Sly Stone on Mike Douglas '74 part 3 of 3 thebadcause.com

[Bowskeecho]

Effortless, joyous, genius with soul to spare..

[roycactus]

one two three ungh... faster faster fa... un ungh ungh ya alright ya uh ungh

[professormacdeezy]

damn he's good ;)

[calchick82]

This is why Sly Stone is a genius.

[Crixus64]

sly is just too cool

[terryorr]

The Mic is not the problem as it is just a passive device. Sly's Mic was distorting ("Clipping") because the recording console level for his voice was set to high ("Hot"). Recorded Music now uses Compression to automatically limit clipping and squash the loud and quiet parts together. This is easier to do but makes songs sound bland and one dimensional compared to most older recordings.

[mondola]

Sly has been one of my favorite artists, like forever. So Powerful, So Soulful, So Good!

[devotion1100]

MA'AT BROTHERS & SISTERS ! ! ! THE LYRICS HE PUT DOWN- FROM 1:16 BUDDY BUDDY ! HE IS SO BEAUTIFULLY IN THE SPIRIT ASK YOURSELF WHERE THAT HAS GONE FROM US EVEN IF WE DO "POP" MUSIC WE CANNOT COMPROMISE- THEY WILL STILL BUY IT CUZ THEY NEED IT-DONT GIVE WHAT PEOPLE WANT-GIVE'EM WHAT THEY & YOU NEED- THA COSMIC SHEE@T ! ! !

[bronncohowie]

A true American original. Love the hair and the Star of David !!!

[semiotecs]

Beautiful man. Beautiful performance. Beautiful tune.

[jeanrollan]

So much talent; so cool! Sly Stone forever!

[devotion1100]

This Brothers Approach to What He's Sangin' is Beautiful ! You See his Body English and Ray Charles funk, and he Started HamBonin' @ The End Ha ha Sly Stone Is AweSome ! ! !

[Crixus64]

sly is one cool dude



[searchlight18]

@Crixus64 No one has replaced him.There is only a few truly talented people in this world.

[bobbycormier]

supertalent/legend/genius

[leedrennan]

Love this performance - Sly was so talented.

[barfbath]

LOVE.x

[bckicksbutt]

this one performance shows evidence of his raw talent, musicianship and singing, his song writing abilities, him being basically made of soul, and that he can have fun with it while hes doing this, he can write a beautiful song and still have a laugh performing it, legend, i'd give anything to see him live, even now

[Jmartise]

How can something so simple and effortless be that pungent with pure uncut soul and genious.

[IridescentVelocity]

EPIC!

[lord1straxus]

sly=genius! mike=gets it!

[StrongIsland1]

That's David Steinberg with Mike Douglas, and Sly

[ekocentric]

IT's television performances like this one that lets you see just how talented some of these people really are.

[ekocentric]

Love the Star of David around Sly's neck.

[maunoL]

There is no doupt bout it. The Idol of the idols!!!!

[markbra]

Sly ! Er war super gut d`auf !!

[kingofdaundaworld]

Aint nobody Funk like Sly, man you gotta' love the funk genre man. Every one of the greats are such a marvel and great in their own right,James, Sly, George, Bootsy, Prince. Its unbelievable what people are calling funk these days.

[mootbooxle]

@kingofdaundaworld You know what you're talmbout! Salute true Funkateers!

[lilyslimit]

He was doing what he loved to do. You can see it! Sweet smile and laugh.....such an endearing honesty. Everybody is a Star was a watershed moment in my life....you gotta remember that one!!!!!

[pampinjon]

Its a disgrace to just compare sly to american idol xP

[SRVMOE]

Sly is the King Of Funk

[typops]

where can i download the audio of this exact version, best one ever, want this track on my laptop

[arko1977]

"number one is gonna be number one"

[eastbrookmusic]

A very talented cat. When he's clean, he's the absolute truth! Love the cat!

[markusmolder]

SO SLY

[Alexltavares]

You can tell from all the Micheal Douglas videos that he had a genuine affection toward Sly.

[funqsta]

while i don't remember the chat before (part 2 seems like David Steinberg is the interviewer), i remember seein' him perform on this show in tha day

as for Cavett vs. Douglas, Mike wasn't tryin' to be cerebral (he was outa Philly, right?) "you takin' care of your bread?"

Sly rules!

[dancindandanson]

Such a natural talent, sang like an angel - albeit a very 'playful' one.

[mootbooxle]

"If you see Sly...tell him I love him from the HEART!" - Billy Preston (RIP)...

That goes double for me Billy!

Oh man. I have to watch myself. I can gush on and on and on about Sly! I love the man!

[SLSheehan]

Big Daddy got it right..this guy was the real deal. Only others that stack with Sly...Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley (although not funk-oriented, Bob had soul!).

And you can thank the grand daddy of them all, most great funk vocalist numero uno influence...Mr. Ray Charles!!! Soul.

[bigdog0800]

Get some real mics for the playa..Mike Douglas knew how rare and great it was to have a sober Sly show up and I respect the man for understanding what he had here....Mike douglas was a cool old white cat.Dick Cavett could eat a dck

[BigDaddy1968]

STFU!!!

Dick Cavett was gracious.

Unlike you!

haha

Big Daddy

[SLSheehan]

this version definitely exemplifies his Ray Charles influence...you can Ray in Stevie Wonder's music again..speaks volumes of Ray's greatness...

[bigdog0800]

Ray was the man but Sky in in that level ..He is one of the most underrated Cats to grace the airwaves

[SLSheehan]

Right on Big dog..I can diggit.

[BigDaddy1968]

".He is one of the most underrated Cats to grace the airwaves"

Big Daddy agrees

He literally makes some of the SWEETEST stuff seem UTTERLY effortless.

That's the mark of a genius.

That's also the mark of...

Big Daddy

Whoooooooooo!!!

[toneyman1]

i love the saxaphone at 2.37

[mookiefat5]

Aaahhh "lll be so good ..... i wish i could ....... get this message over to you .... Now! Awesome in every way! Yes it's true, the miks can't handle his vocal range. And yes it's true again, this is in the top 100 best youtube videos. One more comment, he's got to be the cutest damn thing. Sorry if I make the men shrug ..... but it's so true.

[DKVillain]

Defiantly my favorite song ever!

[terrico69]

my favorite song ever

[pedalla]

he enjoys playing his own music very much... ex. 2:12

[universalradio]

Wonderful voice - not many like that. He's such a natural musician, natural singer - acts as if it's no bigger a deal than walking across the stage.

[DKVillain]

you are right!! some times his voice gets so loud on this vid. the mike cant take it now thats what i call pipes! This is better than any American idol to me :D

[BigDaddy1968]

"This is better than any American idol to me :"

Ya think?? haha

Big Daddy

This ONE performance is better THAN ALL SEASONS OF AMERICAN IDOL combined!

Whoooooooooooooo!!!

[BigDaddy1968]

All right, since none of Y'all has the B'yalls to say it ...

Sly Stone > Michael Jackson.

There I said it...

Big Daddy

Balls. BIG Balls...

[ekocentric]

@BigDaddy1968 I think that he may have had a little bit more time to hone his craft. Lol.

[creoleboi3000]

@BigDaddy1968 I could not have said it better

[Karmakanuck]

Legendary

[Gordieiati]

Very Cool!

[dannyboywillow]

'how could you get out of pocket for fun, ah ah' - love it!

[flow142]

nr 1 is gonna be nr 1

[mookiefat5]

God! I LOVE this! His vocals are so rich, authentic, soulful and he's got so much range. It comes from within and he just brings it out. His talents are truly a gift. And he is the cutest damn thing. I absolutely love this. Whenever I'm in a bad mood this is often the cure. It makes me so happy just

to watch and listen to this. Thanks so much.

[ladykier]

yes I do want him to stay and stay he does in my HEART forever and ever and eva and eva

[Karmakanuck]

one of the top hundred vids on youtube.

[dockaiser]

I love it how he keeps telling the band to keep the pace

[bensaw]

Did you hear that @ 2.50? He HADN'T REHEARSED, but still came up with a performance like that off the cuff. Truly astounding.

[zainjamesmontrer]

OMG OMG I just love the way people dressed that way wish that fashion comes back and greaaat song!!!

[drewnice]

Thank you so much for posting this! The other version on here is from a documentary with several audio glitches and I've been hoping to find a clean, uninterrupted one. This music will live forever.

[sanchezz1982]

i was searching round for this too, great live version

[facelesshorseman]

Fantastic post!

I hope everybody watches all 3!

[mootbooxle]

Oh man, if you don't love Sly after watching this, your soul is broke! I have to watch this every few days, whenever I'm thinking about Sly...makes me happy!

Whew...thank God he's still with us. And taking it to the stage again! I hope we've got him back for good now, I sure missed him.

[s0manyways]

WOW!!!!!!! *speechless*

this is amamzing. thanks for posting this.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

2009

[Burghjazz]

Mike Douglas, the "old white" host loved Sly and respected him..remember this was the 70s..Rush and O"reilly were playing chess together..Nice Video..

[mikehamid]

this song gives me a semi

[tonyprince]

Black people.

Thanks

[BigJacqo817]

thank u sly! i dont blame u for burnin out on drugs and becomin a recluse! i bet u got some cool stories!

[anteupper]

More people have to see this, soon!

[Alexltavares]

This performance gives me chills. He was such a wonderful performer.

Mike Douglas always seemed to treat Sly with the utmost respect.

[kelley95660n]

no junk no soul.

[seldomseennow]

this guy's talent is IMMENSE. He's reign was short-lived but he is a GIANT his talent is on a par with Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, all the Motown greats, Sam Cooke, etc. This dude is one of the most talented people who ever lived especially when you consider he wrote all his own music.

[Eyemallfunkedup]

No. He said bye to the little girl Pamela too. It would be cool if those kids would comment on what they remember about this day.

PEACE

[gable]

haha he only said hi to the black kid

i bet he'll remember that forever

[robboholic]

soooo goood

soul musak

[Exilemainstreet]

I've never heard him play an accoustic piano. Very nice.

[w0834142]

Thank you very much for posting this. I love sly's voice ! He very Soulful especially when he improvises

[TheDocJam]

The Greatest!!

[tasinda]

awesome

[iketnt]

Thanks for sharing! I love this version

[PimpsofJoytime]

faster...

you just cant fck with that

what a great version!