Ace Records Ltd, Oc. 7, 2013
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Edited by Azizi Powell
[The title for this post was revised and its content was reformatted on January 12, 2021].
This pancocojams post provides a compilation of a small number of the comments from two of that spoken word's YouTube discussion threads that were published on or shortly after Trump supporters attacked the United States' Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
The Addendum to this post This pancocojams post presents the words to and information about Gil Scott Heron's now classic 1971 spoken word "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, political, and historical purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Gill Scott-Heron and all others who were involved in this spoken word and its recording. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks for the publishers of this audio file on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/02/gil-scot-heron-revolution-will-not-be.html for a 2016 pancocojams post entitled "Gil Scott- Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Full Band Version) with information, words, & comments". That post includes some explanations about African American cultural references in that song. The sound file that was embedded in that post is no longer available as of this date.
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is also featured in this 2012 pancocojams post http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/04/five-examples-of-spoken-word-poetry.html "Five Examples Of African American Spoken Word Poetry".
DISCLAIMER:
The positions expressed in this spoken word and in these comments are those of the spoken word artist and the individual commenters and aren't necessarily the positions that I hold.
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WIKPEDIA QUOTE ABOUT THE WORD "REVOLUTION" AND PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution
"In political science, a revolution (Latin: revolutio,
"a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in
political power and political organization which occurs when the population
revolts against the government, typically due to perceived oppression
(political, social, economic) or political incompetence"...
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These selected comments and other comments from these two discussion threads (as well as from other YouTube discussion threads) demonstrate that while people may agree about the definition of "revolution", there's likely to be strenuous disagreement about whether certain conditions and actions warrant a revolution and/or are a revolution. The revolution that Gil Scott Heron was talking about in his "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" spoken word isn't the same revolution that Trump supporters talked about prior to and after Jan. 6, 2021. One person's patriot is another person's terrorist.
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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THE JANUARY 6 ,2021 WASHINGTON D.C. CAPITOL ATTACK (FROM TWO YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREADS OF THE SPOKEN WORD "THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED]
All of these comments are from Jan. 6, 2021 through Jan. 9, 2021.* Comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest comments given first, except for replies.
Numbers have been added for referencing purposes only. I'm not including any explanatory notes with these comments.
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*YouTube indicates that the comments that were clearly written on Jan. 6, 2021 (as indicated in the comments) as being posted "4 days ago". However, "4 days" from the 1/11/2021 date would be the January 7, 2021. Consequently, I'm designating those comments as being posted on Jan. 6th and I'm adding 1 day to each of the other days that YouTube gaves.
Excerpt #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJFhuOWgXg&ab_channel=lanklan
1. Mrs Wilberforce, January 6, 2021
"I've know for YEARS that Gil Scott-Heron was
wrong about this, and today (Jan 6, 2021) is the absolute proof---although, to
be absolutely clear, this is an attempted coup by the Trump Cult and 100% NOT a
revolution"
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2. Cali Wildflower, January, 6, 2021
"The revolution was live today! Not the one I wanted though.
I remember this recording. Spoken word from 1971."
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3. funniebunnie4u, January 6, 2021
"Sharing immediately.
Patriots took over Congress today, in response to, an insurrection,
through a high-jacked voting system. The
Revolution will not be televised. The
Revolution will be LIVE!"
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Reply
4. Benzona, January 8, 2021
" "patriots" they literally carried an enemy flag
into the capitol in attempt to bypass one of the most important parts of our
democracy"
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5. charliemac64, January 6, 2021
"The insurrection certainly is being televised!"
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6. wild berk, January 7, 2021
"Apparently the "revolution" was televised
yesterday"
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7. Trayci Campbell, January 7, 2021
"The Revolution was televised even though the media didn’t
show everything on January 6, 2021!"
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8. Sammy scotchguard, January 7, 2021
"I saw the beginning of the revolution yesterday on tv when
trump supporters stormed the white house. Sad day in the usa...1/6/2021"
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9. VeryOriginalNickname, January 8, 2021
"To some people saying that this song is wrong, since the
capitol invasion was actually televised:
Yes, the events of 06/Jan/2021 were televised for sure. But they were, preciselly because it was no actual revolution. At all."
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10. Sue Rainey, January 8, 2021
"He was wrong. Totally televised."
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Reply
11. Temüjin Khan, January 9, 2021
"Riots aren't a revolution.
DONT INSULT the people who actually engaged in REVOLUTIONARY
actions during the 60's and before that in many countries across the world in
their fight for freedom.
These tight pant wearing, gender neutral COWARDS are
communist sympathizers"
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12. VeryOriginalNickname, January 8, 2021
"To some people saying that this song is wrong, since the
capitol invasion was actually televised:
Yes, the events of 06/Jan/2021 were televised for sure. But they were, preciselly because it was no actual revolution. At all."
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13. Gabe Alvaro, January, 8, 2021
"The non-revolution on 1/6 /21was televised. The actual
revolution will still not be televised."
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14. Rosemarie Patrick, January 9, 2021
"FYI, the revolution was certainly televised... also tweeted,
instagrammed, facebooked, parlered, and cell-phone-recorded. It also appears to have failed."
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EXCERPT #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwSRqaZGsPw&ab_channel=AceRecordsLtd [This is the YouTube sound file that is embedded on this page.]
1. Alfie John, January 6, 2021
"Turns out not only was the Revolution televised, it was on multiple channels from multiple angles, and simultaneously live streamed 🤣"
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2. STAY BLACK AND GOLD FOR LIFE, January 7, 2021
"Ha you think that’s a revolution? That’s hilarious"
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Reply
3. Alfie John, January 7, 2021
"@STAY BLACK AND GOLD FOR LIFE lol, no... it was a fizzle at best. I'm just worried about the Jan 19th gathering talked about on Parler (talking about bringing weapons). More so given Giuliani's "trial by combat" comment"
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4. HermesSonofZeus, January 8, 2021
"This has been going through my head since the events at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Seems like some folks need to listen to this song."
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5. carlos costa, January 8, 2021
"You will not stand aside and watch, you will be a part of it. Oh, and don't take selfies wile your at it ;)
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ADDENDUM: WORDS: THE REVOLUTION WON'T BE TELEVISED
(written by Gill Scott-Heron)
"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 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 four parts without commercial interruptions
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 not be brought to you by the Schaefer Award Theatre
And will not star Natalie Woods 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 Mae 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 be able predict the winner at 8:32 on report from 29 districts
The revolution will not be televised
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers on the instant replay
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down brothers on 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 lifes of Roy Wilkins
Strolling through Watts in a red, black, and green liberation jumpsuit that he has been saving for just the proper occasion
Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville Junction will no longer be so damn relevant
And women will not care if Dick finally got 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 or Francis Scott Keys
Nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, Engelbert Humperdinck, 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 dove in your bedroom, the tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl
The revolution will not go better with Coke
The revolution will not fight germs that may 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
Will not be televised
The revolution will be no re-run, brothers
The revolution will be live"
Source: https://genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-the-revolution-will-not-be-televised-lyrics
This page also includes this comment:
About "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" by iam_donald 19, 2018
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is a rhythmic jam that served as an unapologetic wake-up call to anyone, especially African Americans, who thought they could gain their freedom by sitting on the sidelines. In a series of bold statements, Scott-Heron is essentially saying that freedom is not a spectator sport: you will not be able to sit at home and expect progress to come knocking, you will not see progress in the mainstream media, and you will not be able to rely on social or political leaders to give you your freedom. Instead, you will have to be strong, courageous, hopeful, and most importantly, educated, to finally earn your freedom from the racism running rampant amongst all of the institutions in the United States. It was as true in the 60s/70s as it is today: the revolution will not be televised."
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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SPOKEN WORD
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revolution_Will_Not_Be_Televised
" "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is a poem and song by Gil Scott-Heron. Scott-Heron first recorded it for his 1970 album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, on which he recited the lyrics, accompanied by congas and bongo drums. A re-recorded version, with a full band, was the B-side to Scott-Heron's first single, "Home Is Where the Hatred Is", from his album Pieces of a Man (1971). It was also included on his compilation album, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1974). All these releases were issued on the Flying Dutchman Productions record label.
The song's title was originally a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movements in the United States.[1] Its lyrics either mention or allude to several television series, advertising slogans and icons of entertainment and news coverage that serve as examples of what "the revolution will not" be or do. The song is a response to the spoken-word piece "When the Revolution Comes" by The Last Poets, from their eponymous debut, which opens with the line "When the revolution comes some of us will probably catch it on TV".[2]
It was inducted to the National Recording Registry in 2005.[3]"...
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This Wikipedia page includes a section explaining the cultural references in this poem.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M5W_3T2Ye4&ab_channel=Zarndi for a sound file of The Last Poet's now classic spoken word "When The Revolution Comes". Also, click https://genius.com/The-last-poets-when-the-revolution-comes-lyrics for the lyrics to that spoken word.
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