Gil Scott-Heron - Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983) Lyrics

Lyrics Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983) - Gil Scott-Heron



Thank you very much
As we said-
As I said earlier this evening
No-, not only has, has, has it been a long time
That we've been involved in, in ideas that concern nuclear power
But the world has not noted with little enthusiasm and little interest
The fact that now over, now all of a sudden
All of Europe and all over the world
People are starting to voice their concerns about nuclear power
What we would like to say is that nobody can do everything
But everybody can do something
And if everybody does something, everything will get done
So we want everybody to get involved
We don't care if you want to freeze it, burn it, bury it
Or merely cover it up with something you're not using anymore
Someone-
When I first got involved in nuclear power somebody said:
"Gil, why are you dealing with nuclear power, man, that ain't no black thing"
And I, I had to admit they had a point there
Because see, nuclear power is an equal opportunity destroyer
So whether, no matter what color you go into it with
You will glow in the dark
Green will be your final phosphorescent color
So we don't believe it has anything to do with black and white
We believe it has to do with life and death
So we invite everybody to get involved with life
And say something positive about how to get that shit outta here
We would like to take you into an idea called "Shut 'em Down"




Gil Scott-Heron - Plug In, Turn On, Cop Out (Live 1983)
Album Plug In, Turn On, Cop Out (Live 1983)
date of release
02-12-2019

1 Introduction (Live 1983)
2 We Almost Lost Detroit (Live 1983)
3 Intro to Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
4 Angola Louisiana (Live 1983)
5 Intro to Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
6 Three Miles Down (Live 1983)
7 B Movie (Live 1983)
8 Intro to a Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
9 A Legend In His Own Mind (Live 1983)
10 Intro to Winter In America (Live 1983)
11 Winter In America (Live 1983)
12 Band Introductions (Live 1983)
13 Intro to Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
14 Shut 'em Down (Live 1983)
15 Intro to Washington DC (Live 1983)
16 Washington DC (Live 1983)
17 Intro to the Bottle (Live 1983)
18 The Bottle (Live 1983)
19 Intro to Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
20 Better Days Ahead (Live 1983)
21 Intro to Johannesburg (Live 1983)
22 Johannesburg (Live 1983)
23 Winter In America (Live 1984)
24 Not Needed (Live 1984)
25 The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Live 1993)




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