Sly and the Family Stone - Sing a Simple Song

[martyndrag]

damn what a rythm

[11koruinuzuka11]

Niggers.......................­...........

[hafstepper]

What's all of this reference to 'sampling'? Do the so-called aritists of today have any talent and originality so they don't have to go back 40 years for ideas and inspiration in order to be 'successful'?

[SodamIonYat]

@hafstepper Lol. Sampling happened within soul music too bro. They may not have had the advanced hardware/software but there sure as hell were some instrumentalists recreating and slightly altering others pieces. Put your pride aside and accept that theres a part of the younger generation that might not have gotten to appreciate good music like this, If It were not for sampling.

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

i didntknow many hip hop artists sampled this since i dont listen to rap music....but im glad they were inspired by a true music legend like Sly Stone

[sandralawson18]

Sandra Dee Lawson.

[MoNicholasLaird]

2:11 Hip-hop beat

[Escobarb2007]

It's unfortunate that the best part of the song, which is the awesome drum solo, cannot be heard in this recording. I'll keep searching 'til I find one that has it.

[BBQFanNo1]

Favorite song from their greatest hits LP along with I Want To Take You Higher.

[MrPfunk2000]

Sly Stone... At his best...Nuttin but Funk!!!!!

[4doctorjohn]

My vinyl copy of this album is in the back of the closet somewhere...gotta dig it out!

[felixicon]

yo.. his whole band was badd... homegirl could sing~!

[ZealotMilitiaEnt]

WHO WERE THE TWO DUMMIES THAT DIDN'T LIKE THIS SONG??? I GUESS "A SIMPLE SONG" WAS TO COMPLICATED FOR THEIR SIMPLE MINDS. SMH!!!

[gcpropertymanagement]

@ZealotMilitiaEnt Yes. There are some limited minds on You Tube and elsewhere. Thankfully, this does not stop anyone from enjoying the talent.

[BusMaster007X]

I laugh when I hear this song!

No matter what"s bothering you...a simple song will make you feel better!

[Dactuck]

So good, SO GOOD! Thanks for giving and posting! This is what youtube is all about. Damn Sly.

[tcarr680]

They just don't make them like this no more...

[2020TYBO]

P.E. - GET THE FUKK OUTTA DODGE..AND BLOCK PARTY DJ'S IN HARLEM..R.I.P. ARTIE RAVE AND MASTER DON OF THE DEF COMMITTEE

[paconot]

THANKS FOR POSTING. YOU MADE MY DAY!!!!!

[dr23rdbuchanmd]

3:50 - Party For Your Right To Fight - Public Enemy

[TheCOMPUTERJAZZMAN]

fatback drums

[TheCOMPUTERJAZZMAN]

OH GOD does this song bring me back to way back when...

[TTigerLilyx]

No wonder I was so skinny back then!

[securitycat11]

if your foots not pounding to the beat your dead

[shaun365]

God Damn...how can I possibly sit still with a bass line like that? I can't resist!

[Podbursky]

i love playing this on the bass so much lol

[MaceMn]

"Sly my man!" *Sly's lookin' at me like... Who da fuck are you?*

[Therock8803]

Spaniggles

[Therock8803]

Correction to spanggles it's Cynthia Robinson not Cindy is on vocals at the beginning.

[littlemoocowmedow]

dear lord this is so black

[MultiChunx]

one of my earliest intro's to FUNK,.,.

[yasser69]

Afro hair, platform shoe, Blaxploitation flicks, bell bottom pants, Ford Mustang, all come to minds

[pebblefrog196]

The bari sax part is NASTY :)

[Celticcanadian69]

Played this on the Juke Box at a local Halifax NS bar recently just to watch peoples reaction, nobody can sit still to that song !

[JeruDaDamaja187]

sing a SAMPLED song

[jmtappenden]

Gregg Errico on drums just the best.Masterclass.So loose & easy.

[jmtappenden]

Yeah,this is gonna be my new theme tune.Hahaha.Best wishes to everybody.

[jmtappenden]

LOVE this song.Amazing riff used by Jimi Hendrix on Band of Gypsies.

[trademark1874]

Thumbs up if you are here because of the insane tune with the insane intro!

[jlm1973]

@trademark1874 that intro is live! :)

[Spaniggles]

Classic jam, sampled by many 80's rap groups. The vocals are by Sly, Rose, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham....Cindy Robinson as well... I think this jam came off their Everyday People album...not for sure on that tho. Still standing the test of time. Today's music doesn't hold up more than 2 months with these fonky lil beats... One of the best groups that can still mix funk/rock/jazz today is Fishbone!! They are a Mega talented group who started in the late 70's. Something like 1979 ?

[IMaWondERFULPerSON]

@Spaniggles Sampled from 80s 90s 00s hip hop groups, everyday people is song from the album Stand, which is where this song is from, and Sly started in mid to late 60s, this songs from 69

[msmasterjam]

doin th penquin dance with my hands in my pockets (smile)

[9Nick2]

@p99glock yes it is

[ufuckfacesonofabitch]

Reminds me of Glaciers Of Ice by Raekwon!

[emmettk]

One of the all-time great basslines in the history of the Funk-...(by Larry Graham of course)

[BTSLIDER]

FUNK FUNK FUNK AT ITS BEST. James Brown, George Clinten and Sly Stone $ 4 SHO

[BTSLIDER]

FUNK FUNK FUNK AT ITS BEST. James Brown, George Clinten and Sly Stone $ 4SHO

[fal2grace]

funk:)

[Scathe8000]

how the hell did they chop the drums out of the little fragment without the extra instruments in it

[meechamaka411]

Marley Marl used The Meters' version for 3rd Bass' remix of "Product Of The Environment"...both drums R bananas...but of course the original is the original!!!

[vscol]

This song will make your granny shake her fanny, for real.

[SuperNovascotian]

From the landof the Bluenose..............oh so smooth!

[sandralawson18]

I love you! PerryCoxPF93!

[bluezappy]

Had the album as a kid in the 70s. Still one of my favorites.

[63Mafia]

this my new Pimp anthem!

[tokenthedrummer]

play dat guitar god dad (freddie)

[brockious]

One of the most groovin bass licks eva!!!! yur right i cant sit still!!!!

[rclosure]

That's the most famous drum sample used. I even used it back in '92.

[1ooman]

A simple song will make it better every day.

[wmjdovensky]

Sing it every hour, sing it Sing it, sing it, sing it :

Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya Yaaaaa, ya-ya yaa ya

[MrMaru211b]

this iz the truth

[BestTits]

Thumbs up if you are here because of the Deep Cover drum beat

[MrTonyCejas]

@BestTits And The Humpty Dance, too....

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

@BestTits

what the fuck is deep cover...i hope you havestopped listening to hip hop garbage and listen to real music like sly stone, smokey robinson, james brown, otis redding, jimi hendrix, sam cooke etc

[BestTits]

@KIDAmnesiacBends its a rap song , it has the first feature appearance of Snoop Dog. It was also Dr. Dreys first appearance after the breakup up of NWA. I like a lot of different music, I dont car what someone likes, as long as they dont get mad over what I like.

[KIDAmnesiacBends]

@BestTits

i dont mean to get mad, i actually like snoop dogg and dre...its the rap music nowadays i cant stand

[BestTits]

@KIDAmnesiacBends thats fair

[philosophic9]

@BestTits thanks for saying that because i'ved listened to boths songs hunneds of times and never noticed that.

[doeadearafemaledear]

oh come on now, I know you can't sit still~

[cky6918]

@doeadearafemaledear Not at all. The boogie finds its way through you every time..

[surferofromantica]

Great great great great - this song has it all. Truly remarkable.

[nycfunk]

The epitone of FUNK is located at 3:39 when Larry plays half the bass line, stops, then continues. I play that part over, and over, and over again. The drums by Greg Errico on this track are slammin! ...And Larry Graham is the man. Check it out, and feel true FUNK!

[meechamaka411]

Humpty Dance/Digital Underground...Marley Marl used anotha version for 3rd Bass' "Product Of The Environment" (Remix)--I think it was Allen Toussaint, or Oliphant dude...somebody!!!

[teddybrr1]

I love Sly, met him years ago on sunset blvd at tower records

[kolisionn]

scarface your ass got took!

[FlukeDogg08]

2:12 - Deep Cover

[aldooze]

Funktastic!

[ryeguy103]

Dilla Dilla Dilla Dilla!!!

[MrDwalker813]

To my good friend...thanks for the inspiration this am.....Kicking SLY

[MrDwalker813]

SLY...was my hero......Set the table for Everybody else in the R&B Game.....

Don't get much funkier than this........!!

[inthemood1939]

Graham's amazing on every song he plays.

"Everybody's a Star" - Sly and the Family Stone

[bearman52]

Love that Larry Graham bass.

[Glorify27]

It doesn't come much FUNKIER than this!!! I LOVE IT!

[kemett6]

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, ... I LOVE IT

[jmtappenden]

FFFUUUNNNKKKYYY!!!!