Turn The TV Off - Can a Halftime Show Be Revolutionary Art?

Feb 10, 2025

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Early into his Super Bowl Halftime Show Kendrick Lamar says “the revolution about to be televised. You picked the right time but the wrong guy.”

It’s a reference to the 1971 song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron:

“The revolution will not be televised
The revolution will not be brought to you
By Xerox in four parts without commercia…

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