Talk:The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

message: 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)
replies: text: I agree that that choice of words is condescending, but I agree that many of the references may be unfamiliar to folks 40 years on. PurpleChez (talk) 19:17, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

message: 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)
replies: text: I don't know about your version, but the version I have says "Spiral Agnew". 24.27.31.170 (talk) 17:11, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

text: There are several "mistakes" in the song, and I've often wondered if the errors were actually intentional and for artistic effect. The misquote of Timothy Leary's "Tune In..." bit is probably the most obvious. There are also a few other passages that make me go hmmmmm, such as when GSH states that "Beverly Hillbillies...will no longer be so damn relevant." I mean...did anyone anywhere ever think Beverly Hillbillies was relevant? And that the Revolution will not star "Bullwinkle and Julia." PurpleChez (talk) 19:26, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

text: The (sarcastic) reference to certain shows being "relevant" exemplifies the use of irony. They were irrelevant to the revolution but highly relevant to what the revolution would overthrow; namely the social classes (or in marketing terms, the demographics) whose culture included watching them.  The cancellation of such shows might be interpreted as a strategy of self-preservation undertaken by the leadership of those classes, since an obviously "irrelevant" cultural expression would all too easily mark them as reactionary.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.25.115.38 (talk) 17:56, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spiro Agnew 

message: 119 words or 694 characters. (for DYK) --Guerillero | My Talk 04:09, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prose Size 

message: 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)
thread_title:  It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 

message: 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)
thread_title:  "Dick and Jane" reference? 

message: 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)
thread_title: Wrong image

message: 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)
replies: text: Going back through the article's history, I see that there was, at one time, a rather thorough listing of the references made in the song. I'll look further into the reasons for its removal, but personally believe it should return. Personal opinion...nothing more.... PurpleChez (talk) 17:39, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  references 

message: 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)
thread_title:  Comic cover - American Flagg! #12 

message: 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).
It is however back-referenced in the linked article. Tuvalkin (talk) 06:16, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: In popular culture

message: 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)
thread_title:  Manny 

message: First rap ? Drsruli (talk) 18:36, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Rapping#Proto-rap mentions Gil Scott-Heron as an influence on rap, but not as a rapper himself. I would say no, but you could look around and see if there is a citation that supports this. Remember, everything in Wikipedia articles must be verifiable. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 03:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible candidate for first rap song