We Beg Your Pardon America (Promo)
1975 · Arista AS-0117 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Title
- We Beg Your Pardon America (Promo)
- Release
- We Beg Your Pardon America / Superman (Ain't No Such Thing As)
- Year
- 1975
- Label
- Arista # AS-0117
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- Scott-Heron, B. Jackson
- Genre
- Spoken Word · Spoken Word
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
We Beg Your Pardon America (Scott-Heron, Gil) Political commentary, mainly about Watergate. Reference to My Lai and Lt. William Calley.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
We Beg Your Pardon America (Scott-Heron, Gil) Political commentary, mainly about Watergate. Reference to My Lai and Lt. William Calley. Vietnam War: My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Born Chicago, Illinois. Died New York.
Themes
Nixon · Watergate · My Lai · Anti-Calley · Ford · Atomic · Rockefeller