Gil Scott-Heron - Newsnight Part 1

Broadcast on BBC 2, 10:30pm Monday 16th November 2009

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3zvMek2bmE

More info:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8362518.stm

In early 2010 (10th January) Gil Scott-Heron will release a brand new album entitled 'I'm New Here' on XL Recordings. More info and download the track 'Where Did The Night Go' for free:

http://imnewhere.net/

Preview tracks from forthcoming album:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/feb/02/gil-scott-heron-new-here

Fans of Gil Scott-Heron should check:

http://www.gilscottheron.com/GILINTRO.htm

All rights to this video belong to Gil Scott-Heron & the BBC.

I will happily remove if asked but thought fans outside UK deserved to see it.

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• Newsnight
• Jeremy
• Paxman
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[kajjagoogoo]

@evanmwstuart Did you vote Bush? Then shut the fuck up.

[evanmwstuart]

hahaha... Ronald Reagan. British idiots.

[berserkdrift]

@aaronamccoy

Assron McCoy

[dukejah88]

Peace, Love and much Respect to Gil-Scott Heron. He INSPIRED many many rappers and is considered a Griot of the spoken word. R.I.P. to this great, wonderful brother. Peace

[MusicSelectah]

@aaronamccoy show some respect man

[The5thbeastieboy]

R.I.P



[SiGmund63]

Ah but Jeremy, sadly, terribly, tragically, he is dead. The soundtrack to my life. Rest in peace Gil. Love.

[666DOVE666]

Rap? LOL

[tiramisu004]

"Our records were taken of the shelves for quite a while, but eehm...since I had most of them I wasn't trying to buy them anyway".