Gil Scott-Heron - Grandma's Hands Lyrics

Of the many artists produced in the Americas, Gil Scott-Heron is by far one of the least credited. Perhaps many would say he was too radical or others may say he was years before his time, but the truth is Brother Gil was on time at the right time. Whether one of his originals or a sample of some other artists material, no one, not anyone contributed such a volume of pure raw artistic excellence at this brother did.

WOW , what a great review..well said, my Brother.....I must say though, that a few , like Fela Kuti, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley...John Trudell..all masters of expression in artistic excellence.... have come close, but no one did it quite the eloquent way he did.....driving home such a strong message...with each song, .with such grace and beauty....inspiring us all to think a lot about the reality of the world we find ourselves in....and what we need to do to change it for the better....

Gil is still cool as ice..

This dude got soul , rythym, and top top lyrics.
RIP to one of the best EVER

Thank you Gil Scott Heron for all your music. A special man for a time that needed him the most.

Grandma's Hands peace be with him 🙏

The Godfather of Rap, a poet and a genius.. Saw him play seven times in London during the 1980s - we followed him from gig to gig..This is even better than Bill Withers' original (in my humble opinion)..

🙏peace be with her🙏Grandmama teach me how to pray 🙏

😍😍😍😍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

great version....but it dont touch Bills......

that's easily debatable for me.

This track is important wen u think of the influence & the relationship Scotty ad with his grandma

Describes my grandmother when I was a little dude. Brings tears to my e yes. Rest peacefully Granny.

Real music

This is my first time hearing Gil"s version, of course it gets a thumbs up. However I'm partial to Al Jarrea"s version of this Bill Withers song.

Last poet

Kool gospel.

Gil was the original rapper.

Robert Gordon Funky Bass Lines....

First true original RAPPER  mostly his jazz here on this lp   but there are others which are 60%+ RAPP   his words are so true and CLEAN  without all the negative input  that we get from modern day hip hop artists

Vernon Hirsch I agree, you just stated things like they are

If Tupac was living and singing instead of rapping today, this is what he would sound like. Tupac and Gill Scoot held similar political views.

Nah Tupac went backwards associating with thug life. He had similar views to gil. yes, but he was less of a voice of the people in fact gil was still around but past his prime during tupac's day

i bought this album back when it first came out...by this time, his studio work had become very polished...that rawness prevalent in earlier recordings was gone...BUT the message here is more powerful than any slick production value. ahead of his time...ahead of his mind.

a true hero of the masses, man of the people,a true socialist. right wing usa would send him to internment then if they got away with it. ahead of his time. rest in peace

rest in peace, My Granny. i'll see You up in Heaven.

I love this song...this version is the best

+Rebora Ray Will Downing's Version is the best! Hands down...

I agree; love this version

I think the 1974 cover by Cleophus Robinson
beats 'em all . . .

I will need to check that out

I will need to check this out

was this sampled by Doom?

he should

maybe madlib for doom

No, but a rapper named Lushlife sampled this song. Its called "Daylight into me" from his album Cassette City. It goes equally hard af so idk.

man I heard the very beggining in a rap song by Kendrick Lamar maybe can't remember... Anybody ?

I love Gil Scott Heron & his music is really deep, miss you GSH, RIP

We have lost the touch of" Grandmother's hand"it brings such joy to my heart to bring spirit of my of "that strong Black Woman into my spirit. . Gill is such a great keeper of are people history, peace go with you brother. .Horace

I really liked Gil Scott-H.'s. music especially "Grandma's Hands. This really pays big HONOR to Ms. Lee and all the real grandmothers .

SIMONSEN:

gil scott must have really loved this tune, yes; but more so he really loved his grandma whom he grew up with. he has a song/poem about that actually: "On Coming from a Broken Home". RIP gil scott heron

yakinim olur kendisi
Oses türkiye'ye katılıyor
çok meşhur olacak yakında

demedi deme

Written by Bill Withers

I dedicate this song in memory of my Grandmother"Nana"-Annie Lee Bland

Love the song

Love this song.

Fantastic rendition of Bill Withers' classic. This was GSH at his zenith, this album followed by Moving Target album. Amazing stuff...if only society had paid more attention to his messages....

Lovely song, I've always enjoyed the original and somehow missed this quicker, extended version.

i know this is a remake of the Bill Withers classic, but I did not know Gil had two versions.

he must have really loved this tune...

this sing chokes me up every time

classic "why u run so fast, might fall on a piece of glass, might be snakes in that grass.......grandma's hands