MTV Unplugged (1989 – ...)

1989 • 35 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 3 — Spoken Word II

Name: Episode 3 — Spoken Word II
Released: 1994-06-21
Duration: 60 min

Season 5 • MTV Unplugged

Released: 1994-06-21 • Documentary

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Continuing in the wake of the first ""Spoken Word"" performance on MTV Unplugged comes ""Spoken Word II & III."" These two shows were taped in New York in April of 1994. Returning from the first Spoken Word show is poet/performer Maggie Estep, this time performing ""Sex Goddess Of The Western Hemisphere."" New artists featured include Toby Huss (""Reverend Tex Stoveheadbottom""), John S. Hall (""Let's Have Sex""), Danny Hoch (""Who Am I Really/Revolution Ain't No X Cap"") and Paul Beatty (""Ol' Yeller Dreams Of Days When We Wasn't Just Whistlin' Dixie""). Established poets Maxx Blagg, Jim Carroll and Gil Scott-Heron, along with rap artist MC Lyte and monologuist Eric Bogosian also perform.

Spoken Word II

Open Letter to My Biological Father [MC Lyte] Go to Hell [Toby Huss] Choices [Bahiyyih Maroon] The Doctor [Eric Bogosian] Car Poem [Matthew Courtney] Chopped Off Arm [Hal Sirowitz] Work for Peace [Gil Scott-Heron with Brother Larry McDonald] This Is Not an Angry Poem [Wanda Phip

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Episodes

Episode 1
Stone Temple Pilots
1994-02-02

Episode 2
Tony Bennett
1994-06-01

Episode 3
Spoken Word II
1994-06-21

Episode 5
Spoken Word III
1994-06-21

Episode 6
Lenny Kravitz
1994-07-12

Episode 7
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
1994-09-29

Episode 8
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
1994-10-12

Episode 9
Phil Collins
1994-10-21

Episode 10
Björk
1994-11-07

Episode 11
Bob Dylan
1994-12-14

Information

Episode air date	21.06.1994
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	7.1
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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