Now, tons of people born in 1980 and later will think this legends name was “Jill Scott.” For the record, Scott-Heron was a proto-rapper who could sing, play instruments and compose music and lyrics.
And he was right about the Revolution Not Being Televised.
Thanks for bringing this to the forefront! The more I examine the words of the songs of the 60's and 70's, the more they resonate like prophecy. Of course in the sixties and seventies, it was difficult to discern the lyrics on my transistor radio. The "boob tube" was a more appropriate nickname than I realized. We are a people who have been "boondoggled", hoodwinked, and mind-numbed into handing our freedom over to the Marxist tyrants! Step into the LIVE REVOLUTION, my precious compatriots! Snatch back the freedom endowed by your Creator!
Thanks for bringing this to the forefront! The more I examine the words of the songs of the 60's and 70's, the more they resonate like prophecy. Of course in the sixties and seventies, it was difficult to discern the lyrics on my transistor radio. The "boob tube" was a more appropriate nickname than I realized. We are a people who have been "boondoggled", hoodwinked, and mind-numbed into handing our freedom over to the Marxist tyrants! Step into the LIVE REVOLUTION, my precious compatriots! Snatch back the freedom endowed by your Creator!