▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁pur ge ; ▁dem ograph ics ▁( a ▁rural ▁audience ▁for ▁He e ▁Haw , ▁an ▁elder ly - lean ing ▁audience ▁for ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ) ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁c ited ▁reason . ▁Both ▁He e ▁Haw ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k ▁were ▁rev ived ▁that ▁fall ▁through ▁synd ic ation ▁to ▁local ▁stations , ▁and ▁were ▁immediate ▁success es ▁in ▁synd ic ation , ▁both ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁last ▁over ▁a ▁de cade ▁longer ▁( Wel k ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁He e ▁Haw ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁new ▁shows ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁suggests ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁rather ▁hear ▁" a - one , ▁a - two , ▁a - three " ▁( Wel k ' s ▁common ▁way ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁his ▁songs ) ▁and / or ▁believe ▁that ▁" He e ▁Haw ''' s ▁good ▁enough ▁for ▁me " ▁than ▁either ▁accept ▁the ▁new ▁television ▁offer ings ▁and / or ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁the ▁can cell ations . ▁ ▁The ▁phr asing ▁of ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁programs ▁as ▁a ▁" counter - re volution " ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁" The ▁Revolution ▁Will ▁Not ▁Be ▁Tele vised ," ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁spoken - word ▁piece ▁that ▁speak s ▁neg atively ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁shows ▁that ▁were ▁can ce led ▁( although ▁neither ▁He e ▁Haw ▁nor ▁The ▁Lawrence ▁Wel k