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01 Dec 99 - 07:11 AM (#143101) Subject: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Auxiris Hello. . . do any of you remember a) who wrote "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and b) where I can look to find the text? Would like to translate this work into French, but cannot remember who wrote it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. cheers, Aux |
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01 Dec 99 - 08:39 AM (#143127) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: jeffp If memory serves me correctly (always an iffy thing), it was written, or at least performed by Gil Scott-Heron. I have no idea where you can find the text of it, though. Hopefully, someone here will know. |
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01 Dec 99 - 09:32 AM (#143136) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: northfolk/al cholger Aux, Confirmed Gil Scott-Heron is the author, I had some of his recordings and don't seem to be able to dig them up, must be on loan This is the address to another website that does lyrics. hope it helps http://lyrics.astraweb.com |
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01 Dec 99 - 09:44 AM (#143139) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Willie-O I thought it was Jerry Rubin... was this the work of The Last Poets, the grandaddies of (political) rap?--a very interesting group. Maybe they should have a reunion...starting in Seattle. Bill C |
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01 Dec 99 - 11:31 AM (#143186) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Art Thieme It should've been Utah Phillips ! I know that he once said, "If elections could really change things, they'd be illegal." Art Thieme |
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01 Dec 99 - 12:08 PM (#143199) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Steve Latimer Whatever became of Gil Scott Heron? |
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01 Dec 99 - 09:47 PM (#143461) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Lonesome EJ I have this on vinyl. Gil was a founding member of the Last Poets, and was/is an English Prof at NYU last I heard. Will post the lyrics here at my next opportunity. LEJ |
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02 Dec 99 - 03:47 AM (#143567) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Wolfgang click for lyrics Wolfgang |
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02 Dec 99 - 03:49 AM (#143568) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Wolfgang sorry, my mistake, I was too quick, it's only a tracklist. |
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02 Dec 99 - 03:51 AM (#143569) Subject: RE: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' From: Wolfgang next try Wolfgang |
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19 May 10 - 03:00 PM (#2910061) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised From: Jim Dixon The text of THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED has been posted at Mudcat in, of all places, a couple of BS threads, but no music threads: BS: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Politics Georgiansilver/Martin Gibson I suspect they were copied and pasted from what seems to be a Gil Scott-Heron fan site. |
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19 May 10 - 03:38 PM (#2910080) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised From: Rain Dog Are you checking on all the Lyr Req threads then Jim? |
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20 May 10 - 09:19 PM (#2910967) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised From: Jim Dixon Rain Dog: Yes, that's basically what I'm trying to do. I'm afraid I'll never find them all, though. My methods are sort of random. |