4 of 1001 Songs: Gil Scott-Heron's Me and the Devil

It's the first time I can remember hearing music from a spoken word artist. Gil Scott-Heron had a classic voicing to provide to the times. There is something about this song that is very dark, and in a way sad. I believe what Heron was struggling with while releasing this album the song was from, I'm New Here", makes the theme just seem sadder.

History: Me and the Devil was the only single that Heron released from his last album. In this one song you can here the reflections of his own struggle with his addictions. . The sound in this song also is mixed in a way that I haven't heard before. It's obvious that Heron is a jazz or blues artist from his voicing. It's very soulful. The background instrumentals depart from his usual genre though into something that is more electronic.