wow, some good stuff here - I haven't heard the Last Poets song probably in ages (decades), though the lyrics were displayed a Black History Month exhibit recently and the Gil Scott Heron takes me waaaayyy back too, same with the Youngbloods - always was a big fan of Jesse Colin Young
my new favorite is another from a beer commercial, funny though that listening to the entire song and watching the video, it sure does not seem like it belongs in a Blue Moon Commercial
"you can walk your long legs baby right outta my life..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmfcYli6vV4
makes me think of Oogum Boogum, the song in that Kia Commercial
why I am not more familiar with Mayer Hawthorne, he's a throwback who seems to be the genuine thing
Oh, this is nice.
I got kind of randomly turned on to Benjamin Clementine a few months ago - I saw a picture of him, and wondered who he was, listened to some of his music and loved it. Like a modern, male, Nina Simone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np7mfXj1PTU