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<span style="font-style: italic">Derek
I received the sad news today that poet/musician Gil Scott-Herion passed away unexpectedly at the too-young age of 62.
If you know his music, you know what a loss this is.
If not, you've been missing something remarkable.
THIRTY YEARS ago, he wrote a song that precisely predicted where we'd be today based on our "choice" of Ronald Ray-Gun for president in 1980.
Something not to miss (or fail to hear again):
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Performed thirty years ago, poet Gil Scott-Heron nailed it perfectly.
He's talking about the Reagan era from within the Reagan era, but his comments could not be more accurate if they'd been recorded yesterday.
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I just noticed this film lasts for <span style="font-weight: bold">9</span> mins <span style="font-weight: bold">11</span> secs
I received the sad news today that poet/musician Gil Scott-Herion passed away unexpectedly at the too-young age of 62.
If you know his music, you know what a loss this is.
If not, you've been missing something remarkable.
THIRTY YEARS ago, he wrote a song that precisely predicted where we'd be today based on our "choice" of Ronald Ray-Gun for president in 1980.
Something not to miss (or fail to hear again):
Video:
Performed thirty years ago, poet Gil Scott-Heron nailed it perfectly.
He's talking about the Reagan era from within the Reagan era, but his comments could not be more accurate if they'd been recorded yesterday.
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I just noticed this film lasts for <span style="font-weight: bold">9</span> mins <span style="font-weight: bold">11</span> secs