In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron published an album called ‘Small Talk at 125h and Lenox’ that began as follows: «Good night, welcome, my name is Gil Scott-Heron, I present you to my classmates on stage (…) And we will present a poem called« The revolution will not be televised ». To start, because it will not happen ».
Then, the poem recited, which spoke of activists, Ironically mentioned celebrities or the NBC chain, increasingly angry, accompanied only by bongos and congas. Later, the song would make up in a more jazz environment. And the rest is the history of the political song and the spoken word.
Gil Scott-Heron appears as the unique author of ‘Revolution’, the new single from Tsha, one of the most prominent electronic pop producers in recent years. But the letter has been adapted to the times.
“The revolution will not happen on social networks” is the motto of this 2025 adaptation, which includes Mentions to Tiktok, Facebook or YouTube. “The revolution will not come with filters that make it seem more attractive, nor will it be sponsored by energy drinks (…) There will be no Instagram Stories or Facebook status that explain it / The revolution will not break while waiting for a YouTube advertisement to finish / will not be viral, you will not receive notifications / the revolution will happen in real life, in the clubs, in the hearts, in the hearts.
Great truths in its simplicity, which correspond to a simplicity high to the cube in the production of TSHA. The artist has chosen a novelty base, almost Zafia, as silly as a ‘Barbra Streisand’, which seems skillfully designed to make the message recorded over fire.
Tsha has not built this issue thinking about Trump, neither in Gaza, nor in Putin, but fed up with sessions in which everyone is dedicated to filming it. «We should live the moment and connect with each other when we are on the dance floor. We should look at each other and not the DJ. I was inspired by Gil Scott-Heron and wanted to play with the lyrics, thinking today ». Of course, the political nuance of the subject can no longer contain. ‘Revolution’ already belongs to the town and has quickly placed itself as the most listened to the TSHA catalog.
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