1) Heron is a British folk band founded in 1967, which released two albums and two singles on the Dawn label from 1970 to 1972. Both albums were recorded outside. The first - self-titled - album was recorded in a field by the river Thames; the second was a double album, which they recorded outside a Devon country cottage. This album shows a greater variety of musical styles compared to the debut album.
But still the acoustic folk-style is dominant, mixed with some more rocking tunes.
The original line up consisted of Roy Apps, G.T. Moore, Tony Pook, and Steve Jones. After the two albums, some members of Heron went to work with Shusha. Moore was also busy recording and touring with a band called G.T. Moore and the Reggae Guitars, which split up in 1977. Later in 1983 a cassette called Open Up the Road was released, and shortly afterwards Moore left. But the band kept going, playing gigs with Terry Clarke and Big Tom Robinson. Eventually in 2005 Gerry Power joined, and they recorded a full new album called Black Dog. This album was once again recorded outdoors at the Black Dog cottage in Devon.
In 2006 Universal released a two-CD anthology, including seven previously unreleased recordings that were made for Dawn. Finally in 2010 the original line up got back together to record a new album for the Japanese record label 'arm'. The album was released in 2011, and was called Simple As One Two Three.
2) Heron is an instrumental collective hailing from Northwestern Pennsylvania. Their transcendent sound blends resonant, melodic elements with darker and more ambient tones. Evident in the band’s rich and swelling expression is their passion for authenticity, goodness, and beauty, and their love for the wild outdoors.
https://heronband.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/weareheron
3) Heron is a hip-hop/rap artist from NYC.
4) Heron is a black metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina with tinges in progressive and doom.
Created in the Fall of 2012, Heron became a vessel for trying to recreate the atmosphere one feels when faced with the formless misanthropy of depression amidst the tranquility of surrounding flora and fauna. It is this duality created from the raw bleakness of modern existence and the consoling environment we are steadily losing touch with that inspires our music.
http://heronmetal.bandcamp.com/
5) Heron is a metal band from Vancouver BC, mostly known as a sludge/doom metal band. Their double guitars create a sound that reaches new depths of consciousness. The drumming is an art most accurately described as sludge-in-your-face metal. The vocals exchange between guttural and screeching to add the finishing touches to an inventive, unique west coast creation.
https://heronsludge.bandcamp.com/
King
Heron Lyrics
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Just walk on by, don't stop and speak
Please don't stop to look into my eyes
If you look into my eyes you'll get a surprise
(*) I tell myself
You fell by the road
You turned around like you turned to stone
Somehow you got lost
As we were running down
Running down the King's Road
I've got so many feelings, bottled up inside
Where every laugh is hollow and every tear is dry
I tell myself so many things to keep my spirit high
I say that it's the truth, but I know it's a lie
(*) Repeat
Once there was a time I thought a lot about the King
The Beauty and the Power, the meaning of everything
Now I just see the road twisting dark with pain
Sing softly to myself as I walk on in the rain
(*)
Heron's "King" is a powerful lyric that touches on the marginalization of Black Americans and the government's perceived threat to their well-being. The song starts by reminding its listeners that they have a place in America but that places are being prepared and readied for them day and night. The listener is then presented with references to the white boy's plan and traps like Allenwood PA, which sound a warning to African Americans. The lyrics go on to mention the King Alfred Plan, which is a plan that was allegedly created to imprison Black Americans if they were deemed a threat to the security of the United States. Heron brings attention to the racial paranoia present in the country, stating that it is here to stay and that it is reminiscent of the days of slavery and the infamy of Hitler.
The lyrics then take on a more dire tone, calling for Black unity and reminding listeners of the harsh living conditions of those who are incarcerated in the putative Allenwood PA facility. The lyrics describe babies screaming, people stumbling around in mental circles, and the unbearably unsanitary living quarters. Through these descriptions, Heron highlights the need for unity amongst Black people, as this could be the only way to combat what he sees as the inevitable oppression of the state. The song ends with a call for unity because of love, rather than hate, and with a reminder that white people are plotting and waiting day and night.
Line by Line Meaning
Brothers and sisters there is a place for you in America
Opportunities for black people are available in America and they should seize them
Places are being prepared and readied night and day, night and day
The government is secretly preparing detention centers to imprison radical elements
The white boy's plan is being readied night and day, night and day
The government's plan to detain black people is being prepared day and night
Listen close to what rap say bout traps like Allenwood P.A.
Pay attention to the warnings in rap music about places like Allenwood prison
Already in D.C. to preventatively detain you and me
Detention centers are already established in the country to hold black people suspected of radicalism
How long you think it's going to be before even our dreams ain't free
Black people's freedom is at stake and it's a matter of time before their dreams of a better life are shattered
You think I exaggerate check out Allenwood P.A.
To verify the existence of these detention centers, look no further than Allenwood prison
And night and day, night and day - the white boy's plotting night and day, night and day
The government is constantly planning and plotting against black people
The Jews and Hitler come to mind
The government's treatment of black people is reminiscent of Hitler's treatment of Jews during the Holocaust
The thought of slavery far behind
Although slavery is over, black people are still subjected to oppression and racism
But white paranoia is here to stay
White fear and suspicion of black people is a permanent reality
The white boy's scheming night and day, night and day
The government is constantly scheming against black people and their interests
What you think bout the King Alfred Plan
Have you heard of the government's plan to detain black people called the King Alfred Plan?
You ain't heard; where you been man
If you haven't heard of the King Alfred Plan, then you haven't been paying attention to the oppression of black people
Bullshit I bet you say there ain't no Allenwood P.A.
Some people might deny the existence of Allenwood prison, but it is a real place
And people ain't waiting night and day, night and day, night and day
Detention centers are already established and people are waiting for black people to be imprisoned
There will be without the Motown sound and thunderbird
In the face of oppression, the once-prolific Motown sound and stylish Thunderbird car won't matter
Wollowing in the echoes of Mlcolm's words
Black people will have to rely on the teachings of Malcolm X to find strength and hope
There must be black unity, there must be black unity
Black people must come together and unite against oppression
For in the end unity will be thrust upon us and we upon it and each other
If black people don't come together willingly, circumstances will force them to do so
Lock in cages penned, hemmed in shoulder to shoulder - arms out-stretched
Black people will be imprisoned in small, cramped conditions with limited movement
For just a crust of bread,watermelon, mirages and oasis that does not exist
Black people will be given barely enough to survive, including watermelon and other degrading stereotypical food
Cuntured up by the bubbling stinch of unwash bodies and unsanitary quarters
The unclean conditions will breed disease and suffering
Concrete and bobbed-wire, babies screaming
The oppressive detention centers will be full of concrete and barbed wire, with the cries of children ringing out
Stumbling around in a mental circle because you never cared enough to be black
Many people won't understand or care about the struggles of black people
In the end unity will be thrust upon us - lanketed, stipled
Black people will be forced to unite, even if it's not by choice
A salty taste in your mouth from blood oozing from cracks and wooly heads
The violence and brutality will leave a bitter taste in the mouth
Red pools becoming thicker than syrup slow down your face
Blood will flow abundantly, slowing down and emphasizing the horror of the situation
Spurs matte from the life force sprung loose from wells
The violence will result in spur marks from the blood and gore of murdered black people
Welled deep by the enforcers of mock justice of the red, white and blue
The government and its institutions will be responsible for the injustice and oppression
Let us unite because of love and not hate
Black people should come together out of love for each other, not out of hatred for their oppressors
Let us unite on our own and not because of bobbed-wired death
Black people should unite willingly, not just because of the threat of death or imprisonment
You dare not ignore the things I say
Don't dismiss the warnings and fears expressed in this song
Whitey's waiting night and day, night and day, night and day, night and day
The government is eagerly waiting to imprison black people, day and night
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Gerald Moore
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Carsten
i was in this game for 17 years, now i´m clean since 13 years; what i wanna tell you is: never give up
country collapse
Its tuff brother
Stacey Richard
Congrats!!! These kids Don't understand!!
Eddie Lester
So poetic...and down right true
Mino Thor
in the game 17 out since 10. Lost so much time, for the rest, I couldn't care less.
Landre Wilkinson
@Amira Whitaker Much love Amira!!!
D Roc
I’m 21 years old listening to this your legacy will live on forever James 🕊 💯
Patrick K.
You got good taste!!
B.Allen
One of the greatest spoken word poems ever created by the greatest entertainer of all times. Mr. BROWN
Gibran Lewis
YES!! Classic rap before rap was a thing.