 In Britain, the "New Left Review" derided the song as "a lamentable petty bourgeois cry of fear", while "Black Dwarf" said it showed the Beatles to be "the consciousness of the enemies of the revolution".The far left contrasted "Revolution" with the Rolling Stones' concurrent single, "Street Fighting Man", which Mick Jagger had been inspired to write after attending the violent rally at Grosvenor Square in March.Despite the ambiguity in Jagger's lyrics, "Street Fighting Man" was perceived to be supportive of a radical agenda.