we almost lost detriot

From the album Bridges, Arista Records, 1977

There was a good two months straight that I would wake up and put this record on before I did anything else. I was just addicted to how great this song is, it wasn’t until much later that I would learn what the song was actually about.

Written in 1977, “We Almost Lost Detroit” serves as commentary to the 1966 near-meltdown of the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant that almost took Monroe, Michigan off the map. In 1979 after the Three-Mile Island Accident in Pennsylvania, Gil Scott joined the organization MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy) and performed at the No Nukes concert series at Madison Square Garden put on by MUSE. Heron’s performance of “We Almost Lost Detroit” was included in the CD that highlighted the performances at No Nukes.

It’s also no secret that this song has been sample many times over in hip hop production. Blackstar fans will notice something familiar in the first 30 seconds, Common fans will have to wait til the second verse. Music fans of all kind should just listen to the song. Preferably, in the morning. :)
(theavclub)
Homework:
Blackstar - Brown Skin Lady
Common - The People
Air - Modular Mix <—Extra Credit