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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 10 Feb 2014 02:02 #1

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I was just reading these lyrics and I was struck by them so I thought I would share a few excerpts.
Because it seems as though we've been convinced that 26% of the registered voters, not even 26% of the American people, but 26% of the registered voters form a mandate or a landslide. 21% voted for Skippy and 3, 4% voted for somebody else who might have been running.
"You go give them liberals hell Ronnie." That was the mandate to the new Captain Bligh on the new ship of fools. It was doubtlessly based on his chameleon performance of the past: as a Liberal Democrat. As the head of the Studio Actor's Guild, when other celluloid saviors were cringing in terror from McCarthy, Ron stood tall. It goes all the way back from Hollywood to hillbilly. From Liberal to libelous, from "Bonzo" to Birch idol, born again. Civil rights, women's rights, gay rights: …it's all wrong. Call in the cavalry to disrupt this perception of freedom gone wild. God damn it, first one wants freedom, then the whole damn world wants freedom.
As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation. And here's a look at the closing numbers: racism's up, human rights are down, peace is shaky, war items are hot. The House claims all ties. Jobs are down, money is scarce, and common sense is at an all-time low on heavy trading. Movies were looking better than ever, and now no one is looking, because we're starring in a "B" movie.

www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gilscottheron/bmovie.html



Poignant back in 1981 and still spot on in 2014 :coolfro:
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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 10 Feb 2014 10:25 #2

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I played this to my partner at the weekend, she was amazed at how it still rings true now.
Forget yesterday. It has already forgotten you.
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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 10 Feb 2014 13:15 #3

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I agree completely jhado!

Another classic of his is "Work for Peace"
Americans no longer fight to keep their shores safe,
Just to keep the jobs going in the arms making workplace.
Then they pretend to be gripped by some sort of political reflex,
But all they're doing is paying dues to the Military Industrial Complex.
The Military and the Monetary,
they get together whenever they think its necessary,
War in the desert sometimes sure is scary,
but they beamed out the war to all their subsidiaries.
Tried to make So Damn Insane a worthy adversary,
keeping the citizens secondary,
scaring old folks into coronaries
We should not allow ourselves to be mislead,
by talk of entering a time of Peace,
Peace is not the absence of war,
it is the absence of the rules of war and the threats of war and the preparation for war.
If everyone believed in Peace the way they say they do,
we'd have Peace.
The only thing wrong with Peace,
is that you can't make no money from it.

www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/gilscottheron/workforpeace.html
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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 10 Feb 2014 16:42 #4

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A genius in my opinion, I have been enjoying his output for many years, and was saddened by his passing almost 3yrs ago now.

His work will live on
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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 11 Feb 2014 04:15 #5

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Seriously the mans a genius





honourable mention to Michael Franti who owes GSH a massive debt. Listen to the lyrics of this as sharp and insisive as in 1992



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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 11 Feb 2014 04:25 #6

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Love Franti too. He did a cover of California Uber Alles (Dead Kenndy's) and it was class!


Good to see you back posting Baddog! :)
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B movie by Gill Scott Heron 12 Feb 2014 08:30 #7

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Thanks Mikey mum had a health scare brewing for the last few weeks shes been cleared today so raided the meds draw and washed it down with ribena to celebrate lol! The wagon is tilting lol!

Disposable Heroes are still a massive influence on me I tried to figure out how to play music and politics for years never could get it right till I found out Charlie Hunter uses and 8 string guitar 3 bass strings 5 guitar strings no wonder! Lol! I still can't crack it though...

The Album they did with W.S Burroughs has been the album I convert metal heads with 8 to date. Just an inspired piece of work



Both their albums are essential listening

I'm not so keen on Franti's solo stuff but the lyris on this are chilling when the lyrics dawn on you

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