digitalphoenix Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 The Revolution Will Not Be Televisedby Gil Scott-HeronYou will not be able to stay home, brother.You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out.You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,Skip out for beer during commercials,Because the revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be brought to you by XeroxIn 4 parts without commercial interruption.The revolution will not show you pictures of NixonBlowing a bugle and leading a charge by JohnMitchell, General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eatHog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star NatalieWood and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia.The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal.The revolution will not get rid of the nubs.The revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner, because The revolution will not be televised, brother. There will be no pictures of you and Willie MaysPushing that cart down the block on the dead run,Or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.NBC will not predict the winner at 8:32or the count from 29 districts. The revolution will not be televised. There will be no pictures of pigs shooting downBrothers in the instant replay.There will be no pictures of young beingRun out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process.There will be no slow motion or still life of RoyWilkens strolling through Watts in a red, black andGreen liberation jumpsuit that he had been savingFor just the right occasion.Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and HootervilleJunction will no longer be so damned relevant, andWomen will not care if Dick finally gets down withJane on Search for Tomorrow because Black peoplewill be in the street looking for a brighter day. The revolution will not be televised. There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clockNews and no pictures of hairy armed womenLiberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose.The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb,Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, TomJones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be right back after a messageAbout a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.You will not have to worry about a germ on yourBedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl.The revolution will not go better with Coke.The revolution will not fight the germs that cause bad breath.The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat. The revolution will not be televised, WILL not be televised,WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. The revolution will be no re-run brothers;The revolution will be live. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 :bowdown:Soul Rebels used that for the track they produced on Defected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 True dude! BTW ---> Some imbecile gave me negative points for posting this! How closeminded!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 True dude! BTW ---> Some imbecile gave me negative points for posting this! How closeminded!!! it was probably a cheesemuncher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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