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avisibleman:

Gil Scott-Heron was one of the only political conscious poets in the 
African-American community in his time. His lyrics inspired a generation of 
activists, and helped bring awareness to the state of the African-American
community in the 70's. This is one of my favorite works of his. Gil Scott-Heron
is dead, but his words will continue to inspire generations. 

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
by
GIL SCOTT-HERON
oi
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 interruption.
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 be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre and
will not star Natalie Wood 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 Mays
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 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 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 right 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 
About a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.
You will not have to worry about a germ on 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 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

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