Gil Scott-Heron - Work For Peace (Live 2001)

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  • Gil Scott-Heron - Work For Peace
    Live in 2001

Komentáře • 130

  • @edwinhurwitz6792
    @edwinhurwitz6792 Před rokem +16

    I miss that voice. We need him now more than ever.

    • @TimShepherd-yr8wo
      @TimShepherd-yr8wo Před měsícem

      Oh God yes; he was a national treasure. Folk around him should have protected him better. Gone far too soon!

  • @henrynash8871
    @henrynash8871 Před 8 lety +75

    Serious Music for GROWN FOLKS, not just because you old !!

    • @peculiarcaesar
      @peculiarcaesar Před 5 lety +1

      ha

    • @feduppelin4
      @feduppelin4 Před 3 lety

      for real

    • @johnf5476
      @johnf5476 Před 2 lety +1

      Been an admirer and follower for years .... we need someone to follow on from him soon. as there seems to be so little honesty and integrity like Gill's now .... RIP Gill , I wept when I heard of your passing

  • @JS-nw7xf
    @JS-nw7xf Před 2 lety +43

    towards the end of his life he made some of his greatest works... we are blessed to have shared some of this brief span of time with him.

    • @johnf5476
      @johnf5476 Před 2 lety +7

      You are so right , we need more like him as soon as possible

    • @jerseyrobynflorida
      @jerseyrobynflorida Před 10 měsíci

      Don't be fooled... beginning to the end.. my Friend always was right on POINT.

  • @richardmbowman
    @richardmbowman Před 5 lety +59

    Gil....one of America's greatest poets....living or dead.

  • @castelrose
    @castelrose Před rokem +9

    Never heard this one. Gils was way ahead of his time in thinking. He went through it all, drugs, poverty, and racism but keep his vision and stayed true to himself.

  • @bustabass9025
    @bustabass9025 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Saw him and the brothers in Detroit and at MSU back in the day. His gift of holding his audience spellbound as he wove his oratory magic between major and minor chord progressions, while African drums and shekere, pulsate the staccatoed rhythms, was indeed mesmerizing. Rest in peace man. The demons you fought didn't win. Your legacy still lives on.

  • @jessejazz3023
    @jessejazz3023 Před rokem +10

    Gil Scott-Heron always tells it like it is.His message is important powerful,and deep!

  • @kelvinheron3425
    @kelvinheron3425 Před 2 lety +15

    On this dreadful day, this music resonates more powerfully than ever.

    • @trw5653
      @trw5653 Před 2 lety

      s'why this older lady is here.

  • @jonathanlyons230
    @jonathanlyons230 Před 4 lety +23

    The King of the spoken word R.i.p. Gil-Scott Heron

  • @shaunroberts9183
    @shaunroberts9183 Před 7 lety +44

    never has this been more so relevant than now

    • @derickwhite1374
      @derickwhite1374 Před rokem +3

      And now once again, proving how timeless this message is. Aww man, I really love listening to him. Wish I had had ty he chance to see in person.
      Much love

    • @jeanetteeastman1638
      @jeanetteeastman1638 Před 4 měsíci

      Just as relevant in 2024 - all the college students in solidarity with Palestine and hundreds of people including senior citizens risking their lives to sail from Istanbul on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla with tons of food and medical supplies tomorrow.

  • @TheShabazzProduction
    @TheShabazzProduction Před 2 lety +13

    Loved this brother!!!! I'm thankful I went to his shows several times and got to hug him and thank him for his bravery and genius.

    • @OtheDaddy
      @OtheDaddy Před rokem +1

      Lucky you! We will love him forever for his militancy!

  • @DanielSaveryRaz
    @DanielSaveryRaz Před 8 lety +83

    Music with a message. He is missed.

  • @stevenharris9716
    @stevenharris9716 Před 4 lety +25

    My man , the truth teller . RIP. Soldier

  • @acbrown
    @acbrown Před 7 lety +24

    More relevant today than ever!

  • @bjornbaron5940
    @bjornbaron5940 Před rokem +5

    His songs are brilliantly a true reflection of society truths. The rich control the man's lives in deceitful ways.

  • @OhitsLP
    @OhitsLP Před 2 lety +7

    I wish Gil was still alive. He is a real legend ❤️

  • @jerocastella
    @jerocastella Před 4 lety +12

    Miss you bro...listening your tunes here in 2020... still remember you came to Badalona ( Barcelona Spain ) it was a great show there.. sometimes i try to sing your tunes, peace go with you Gil..wherever you go...great poet..PEACE.. LOVE

    • @cynthiakennie9727
      @cynthiakennie9727 Před 2 lety +4

      I do sing his 🎵 when I'm alone and sometimes I get loose and sing around family. They don't mind cuz they know I love Gil.

  • @AlexO-sx6ff
    @AlexO-sx6ff Před 4 lety +13

    What a guy and a poet.

  • @alcornwest
    @alcornwest Před 5 lety +26

    I love this stuff... and this brilliant artist. RIP GSH.

  • @INVISUO
    @INVISUO Před rokem +1

    I was there , for my huge pleasure 👍👌😎

  • @e.g.moorejr.285
    @e.g.moorejr.285 Před 4 lety +10

    Relevant in 2020!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Burning bush moment!!!!

    • @pgonzo98
      @pgonzo98 Před 4 lety +1

      talk more about burning bush...

  • @Warpedsmac
    @Warpedsmac Před 5 lety +14

    My God, this man is good. The band too.

  • @CHARISMA7171
    @CHARISMA7171 Před rokem +2

    this one goes in the top 10

  • @beatricedesbois2108
    @beatricedesbois2108 Před rokem +4

    👋toujours cette voix qui résonne🎼🎵🎶♥️sans modération. Je l'ais ❤ découvert à l'époque sur RADIO NOVA....😍💙🔥

  • @kellymcclelland4571
    @kellymcclelland4571 Před 4 měsíci

    Your music will live on thru me for sure my kids know you to keep it going❤

  • @darrelljordan4171
    @darrelljordan4171 Před 3 lety +6

    Righteous

  • @mohammedyassien98
    @mohammedyassien98 Před 3 lety +5

    We ask The Creator of the Heavens and Earth to lift this plague globally 🌏😎 👍🏾🇦🇺

    • @rodneyharper2275
      @rodneyharper2275 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah this is nothing new every generation faces some sort of plague

  • @johnrobinson4281
    @johnrobinson4281 Před 22 dny

    This guy spitting the truths real talk old school real talk

  • @setsotosekhonyane3762
    @setsotosekhonyane3762 Před 2 měsíci

    June 12th 2024 I just want to personally mark this day when I 1st heard about this man Gil Scott,coinciding with the events of today in my life and a discussion I was having with a great friend and artist about working within.Never have I ever felt more determined to accomplish on the gifts the cosmos gave me so in closing I'd like to ask who happens to know a good and precise tarot reader?I need to know when I need to bet the lotto or try my luck nje...bathi ngine windfall mtase🤣

  • @kellymcclelland4571
    @kellymcclelland4571 Před 4 měsíci

    My man you make my soul happy

  • @bernardcunningham3419
    @bernardcunningham3419 Před 5 lety +7

    Im lying here at home looking at Gil-Scott Heron dvd and he's playing this tune. Nice steppin record. I can see myself and partner Willie J. putting it down. Smooth. E.C./W.J.

  • @sandrotime7422
    @sandrotime7422 Před 2 lety +3

    I had seen Gilt Scott Heron live at Unterföhring, long time ago.
    He was a super Jazz Musiker.

  • @tommaso7994
    @tommaso7994 Před 5 lety +30

    This is the message he left. Get to it.

    • @patrickbland115
      @patrickbland115 Před 4 lety

      Before his time....Gil

    • @bustabass9025
      @bustabass9025 Před 2 lety +1

      The Urban Troubadour, whose golden throated chorus and verse, blended well with laser guided socio-political monologs, and etched an indelible message on the conscious of the planet. Rest in peace my brother...the drum still beats.🪘

  • @lonely_ghost9857
    @lonely_ghost9857 Před 3 lety +4

    Bro this is one of the best songs ever i kid you not

  • @Devissee
    @Devissee Před rokem +3

    It's interesting to note Brian Jackson wrote most of the Words that Gil Scott Heron spoke to the world through his unique voice and style....

    • @niallmackinnon8982
      @niallmackinnon8982 Před rokem +1

      sorry D.M. but I'm sure this isn't true. From an interview with Brian:
      Is that how you worked together from then on, with you giving him music to put words to?
      Pretty much. He would always ask me to tell him what I was feeling or thinking in respect to the piece I was presenting to him. Sometimes I’d have a bit of a lyric or a hook. At the very least, I would have to have an idea of what I was trying to say with the music. Whenever we wrote together, that had to be a part of it. Once I did that, he could just run with it. He was always dead on. He always understood exactly where I was coming from. It was a great feeling to write with somebody like that. It was like a Vulcan mind-meld almost.
      I'm off to see Brian Jackson tonight in Melbourne. V. excited

    • @twinpeaksVVV
      @twinpeaksVVV Před 10 měsíci

      During their period of collaboration Brian wrote the music and Gil wrote the words.

  • @joanietaylor2447
    @joanietaylor2447 Před 4 lety +4

    Yes Yes And Amen Memories Made for Strength In This Season Of Life With.. Peace Be With You

  • @americanamusica13
    @americanamusica13 Před 3 lety +3

    Peace ain’t gonna be free…ya gotta go to work.

  • @kathebloom1089
    @kathebloom1089 Před 4 měsíci

    Definitely miss Gil...would surely like his commentary now. To quote him.."...and now democracy is ragtime on the corners..."

  • @dancarman4793
    @dancarman4793 Před 9 měsíci

    Gil, His work is the best, period. This song says it all. how some things never change..
    Peace!

  • @alessandromanzo7495
    @alessandromanzo7495 Před rokem +1

    Play his music and let his words be listened..... rip bro✊🏽

  • @Narikeljinjira
    @Narikeljinjira Před 2 lety +2

    Miss you brother Gil.

  • @darrylslaughter649
    @darrylslaughter649 Před 3 lety +5

    A classic,performance

  • @Chrisnickhill
    @Chrisnickhill Před rokem +1

    ❤🎉Gil is the words

  • @johncromwell2529
    @johncromwell2529 Před měsícem

    Thanks Gil!!👏👏👏

  • @marcosrockwell6134
    @marcosrockwell6134 Před 5 lety +32

    Back when Eisenhower was the President
    Golf courses was where most of his time was spent.
    So I never paid much attention to what the President said
    Because in general, I believed the General was politically dead,
    But he always seemed to know how muscles were going to be flexed
    He kept mumbling something about a military-industrial complex.
    The military and monetary
    The military and monetary
    The military and monetary
    The military and the monetary
    Get together whenever they think it's necessary
    They have turned our brothers and sisters into mercenaries,
    They are turning the planet into a cemetary.
    The military and the monetary
    Use the media as intermediaries.
    They are determined to keep the citizens secondary
    They make so many decisions that seem arbitrary.
    We've been standing behind the 'Commander-in-Chief'
    Who was under a spotlight, shaking like a leaf
    Because the ship of state had landed on an economic reef
    So we knew he'd be bringing us messages of grief.
    The military and monetary
    Were 'Shielded' by January and went 'Storming' into February.
    They brought us pot-bellied Generals as luminaries.
    Two weeks before I hadn't heard of the sons of Bitches
    And then all of a sudden they were legendary.
    They took the honor from the honorary
    They took the dignity from the dignitaries
    They took the secrets from the secretaries
    But they left the 'bitch' in 'obituary'
    Yeah, they had some 'smart bombs'
    But they had some dumb ones as well
    They scared the hell out of CNN in that Baghdad hotel.
    The military and the monetary
    The military and monetary
    The military and monetary
    Get together whenever they think it's necessary
    War in the desert sometimes sure could seem scary
    But they beamed out the war to all of their subsidiaries
    Tried making 'so damn insane' (Saddam Hussein) a worthy adversary
    Keeping all of the citizens secondary
    Scaring old folks into coronaries
    Making us all wonder if all of this was really, truly necessary.
    We've got to work for peace.
    We've got to work for peace.
    If we all believed in peace we could have peace.
    The only thing wrong with peace is that
    You can't make no money from it.
    The military and the monetary
    Get together whenever they think it's necessary
    They have turned our brothers and sisters into mercenaries
    We are turning parts of the planet into a cemetary.
    We hounded the Ayatollah religiously,
    Bombed Libya and killed Qadafi's son hideously.
    We turned our back on our allies, the Panamanians
    Watched Ollie North selling guns to the Iranians
    Witnessed Gorbachev slaughtering Lithuanians
    So we better warn the Amish, they may bomb the Pennsylvanians.
    We've got to work for peace.
    Peace ain't coming this way.
    We've got to work for peace.
    Peace is not (merely) the absence of war
    It is the absence of the rumors of war and the threats of war
    And the preparation of war.
    Peace is not (merely) the absence of war
    We will have all touched the power of peace within ourselves.
    Because we will have all come to peace within ourselves.
    Peace ain't gonna be easy.
    Peace ain't gonna be free.
    We've got to work for peace.

    • @yoyou3168
      @yoyou3168 Před 5 lety +6

      Trump always on the Golf Course 😂

    • @Warpedsmac
      @Warpedsmac Před 5 lety +2

      This is great Marcos...would you please check my lyrics I have put up for Space Shuttle...its not the video lyrics I have posted them underneath like you have here. Your input would be most welcome. Thanks Warpedsmac.

    • @truefunksoul8638
      @truefunksoul8638 Před 4 lety +1

      Prince used the 'absence of war' line in his wonderful protest song Baltimore which he wrote in 2015 after the murder of Freddie Gray : czcams.com/video/cieZB0Ab7xk/video.html

    • @stephaniegfields9450
      @stephaniegfields9450 Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks so much for providing the words🤗🥰💙🧡👍

    • @twinpeaksVVV
      @twinpeaksVVV Před 10 měsíci

      "They had some smart bombs / But they had some dumb ones as well / Scared the hell out of CNN in that Baghdad hotel."
      One of my favorite verses among so many.

  • @TICSTUDIOSLLC
    @TICSTUDIOSLLC Před 8 měsíci

    Legendary man

  • @dorisschmid968
    @dorisschmid968 Před 4 lety +3

    Love dis Men ,,,,💕Peace Master ,,,, real Sound ,,,, perfekt in dis Moments💚💚💚💚

  • @richardmbowman
    @richardmbowman Před 5 lety +22

    The Military & The Monetary

  • @twinpeaksVVV
    @twinpeaksVVV Před 10 měsíci +1

    "Back when Eisenhower was president, golf courses are where most of his time was spent." Not much has changed.

  • @susannatinti3143
    @susannatinti3143 Před 4 lety +5

    Superba interpretazione...messaggio idem

  • @rudolphbennett3988
    @rudolphbennett3988 Před 4 lety +8

    POWERFUL SIMPLE TUNE!

  • @carmendamic77
    @carmendamic77 Před rokem +1

    STUPENDO ARTISTA IMMENSO. PECCATO NON SI CONOSCA ABBASTANZA. E SPECIE IN ITALIA.

  • @PurifyLoveTruth
    @PurifyLoveTruth Před 3 lety +4

    #2020 FACTS!!!

  • @Thefunksoulbro
    @Thefunksoulbro Před 2 lety +2

    Right on brother's and sister's 😎

  • @kingskingdom6591
    @kingskingdom6591 Před 2 lety +2

    Memories

  • @Rick-S-70
    @Rick-S-70 Před rokem +1

    Never a truer word said RIP son of black arrow

  • @muriellechapelle9066
    @muriellechapelle9066 Před 4 měsíci

    J aime sa musique ❤

  • @jamaicanaturally
    @jamaicanaturally Před 6 lety +15

    gil only lied to himself. But not to y'all. I love you always miss you baby my soulmate in life and the afterlife. xoxo you got freedom and you got peace. Finally.

    • @williamhosana2691
      @williamhosana2691 Před 6 lety +2

      Jamaica...Naturally how did he lie to himself?

    • @truefunksoul8638
      @truefunksoul8638 Před 4 lety +3

      @@williamhosana2691 He refused to admit that he had any problem with drugs in his later years, which is presumably what she means. This article is pretty stark: www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/09/new-york-is-killing-me

    • @philoza1000
      @philoza1000 Před 3 lety

      @@truefunksoul8638 So so sad

    • @ClaudeRains1948
      @ClaudeRains1948 Před rokem +1

      She was probably talking about his heroin addiction with that statement 😞…But he was truly loved & respected…Gil was beautiful

  • @MrKingGator
    @MrKingGator Před 2 lety +2

    Awesome

  • @kendrabrevard1976
    @kendrabrevard1976 Před 8 lety +33

    he tried to tell us

    • @FabioFerriCiccio
      @FabioFerriCiccio Před 6 lety +5

      We have to work a lot, dear Kendra: all around the world, dear comrade Gil... With that big blond piece of shit sitting at the White's house, twitting, acting like a big bambinone, talking idiot phrases and signing pieces of igienic paper every day... provocating an imminent war. If we don't stop him asap. Thank you Gil. For the strength, the vision, the energy, the knowledge, the soul: the intelligence. Grazie compagno Gil.

    • @rodneyharper2275
      @rodneyharper2275 Před 3 lety +1

      You can live with your effort

  • @sohrabjabari5979
    @sohrabjabari5979 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks so much

  • @hermancopelin9026
    @hermancopelin9026 Před rokem

    "Peace be w. u my Bro."- (rip)
    💖

  • @Vengeant1
    @Vengeant1 Před 19 dny

    Peace ✌️🙂

  • @Rara-Abyss
    @Rara-Abyss Před 7 měsíci

    Number 1

  • @stevon521
    @stevon521 Před 2 lety +2

    R.I.P grandma hands

  • @kimberlyanderson2159
    @kimberlyanderson2159 Před 2 lety +2

    💯

  • @rodneyharper2275
    @rodneyharper2275 Před 4 lety +2

    The real message in the song is work for what you want and waiting for people to had you something for nothing

  • @frankhaukenfrers7783
    @frankhaukenfrers7783 Před rokem +1

    Sehr aktuell

  • @isaacburdiss
    @isaacburdiss Před rokem +1

    Nice

  • @lelandthomosoniii4743
    @lelandthomosoniii4743 Před rokem +1

    Uno,,,dos
    TRES

  • @CalvinMayes-zv5di
    @CalvinMayes-zv5di Před 2 měsíci

    June The Teenth!
    Twenty-Twenty-Four!

  • @qigongandthemartialarts3273

    Let's you know you can't sit around and get you want

  • @lizijamal1599
    @lizijamal1599 Před 9 měsíci

    i filmed him at glastonbury festival..... i will have to look see if same ...

  • @brockit79
    @brockit79 Před rokem

    ☮🧡

  • @RonCarterBassist
    @RonCarterBassist Před 5 měsíci

    👍🏾

  • @Apodeipnon
    @Apodeipnon Před 3 lety +1

    The war in Afghanistan is now almost 20 years old..

  • @stephentrueman4843
    @stephentrueman4843 Před 2 lety +2

    we need to set up a bake sale and try raise some funds for peace

  • @geekmeee
    @geekmeee Před 13 dny

    The prophet.

  • @BlackCountryJo100
    @BlackCountryJo100 Před 4 lety +1

    ♠️🖤✌🕊

  • @zenobia328
    @zenobia328 Před 3 lety

    ✊🏾🖤

  • @malicerat
    @malicerat Před 3 lety +1

    Oh, Gil....see you at the Mars Hotel xbt

  • @stevenmakse9481
    @stevenmakse9481 Před rokem +1

    anyone know where this show was?

  • @ashleys7631
    @ashleys7631 Před 10 měsíci

    Watching this as the US is about to send 2000+ troops 😢

  • @joeschmo97
    @joeschmo97 Před 2 lety +1

    😊

  • @bryansebadtian1923
    @bryansebadtian1923 Před 2 lety

    his father celtic player hail hail

  • @rodneyharper2275
    @rodneyharper2275 Před 4 lety +1

    Stop waiting for people to hand you something my correction

  • @sherman538
    @sherman538 Před 2 lety +1

    Snext?

  • @sherman538
    @sherman538 Před 2 lety +1

    .more views)

  • @CalvinMayes-zv5di
    @CalvinMayes-zv5di Před 2 měsíci

    Melchizedek: The King Of Salem. The High Priest And The King Of Peace.
    Then, now Immanuel Messiah Yashua The Christ Wonderful Councillor Father Of Time Prince Of Peace Lord Allmighty

  • @sherman538
    @sherman538 Před 2 lety

    Ill go first
    And
    Push
    From the
    Reaear

  • @gianlucavernizzi3071
    @gianlucavernizzi3071 Před 8 měsíci

    💚🤍❤️

  • @edwardleak3050
    @edwardleak3050 Před 2 lety

    Send this message to Biden. and Puttin.

  • @frankhaukenfrers7783
    @frankhaukenfrers7783 Před rokem +1

    Sehr aktuell