All Gil Scott-Heron Lyrics (en) Total 64
Gil Scott-Heron - Shut 'em Down{Intro} C'mon everybody Got to get it up everyone {Verse 1} Did you feel that rumble? Did you hear that sound? Well, it wasn't no
Gil Scott-Heron - On Blues and PoetrySo, i wanted to contribute myself. i was writing down and putting all the categories together: 'i-ain't-got-me-no-money,' 'i-ain't-got-me-no-job' blues,
Gil Scott-Heron - Winter In America{Verse 1} From the Indians who welcomed the pilgrims And to the buffalos who once ruled the plain Like the vultures circling beneath the dark clouds Looking for the
Gil Scott-Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} It stands out on a highway Like a creature from another time It inspires the babies' questions—"what's that?" For their
Gil Scott-Heron - Three Miles Down [Mixed]{Verse 1} Yeah, well, I've listened to the speeches And it occurred to me, politicians don't understand Thoughts of isolation, ain't no sunshine in the ground
Gil Scott-Heron - Ain't No New Thing{Intro: Gil Scott-Heron} We'd like to go into a thing called, um, "Ain't No New Thing." It's, um, based on, um, the fact that white people continue to, to rip off
Gil Scott-Heron - PeaceWhat comes up So many many times Seems i hear it Every day You know it’s always On my mind As i struggle To find my way But I can’t remember
Gil Scott-Heron - A Legend In His Own MindWell he loved plenty women from Canada to Mexico They would to love to see him coming and hated when he had to go A macho man before macho ever came to town The only problem was not
Gil Scott-Heron - The Ghetto CodeGil Scott-Heron - “The Ghetto Code (Dot Dot Dit Dit Dot Dot Dash)” {Vocals/Words By: Gil Scott-Heron} {Intro: Gil Scott-Heron} How’s everybody? How’s
Gil Scott-Heron - The Other Side, Part IIIJunkie walking through the twilight, I'm on my way home I left three days ago, no one seems to know I'm gone Home is where the hatred is, and home is filled with pain But it
Gil Scott-Heron - My CloudAnd when the morning comes If there's been no rest for you We've been friends long enough You should know what to do If that's how you started your day Why keep
Gil Scott-Heron - The Other Side, Part IIKick it, quit it (x4) home Told him, kick it, quit it (x3), can't go home I know when they told me, kick it, quit it (x3), can't go home Feeling so much worse now, kick it,
Gil Scott-Heron - I Think I'll Call It Morning{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} I'm gonna take myself a piece of sunshine And paint it all over my sky, yeah Be no rain, be no rain {Verse 2: Gil
Gil Scott-Heron - Morning ThoughtsMy life's been one of movement, i've been travelling Just as fast as i can But i've been no more successful at getting away Than was my old man But i'm committed
Gil Scott-Heron - Is That Jazz?Basie was never really commonplace He was always measures ahead Ellington was more than number one For the music and things that he said Bird was the word back when tenors were
Gil Scott-Heron - Work for PeaceBack when Eisenhower was the President Golf courses was where most of his time was spent So I never really listened to what the President said Because in general I believed that the
Gil Scott-Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane{Verse 1} Ever feel kind of down and out You don't know just what to do? Living all of your days in darkness Let the sun shine through Ever feel that somehow,
Gil Scott-Heron - The King Alfred Plan{Intro: Gil Scott-Heron} Um, it’s 1972, an election year, and, once again, black people are running for their lives. Reasons are things like the King Alfred Plan. The concentration
Gil Scott-Heron - Pieces of a Man{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} Jagged jigsaw pieces Tossed about the room I saw my grandma sweeping With her old straw broom But she didn't know what she was
Gil Scott-Heron - Your Daddy Loves YouNow sweet lil ol' brown eyed girl, hey, now Now that you're sleepin' I've got a confession to make Of secrets that I've been keepin' Me and your mama had
Gil Scott-Heron - Not NeededHe had had two cups of coffee Two cups more than was allowed But he never been one to take advice Light up a cigarette Sit down turn on the radio I can't be in no
Gil Scott-Heron - Don't Give UpAhh lovely day…… I never really thought of myself as a complex man Or as someone who was really that hard to understand But it would hardly take a genius to realize That
Gil Scott-Heron - Waiting For The Axe To FallBrother livin' in a cell Doin' time in a county jail Now you might think his life is hell But he told me, first room he ever had to himself He's just, waitin' for
Gil Scott-Heron - Blue CollarI been down in Pennsylvania Where I was working in the mine And I been down in Cincinnati They laid me off the assembly line Yeah, they got me looking everywhere But I
Gil Scott-Heron - Spirits PastIt's getting to be the time of year When people once spoke of love and good cheer Peace on Earth and good will to all men And we all believed that there'd come a day
Gil Scott-Heron - The Needle's Eye{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} A circle spinning faster And getting larger all the time A whirlpool spelled disaster For all the people who don't rhyme Him who
Gil Scott-Heron - Jose Campos TorresGil Scott-Heron - “Jose Campos Torres” {Vocals/Lyrics By: Gil Scott-Heron} {Bass/Synthesizer: Malcolm Cecil} {Intro: Gil Scott-Heron} A poem
Gil Scott-Heron - Or Down You Fall{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} I sail on in my paper ship The sea is made of fire I ride my horse of nuts and bolts We’re made to never tire The world is just a simple
Gil Scott-Heron - A Sign of the Ages{Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron} It's a sign of the ages, markings on my mind Man at the crossroads at odds with an angry sky There can be no salvation, there can be no rest
Gil Scott-Heron - Black History / The WorldI was wondering about our yesterdays And starting digging through the rubble And to say, at least somebody went Through a hell of a lot of trouble To make sure that when we looked
Gil Scott-Heron
The American jazz poet and soul musician, Gil Scott-Heron, was notable for his work as a spoken word performer during the 1970s and 1980s.
Gil Scott-Heron is often referred to as “the Godfather of rap” and is acclaimed as one of the genre’s founders. Due to the political consciousness at the root of his work, he is also viewed as being instrumental to the establishment of political rap – “Message to the Messengers” called upon future generations of rap artists and urban poets to speak for change rather than perpetuate current social situations.
Scott-Heron’s lyricism often referenced social and political issues of the time. Themes included the superficiality of mass consumerism, white America’s ignorance of deteriorating living conditions for inner-city residents, and the hypocrisy of black revolutionaries. His critically acclaimed composition, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, takes its title from a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movement and alludes to public figures, news coverage, television, and advertising.
Following Scott-Heron’s death in 2011, journalist Greg Kot commented on his style and technique:
Scott-Heron took the news of the day and transformed it into social commentary, wicked satire, and proto-rap anthems. He updated his dispatches from the front lines of the inner city on tour, improvising lyrics with an improvisational daring that matched the jazz-soul swirl of the music. Though celebrated for his political broadsides, Scott-Heron was a master of many styles. He could be playful and mischievous, and he found joy in the power of words and their ability to transform the tragic and tawdry into the comical and uplifting.
Gil Scott-Heron is often referred to as “the Godfather of rap” and is acclaimed as one of the genre’s founders. Due to the political consciousness at the root of his work, he is also viewed as being instrumental to the establishment of political rap – “Message to the Messengers” called upon future generations of rap artists and urban poets to speak for change rather than perpetuate current social situations.
Scott-Heron’s lyricism often referenced social and political issues of the time. Themes included the superficiality of mass consumerism, white America’s ignorance of deteriorating living conditions for inner-city residents, and the hypocrisy of black revolutionaries. His critically acclaimed composition, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, takes its title from a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movement and alludes to public figures, news coverage, television, and advertising.
Following Scott-Heron’s death in 2011, journalist Greg Kot commented on his style and technique:
Scott-Heron took the news of the day and transformed it into social commentary, wicked satire, and proto-rap anthems. He updated his dispatches from the front lines of the inner city on tour, improvising lyrics with an improvisational daring that matched the jazz-soul swirl of the music. Though celebrated for his political broadsides, Scott-Heron was a master of many styles. He could be playful and mischievous, and he found joy in the power of words and their ability to transform the tragic and tawdry into the comical and uplifting.