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The website with lyrics does not actually appear to be scott-heron's website; I have thus removed the statement that this is the case. -wes—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.226.242 ( talk • contribs)
Is this a disambiguation page that doesn't point to an article on any meaning of the phrase? Odd.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Teucer ( talk • contribs)
Removed "many of which may be unknown today" from the heading to the list of references in the song. NPOV and searingly condescending. PacificBoy 04:05, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
Is Spiro Agnew mentioned in a version of the song? I don't hear it in the early version of the song I am listening to. Nightkey ( talk) 22:52, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
The songs of Plastic Beach has Snoop Dogg at one point stating that the revolution will be televised.
119 words or 694 characters. (for DYK) -- Guerillero | My Talk 04:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
The phrase can be heard during the first track ("Countdown to Armageddon") from the Public Enemy album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.165.195.85 ( talk) 13:57, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
The list of cultural references mentions "Dick and Jane, white children, a brother and sister, featured in American basal readers" but the song's lyrics actually state "...and women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow..." I'm not clear that children's reader couple is really what's intended. Opinions? JoeJJC ( talk) 03:48, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Seeing as this article is about "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" the 45 label image should be of this track, not its flipside. 68.146.52.234 ( talk) 20:01, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I have seen articles on " list songs" that include hyperlinked lists of the things referenced in the particular song. The Intro and the Outro and Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) come to mind. Rather than mere trivia, this information can be key to understanding the point (such as it might be) of the song, especially when the references may be unfamiliar to folks outside a particular place or time. Any feelings on how that would work here? PurpleChez ( talk) 20:18, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
The cover of American Flagg! issue 12 (Sept 1984) has the caption "The Revolution WILL be Televised." The story is science fiction revolving around pirate television and political intrigue escalating to genocide and revolution. Dhericean ( talk) 13:26, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
While the items pile up to include even some obvious spam (XRP out of escrow, I see… — huge text, no links, the works!), the following remains unlisted just because:
* Excerpts (of the expanded 1982 version) are featured in the opening theme of all 12 episodes of [[Homeland (season 6)|''Homeland'' (season 6)]].
It is however back-referenced in the linked article. Tuvalkin ( talk) 06:16, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
The radio station I normally listen to has a weekly old-school R&B program. This week's program featured a song along the lines of what is listed in the "In popular culture" section. Like the original, it is full of dated references, in this case dating to the early 1990s. The lyrical narrative was along the lines of "The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be a major motion picture. It will be written by John Grisham, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner and Julia Roberts". It then touches on racial issues by stating that Denzel Washington appears but is killed off by Costner within minutes, and that Costner carries a picture of Whitney Houston in his wallet (presumably a reference to The Bodyguard). Since this song predates the existence of modern search engines, those return no information. The program's website shows no diligence when it comes to posting playlists. Anyone know anything about this song or whether it would be appropriate to mention as a cultural reference? RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 01:23, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
During the 2020-21 United States racial unrest, the phrase "The Manny Will Not Be Televised" referenced both the song and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid character Manny Heffley, since many of the protestors grew up reading the series.
Is this even true?
24.151.216.70 ( talk) 19:35, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-manny-will-not-be-televised Richard-of-Earth ( talk) 04:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
The article says: "The song's title was originally a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movements in the United States." It then cites Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America. by Charles Hamilton & Kwame Ture (1967) as a source for the claim. I checked the book and nowhere in it does it mention a slogan even similar to "the revolution will not be televised". I would suggest removing the claim from the article unless there is some other verification for it. 47.54.59.86 ( talk) 13:36, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
First rap ? Drsruli ( talk) 18:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
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The website with lyrics does not actually appear to be scott-heron's website; I have thus removed the statement that this is the case. -wes—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.226.242 ( talk • contribs)
Is this a disambiguation page that doesn't point to an article on any meaning of the phrase? Odd.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Teucer ( talk • contribs)
Removed "many of which may be unknown today" from the heading to the list of references in the song. NPOV and searingly condescending. PacificBoy 04:05, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
Is Spiro Agnew mentioned in a version of the song? I don't hear it in the early version of the song I am listening to. Nightkey ( talk) 22:52, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
The songs of Plastic Beach has Snoop Dogg at one point stating that the revolution will be televised.
119 words or 694 characters. (for DYK) -- Guerillero | My Talk 04:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
The phrase can be heard during the first track ("Countdown to Armageddon") from the Public Enemy album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.165.195.85 ( talk) 13:57, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
The list of cultural references mentions "Dick and Jane, white children, a brother and sister, featured in American basal readers" but the song's lyrics actually state "...and women will not care if Dick finally got down with Jane on Search for Tomorrow..." I'm not clear that children's reader couple is really what's intended. Opinions? JoeJJC ( talk) 03:48, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
Seeing as this article is about "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" the 45 label image should be of this track, not its flipside. 68.146.52.234 ( talk) 20:01, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
I have seen articles on " list songs" that include hyperlinked lists of the things referenced in the particular song. The Intro and the Outro and Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) come to mind. Rather than mere trivia, this information can be key to understanding the point (such as it might be) of the song, especially when the references may be unfamiliar to folks outside a particular place or time. Any feelings on how that would work here? PurpleChez ( talk) 20:18, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
The cover of American Flagg! issue 12 (Sept 1984) has the caption "The Revolution WILL be Televised." The story is science fiction revolving around pirate television and political intrigue escalating to genocide and revolution. Dhericean ( talk) 13:26, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
While the items pile up to include even some obvious spam (XRP out of escrow, I see… — huge text, no links, the works!), the following remains unlisted just because:
* Excerpts (of the expanded 1982 version) are featured in the opening theme of all 12 episodes of [[Homeland (season 6)|''Homeland'' (season 6)]].
It is however back-referenced in the linked article. Tuvalkin ( talk) 06:16, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
The radio station I normally listen to has a weekly old-school R&B program. This week's program featured a song along the lines of what is listed in the "In popular culture" section. Like the original, it is full of dated references, in this case dating to the early 1990s. The lyrical narrative was along the lines of "The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be a major motion picture. It will be written by John Grisham, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Kevin Costner and Julia Roberts". It then touches on racial issues by stating that Denzel Washington appears but is killed off by Costner within minutes, and that Costner carries a picture of Whitney Houston in his wallet (presumably a reference to The Bodyguard). Since this song predates the existence of modern search engines, those return no information. The program's website shows no diligence when it comes to posting playlists. Anyone know anything about this song or whether it would be appropriate to mention as a cultural reference? RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 01:23, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
During the 2020-21 United States racial unrest, the phrase "The Manny Will Not Be Televised" referenced both the song and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid character Manny Heffley, since many of the protestors grew up reading the series.
Is this even true?
24.151.216.70 ( talk) 19:35, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-manny-will-not-be-televised Richard-of-Earth ( talk) 04:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
The article says: "The song's title was originally a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movements in the United States." It then cites Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America. by Charles Hamilton & Kwame Ture (1967) as a source for the claim. I checked the book and nowhere in it does it mention a slogan even similar to "the revolution will not be televised". I would suggest removing the claim from the article unless there is some other verification for it. 47.54.59.86 ( talk) 13:36, 22 January 2024 (UTC)
First rap ? Drsruli ( talk) 18:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)