Today we have a pair of current translations from Gil Scott's famous poem The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. I hope you enjoy!
The revolution will not be televised (2010)
By Brian Sanders
adapted from the original Poem by Gil Scott.
You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on, log on and cop out.
You will not be able to TiVo, Netflix, Hulu it,
Because the revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be brought to you by Cialis or lipator.
In high definition or in 4 parts without commercial interruptions.
The revolution will not be tweeted, facebooked or blogged about.
it will not be commented on by Rush Limbaugh or John Stewart.
The revolution will not be televised.
The revolution will not be aired on Fox or MSNBC
The revolution will not be syndicated or copyrighted.
The revolution will not give you sex appeal.
The revolution will not get rid of bad breath or germs that cause them.
The revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner,
because the revolution will not be televised, Brother.
And it will not be made into a movie by Michael Moore, or starring Kirk Cameron.
The story will not be written by Max Lucado or Philip Yancy.
The revolution will not be on TBN or CBN, because the revolution will not be televised.
It will not promise you 10,100 or 1000 fold for your love offering to this ministry,
the revolution costs you everything.
The revolution will not be wearing skinny jeans or graphic tees.
It will not be hip hop or hipster.
The revolution will not be on a home page, or the blogoshere, or your facebook wall.
It will not be available on itunes or for download anywhere.
It will not be open source, or linex based.
You will not be able to comment on the revolution,
there will be no user names, or logins.
Jersey Shore, Glee and Finding out who is the next American Idol
will no longer be so damned culturally relevant,
and no one will care who is dancing with the stars or
who is smarter than a fifth grader,
because the poor 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 celebrities, or corporate moguls on the red carpet.
The revolution will not be on the cover of rolling stone, relevant, or charisma magazine.
It will not be on Mark Driscol’s podcast, or Rob Bell’s next speaking tour.
The revolution will not be sold in Christian Book Stores.
The revolution will not have a logo, a brand or a flash mob.
The revolution will be interactive, but not in a virtual world.
The revolution will not be texted or made into an app for your phone.
The revolution will not be available for iphone, android or blackberry.
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg will not be leading the revolution.
The theme song will not be sung by Coldplay, Kanye West or the Black Eyed Peas.
The revolution will not be right back
after a message from any sponsor.
The revolution will not be televised,
The revolution will be no re-run brothers;
The revolution will be live.
Revolutionize The World
By Ryan Davis
You can't stay home sister
You can't talk the talk, if you aren't gonna walk the walk brother
Raising awareness will not work
Music videos starring Scarlett Johanesson, The Roots and John Legend will not work
You have to leave the comfort of your home
The world will not be revolutionized
The world will not be revolutionized by rich celebrities adopting African babies, collecting them like trophies
The world will not be revolutionized by going green, recycling, or picket signing
U2's next cd will not revolutionize the world
Donating a dollar to feed a starving kid in Africa will not revolutionize the world
Oprah can build as many schools as she wants in Africa, she still won't revolutionize the world
Watching Blood Diamond, Hotel Rwanda and Crash will not revolutionize the world
Electing the first black president will not revolutionize the world
Taking the "N" word out of Huck Finn will not revolutionize the world
Fox News will not revolutionize the world
Dr. Cornell West speaking at your esteemed college will not revolutionize the world
Random acts of kindness will not revolutionize the world
The world will not be revolutionized by dropping bombs in Iran, splitting atoms in Japan or by burning the Koran
Invading countries for oil(ahem) I mean for weapons of mass destruction will not revolutionize the world
Contrary to popular belief legalizing weed will not revolutionize the world
The Iphone 4 will not revolutionize the world
Fox News will not report on revolutionizing the world
The Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, The Cranberries, The Beatles play-list on your iPod will not revolutionize the world
"Revolutionize The World" will not be the next hit Black Eye Peas song
The Fugees, The Smith's, Little Brother, A Tribe Called Quest getting back together will not revolutionize the world
Go sit in a corner with John Mayer if you are just waiting on the world to change
Listening to National Public Radio will not revolutionize the world
Snookie, 16 and pregnant and the next winner of American Idol will DEF not revolutionize the world
Politics and politicians playing mind tricks will not revolutionize the world
Voting for people who have hidden agendas will not revolutionize the world
Talking about revolutionizing the world will not revolutionize the world.....
There is only one person who can revolutionize the world and his name is Jesus
If all these things can't revolutionize the world, then obviously something is missing
It's messed up when Gahndi says he likes our Jesus, but not his christians
and we wonder why people hate organized religion
We and I mean we as in Christians can revolutionize the world
We have the manual
All we gotta do is follow Emmanuel.
R.I.P. Gil Scott Heron
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