"Re-Ron" is a 1984 song by

Gil Scott-Heron Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American Jazz poetry, jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician ...

. It criticizes the campaign for the re-election of

Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...

. It was recorded in collaboration with Bill Laswell. Notable lines include:

"Would we take Fritz without Grits? We'd take Fritz the Cat. Would we take
Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson (né Burns; born October 8, 1941) is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. senator ...
? Hell, we'd take Michael Jackson!"

The B-side of the record was "B-movie" which criticized the election of a former

B-movie A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double featur ...

actor as the new president of the United States of America. These two songs by Scott-Heron were among many songs criticizing Reagan recorded by artists during the 1980s.

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1983 singles Satirical songs Political songs Protest songs Songs about Ronald Reagan Gil Scott-Heron songs Arista Records singles {{1980s-single-stub

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