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* SkewedPriorities: "Whitey on the Moon" accuses the Apollo program of being a case of the United States government mis-investing taxpayer money with malevolent intent, funding propagandized efforts to put white men on the moon instead of funding socioeconomic reforms that would help disenfranchised Black communities.
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* TheResolutionWillNotBeTelevised
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The title track is a [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken-word piece]] wherein Scott-Heron recites {{poetry}} while a conga and bongo percussionist plays in the background. Despite this, it is still classified as a music album, usually as {{jazz}} and [[Creator/TheBeatGeneration beat poetry]].
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!! The Revolution will not be read on TV Tropes, brothers!
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* AngryBlackMan: The poet is angry about all the injustice in society, specifically to Afro-Americans.
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** The title track attacks conformism of rather watching TV than rebelling against society, but also provides vicious shout-outs to Xerox, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, John Mitchell, General Abrams, Mendel Rivers, Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'', ''Series/{{Julia}}'', Willie Mays, Creator/{{NBC}}, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkens, ''Series/GreenAcres'', ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'', UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, Jim Webb, Francis Scott Key, Glen Campbell, Music/TomJones, Music/JohnnyCash, and Engelbert Humperdinck.
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** The title track attacks conformism of rather watching TV than rebelling against society, but also provides vicious shout-outs to Xerox, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, John Mitchell, General Abrams, Mendel Rivers, Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, [[Creator/SteveMcQueenActor Steve McQueen]], ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'', ''Series/{{Julia}}'', Willie Mays, Creator/{{NBC}}, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkens, ''Series/GreenAcres'', ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'', UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, Jim Webb, Francis Scott Key, Glen Campbell, Music/TomJones, Music/JohnnyCash, and Engelbert Humperdinck.
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** The title track attacks conformism of rather watching TV than rebelling against society, but also provides vicious shout-outs to Xerox, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, John Mitchell, General Abrams, Mendel Rivers, Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Bullwinkle]] and [[Series/{{Julia}} Julia]], Willie Mays, NBC, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkens, Series/GreenAcres, Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies, [[Series/PetticoatJunction Hooterville Junction]], Series/SearchForTomorrow, UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedyOnassis, Jim Webb, Francis Scott Key, Glen Campbell, Music/TomJones, Music/JohnnyCash and Music/EngelbertHumperdinck.
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** The title track attacks conformism of rather watching TV than rebelling against society, but also provides vicious shout-outs to Xerox, UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, John Mitchell, General Abrams, Mendel Rivers, Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, [[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Bullwinkle]] and [[Series/{{Julia}} Julia]], ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'', ''Series/{{Julia}}'', Willie Mays, NBC, Creator/{{NBC}}, Whitney Young, Roy Wilkens, Series/GreenAcres, Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies, [[Series/PetticoatJunction Hooterville Junction]], Series/SearchForTomorrow, UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedyOnassis, ''Series/GreenAcres'', ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', ''Series/PetticoatJunction'', ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'', UsefulNotes/JacquelineKennedy, Jim Webb, Francis Scott Key, Glen Campbell, Music/TomJones, Music/JohnnyCash Music/JohnnyCash, and Music/EngelbertHumperdinck.Engelbert Humperdinck.
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* NewAgeRetroHippie: The title track castigates them as ApatheticCitizens, claiming that, when the revolution comes, they will try to "plug in, turn on, and [[SellOut cop out]]" and sit on the sidelines.
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* ProductPlacement: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] and possibly [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]], since Scott-Heron includes many brand names and product slogans in ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' (the poem itself), but does so to criticize their triviality and the blind, self-centred consumer culture of America that prevents its people from perceiving real threats to society.
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* ProductPlacement: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] and possibly [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]], since Scott-Heron includes many brand names and product slogans in ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' (the poem itself), the title track, but does so to criticize their triviality and the blind, self-centred self-centered consumer culture of America that prevents its people from perceiving real threats to society.
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The track[=/=]album's name has since become an iconic slogan, and the album itself has been praised for its [[ProtestSong political and social commentary]]. It's a CultClassic within the black consciousness movement, but also very popular in [[HipHop hip-hop]], as Scott-Heron's socially conscious and catchy vocal delivery is considered to be a predecessor of the genre, along with Music/TheLastPoets. Quotes from this record have made for rife {{sampling}}, especially in ConsciousHipHop and PoliticalRap.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, brothers, the Revolution will be live!'']]
''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' is a 1974 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by musical poet Music/GilScottHeron[[note]] It collects tracks from three of his earlier albums, namely "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Brother" and "Whitey On The Moon" from ''Small Talk At 125th And Lenox'' (1970), "Save The Children", "Lady Day And John Coltrane", "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" and "Pieces Of A Man" from ''Pieces Of A Man'' (1971) and "Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues", "Did You Hear What They Said?", "No Knock" and "Sex Education: Ghetto Style" were lifted from ''Free Will'' (1972)[[/note]].
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is SpokenWordInMusic. Scott-Heron recites {{Poetry}}, while a conga and bongo percussionist plays in the background. Despite this it is still classified as a music album, usually as {{Jazz}} and [[Creator/TheBeatGeneration beat poetry]]. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" has become an iconic slogan and the album itself has been praised for its [[ProtestSong political and social commentary]]. It's a CultClassic within the black consciousness movement, but also very popular in {{Hiphop}}, as Scott-Heron's socially conscious and catchy vocal delivery is considered to be a predecessor of the genre, along with Music/TheLastPoets. Especially in ConsciousHipHop and PoliticalRap quotes from this record have been frequently SampledUp.
''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' is a 1974 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by musical poet Music/GilScottHeron[[note]] It collects tracks from three of his earlier albums, namely "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Brother" and "Whitey On The Moon" from ''Small Talk At 125th And Lenox'' (1970), "Save The Children", "Lady Day And John Coltrane", "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" and "Pieces Of A Man" from ''Pieces Of A Man'' (1971) and "Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues", "Did You Hear What They Said?", "No Knock" and "Sex Education: Ghetto Style" were lifted from ''Free Will'' (1972)[[/note]].
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" is SpokenWordInMusic. Scott-Heron recites {{Poetry}}, while a conga and bongo percussionist plays in the background. Despite this it is still classified as a music album, usually as {{Jazz}} and [[Creator/TheBeatGeneration beat poetry]]. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" has become an iconic slogan and the album itself has been praised for its [[ProtestSong political and social commentary]]. It's a CultClassic within the black consciousness movement, but also very popular in {{Hiphop}}, as Scott-Heron's socially conscious and catchy vocal delivery is considered to be a predecessor of the genre, along with Music/TheLastPoets. Especially in ConsciousHipHop and PoliticalRap quotes from this record have been frequently SampledUp.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, brothers, revolution will not be televised, brothers; the Revolution revolution will be live!'']]
''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' is a 1974 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by musical poet Music/GilScottHeron[[note]] It collects tracks from three of his earlieralbums, namely albums: "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Brother" and "Whitey On The on the Moon" from ''Small Talk At at 125th And and Lenox'' (1970), (1970); "Save The the Children", "Lady Day And and John Coltrane", "Home Is Where The the Hatred Is" and "Pieces Of A of a Man" from ''Pieces Of A of a Man'' (1971) (1971); and "Get Out Of The of the Ghetto Blues", "Did You Hear What They Said?", "No Knock" and "Sex Education: Ghetto Style" were lifted from ''Free Will'' (1972)[[/note]].
"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" The title track is SpokenWordInMusic. a [[SpokenWordInMusic spoken-word piece]] wherein Scott-Heron recites {{Poetry}}, {{poetry}} while a conga and bongo percussionist plays in the background. Despite this this, it is still classified as a music album, usually as {{Jazz}} {{jazz}} and [[Creator/TheBeatGeneration beat poetry]]. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" poetry]].
The track[=/=]album's name has since become an iconicslogan slogan, and the album itself has been praised for its [[ProtestSong political and social commentary]]. It's a CultClassic within the black consciousness movement, but also very popular in {{Hiphop}}, [[HipHop hip-hop]], as Scott-Heron's socially conscious and catchy vocal delivery is considered to be a predecessor of the genre, along with Music/TheLastPoets. Especially Quotes from this record have made for rife {{sampling}}, especially in ConsciousHipHop and PoliticalRap quotes from this record have been frequently SampledUp.PoliticalRap.
''The Revolution Will Not Be Televised'' is a 1974 [[GreatestHitsAlbum compilation album]] by musical poet Music/GilScottHeron[[note]] It collects tracks from three of his earlier
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"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" was added to the UsefulNotes/NationalRecordingRegistry in 2005 for being "historically, culturally and aesthetically important". Magazine/TimeMagazine also included it in [[TimeAllTime100Albums their 2006 list of timeless and essential music albums]].
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* {{Allusion}}: The title track makes all kinds of allusions to television shows and terms, specifically TV advertisements.
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* FunnyAfro: Scott-Heron sported one.
