Radio Paradise (mobile)

You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on skag 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 Xerox
In 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not show you pictures of Nixon
Blowing a bugle and leading a charge by John
Mitchell, General Abrams and Mendel Rivers to eat
Hog maws confiscated from a Harlem sanctuary.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by the
Schaefer Award Theatre and will not star Natalie
Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia.
The revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal.
The revolution will not get rid of the nubs.
The revolution will not make you look five pounds
Thinner, the revolution will not be televised, Brother.
There will be no pictures of you and Willie Mays
Pushing that shopping cart down the block on the dead run,
Or trying to slide that color television into a stolen ambulance.
NBC will not be able predict the winner at 8:32
On reports from 29 districts.
The revolution will not be televised.
There will be no pictures of pigs shooting down
Brothers in the instant replay.
There will be no pictures of Whitney Young being
Run out of Harlem on a rail with a brand new process.
There will be no slow motion or still life of Roy
Wilkens strolling through Watts in a Red, Black and
Green liberation jumpsuit that he had been saving
For just the right occasion.
Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Hooterville
Junction will no longer be so god damned relevant, and
Women will not care if Dick finally screwed
Jane on Search for Tomorrow because Black people
Will be in the street looking for a brighter day.
The revolution will not be televised.
There will be no highlights on the eleven o'clock
News and no pictures of hairy armed women
Liberationists and Jackie Onassis blowing her nose.
The theme song will not be written by Jim Webb or
Francis Scott Key, nor sung by Glen Campbell, Tom
Jones, Johnny Cash or Englebert Humperdink.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be right back
After a message about a white tornado, white lightning, or white people.
You will not have to worry about a dove in your
Bedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl.
The revolution will not go better with Coke.
The revolution will not fight the germs that may cause bad breath.
The revolution will put you in the driver's seat.
The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised,
Will not be televised, will not be televised.
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.

MirageRF Nov 14, 2012 - 20:10	The revolution will be fought by internet bloggers. Will anyone else know it? [ Reply ]
suesblues Sep 03, 2011 - 02:21	Shesdifferent wrote: Too bad we don't have a you tube video of this ha ha that would be ironic [ Reply ]
mikexican Aug 02, 2011 - 16:36	Not into it. [ Reply ]
Sleepytyme Aug 02, 2011 - 16:35	Yes, thank you Bill... [ Reply ]
MannAudioltd Jul 02, 2011 - 07:05	Thanks Bill [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent Jul 02, 2011 - 07:04	Too bad we don't have a you tube video of this [ Reply ]
vandal May 31, 2011 - 16:06	The revolution will not be re-run brothers The revolution will be live [ Reply ]
preineil May 31, 2011 - 16:05	RIP Brother. Great musician, great music. Have a lovely day Gil. Yes and all I really wanna say Is that the problems come and go, But the sunshine seems to stay Hey Just look around I think we've found A lovely day Sometimes it rains And I feel kinda strange Because it seems like my problems begin Without the sunshine on which I depend And all that make me feel like I need to hear the sun say Hey, just look around I think we've found A lovely day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-HnVvAxabc [ Reply ]
Organotha May 31, 2011 - 16:04	RIP Gil....released in 1970...it had a huge impact at the time....great music... [ Reply ]
pinnyrat May 31, 2011 - 16:03	MORE. [ Reply ]
oldman May 31, 2011 - 16:02	Rest in peace Mr. Scott-Heron [ Reply ]
(former member) Sep 13, 2010 - 20:12	Man, this is some kinda wonderful. the revolution will not be right back after a message about a white tornado.... [ Reply ]
bindi Aug 12, 2010 - 19:50	whoa! what ever happened to peace, love and understanding? [ Reply ]
peter_james_bond Aug 12, 2010 - 19:43	He's right, these days the revolution will not be televised, it will be tweeted and facebooked. [ Reply ]
KevinM Aug 12, 2010 - 19:39	This is one huge P.O.S. 1 [ Reply ]
Duluoz Aug 12, 2010 - 19:37	Oh so THIS is where Wesley Willis got his style from... interesting [ Reply ]
oldman Aug 12, 2010 - 19:37	[ Reply ]
sziggle Aug 12, 2010 - 19:36	great song! [ Reply ]
Zep Jun 24, 2010 - 07:08	Doesn't he mention CNN in this song? And didn't CNN come after 1974? [ Reply ]
chamrousse1450 May 09, 2010 - 07:42	Totally random connection - but check out the bass line on "Metronomic Underground" by Stereolab. The inspiration is evident! [ Reply ]