Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

[scuttleclaw]

Racist bore

[satyros2]

thank you

[vincent15641]

Based on the sound of the applause, it sounded like he performed that for only about 5 people. What a shame.

[GeneralMontecarlo]

UPLOAD YOUR REVOLUTION!!! THE REVOLUTION MAYBE NOT BE TELEVISED BUT SHE GONNA BE DOWLODABLE

[4815718]

respect from Greece...viva la revolusion!!!

[khoroshoorange]

love this.. the drum beats give this rap a tribal, up whipping edge to it.

[rebelflagstate]

So the Revolution will be televised and is happening right now, protester have taken over WALL STREET FOR THE PAST 11 DAYS AND COUNTING, other "OCCUPY" citys are growning, Chicago allready has the 2nd biggest protesting event , well enough said, read my wall and check this out ! OH YEA ONE MORE THING THIS IS BEING COVERED BY INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND THEY ARE LIVE STREAMING 24 HRS A DAY FOR THE PAST 11 DAYS! :

[grimbitter]

@rebelflagstate You missed the point, my friend. The revolution is not being televised. Sanitized soundbites are being aired, interpreted, and filtered for the masses. So long as the cops can justify pepper spraying fleeing young women, or claim that the explosions in the campsite were occupier firecrackers and not police-issue flashbangs, when the news reports on "riots" but not the cause of the concern, the revolution is not being televised.

[rebelflagstate]

@grimbitter i do agree with what you have said, you might not realize we are on the same page, and i do have to say at the time i wrote this had you heard of "OCCUPY WALL STREET" ? you tube, live streaming and etc is our media of choice for televising a LIVE EVENT, not prerecorded filtered and watered down, as in the major media channels are now showing uploaded beatings , pepper spraying and etc,from where else, youtube, lol. Grimbitter = same page different play on words. Respect & love bro

[rebelflagstate]

@grimbitter i have been to several states now & been part of several OCCUPY protest, & will cont. 2 do so. Silly little box doesn't give someone enough room to say all the things that need to be said, so hopefully you read my last message, nothing but Respect and love brother, i agree with what you were saying, i feel the same way, and i was trying to bring awareness to the issues. As our only voice can be heard hear in our "we the people's" forum of news broadcasting. until Gov. takes it away

[Dewitt667]

The Revolution will not be televised...

Because the Revolution is YOU!!!

That needs to be on people's bumpers not the names of people pandering for our money to made them even richer than they already are.

[Aurabolt127]

Shoot, if young people listened to this when it mattered, we wouldn't have Chris Brown beating down Rihanna, and her making millions singing songs about how she likes rough love, Coolio, Snoop Dogg, and all that wannabe gangsta crap wouldn't exist and people would stop looking for excuses and handouts because of their color, and people would just love each other and get along. But today's kids won't see that, won't know that, because it wasn't going to be televised...

[kemetstry]

May he rest in peace. This was a great song

[EndTheFed59]

Will the Revolution be Televised???

[Stuie1973]

@EndTheFed59 NO!

[HistoryIsWrong]

Revolution time.

[scorinaldi]

so ridiculously fucking good

[shaftdrive]

only ONE dislike? shouldn't there be more??

[anotheraccount420]

"the revolution will not be televised!" brought to you by Zerox

[drumbs]

BIG PROPS TO A CAT WHOSE REVOLUTION WAS TELEVISED.........

[lpvp1]

Up up up and away brother man it was been television tweeter fasebook iTunes Oo and you tube cable and rap and in the News download To all its a new day keep it right on peace to you my brother

[FERNANLION]

Always live in our minds BROTHER!!!...Thanks for open the eyes of much people that don´t understood what revolution meant!!!...

REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED!!!

[Fanta441]

YOU ARE STILL ALIVE!

rip & respect ever.

[lolliesma]

r.i.p.

[powertrust71]

just wish he had beatin the crack..so he could find ye old self..

[kkayralene17]

R.I.P... Word...

[rasdorje]

RIP Brotha.....you, Marvin, Curtis.....Godheads of my awakening.....you will be missed.....Soar on Beautiful Spirit. !!!

[donsmom82]

who is the ONE idiot??? man i tell you sum people need to wake up, well ONE person needs to wake up!!! hehehe R.I.P!! Gil Scott Heron.

[warmspiritme]

Good evening and welcome my name is Gil Scott Heron

[naomiellison]

RIP

[MegaKracka]

Peace out Brother

[TruePassionNowMusic]

A priceless gift whose words defined only a part of who he really was as a person in the visage of a black man. Pure Genius!!!! May the soul of Gil Scott-Heron and all the dearly departed souls rest forever in peace.

[Emerald007007]

Rest in Pease Gill

[meatpiemum]

Loved him. RIP.

[melfaery]

RIP brother.

[MegaMufti]

A Classic.

God bless Gill Scott-Heron may his spirit soar upwards and beyond time...

[matjagger]

RIP brother

[timothy8017]

I first heard Gil Scott-Heron on an LP. It was in my high school social studies class (East Cleveland, Ohio). I guess my teacher wanted to indoctrinate us into thought and thoughtfulness. Well in my case it worked. I’m still thinking of that day. salaam

[SuperDrumcore]

@timothy8017 I feel bad because this is the first time I have ever heard this before...amazing.

[thewhack64]

I JUST LOVE THIS..RIP.

[aphexmandelbrot]

This man planted a seed in me. I heard Whitey On the Moon when I was 13. And then I became a poetic cynic and political dissident.

I fucking love GSH. And I will always love GSH.

[OldGoldSoul]

GIL SCOTT HERON DIED IN MAY 2011 R.I.P.

[bapyou]

This piece needs an update:

"The Revolution will not be tweeted, made your friend on Facebook, or uploaded to You Tube. The Revolution will not be digitized."

[peggie50]

@bapyou why would u say that It clearly showa u were not born when this came out or do you understand WOW just listen and take it in WOW is not a strong enough word...history

[SPYLAGO]

@bapyou You dont even need to update it this still holds up in todays society.

[EddieWordMusic]

I was having a great day until I just read this... This man was one of the reasons why I got into poetry & music as a teen, one of my early inspirations.

Damn, another great gone but not forgotten... :'(

[882me]

@EddieWordMusic I'm just a year younger than he. If there was some such a thing as an entity that could take me and not him...

[whb03]

A true General has fallen. May you find Peace on the other side that you so long searched for here.

[kustomride]

RIP to a great poet.

[Tiwaking]

I thought the documentary made up the title ironically. RIP Brother man!

[sexyamazon80]

RIP

[DozaDMN]

sad day, Rest in Peace

[MsMelzy]

R.I.P

[78Sista]

RIP Brother Gil Scott-Heron.

[ernestooooon]

R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron

[bluchicdotnet]

RIP Gil Scott-Heron

[TheStrucel]

REST IN POWER

[tarahumare]

Wonderful...