The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (3:06)
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It first appeared on the 1970 album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, on which Scott-Heron recited the piece, accompanied only by congas and bongo drums.
A re-recorded version, this time with a full band, appeared on the 1971 album Pieces of a Man and as the b-side to the single “Home Is Where The Hatred Is”.
All these releases were issued on the Flying Dutchman Productions label. The piece’s name was also used as the title to Scott-Heron’s “Best of” album, issued in 1998 by RCA.
The song appeared in the film The Hurricane by Norman Jewison about the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin Carter and the fight to free him from injustice.
A re-recorded version, this time with a full band, appeared on the 1971 album Pieces of a Man and as the b-side to the single “Home Is Where The Hatred Is”.
All these releases were issued on the Flying Dutchman Productions label. The piece’s name was also used as the title to Scott-Heron’s “Best of” album, issued in 1998 by RCA.
The song appeared in the film The Hurricane by Norman Jewison about the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin Carter and the fight to free him from injustice.
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useh wrote:
dope as fuck sons
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guillermonoche wrote:
Speak it.
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HendrixFan42 wrote:
amazing song
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pogopatterson wrote:
You won't believe where I heard this first. A branch of Halfords (a UK retailer of car accessories). It did demonstrate quite admirably the merits of the car stereo they were advertising in store, which is ironic considering the message of the track.
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sixcourse wrote:
I recall listening to this as a child in San Francisco and lovin' the groove but not until much later did I ever come to understand any of it
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theblastedmohab wrote:
word
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johnTMcNeill wrote:
early rap - unfortunately today everything IS televised - the world over- 24 hours a day- but the real revolution starts in your heart and mind, which you CAN control...
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mietpistole wrote:
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE ONLINE
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doctorjmo wrote:
the revolution is on the radio!! it's all there:alan,phil,coast to coast,rush,glenn,savage!! don't look,listen!! happy 2010!!
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jonesp9 wrote:
Viva La Revolution
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zapatosgrandes wrote:
well apparently RichardDonne and clownKo have this revolution concept all figured out... would you two care to elaborate? btw, don't forget to read between the lines :P
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merrari wrote:
Classic and standard.
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doomedsphere wrote:
how many R's.P.M. are there?
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dscomic wrote:
Oh I'm sure there will be someone there with a camera...
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BlackBuddha1 wrote:
This scared the hell out of people.
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LOVES-DESIRE wrote:
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT TELEVISED!
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lax_punk_taz wrote:
the truth.
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hka555 wrote:
so good
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pogopatterson wrote:
The opposite of trivial and meaningless.
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RichardDonne wrote:
Waiting for the revolution does not make the revolution happen; it prevents it.
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