its real music. creative no hype like Madonna LADY GAGA Justine Beiber and his pubescent mediocrity. But thats Ronald Reagan that moron for you. Destroyed the USA
@uneedtherapy42 what the hell does jeff beck have to do with this?? Rory Gallagher kicks Jeff Becks azzzzz!!! hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa Love Sly & the Family tooooo♥
Sly, The Chambers Bros, EWF.....miss those groups....they were definitely hip back in my younger days.....still, this music gets me going ~ I have good memories!
DID YOU KNOW JIMI HENDRIX WAS SUPPOSED TO MEEET SLY AND THE BAND TO JAM THE NIGHT HE DIED. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THERE MUSIC WOULD HAVE SOUNDED TOGETHER . WOW !!!
I just read that Sly has fallen on hard times and is living in an RV in LA...but plans to go into rehab.....I wish him well, and hope we can hear some new music from him soon...because we need some relief from the crap that is being produced currently..
@FMHammyJ He will need THE WHOLE UNIT OR GANG to reproduce anything like they did before. These people all get a big head and think THEY ARE the STAR. The GROUP was always THE STAR. Plus GOOD MANAGEMENT and common sense. There are quite a few of the old rock stars that use their heads,,invest,,spend their money wisely and they just keep plugging along. Sly is a victim of what James Brown said to me once THE CRAB BUCKET SYNDROME.
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Oh I agree, the whole was greater than the sum of the parts.....and when I think about it, Sly and the Family Stone was one of the first to have black and white musicians together....another groundbreaker....but I guess thats what "Everyday People" was about....
Anyways, even if he doesnt make anymore music, I hope he gets clean for his own sake.....Hopefully he receives enough in royalties to live comfortably without the pipe.....
@FMHammyJ I was a record promotion man for MGM records for a year and a half between radio jobs and I can tell you there's some weird stuff that goes on. My boss was Ben Scotti (ex Qback for Phila. eagles in the 60's) He was VP of promotions. Anyway from what I understand Michael Jackson and Sony Music own all of Sly's songs. Sony only now I guess. So Sly might've took a cash payout instead of royalties. There's a lot of odd situations in that business. They own The Beatles songs also.
@FMHammyJ Many artists came upon hard times with the British Invasion and sold the rights to their songs just to keep the wolf away from the door. Bo Diddley was one of them. Bo was bitter about that the rest of his life.
Bo was my friend and I will miss him the rest of my life. First Recording Star I ever booked for one of my Teen Dancelands. When Record Hops were all the rage. Wellsville,Ohio 1958. Booked James Brown several times until he got to big and expensive.
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Hey man, thanks for the info,....it seems very ironic that a lot of white British artists of the Invasion were simply trying to copy black music, and in doing so, were making life tough for the originators....Bo Diddley played my hometown a few months before he passed....wished I had been able to see him.....
@FMHammyJ Yeah a great compliment to our originators. They also brought many of our R&B acts to the fore. Lennon loved Chuck Berry. I was "in radio" back in those days and I know that when the R&B artists toured England,,that's what insired most of the British guys. All the Stax & Atlantic stars went over there. Plus they were buying our records over there. Howlin Wolf,,Jimmy Reed,,Big Joe Turner,,Ivory Joe Hunter,,Slim Harpo,,Lightning Slim,,Rufus Thomas etc.
This is part of American culture now...permenantly.I hear ya Sly ,but yknow that old expression the Lord helps those who help themselves and all that jazz.
)') )') kik it ('( ('( boom shak a laka don't you want to get higher sgt MaJor ah come on "Great' if you fall down I'll let you get back up and help you through. Remember I am the weapon....helps to say boom shak a laka!!!
It doesn't matter how old or young you are, or what style of music you regularly listen to, this song will grab hold of you and make you want to dance. The groove is insane, the bass line is like a funk filled heartbeat, the vocals are just about perfect. Then come the horns, omg the horns force your whole body to start dancing to their rhythmic pattern. I dont' care if you're standing, sitting, or lying down when you hear this song, you will dance. It's impossible not to dance to this song.
When Jimi Hendrix was asked, "What up and coming new artists do you like?", he replied, "Sly. Yeah, Sly & The Family Stone." You can hear their influence on Jimi's Band of Gypsies album. "Stand" is still one of the best albums of all time. I must have worn out at least two copies back in the day.
@fps0chris I disagree Sly & And The Family were an all star band that constantly showcased each individual's unique talents unlike Hendrix who had a band totally built around his guitar skills but forced to produce inferior vocals Jimi Hendrix was a great guitarist but his producers robbed him of the opportunity to really grow as writer and vocalist
@fps0chris Yea think Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower is the best of the 3 I've heard Jimi's biggest problems were neither the drugs or his music he just had serious management problems
@RipCruncher1 It's written other places also. Next you'll be insisting that the BPs weren't at those poling places intimidating voters. Prove to me that they didn't do that with Sly. I love all his music and I think he's a genius and like a lot of geniuses has a hard time fitting in normal situations. I have a very very high IQ and have known for years sometimes I just don't fit.
the time when black folk could make good music well actually never mind every race. damn i miss the 60s and 70s even though i was born in the 90s dang nothing tops THIS!
Sly's music was seminal in African-American music history. He took the blues out of the "Down & Out" genre and turned everything into positives. "Take you Higher", "Stand", "It's a Family Affair", "Dance to the Music", and other music themes projecting positive thinking, rather than the "My baby done left me" attitude from previous generations. He developed a theme song of confidence for those times. He was my man.
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 The message mojoman, not the messenger. He was my man with the message. He wasn't any more reliable than any other musician. Successful musicians are likely to let you down. Their music is their legacy, not their lives. Their lives are glamorous but difficult. Being on the road all but a few days a year, eating in different places, sleeping in different beds, and always having a smile for some jerk; it ain't easy. They are destined to succumb to something.
@lamontlewis Well,,let's see I wonder why FRANKIE FORD,,FATS DOMINO,,CHUCK BERRY,,BB KING,,JERRY LEE LEWIS,,,Many Country singers,,,Neil Diamond,,,and SO MANY OTHERS,,Just KEEP ON KEEPIN ON. But not him,,,WHY,,,partial insane????
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 In a word, yes! His experience was unique. He was popular long before he was a musician. He started in church, of course. Then he played with other groups, was a DJ in San Francisco, etc. I think he thought he could do no wrong. He was wrong. As for the other musicians you name, They never grew as musicians. What they did at 20, they were still doing 50 years later. I'm a jazz lover. I like seeing musicians grow artistically. Berry never learned another lick after 1958.
@lamontlewis You're right but most of them kept on going. With a catalogue like CB has who needs new stuff. Their fans wanta hear the hits that they love them for. I had occasion to talk to Joe Walsh backstage after an Eagles show and asked him if he ever gets tired of playing Rocky Mtn Way,,,He said,,I play it cause the fans love it and most wouldn't know Joe Walsh from Joe Smooh if it wasn't for RMW.
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Jazz is the only music I could tolerate listening to on an unending basis. Popular music's appeal is it's simplicity, and European classics appeal is the exact opposite. I grew up musically multicultural. I tired of the pop music I listened to in my youth a long time ago. It's ok in the car every now and then, but being in a family of musicians and hearing all kinds of music whets your appetite for a buffet rather than a single dinner, if you get my drift.
@Defendor1983 You better read what you wrote. 70's version of the 40's big band music ????Glenn Miller Dorseys,,,Lionel Hampton,,Woody Herman,,,,Lenny Dee,,,Louis Jordan,,,???? Name me one that sounds like SLY.
Im just referring that there using a lot of instruments like they did in the 40's like a lot of other groups did in the 70's In the 70's there were big groups that played the horns and trumpets etc. Just making a comparison. im done explainning myself move on.
lol, i still every now and then out of nowhere go "boom shakalaka, boom shakalaka". most people have no idea. and that's a shame.
sly and the family started out with gospel roots, i'm pretty sure this was a gospel idea beautifully transformed into the iconic cultural masterpiece of funktitude it hath become, for generations to enjoy until the end of time.
@GhettoChildTaZ ~ very cool. these guys were ground breaking outrageous fun back in the day. sly and the family brought more people together than any band in the day. great music never dies.
@tomitstube Love that boom shakalaka,,boom shakalaka !!! Sometimes I say GREAT GOOGLEY MOO or OOH BOP SHE BOP or OOH POO PA DO. Spaniels,,,Dells,,,,Jessie Hill
Miles Davis was right there was simply no one better than this Guy in Rock. He could take one chord and make it a hit with such beautiful arrangements. The rest of rock and roll were pretenders.
Miles Davis was right there was simply no one better than this Guy in Rock. He could take one chord and make it a hit with such beautiful arrangements. The rest of rock and roll were pretenders.
Miles Davis was right there was simply no one better than this Guy in Rock. He could take one chord and make it a hit with such beautiful arrangements. The rest were pretenders.
@gerry3x I was in WITCHITA,Kan. at a radio station for a job interview,,,I didn't get the job but they were having Sly & the Family Stone for a concert the next night,,So we paid another night in a motel to go see that show. AND SLY DID A "NO SHOW".
I've heard more "ripped" musical ideas and hooks from Sly than just about anybody else I can think of in multiple genres. Yeah, I know all musicians swap licks and tricks all the time, its one way music evolves, but its one thing to take something and make it your own, and another to just outright emulate and copy ya'know. Sly and the stone left a legacy, you have to try not to let it move you.
thank you joyjoy70301 for you insight !!.. i was commenting that sly and the family were truly outstanding !!.. !!..the talent that guy held just wasnt given a chance because of lots of factors (his hedonistic approach to living confirms this)..but... WHAT A FUCKING TALENT !!
I was in Wichita,Kan. for a radio job interview which I didn't get,,, I stayed a day longer and paid another night in a motel because the station was having SLY for a concert the next night. HE DID A "NO SHOW" everyone was pissed, Crowd almost rioted. WILD TIMES. When I got to Winslow,Ariz I got my only TATTOO on my left butt cheek it says WINSLOW,ARIZ 1969 with a picture of a CHOPPER just below it flying OLD GLORY off the back.
Thirty years later, I still remember sitting in the sun, the campus "quad", the lunchtime "radio", someone played some Sly. The leaves turned greener, the sky got bluer and all was right with the world. Now THAT was sunshine.
@ sortofsorted are you kidding? Sly is a boss player, the original bad boy! He would get high as bird p***y and rick james had to give him a "just say no" speech! many young bucks look up to him...i.e...will.i.am, snoop, diddy, q-tip, jay z, dave chappelle, even justin timberlake. I ain't knocking you bc I agree, this band was fire! Just do some research boo. Merry Christmas.
@TheThing88 - Sly's the one that leads into and sings the chorus - "I want to, I want to... take you higher" / "Don't ya, don't ya..." / "Take your places, I wanna take you higher"
I love being in this funky groove and I am white as a streak of lightning. I have some brothers who have referred to me as their blue eyed soul brother and that might have to do with my ability to get down with the tenor sax or the bass or just plain singing from the deep place within just like S&TFS do. Boom! Shocka!
WOODSTOCK HOOP HOP!!
sourdeeznuts 4 days ago
Thanx. Don't get no better.
blunthead27 2 weeks ago
its real music. creative no hype like Madonna LADY GAGA Justine Beiber and his pubescent mediocrity. But thats Ronald Reagan that moron for you. Destroyed the USA
xebhai 2 weeks ago
This song is a awesome spiritual dance experience! Let me go higher! See yall!!!
9241953 3 weeks ago
sly threw a party and EVERYONE was invited.
uneedtherapy42 4 weeks ago
AMAZING!!!! The best years.
MorTunia 1 month ago
Jeff Beck has put out some recent versions of this that rock your socks off.
rothcam2 1 month ago
@rothcam2 jeff beck is GOD
uneedtherapy42 4 weeks ago
@rothcam2 jeff beck is GOD
uneedtherapy42 4 weeks ago
@uneedtherapy42
There is only 1 GOD and it ain't Jeff Beck!!
60jellybean 3 weeks ago
@60jellybean Then who is it?
stonerh 2 weeks ago
@uneedtherapy42 what the hell does jeff beck have to do with this?? Rory Gallagher kicks Jeff Becks azzzzz!!! hahahahahaaaaaaaaaa Love Sly & the Family tooooo♥
NoRosesForMe 2 weeks ago
@rothcam2 Jeff Beck's problem is he could NEVER WRITE ANY THING HIMSELF!!! Now listen to Sly who could.
streetparade 2 weeks ago
@streetparade you are wrong.
danielkoconnor52 5 days ago
WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS TODAY!!!. . . .I'M 64 and remember this in my day and it was ROCKING and still is!!!
Micelli1947 1 month ago
great moment, the best in woodstock, nice song, maybe the best song in the world!
SilvioBenchimol 1 month ago
Just awesome
MrOtishound 1 month ago
I was in a cruddy mood, then I heard this song... (:
neishawilson 1 month ago 2
George Clinton called them 'the best funk band that ever was'. That says a lot.
uranusking 2 months ago
First song at first Summerfest Milwaukee 1970
bjbinmke 2 months ago
Sly, The Chambers Bros, EWF.....miss those groups....they were definitely hip back in my younger days.....still, this music gets me going ~ I have good memories!
buddydog1956 3 months ago
12 DISLIKES by 12 folks with pokers up their butts.
newaccountdebzbd 3 months ago
Wanna take u hiiiiigheeeer... F'ing A , man !
bradco12 3 months ago
One of the best groups ever, fond memories!!!
joannf54 3 months ago
What the hell is a "boom locka"?
asfranko1 3 months ago
@asfranko1 That was a counter culture expression for "In your face!"
3kingkool 3 months ago
@asfranko1 No funk for you....
GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep 2 months ago
I think I made LIKE # 1000. There's no button for LOVE. My childhood revisited!!!!
jeffrefrig 3 months ago
This was a very well known band and still is. Why else have so many dedicated fans on these posts? Only unhappy people don't like this band.
gcpropertymanagement 3 months ago
I partied my ass off to all this music, when it and I were young. My journey, whoooo continues
theslimmy8 3 months ago
Still Kick ass MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micelli1947 3 months ago
DID YOU KNOW JIMI HENDRIX WAS SUPPOSED TO MEEET SLY AND THE BAND TO JAM THE NIGHT HE DIED. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THERE MUSIC WOULD HAVE SOUNDED TOGETHER . WOW !!!
kennopalus 3 months ago 3
This is some of the best music ever.....any category.
rsohlich1 3 months ago
Fine example of what ROSEANNE BARR once said. "THERE'S NOTHING ANY WORSE THAN POOR PEOPLE SUDDENLY GETTING MONEY AND FAME"
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
Sly owns a four bedroom house that he refuses to set foot in!
He feels that the CIA can track him if he is in the house.
svtyorkville 4 months ago
@svtyorkville And you know that's true,,HOW ???
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
I just read that Sly has fallen on hard times and is living in an RV in LA...but plans to go into rehab.....I wish him well, and hope we can hear some new music from him soon...because we need some relief from the crap that is being produced currently..
Get well soon, Sly!
FMHammyJ 4 months ago
@FMHammyJ He will need THE WHOLE UNIT OR GANG to reproduce anything like they did before. These people all get a big head and think THEY ARE the STAR. The GROUP was always THE STAR. Plus GOOD MANAGEMENT and common sense. There are quite a few of the old rock stars that use their heads,,invest,,spend their money wisely and they just keep plugging along. Sly is a victim of what James Brown said to me once THE CRAB BUCKET SYNDROME.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Oh I agree, the whole was greater than the sum of the parts.....and when I think about it, Sly and the Family Stone was one of the first to have black and white musicians together....another groundbreaker....but I guess thats what "Everyday People" was about....
Anyways, even if he doesnt make anymore music, I hope he gets clean for his own sake.....Hopefully he receives enough in royalties to live comfortably without the pipe.....
FMHammyJ 3 months ago
@FMHammyJ I was a record promotion man for MGM records for a year and a half between radio jobs and I can tell you there's some weird stuff that goes on. My boss was Ben Scotti (ex Qback for Phila. eagles in the 60's) He was VP of promotions. Anyway from what I understand Michael Jackson and Sony Music own all of Sly's songs. Sony only now I guess. So Sly might've took a cash payout instead of royalties. There's a lot of odd situations in that business. They own The Beatles songs also.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
@FMHammyJ Many artists came upon hard times with the British Invasion and sold the rights to their songs just to keep the wolf away from the door. Bo Diddley was one of them. Bo was bitter about that the rest of his life.
Bo was my friend and I will miss him the rest of my life. First Recording Star I ever booked for one of my Teen Dancelands. When Record Hops were all the rage. Wellsville,Ohio 1958. Booked James Brown several times until he got to big and expensive.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Hey man, thanks for the info,....it seems very ironic that a lot of white British artists of the Invasion were simply trying to copy black music, and in doing so, were making life tough for the originators....Bo Diddley played my hometown a few months before he passed....wished I had been able to see him.....
FMHammyJ 3 months ago
@FMHammyJ Yeah a great compliment to our originators. They also brought many of our R&B acts to the fore. Lennon loved Chuck Berry. I was "in radio" back in those days and I know that when the R&B artists toured England,,that's what insired most of the British guys. All the Stax & Atlantic stars went over there. Plus they were buying our records over there. Howlin Wolf,,Jimmy Reed,,Big Joe Turner,,Ivory Joe Hunter,,Slim Harpo,,Lightning Slim,,Rufus Thomas etc.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
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THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
Trumpets, Saxophones, Harmonicas, and Cowbells, that is what is missing from music today!
Wailwulf 4 months ago 2
This is part of American culture now...permenantly.I hear ya Sly ,but yknow that old expression the Lord helps those who help themselves and all that jazz.
RebelsLiberator 4 months ago
i love this shit haha i'm high baby i'm high hahahaha
1982daydreambeliever 4 months ago
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uncleruckus714 4 months ago
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This song is an amazing remake of "Light My Fire" from the Doors though.
bobdull420 4 months ago
is it me or does the first couple seconds sound like those fuckin home depot power commercials
biffvonwrinkle 4 months ago
Boom Locka Locka....yeah
moiraminnich 4 months ago
I saw the Tedeschi Trucks Band perform this song last night! one of my favorites
Keithosullivan12 5 months ago
)') )') kik it ('( ('( boom shak a laka don't you want to get higher sgt MaJor ah come on "Great' if you fall down I'll let you get back up and help you through. Remember I am the weapon....helps to say boom shak a laka!!!
isabelleofshreveport 5 months ago
う～らからからか う～らからかう～
starangler 5 months ago
I'm weirdly obsessed with this group.
xNADSx08 5 months ago
why many songs of Sly and the stone family sounds so familiar?
josuneta 6 months ago
Music SUCKS today! You rock, Sly & the Family Stone!!
PLeighG 6 months ago
It doesn't matter how old or young you are, or what style of music you regularly listen to, this song will grab hold of you and make you want to dance. The groove is insane, the bass line is like a funk filled heartbeat, the vocals are just about perfect. Then come the horns, omg the horns force your whole body to start dancing to their rhythmic pattern. I dont' care if you're standing, sitting, or lying down when you hear this song, you will dance. It's impossible not to dance to this song.
StarsnBars64 6 months ago
Would Prince even have a career without this guy leading the way? As much as I love Prince, don't get me wrong.
Qoracao 6 months ago 4
shame music like this hardly gets any of the recognition it deserves anymore
contract17 6 months ago 36
@contract17 that's why we've gotta do all we can to keep the classics alive
weluvmusick 6 months ago 26
@weluvmusick RIGHT ON!!!
SixFeetUndr101 3 months ago
Also I might add that is world class Bass playing.
mssusan1961 6 months ago
Dammit even after all these years I can't sit still when I hear this!!
mssusan1961 6 months ago
heard the tedeschi trucks band play this last night---it was AMAZING, did a great job with it
patdocsteeler38 6 months ago
why not it's sly time ....awesome beat
ifitwasntforHIM 6 months ago
When Jimi Hendrix was asked, "What up and coming new artists do you like?", he replied, "Sly. Yeah, Sly & The Family Stone." You can hear their influence on Jimi's Band of Gypsies album. "Stand" is still one of the best albums of all time. I must have worn out at least two copies back in the day.
Windflier 6 months ago
@Windflier sly ruled the 60s for sure
weluvmusick 6 months ago
@weluvmusick not better than jimi but almost
fps0chris 6 months ago
@fps0chris I disagree Sly & And The Family were an all star band that constantly showcased each individual's unique talents unlike Hendrix who had a band totally built around his guitar skills but forced to produce inferior vocals Jimi Hendrix was a great guitarist but his producers robbed him of the opportunity to really grow as writer and vocalist
weluvmusick 6 months ago
@weluvmusick idk I love Jimi's vocals in the same way I love Bob Dylans...uniqueness...I prefer a unique voice to a "good" voice any day of the week
fps0chris 6 months ago
@fps0chris Yea think Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower is the best of the 3 I've heard Jimi's biggest problems were neither the drugs or his music he just had serious management problems
weluvmusick 6 months ago
@weluvmusick plus I think R.E.M. was the best overall band that existed but Sly was the best in the 60's as far as I'm concerned
fps0chris 6 months ago
@fps0chris Well I have always like a little bit of them all
weluvmusick 6 months ago
@weluvmusick apples n oranges anyway lol
fps0chris 6 months ago
The BLACK PANTHERS forced SLY to dump the white guys in his group. Read it on WIKIPEDIA
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 ~"Read it on WIKEPIDIA"...damn, it must be fuckin' true then!. Wikipedia, the fountain of all truth and knowledge you dummy.
RipCruncher1 3 months ago
@RipCruncher1 It's written other places also. Next you'll be insisting that the BPs weren't at those poling places intimidating voters. Prove to me that they didn't do that with Sly. I love all his music and I think he's a genius and like a lot of geniuses has a hard time fitting in normal situations. I have a very very high IQ and have known for years sometimes I just don't fit.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 3 months ago
Rather get high than hate.
VinDcator 7 months ago
Luv This Song !!!!!
TheRailer72 7 months ago
Luv It
TheRailer72 7 months ago
The U.S. Goverment wants to take you higher : "Medical Marijuana Card" :)
cinerama62 7 months ago
Ass-kicking song! Great stuff. Ahhhh, Sly, where did you go, Baby???
LegEagle 7 months ago
@LegEagle probably publishing and producing performing is not the only to make the money
weluvmusick 7 months ago
@weluvmusick No you're wrong SLY is a GENIUS that fell of the edge. Sold his music catalogue (all songs) to Michael Jackson & Sony Music.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 OK yea I heard David Bowie did that also hey if I could make money without having to perform I'd do it too
weluvmusick 7 months ago
@weluvmusick David Bowie ???? He ain't worth the sweat off Sly's U NO WHAT
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
i greww up with this music it was the best
foxymoonbay100 7 months ago
@foxymoonbay100 yea me too this is the stuff
weluvmusick 7 months ago
If ya don't MOVE to this music....yer dead!!! :-D
calligal55 7 months ago
the time when black folk could make good music well actually never mind every race. damn i miss the 60s and 70s even though i was born in the 90s dang nothing tops THIS!
KyplayaZ4lyfe 8 months ago
Can u imagine the uptight parents when this song came out. They probably went crazy when they heard this.
CleanMane 8 months ago
Sly's music was seminal in African-American music history. He took the blues out of the "Down & Out" genre and turned everything into positives. "Take you Higher", "Stand", "It's a Family Affair", "Dance to the Music", and other music themes projecting positive thinking, rather than the "My baby done left me" attitude from previous generations. He developed a theme song of confidence for those times. He was my man.
lamontlewis 8 months ago
@lamontlewis I disagree,,,it was understandable and mostly DANCEABLE,,,,You good "get down wid it" But he let us down when he screwed up.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 The message mojoman, not the messenger. He was my man with the message. He wasn't any more reliable than any other musician. Successful musicians are likely to let you down. Their music is their legacy, not their lives. Their lives are glamorous but difficult. Being on the road all but a few days a year, eating in different places, sleeping in different beds, and always having a smile for some jerk; it ain't easy. They are destined to succumb to something.
lamontlewis 7 months ago
@lamontlewis Well,,let's see I wonder why FRANKIE FORD,,FATS DOMINO,,CHUCK BERRY,,BB KING,,JERRY LEE LEWIS,,,Many Country singers,,,Neil Diamond,,,and SO MANY OTHERS,,Just KEEP ON KEEPIN ON. But not him,,,WHY,,,partial insane????
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 In a word, yes! His experience was unique. He was popular long before he was a musician. He started in church, of course. Then he played with other groups, was a DJ in San Francisco, etc. I think he thought he could do no wrong. He was wrong. As for the other musicians you name, They never grew as musicians. What they did at 20, they were still doing 50 years later. I'm a jazz lover. I like seeing musicians grow artistically. Berry never learned another lick after 1958.
lamontlewis 7 months ago
@lamontlewis You're right but most of them kept on going. With a catalogue like CB has who needs new stuff. Their fans wanta hear the hits that they love them for. I had occasion to talk to Joe Walsh backstage after an Eagles show and asked him if he ever gets tired of playing Rocky Mtn Way,,,He said,,I play it cause the fans love it and most wouldn't know Joe Walsh from Joe Smooh if it wasn't for RMW.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 Jazz is the only music I could tolerate listening to on an unending basis. Popular music's appeal is it's simplicity, and European classics appeal is the exact opposite. I grew up musically multicultural. I tired of the pop music I listened to in my youth a long time ago. It's ok in the car every now and then, but being in a family of musicians and hearing all kinds of music whets your appetite for a buffet rather than a single dinner, if you get my drift.
lamontlewis 6 months ago
@lamontlewis JAZZ is for people with NO RHYTMN,,,none of them can DANCE.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 All this time I thought I was communicating with an adult. End of conversation. Have a good day.
lamontlewis 6 months ago
@lamontlewis Thank You,, Keep On Keepin On !!
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
Hilarious house of frightenstein - I am the wolfman, can you dig it?
oscargoya 8 months ago 2
Maaaaaaayn the outright Funk of this song is making my brain melt in to red hot rainbow lava, also known as Jiiiiiiiiiiiive sauce.
angryredcom 8 months ago 3
whenever I hear this song, it reminds me of an All in the Family episode when Archie complains as Gloria is dancing to this....
switcherdawna 8 months ago in playlist 60's & 70's songs
@switcherdawna
I saw that episode a few weeks ago. It was the episode where Edith was on jury duty.
ebf1957 7 months ago
The 70's version of the 40's big band music
Defendor1983 8 months ago
@Defendor1983 WHAT??? That's got to be one of the STUPIDEST comments I've ever read on You Tube.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959
Thanks for the comment slowjo but i was refferring to the multiple instruments that they used in the 40's Read sometime.
Defendor1983 6 months ago
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THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
@Defendor1983 You better read what you wrote. 70's version of the 40's big band music ????Glenn Miller Dorseys,,,Lionel Hampton,,Woody Herman,,,,Lenny Dee,,,Louis Jordan,,,???? Name me one that sounds like SLY.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
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Im just referring that there using a lot of instruments like they did in the 40's like a lot of other groups did in the 70's In the 70's there were big groups that played the horns and trumpets etc. Just making a comparison. im done explainning myself move on.
Defendor1983 6 months ago
@Defendor1983 Gotcha,,sorry I misunderstood. Didn't meant to come off like a smart a&&. You're absolutely right about that.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 np
Defendor1983 6 months ago
This MUSIC baby!!
blessOTMA 8 months ago
lol, i still every now and then out of nowhere go "boom shakalaka, boom shakalaka". most people have no idea. and that's a shame.
sly and the family started out with gospel roots, i'm pretty sure this was a gospel idea beautifully transformed into the iconic cultural masterpiece of funktitude it hath become, for generations to enjoy until the end of time.
all hail the gods of funktitude.
tomitstube 9 months ago
@tomitstube i feel u on the boom lakakaka boom lol im 23 and my friends have no idea wats going on i was raised on this greatness!!!
GhettoChildTaZ 9 months ago
@GhettoChildTaZ ~ very cool. these guys were ground breaking outrageous fun back in the day. sly and the family brought more people together than any band in the day. great music never dies.
tomitstube 9 months ago 2
@tomitstube Love that boom shakalaka,,boom shakalaka !!! Sometimes I say GREAT GOOGLEY MOO or OOH BOP SHE BOP or OOH POO PA DO. Spaniels,,,Dells,,,,Jessie Hill
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959 ~ i got ya, you go back a little further than i do, but keep beltin out those great lyrics!
tomitstube 7 months ago
haha .. i love this
dyedinsoul 9 months ago
I came to this video high, I am now higher
StratoBlaster420 9 months ago
Oh my god....WOW
I heart couldn't accept that high anymore
i gonna stop this song now
HeronOfHeaven 9 months ago
I just got higher! : ))))))
gillybgoode 9 months ago
A testament to this songs greatness and longevity – Prince performed it when I saw him earlier this year!!!
By the end of the song Prince and it seemed like every damn able body in the building were bouncing and singing HIGHER!! I know I was : - )
a natural high........
Shaolin325 10 months ago 14
@Shaolin325 Great song for sure
weluvmusick 10 months ago
@Shaolin325 oooo!!! Prince is probably the only artist that could pull off a Sly cover!!!! sorry I missed that! :)
shelephant68 7 months ago
@Shaolin325
Most highs are natural. Especially ones involving a fungus or herbal incense.
bobdull420 4 months ago 2
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bobdull420 4 months ago
boom shaka laka
AgentCarter 10 months ago
Fantastic texture in this music!
builderbro 10 months ago 2
@builderbro Right On
weluvmusick 10 months ago
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Miles Davis was right there was simply no one better than this Guy in Rock. He could take one chord and make it a hit with such beautiful arrangements. The rest of rock and roll were pretenders.
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chassidim888 10 months ago
Miles Davis was right there was simply no one better than this Guy in Rock. He could take one chord and make it a hit with such beautiful arrangements. The rest were pretenders.
chassidim888 10 months ago
I skipped my high school prom and went and heard Sly and the gang in Beaumont at Lamar University in 1974. One of the best moves I ever did...
gerry3x 10 months ago 3
@gerry3x I was in WITCHITA,Kan. at a radio station for a job interview,,,I didn't get the job but they were having Sly & the Family Stone for a concert the next night,,So we paid another night in a motel to go see that show. AND SLY DID A "NO SHOW".
THEMOJOMANsince1959 7 months ago
feel like im at a festival again
soideclareathumbwar 11 months ago
5 people need to get their groove on!
takethehighway711 11 months ago
what album is this
JBoston923 11 months ago
@JBoston923 , "Stand" is the name of the album.
takethehighway711 11 months ago
@takethehighway711 thank you
JBoston923 11 months ago
my family used play this song when i was little girl great music in the 70's
veryshywoman 11 months ago
I've heard more "ripped" musical ideas and hooks from Sly than just about anybody else I can think of in multiple genres. Yeah, I know all musicians swap licks and tricks all the time, its one way music evolves, but its one thing to take something and make it your own, and another to just outright emulate and copy ya'know. Sly and the stone left a legacy, you have to try not to let it move you.
siral000 11 months ago 21
@siral000 he was like most of the great ones way ahead of his time
weluvmusick 11 months ago 3
The Relentless Magic of Sly and the Family Stone, ya dig?
Aiden057 11 months ago
thats what i call funkydelic !
theoldgeneration 11 months ago
STILL WILD!! CLASSIC!! MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE!!
Micelli1947 11 months ago
my mom gave this to me for christmas when it came out - my dad heard it and took it away from me.
hahahahahahhaaaa!!!!!!!
HIGHER !!!
MrKirkenstein 11 months ago 5
This is some FUNKY SHIT!!!!!
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lasanthikavijisenha 1 year ago
who the fuck dislike this song?
geminiscorpio26 1 year ago 28
@geminiscorpio26 i know who :
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MrKirkenstein 11 months ago
@geminiscorpio26 8 dipshits,,,Perfect DANCE record. Has it all !!!
THEMOJOMANsince1959 6 months ago
@geminiscorpio26 justin bieber
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ludehead 6 months ago
thank you joyjoy70301 for you insight !!.. i was commenting that sly and the family were truly outstanding !!.. !!..the talent that guy held just wasnt given a chance because of lots of factors (his hedonistic approach to living confirms this)..but... WHAT A FUCKING TALENT !!
sortofsorted 1 year ago 2
I was in Wichita,Kan. for a radio job interview which I didn't get,,, I stayed a day longer and paid another night in a motel because the station was having SLY for a concert the next night. HE DID A "NO SHOW" everyone was pissed, Crowd almost rioted. WILD TIMES. When I got to Winslow,Ariz I got my only TATTOO on my left butt cheek it says WINSLOW,ARIZ 1969 with a picture of a CHOPPER just below it flying OLD GLORY off the back.
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago
GOD I LOVE HIS RECORDS especially EVERYDAY PEOPLE why did he have to be such a screw up WE NEED HIM NOW!!
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago
Thirty years later, I still remember sitting in the sun, the campus "quad", the lunchtime "radio", someone played some Sly. The leaves turned greener, the sky got bluer and all was right with the world. Now THAT was sunshine.
daveysan 1 year ago
This was the song that forced me to recognise and understand funk.
teddingtontcu 1 year ago 2
@ sortofsorted are you kidding? Sly is a boss player, the original bad boy! He would get high as bird p***y and rick james had to give him a "just say no" speech! many young bucks look up to him...i.e...will.i.am, snoop, diddy, q-tip, jay z, dave chappelle, even justin timberlake. I ain't knocking you bc I agree, this band was fire! Just do some research boo. Merry Christmas.
joyjoy70301 1 year ago 2
its a shame this band never got the recognition they truly deserved !!!..a truly gifted combination!!....
sortofsorted 1 year ago 2
@sortofsorted YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. SUCCESS FAME ETC ETC THEN BOOM NOTHING!! DOESN'T MAKE SENSE
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dilsanikasuni 1 year ago
BUM SHAKA LAKA
RoyalCeca 1 year ago
@RoyalCeca no no no tt's BOOM SHAKA LAKA and I love it I miss SLY if we ever needed him and his songs IT'S NOW!!!
THEMOJOMANsince1959 1 year ago 2
this is how whites and blacks can come together
wadereed27 1 year ago 4
awsome song..thanks for the upload dude! much appreciated @weluvmusick
punksouth123 1 year ago
Can somebody tell me which of these voices is Sly himself? Is it the bass singer, or the tenor one who sings the "I wanna take you higher" part?
TheThing88 1 year ago
@TheThing88 He does all the voices ,live any way
larryoloai 1 year ago
@TheThing88 He does all the voices ,live any way, except for the woman of coarse
larryoloai 1 year ago
@TheThing88 - Sly's the one that leads into and sings the chorus - "I want to, I want to... take you higher" / "Don't ya, don't ya..." / "Take your places, I wanna take you higher"
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piumibotheju 1 year ago
UNBELIEVABLE HARMONICA. DRIVING BASS LINE, GREAT HORNS. SIMPLY AWESOME!!
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I love being in this funky groove and I am white as a streak of lightning. I have some brothers who have referred to me as their blue eyed soul brother and that might have to do with my ability to get down with the tenor sax or the bass or just plain singing from the deep place within just like S&TFS do. Boom! Shocka!
fortunate1950 1 year ago
I love being in this funky groove and I am white as a streak of lightning. I have some brothers who have referre