy of the adoption point out that consent for the adoption of Prince Won was not given by other members of Imperial House, including Prince Yi Seok, the younger half-brother of Prince Gap, and Princess Yi Hae-won, the eldest surviving member of the house.

His claim is contested by Princess Yi Haewon of Korea who was crowned Empress of South Korea by 12 descendants who felt that she should be Empress, not Prince Won.


Daniel Barnz

However, his most recent film, Won't Back Down (2012), garnered controversy and was attacked by Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the predominant national teachers' union, as having "the most blatant stereotypes and caricatures I have ever seen-even worse than in Waiting for Superman", another film attacked as "anti-teacher union".