Re-Ron

"Re-Ron" is a 1984 song by Gil Scott-Heron. It criticizes the campaign for the re-election of Ronald Reagan.^[1][2] It was recorded in collaboration with Bill Laswell.^[3][4][5]

Notable lines include:

"Would we take Fritz without Grits? We'd take Fritz the Cat. Would we take Jesse Jackson? Hell, we'd take Michael Jackson!"

The B-side of the record was "B-movie" which criticized the election of a former B-movie actor as the new president of the United States of America. These two songs by Scott-Heron were among many songs criticizing Reagan recorded by artists during the 1980s.

1. ^ "Gil Scott-Heron - Re-Ron at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
2. ^ "Gil Scott Heron", Soulwalking, http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Gil%20Scott%20Heron.html
3. ^ Peter Buckley (ed), The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, 2003, p 910
4. ^ Ellis, Iain (2008-10-29). Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists - Iain Ellis - Google Books. Soft Skull Press. ISBN 9781593763350. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
5. ^ Werner, Craig Hansen (2006). A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America - Craig Hansen Werner - Google Books. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472031473. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

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