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Gill-Scott Heron Appreciation thread
We Almost Lost DetroitIt stands out on a highway
Like a creature from another time It inspires the babies' questions "What's that?" For their mothers as they ride But no one stopped to think about the babies Or how they would survive And we've almost lost Detroit
This time How would we ever get over Losing our minds? Just thirty miles from Detroit
Stands a giant power station It ticks each night as the city sleeps Seconds from annihilation But no one stopped to think about the people Or how they would survive And we almost lost Detroit
This time How would we ever get over Over losing our minds? The sherriff of Monroe county had
Sure enough disasters on his mind And what would Karen Silkwood say If she was still alive? That when it comes to people's safety Money wins out every time And we've almost lost Detroit
This time, this time How would we ever get over Over losing our minds? You see, we almost lost Detroit
That time Almost lost Detroit That time And how would we ever get over 'Cause odds are We gonna lose somewhere, one time Odds are We gonna lose somewhere, sometime And how would we ever get over
Losing our minds? And how would we ever get over Losing our minds? Didn't they, didn't they decide? Almost lost Detroit
That time Damn near totally destroyed One time Didn't all of the world know Say didn't you know Didn't all of the world know Say didn't you know When we almost lost Detroit Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Gil Scott Heron
We Almost Lost Detroit lyrics © Cayman Music
[Edited 8/22/21 11:06am] Life Matters | |
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"The Prisoner"(1971) is my favorite song of his
Gil Scott-Heron "The Pris... - YouTube
jazzy,heartbreaking and haunting,this is the song that made me a big fan of his
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in fact,the entire Pieces Of A Man album (1971) is absolutely brilliant.
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"Winter In America" by Gil Scott Heron (1974)
Gil Scott Heron "Winter I... - YouTube
another favorite of mine | |
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Same here Life Matters | |
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"Aint No New Thing" 1972 "FREE WILL" lp | |
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I'm about to pull out my red, black, and green liberation jumpsuit that I've been saving for just the proper occasion...
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I read somewhere that Gil was a big fan of Prince.Can you imagine if these two had collaborated on something? | |
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In an indirect sense, I'm sure they have... Life Matters | |
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This performance is so powerful... I believe it was at the New Morning in Paris. Gil Scott-Heron - Work Fo...Live 2001) Life Matters | |
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We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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That is definitely the one. | |
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Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man (Official Audio) Pieces of a ManJagged jigsaw pieces
Tossed about the room I saw my grandma sweeping With her old straw broom She didn't know what she was doing
She could hardly understand That she was really sweeping up Pieces of a man I saw my daddy greet the mailman
And I heard the mailman say: "Now don't you take this letter to heart now Jimmy 'Cause they've laid off nine others today" He didn't know what he was saying
He could hardly understand That he was only talking to Pieces of a man I saw the thunder and heard the lightning
And felt the burden of his shame And for some unknown reason He never turned my way Pieces of that letter
Were tossed about that room And now I hear the sound of sirens Come knifing through the gloom They don't know what they are doing
They could hardly understand That they're only arresting Pieces of a man I saw him go to pieces
I saw him go to pieces He was always such a good man He was always such a strong man Yeah, I saw him go to pieces I saw him go to pieces Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Gil Scott-heron / Brian Jackson
Pieces of a Man lyrics © Bienstock Publishing Company
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https://www.youtube.com/w...Fitv47P884 I Think I'll Call It MorningI'm gonna take myself a piece of sunshine
And paint it all over my sky Be no rain Be no rain I'm gonna take the song from every bird
And make em sing it just for me Bird's got something to teach us all About bein' free, yeah Be no rain Be no rain And I think I'll call it morning
From now on Why should I survive on sadness And tell myself I got to be alone Why should I subscribe to this world's madness Knowing that I've got to live on ( 3 times) Yeah I think I'll call it morning From now on I'm gonna take myself a piece of sunshine
And paint it all over my sky Be no rain Be no rain I'm gonna take the song from every bird
And make em sing it just for me Cause why should I hang my head Why should I let tears fall from my eyes When I've seen everything there is to see And I know there is no sense in crying I know there ain't no sense in cryin' Yeah I think I'll call it morning From now on I'll call it morning from now on, yeah Cause there ain't gonna be no rain
Be no rain Be no rain From now on Songwriters: Brian Jackson / Gil Scott-Heron
I Think I'll Call It Morning lyrics © Carlin America Inc
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Gil Scott-Heron - Save the Children (Official Audio) (1971)Life Matters | |
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in November of 1976,Gil released a 2-LP live album titled It's Your World.
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I wanted to post his December 1975 performance on Saturday Night Live,but I couldn't find a good quality video of it.But here's an excellent perfrormance from 1976.
"A Lovely Day" (live performance,1976) by Gil Scott Heron
Gil Scott-Heron - A Lovel... - YouTube
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