The Revolution Will Be Televised

[Solomon]

Ain't that a ...

[StrictlyRockers]

1. song? Yes, by Gil Scott Heron.

[Solomon]

4. Yes. But he said that it wouldn't.

Let's go find the youtube.

[Solomon]

7. Here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTCQSk2l8bc

[vaberella]

6. I thought it was in reference to Chavez's reinstatement in Venezuela.

The film was entitled, "The Revolution Will NOT be Televised." It was the people who rallied and the military turned on the incumbent president to bring back Chavez who was democratically elected.

Here's a link to the film online...it's inspiration to the power of the people.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5832390545689805144

[Nevernose]

11. Film's title was an allusion to the 1974 song

Lyrics:
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop 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 Xerox
In 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon
blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John
Mitchell, General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eat
hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary.
The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods 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 May
pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run,
or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.
NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32
or report from 29 districts.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being
run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process.
There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy
Wilkens strolling through Watts in a Red, Black and
Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving
For just the proper occasion.

Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville
Junction will no longer be so damned relevant, and
women will not care if Dick finally gets down with
Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people
will be in the street looking for a brighter day.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock
news and no pictures of hairy armed women
liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose.
The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb,
Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom
Jones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth.
The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be right back after a message
bbout a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.
You will not have to worry about a dove in your
bedroom, 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 may 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, will not be televised.
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.

[cliffordu]

12. LOL...Great minds think alike - see post #10

[vaberella]

13. Oh thanks. I've never heard this song.

My taste in 70s music stay around Led Zeppelin, The Doors, and The Who. Thanks though.

Wow...Gil Scott Heron is amazing. His power with words transcends most. Thank you again for this, it's appreciated. I was born in the 80s so there have been a lot I've missed on out on. But then again, I'm part of the revolution today and I believe our revolution WILL be televised.

[vaberella]

2. EXACTLY!!! We will turn this nation around.

We won't allow it to go hidden. The Republicans have ruined our nation long enough.

[Lex]

3. Televised on the night of November 4th I hope!

[thoughtcrime1984]

5. Have you read the book?

I was thinking about it. I think it's by Trippi, no? About Dean's 2004 campaign, I believe.

[thoughtcrime1984]

8. Or was it the Revolution Will Not Be Televised? hmmmm

Well, it will be!

[Solomon]

9. It was originally by Gil Scott Heron and the title is

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. I posted a youtube above. (I'm pretty sure I must be older than you. LOL)

[Posteritatis]

14. It shall instead be webcast! (nt)

[cliffordu]

10. The lyrics are GREAT:

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop 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 Xerox
In 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon
blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John
Mitchell, General Abrams and Spiro Agnew to eat
hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary.
The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods 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 May
pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run,
or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.
NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32
or report from 29 districts.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being
run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process.
There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy
Wilkens strolling through Watts in a Red, Black and
Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving
For just the proper occasion.

Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville
Junction will no longer be so damned relevant, and
women will not care if Dick finally gets down with
Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people
will be in the street looking for a brighter day.
The revolution will not be televised.

There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock
news and no pictures of hairy armed women
liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose.
The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb,
Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom
Jones, Johnny Cash, Englebert Humperdink, or the Rare Earth.
The revolution will not be televised.

The revolution will not be right back after a message
bbout a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.
You will not have to worry about a dove in your
bedroom, 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 may 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, will not be televised.
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.

[H2O Man]

15. Yep.

It's found more often on the internet.

[Solomon]

16. The Last Poets and Gil Scott Heron were the original

rappers before there was rap.

[H2O Man]

17. Ali.

The Champ set the standard.