Re-Ron
| "Re-Ron" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gil Scott-Heron | |
| Released | 1984 |
| Recorded | 1984 |
| Genre | Electronic, hip hop |
| Length | 6:42 |
| Label | Arista |
Re-Ron is a 1984 song by Gil Scott Heron. It criticizes the campaign for the re-election of Ronald Reagan.[1][2] It was recorded in collaboration with Bill Laswell.[3][4][5]
Notable lines include:
"Would we take Fritz with our grits? We'd take Fritz the Cat. Would we take Jesse Jackson? Hell, we'd take Michael Jackson!"
The B-side of the record was "B-movie" which was criticising the election of an ex B-Movie actor as the new president of the United States of America. These two songs by Heron were among many songs criticizing Reagan recorded by many artists during the 1980s.
References
- ↑ "Gil Scott-Heron - Re-Ron at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ "Gil Scott Heron", Soulwalking, http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Gil%20Scott%20Heron.html
- ↑ Peter Buckley (ed), The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, 2003, p 910
- ↑ "Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists - Iain Ellis - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ "A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America - Craig Hansen Werner - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
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