tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post2089164250275426159..comments2024-03-05T21:04:43.133-05:00Comments on The Cahokian: Who Will Tell the Truth Now that Gil Scott-Heron Is Gone?ishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-72419405705429484832015-08-06T23:22:29.940-04:002015-08-06T23:22:29.940-04:00There is no way to express the full value of this ...There is no way to express the full value of this warrior for truth, Gil Scott Heron. He deeply effected the music industry and all of us as who <br />"got it". I dare say he was a prodigy, a genius from his youth and losing him does beg the question Who will tell the truth now? Peace. Wonderful blog, wonderful posts.Reality Checkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171434532824762696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-5011633972287428852011-08-07T19:43:39.292-04:002011-08-07T19:43:39.292-04:00Thx !! I post your tribute on this site http://www...Thx !! I post your tribute on this site http://www.scoop.it/t/gil-scott-heronMarionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089131033041514861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-52425589689040542352011-06-14T21:09:06.975-04:002011-06-14T21:09:06.975-04:00That's a nice comparison Swboy. Three differen...That's a nice comparison Swboy. Three different traditions but one message.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-52643401006325611672011-06-14T21:07:00.243-04:002011-06-14T21:07:00.243-04:00Gil Scott Heron
George Carlin
Howard Zinn
Truth te...Gil Scott Heron<br />George Carlin<br />Howard Zinn<br />Truth tellers indeed...swboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650105310272066304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-22304673063413937562011-06-12T09:16:28.996-04:002011-06-12T09:16:28.996-04:00Thanks Globalism.
I haven't heard Michael Fra...Thanks Globalism.<br /><br />I haven't heard Michael Franti in years...a friend of mine used to love Spearhead.<br /><br />Another candidate might be Ursula Rucker...do you know her? She's out of Philly.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-91890628592467734022011-06-12T06:52:08.179-04:002011-06-12T06:52:08.179-04:00Came here via neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com.
Ju...Came here via neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com. <br /><br />Just a short comment to add to the chorus - a beautiful tribute Ish, letting Gil speak through his own words. <br /><br />One regret I have is never seeing the man even though he played a few times in my town. He will be sorely missed and as you say, who will tell the truth now that he has gone? <br /><br />Although no-one can fill the void of a man in a league of his own, one step down we do still have the likes of Michael Franti (closest I can think of a contemporary successor and I'm dangerously sticking my head out over the parapet here).Globalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12779291451531136166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-17494512861551644932011-06-06T08:41:20.132-04:002011-06-06T08:41:20.132-04:00Great work, as always. An excellent tribute. Than...Great work, as always. An excellent tribute. Thank you for this. <br />-Jennifuh LeathuhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-26430016090044374732011-06-05T15:56:39.500-04:002011-06-05T15:56:39.500-04:00Culpa Nova, not sure what happened there. I'll...Culpa Nova, not sure what happened there. I'll ask blackclassical. Mixcloud stuff might not be permanent...ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-8659045477510337962011-06-05T13:43:12.804-04:002011-06-05T13:43:12.804-04:00where is the mix? i've been listening to it fo...where is the mix? i've been listening to it for days completely moved...gruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635059004823057196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-89051707697504573582011-05-29T21:29:24.231-04:002011-05-29T21:29:24.231-04:00Or worse yet implying that you don't really kn...Or worse yet implying that you don't really know...<br />That's the same thing they said about us...a long time ago<br />Young rappers, one more suggestion before I get out of your way <br />But I appreciate the respect you give me and what you got to say <br />I'm sayin' protect your community and spread that respect around<br />Tell brothas and sistas they gotta calm that bullshit down<br />Cause we're terrorizin' our old folks and brought fear into our homes<br />And they ain't got to hang out with the senior citizens<br />Just tell them, “Dammit...leave the old folks alone”<br />And we know who rippin' off the neighborhood, tell them, “That BS has got to stop!”<br />Tell them you're sorry they can't handle it out there <br />But they got to take the crime off the block<br />And if they look at you like you're insane<br />And they start callin' you scarecrow and say you ain't got no brain<br />Or start tellin' folks that you suddenly gone lame<br />Or that white folks had finally co-opted your game<br />Or worse yet saying that you really don't know...<br />That's the same thing they said about me a long time ago<br />And if they tell folks that you finally lost your nerve<br />That's the same thing they said about us, when we said, “Johannesburg”<br />But I think the young folks need to know, that things don't go both ways<br />You can't talk respect on every other song or just every other day<br />What I'm speakin' on now is the raps about the women folks<br />On one song she's your African Queen on the next one she's a joke<br />And you ain't said no words that I haven't heard, but that ain't no compliment<br />It only insults eight people out of ten and questions your intelligence<br />Four letter words or four syllable words won't make you important<br />It'll only magnify how shallow you are and let everybody know it<br />And if they look at you like they think you insane<br />Or they call you scarecrow thinkin' you ain't got no brain<br />Or start tellin' folks that you suddenly gone lame<br />Or that white folks have finally co-opted your game <br />Or you really don't know...They said that about me a long time ago<br />If they finally start to tell people that you lost your nerve<br />That's what they said about Johannesburg<br />You ain't insane...you have got a brain<br />You haven't gone lame; you have got your game<br />Remember...keep the nerve<br />Keep the nerve <br />Keep the nerve<br />Keep the nerve<br />...I'm talkin' about peacedeadmandeadmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18152046089453636244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-24787637204039993882011-05-29T09:23:23.283-04:002011-05-29T09:23:23.283-04:00Thanks @Ian, Simon, Saul. Putting this together it...Thanks @Ian, Simon, Saul. Putting this together it was really rewarding to pay this much attention to his lyrics...different than just listening to his songs.<br /><br />@Miles well said.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-35694225925876801422011-05-29T08:57:25.022-04:002011-05-29T08:57:25.022-04:00Thanks for this great post ... the man speaking th...Thanks for this great post ... the man speaking through his own words. Linked to it at http://saulwalker.blogspot.comsaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574533296703692883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-55286904328491278382011-05-28T21:46:16.387-04:002011-05-28T21:46:16.387-04:00My first encounter with Gil Scott-Heron came while...My first encounter with Gil Scott-Heron came while I was still a student at the University of Michigan. Every Sunday morning I listened to a political program aired on a black owned and operated radio station out of Detroit. It was there back in 1970/71 that Scott-Heron was being interviewed. I was duly impressed with his command of language, his flair for poetics, his earnestness, his honesty, and of course his music.<br /><br />My next encounter with Scott-Heron came just shortly thereafter when I relocated to Berkeley, CA and began DJing for a West Coast black owned and operated radio facility called, KRE AM/FM. Gil's recording became a fixture in our programming with Gil himself a frequent and welcomed guest.<br /><br />My last encounter with Scott-Heron came when KRE's liscence was sold out from under us. Gil stepped up to the plate and offered to do a benefit concert to help raise awareness and funds to battle the sale.<br /><br />He was a handsome, articulate, compassionate, and gallant man filled with humor, heart and soul who spoke the truth and encouraged all to take a stand for their beliefs.<br /><br />I will miss you, Gil. Thanks for always telling it like it was, and I will always cherish your wonderful poetry and music.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083074922230498894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-67465337286910036152011-05-28T15:54:36.156-04:002011-05-28T15:54:36.156-04:00Great piece Ish. Seems to be getting around - seen...Great piece Ish. Seems to be getting around - seen it linked from a few FB friends without any prompting from me. And yes, that New Yorker piece is devastating ...Simon666https://www.blogger.com/profile/09956360016761022956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-27265698440761402792011-05-28T11:39:50.580-04:002011-05-28T11:39:50.580-04:00The best tribute I've seen so far...The best tribute I've seen so far...Ian Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516817058443041855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-64478769526608884482011-05-28T11:17:24.622-04:002011-05-28T11:17:24.622-04:00@Levi...thanks
@Annie...right? He was amazing.@Levi...thanks<br /><br />@Annie...right? He was amazing.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-30965338109724563512011-05-28T11:10:55.851-04:002011-05-28T11:10:55.851-04:00He wrote these words in 1981 - Are you sure it was...He wrote these words in 1981 - Are you sure it wasn't 2011???<br /><br />As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation<br />And here's a look at the closing numbers: Racism's up, human rights are down.<br />Peace is shaky, war items are hot — the house claims all ties.<br />Jobs are down, money is scarce and common sense is at an all-time low on heavy trading. Movies are looking better than ever and no one is looking because we're starring in a B-movie.<br />You don't need to be in no hurry<br />You ain't never really got to worry.<br />Just keep repeating that none of this is real.<br />This ain't really your life,<br />Ain't really your life,<br />Ain't really nothing but a movie.<br />(B-movie, 1981)<br /><br />Thanks, ish.Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-12711289954936134332011-05-28T09:56:09.316-04:002011-05-28T09:56:09.316-04:00Wonderful tribute.Wonderful tribute.levi9909https://www.blogger.com/profile/10553481056544494411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-10258319549322505342011-05-28T09:39:47.908-04:002011-05-28T09:39:47.908-04:00and wow that article is sort of devastating.and wow that article is sort of devastating.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-55003377413326105082011-05-28T09:22:15.139-04:002011-05-28T09:22:15.139-04:00Thanks for that link Cody. I had just heard of tha...Thanks for that link Cody. I had just heard of that profile and I was gonna track it down. You've saved me the trouble. I didn't love that new album when I first heard it but it's been growing on me a lot.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-78120741714752955552011-05-28T09:14:20.299-04:002011-05-28T09:14:20.299-04:00Great post...RIP Gil. He was and will remain at th...Great post...RIP Gil. He was and will remain at the very top of my list of all time favorite artists. A supreme truth teller.<br /><br />As his comeback began in 2010 this article in the New Yorker <br />http://tiny.cc/orgq6<br />made me incredibly sad and now that he's gone it seems to be pretty prescient. Not to mention his last record which seemed like a good bye to me.<br /><i>The doctors don't know that New York is killing me,<br />Bunch of doctors come around they don't know New York is killing me.<br />You know what, I need to go home and take it slow<br />In Jackson, Tenesssee<br />Let me tell you, city living ain't all that it's cracked up to be.</i>Cody Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612297655193990423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-4119146855957092902011-05-28T08:49:16.098-04:002011-05-28T08:49:16.098-04:00thanks for the shoutout Uzine.
what a loss!thanks for the shoutout Uzine.<br /><br />what a loss!ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31981949.post-90634745010137794792011-05-28T07:49:29.989-04:002011-05-28T07:49:29.989-04:00R.I.P.
Thank you for this wonderful post. Gave it...R.I.P.<br /><br />Thank you for this wonderful post. Gave it a mention here: http://uzine.posterous.com/rip-gil-scott-heron[uzine]http://www.facebook.com/pages/uzine-blog/216710133861noreply@blogger.com