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 RIP Gil Scott-Heron 
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Post RIP Gil Scott-Heron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13582880

I think Michael Franti sums up Gil very well ...

Scott-Heron's talent was his ability to "make us think about the world in a different way".

He would make listeners "laugh hysterically about the ironies of American culture, anger at the hypocrisy of our political system, all to a beat that kept us on the dance floor, with a voice and flow that kept you waiting with anticipation for the next phrase".

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RIP Gil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8
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RIP Gil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGaRtqrlGy8



I wonder how he felt about the revolution being tweeted :wink:

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rip to a seminal artist for sure.
right up to last year's "i'm new here" and the excellent re-work by jamie xx
the revolution lives on..

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