My rework of his own rework of his classic 'Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)', his own beautiful homage to the immigrant story of America. His re-recorded version was part of the posthumous 'Nothing New' compilation that XL Recordings released in 2014, featuring recordings from 2008 of some of his favourite works. I think that version of 'Alien' is so much more powerful than the original, the pain of the lyrics amplified by his then-gruffed-up voice. And it's a message we can all get behind right now particularly I think.

https://soundcloud.com/bengomori/gil-scott-heron-alien-hold-on-to-your-dreams-ben-gomoris-spacegirl-edit-free-download

If you enjoyed this track, please buy a copy of the original https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/nothing-new-gil-scott-heron/0634904057558