I like to post this once in awhile.
It was written in the 60's but I recently revised it to make it more relevant to today. I did not change the message however.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
by Gil Scott-Heron
rev 2008 BFW
You will not be able to stay home, brothers & sisters
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and drop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on meth or prescription drugs 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 Microsoft ,In 4 parts without commercial interruption.
The revolution will not show you pictures of George W Bush
Blowing a bugle and leading a charge by Alberto Gonzalez, Dick Cehney and Condie Rice to eat
at the public trough confiscated from Americans under the guise of protection from terror
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Actors Award Guild and will not star Anjelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ;or Beavis and ButtHead and the Power Puff girls
The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal.
The revolution will not get rid of the wrinkles.
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
pushing that cart down the block on the dead run,
or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.
NBC will not predict the winner at 8:32
or the count from 29 districts.
The revolution will not be televised.
Grays Anatomy, American Idol and Survivor will no longer be so damned relevant, and
Women will not care if Seth finally gets down with
Sasha on the Young and the Restless because WE the people
will be in the street looking for a brighter day.
The revolution will not be televised.
There will be no highlights on the ten o'clock
news and no pictures.
The theme song will not be written by Andrew lloyd Webber,
, nor sung by Bono,, Kenney Chesney Ludicris, or Pearl Jam.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be right back after a message
about white teeth, Homeland Security, or the latest trashy clothes on sale for your preteen daughters..
You will not have to worry about a germ on your
countertop, ethanol in your tank, or the unsightly, stubborn ring in your toilet bowl.
The revolution will not go better with RedBull.
The revolution will not fight the germs that cause bad breath.
The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat.
The revolution,
WILL NOT BE TELEVISED.
The revolution will be no re-run brothers & sisters
The revolution will be live.
Quitter.
St. Sarah, say it ain't so!?