Gil Scott-Heron - 'I'm New Here' (official video) 

Thanks to Bill Callahan/Smog..

Gill was a brilliant Man 👍🏿.

rockdamost hi. Why?

@@GeGe-gg3zt Because Bill Callahan (who might be the most brilliant living songwriter) wrote the tune. It's a cover. But, as much as I'm a fan of Callahan (and I'm a huge fan), I actually prefer Gill Scott-Heron's interpretation over the original.

@@bertdockx This is definitely better.

Im 25 and i realize how helpfull his words are to my reflections on life, he kept me goin through tough times

I have been a fan for, 35+ years; I was fortunate enough to meet the man & see him perform with Brian Jackson. I will never forget that night.

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I admire him endlessly as a person, songwriter, musician and a very critical mind.

true. indeed.

He receives his bling, don't you worry. ✌️❤️😊

​@zpuntitled.1919 just give him a cigarette holder and a pair of golden shades.

I e-mailed a friend on hearing of Gil Scott Heron's death and realised I was weeping onto my keyboard. I only ever saw him live once (1994) and to this day I maintain I have _never_ seen as musician as fluent in their music.

yes Buddy he's really fantastic✌☻☮

You are so right, a wonderful musician, poet. I doubt we will see anything comparable to GSH again, sadly

same here gary. im pretty sure many of the commenters on here, myself included, would agree with everything youve said.

Gil Scott Heron is a vital part of the fabric woven together which we called the United States. His music was introduced to me in the mid seventies. Only recently had I returned to his zeal. His insight, and more his insights into American society. He championed lost causes, with courage and conviction, and hope! He is more relevant today than any other time in his career.He is still one of a kind. The closest artist who also spoke, and sang with poetic justice.Was Bob Dylan. I was wondering this week how is. Or even if he lived. He is a genuine American icon. The drugs came close to destroying him completely. I am grateful he lives, and is still capable of producing more just music. But you can easily see the toll drugs have had on him. I hope he is happy. If your reading this Gil Scott. Thank you!! What a sad, sad day(for those of us who cherish his message) it will be. When Sir Gil Scott passes on. He opened up many eyes. He belongs in the Hall of Fame.When he was a poet he was at his best. He was a warrior. From Vienna. All the best. And peace. God bless Gil Scott. Again, thanks for posting!! Revolution. Whities on the Moon. Steven.

I think you've probably had to have of actually lived to understand this, Only through the struggle do we learn to understand

If you have to explain it they don't deserve it

Was a major influence on Rap. Chuck D acknowledges him as a pioneer. Check out all of his work and the documentary about his life here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sYoQn3iEYBw.html

You are a liar, he was always a heavy drug abuser...he would complain in his songs about people telling him to get off dope. He was not banned for his views, but for his methods which would incite violence against the non-melenated.

Straight up truth, man!

a gem. id place this in his top 5 works of all time on lyrics alone. context is everything. juxtaposing what he was dealing at the time close to when he passed makes this a 5/5 to me.

@@brentstevens6228 Yes. So much heart in his version of Bill Callahan's song,. That and the video production - a treasure.

you truly get it my man. first comment ive run across that has the bigger 4D understanding of the situation, his past and the lyrics. #salute

He was ❤

I concur. I'm 42. His music is timeless...... I love it...

I concur as well. I'm 27. His music is truth. Pure truth.

Joe, I know your comment is old but I wanted to reply anyway. I'm 30 and I've been listening to Gil for about ten years now. Some folks think I'm crazy because I'm white and I like his music. However, I think there are lessons--and simply good music to be enjoyed--for people of all kinds. Every time I listen to Gil, I learn something or I get into a philosophical state of mind, and sometimes I just laugh. His lyrics are truly timeless.

What are you afraid of?

What are you scared of? Try seeing with those wide open tightly shut eyes and you may see...

well put.

Agree. Bill's version is also much better than this!

@@caseytins well go write on his fuckin post!

@@kevincraig5311 why is it fuckin and not just ordinary?

@@caseytins nah, this is better imo

@@kevincraig5311 Just stating facts - relax.

and on the way, he tried to tell others who were doing what he was to leave that hop and yeezy alone. may the most high bless gil scott.

@@brentstevens6228 what do you mean by this ?

Just happened to me.... He's amazing.

He's Amazing. Came across him two days ago and i'm amazed.

Awesome! Very well said!

Yes, L James he is!

11soccerforlife I wish I had known about him when he was here but we will keep him alive by appreciating and honoring his legacy.

super powerful for sure. damn.

yes i think too so

+Teresa Ott the gd

BrokenTengu99 with the recent events in amerikka...i am in tears too

Tho Gil needs no comparison this reminds me of Leonard Cohen

There are ways to make the mind more malleable even in old age

No, Bill Callahan wrote and recorded it. 🙏

some powerful, poignant, and more importantly, meaningful shit. no one makes introspective songs like this any longer. or maybe im looking in the wrong place.

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Billie Lee Ñan 😢

Yeah. His songs resonate very deeply.

Wish his was ever so peaceful.

And I will always have your music and messages in my heart

facts!

Bill Callahan wrote and recorded it. 🙏

i never met the brothar, but given his circumstances at the time he made the im new here album, im convinced he was trying to help others that were going through what he had been through.

such a cultural hero! Specsavers £150 Giveaway

He was a genius. His songs really resonate with me.

I consider it a love potion, a magic spell for each and everyone of us. :-) ...musician and magician simultaneously. One Love dear ones!! :-)

Mariette immaculate right

manne! i figured gil wrote it, as it mirrored his circumstances at the time. not hip to bill callahan but ill have to check him out. is he just a songwriter, or...?

@@brentstevens6228 Singer songwriter. Recorded under the name Smog for many years, now under his own name. Highly recommend catching him live if you get the opportunity.

very nice! i used to live in the haystax off jackson and santa clara by the 92 SM bridge but i had moved back to the ATL (where im from) by then. that would have been that shhh to see the brothar live. also, my sons mom (who is also deon here from the town (66th and california) is down here too in the A.

Jacqueline W 🙏❤️

John Rodarte wish I had been in that era. I don't like this one...

We need actual leadership, boycotts and marches more than ever

Paul, people around the world talk what we need - we should fight together, we need to stand against something. And we talk and talk... Leaders are the people who didn't wait for others and they are doing things instead telling we need to do things. If you can't find leader for your idea, maybe it means you should become one? Maybe there are leaders who are unknown to you, because we all say "we need" instead joining their forces?

John Rodarte “si se puede”👍🏾

🙏👑✊🏽🙌 was also around the boycotts, my mother worked with cesar was blessed by his presence.

What a beautiful song. What a Poet, what a man. Likewise, my heart too was broken on hearing about his death. Listening to such a beauty of a track still gives hope?

It reminds me of heaven, "I'm new here, can you show me around".

paul pelt Yes Paul. In the grand scheme of things, we're all new here. We simple forget, that's our problem. I play this track often. Be well Paul. Happy travels, and thanks for the touch!

Paul, I think he knew, and maybe was preparing himself AND us. Maybe that was the first question he asked God :) #Hopeful

Yeah

yeah. Great BILL CALLAHAN song.

yes, you ARE blessed. ive met tons of artists that i like over time: tariq, ahmir, mr render, yoda and rico from ONP, ra, prince paul, kris, kane, caz, hurricane, yz, daddy-o, scratch, blaze, diamond, percee, lib, egon, jay elec, short, dre, eazy, das efx, esg from 3xdope, dana dane, etc etc. i would have really liked to see the brothar gil-scott in concert.

+Jonas Kgomo can you post all lyrics?

its just my writing inspired by this song,not lyrics

ANYWAY HERE I did not become someone different That I did not want to be But I'm new here Will you show me around No matter how far wrong you've gone You can always turn around Met a woman in a bar Told her I was hard to get to know And near impossible to forget She said I had an ego on me The size of Texas Well I'm new here and I forget Does that mean big or small No matter how far wrong you've gone You can always turn around And I'm shedding plates like a snake And it may be crazy but I'm The closest thing I have To a voice of reason Turn around, turn around, turn around And you may come full circle And be new here again

Jonas Kgomo j

Henrik Horndrup beautifully said❤️

These particular words are Bill Callahan's.

i dont know who michael is but hopefully he came full circle.

my man! the essence.

Ah yes, that smile. And the oh so direct and open gaze, I could swear he was looking directly at me, and me alone.

bumble bee same

Bill Callahan wrote and recorded this song. 🙏

@@kidsmoked thanks for pointing folks to Bill Callahan, as well, another wonderful poet/musician. What do you think of Gil's performance? To me it is inspired and true to Bill's intention for his song, like an original in its own right. All the best!

FACTS!

Bill Callahan wrote and recorded it. He's been making great music for 30 years. 🙏

this is wrong

The New Minimalist What do you mean and what is wrong?

Djimt Cie No matter how far wrong you've gone 'You can always turn around` Important difference.

The New Minimalist sorry but i undrestand : "You know we've turned around" !

Djimt Cie No I don't think so. 'You can always turn around' has a much stronger meaning.

he did have some more conventional songs though.

Also this is a cover

That's how "On Coming From A Broken Home" does me...