SLY and THE FAMILY STONE- EVERYDAY PEOPLE

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SLY and THE FAMILY STONE - STAND

1969



* Stand
in the end you'll still be you
one that's done all the things you set out to do
stand
there's a cross for you to bear
things to go through if you're going anywhere
stand
for the things you know are right
it s the truth that the truth makes them so uptight
stand
all the things you want are real
you have you to complete and there is no deal
stand. stand, stand
stand. stand, stand
stand
you've been sitting much too long
there's a permanent crease in your right and wrong
stand
there's a midget standing tall
and the giant beside him about to fall
stand. stand, stand
stand. stand, stand
stand
they will try to make you crawl
and they know what you're saying makes sense and all
stand
don't you know that you are free
well at least in your mind if you want to be
Everybody
stand, stand, stand

SLY and THE FAMILY STONE- FAMILY AFFAIR

* It's a family affair, it's a family affair
it's a family affair, it's a family affair
one child grows up to be
somebody that just loves to learn
and another child grows up to be
somebody you'd just love to burn
mom loves the both of them
you see it's in the blood
both kids are good to mom
"blood's thicker than mud"
it's a family affair, it's a family affair
newlywed a year ago
but you're still checking each other out
nobody wants to blow
nobody wants to be left out
you can't leave, 'cause your heart is there
but you can't stay, 'cause you been somewhere else!
You can't cry, 'cause you'll look broke down
but you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down!
It's a family affair
it's a family affair

SLY and THE FAMILY STONE

SLY and THE FAMILY STONE

EVERY PEOPLE

Sly & The Family Stone fue una banda de San Francisco, California, EE. UU. liderada por el compositor, cantante, productor y multi-instrumentista Sylvester Stewart (más conocido como Sly Stone).

Sly & The Family Stone está considerada una de las bandas fundamentales para entender el nacimiento y desarrollo del funk, al nivel de James Brown y Parliament. Su labor de apertura hacía otros géneros como el rock, la psicodelia, el soul, el rhythm & blues o el pop le convierten en uno de los más importantes grupos, no sólo de funk, sino de toda la historia de la música popular.

Por otro lado, su formación clásica integraba miembros blancos y negros por igual, y mujeres del mismo modo que hombres, por lo que se trata de la primera banda multirracial, compuesta por músicos de ambos sexos, que logró un éxito masivo a nivel nacional e internacional.

La banda permaneció activa en dos etapas. La primera, sin duda mucho más conocida, coincidió con sus años dorados y duró 9 años, desde 1967 hasta 1975, durante los cuales publicó 7 discos. La segunda, que se desarrolla desde 1975 hasta 1983, incluye 4 discos y fue protagonizada, exclusivamente, por Sly Stone, mientras que el resto de integrantes de la banda habían sido, bien sustituidos, bien relegados a un plano secundario.

Discografía

• A Whole New Thing (Epic, 1967)
• Dance to the Music (Epic, 1968)
• Life (Epic, 1968)
• Stand! (Epic, 1969)
• There's a Riot Goin' On (Epic, 1971)
• Fresh (Epic, 1973)
• Small Talk (1974)
• High on You (Epic, 1975)
• Heard You Missed Me, Well I'm Back (Epic, 1976)
• Back on the Right Track (Warner Bros, 1979)
• Ain't But the One Way (Warner Bros, 1983)

Sencillos en listas de éxitos

Año	Sencillo	Posición en Top 40 (US)
1968	Dance To The Music	8
1969	Everyday People	1
1969	Stand! * STAND	22
1969	I Want to Take You Higher	38
1969	Hot Fun in the Summertime	2
1970	Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) /Everybody Is a Star	1
1971	Family Affair * FAMILY AFFAIR	1
1972	Runnin' Away	23
1973	If You Want Me to Stay	12
1974	Time For Livin'	32