Whitey on The Moon
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"Whitey on The Moon" was possibly the biggest 1969 hit song for The Last Poets. Combining jazz and funk, the song was illustrative of prison-style recreational poetry and played a significant role in the development of rap music and hip hop. The song was covered by Gil Scott-Heron in 1970.
The song, which criticizes the US government for spending billions on the space program while ignoring social issues, is a cultural commentary depicting socio-economic and racial inequity of the late 1960s in the United States, inspired by the Moon Landing of 1969.
whitey on the moon is also the name of a San Francisco experimental pop band.
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