Line #30 Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:Clockwise from top: Larry Graham, Freddie Stone, Greg Errico, Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Cynthia Robinson and Jerry Martini.]]
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4	->"''There is a yellow one,\
5	That won't accept the black one,\
6	That won't accept the red one,\
7	That won't accept the white one,\
8	Different strokes for different folks,\
9	And so on and so on and [=scooby=] dooby doo,\
10	Oh sha sha,\
11	I AM everyday people.''"
12	-->"Everyday People"
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14	Sly and the Family Stone were a pioneering multicultural [[{{Funk}} Funk]]-[[{{RockAndRoll}} Rock]]-{{Soul}} band best known for their work in the late 1960s and early '70s. Their biggest hits were "Everyday People," "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" and "Family Affair." The group dissolved in 1975 due to declining popularity and Sly's drug problems, although he continued to perform and record, first as a solo artist and then with a new Family lineup. The original group was inducted into the UsefulNotes/RockAndRollHallOfFame in 1993.
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16	Not to be confused with the movie ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''
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18	!! Studio discography:
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20	* ''A Whole New Thing'' (1967)
21	* ''Dance to the Music'' (1968)
22	* ''Life'' (1968)
23	* ''Music/{{Stand}}'' (1969)
24	* ''Music/TheresARiotGoinOn'' (1971)
25	* ''Fresh'' (1973)
26	* ''Small Talk'' (1974)[[note]]last album with the original lineup[[/note]]
27	* ''Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back'' (1976)
28	* ''Back on the Right Track'' (1979)
29	* ''Ain't But the One Way'' (1982)
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31	!! Sly Stone solo discography:
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33	* ''High on You'' (1975)
34	* ''I'm Back! Family and Friends'' (2011)[[note]]remixes of the original hits accompanied by three new tracks[[/note]]
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37	!! "Hot tropes in the summertime":
38	* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ly '''S'''tone (also his real name, '''S'''ylvester '''S'''tewart).
39	* ArtistAndTheBand
40	* BandOfRelatives: Sly, Freddie and Rose.
41	* CoverVersion: Creator/DorisDay's "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)", allegedly inspired by a bizarre gossip column rumor that Sly and Day were dating each other.
42	* DarkerAndEdgier: ''There's A Riot Goin' On'', which contains "Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa", itself a Darkier and Edgier (and much slower) version of the already Dark and Edgy "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
43	* DavidVersusGoliath: Invoked in "Stand"
44	-->There's a [[FairForItsDay midget]] standing tall\
45	And the giant beside him about to fall
46	* EpicRocking: "Sex Machine" clocks in at 13:45.
47	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: The song "Family Affair" describes two brothers, one who is "somebody who just loves to learn" and the other is "somebody you'd just love to burn". However, the song emphasizes that "Both kids are good to Mom / Blood's thicker than the mud."
48	* {{Funk}}: Along with Music/JamesBrown, one of the pioneers of it.
49	* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Greatest Hits'', released in 1970. Oddly enough both "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" and "Hot Fun in the Summertime" made their first appearance here, although they certainly became hits in retrospect.
50	* HeavyMeta[=/=]SelfDemonstratingSong: "Dance to the Music," where each musician sings about what he or she is going to do to contribute to the song.
51	* HymnToMusic: "I Want To Take You Higher".
52	* IAmSong: "I'm An Animal"
53	* LeadBassist: Larry Graham
54	* LoveHurts: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
55	* LyricalDissonance: "Hot Fun in the Summertime" is lyrically an upbeat celebration of summer. Musically, it's midtempo and rather bittersweet-sounding, with lots of minor chords.
56	* MinisculeRocking: As miniscule as humanly possible. The title track of ''There's A Riot Goin' On'' clocks in at 0:00.
57	* NWordPrivileges: "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey".
58	* PepTalkSong: "Stand!", "Life" and "You Can Make It If You Try" are the straight, feel-good examples. "Everybody is a Star" is a slightly more downbeat variation.
59	* ProgressiveInstrumentation: Each performer introduces his own instrument in "Dance to the Music."
60	* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On'', "Babies Makin' Babies"
61	* PunBasedTitle: "Luv N' Haight"
62	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Running Away" ("Look at you fooling you")
63	* ShoutOut: They've received a few.
64	** The band The Family Stand.
65	** [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' "Give It Away" includes the line, "Confide with Sly you'll be the wiser."
66	* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: Well, not so much sex, but drugs played a major part in the dissolution of the group. By 1975, professionalism fell apart, band members would either walk off or never show up and their last show at Radio City Music Hall [[HumiliationConga attracted about 1/8th of it's max capacity,]] [[note]] For reference, the capacity tops out at about 6,000. [[/note]] [[EpicFail and they had to scrape funds just to afford a ride home.]]
67	* SillyLoveSongs: "Trip To Your Heart", "Let Me Hear It From You", "I Hate To Love Her,"
68	* SingleStanzaSong: "Just Like A Baby", "Poet"
69	* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple Song".
70	* SongOfSongTitles: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" mentions "Dance to the Music," "Everyday People," "Sing a Simple Song" and "You Can Make It If You Try," albeit in a sarcastic way.
71	* StageNames: Sly, Freddie and Rose's real last name is Stewart.
72	* TextlessAlbumCover: ''There's a Riot Goin' On''
73	* TitleOnlyChorus: "Dance to the Music", "Stand!", "You Can Make It If You Try", "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
74	* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".

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