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* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "You Can Make It If You Try".
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* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "Stand!" and "You Can Make It If You Try".Try" are the straight, feel-good examples. "Everybody is a Star" is a slightly more downbeat variation.
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* TitleOnlyChorus: "Dance to the Music", "Stand!", "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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* 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)".
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* TitleOnlyChorus: "Dance to the Music", "Stand!", "Hot Fun in the Summertime," "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ly '''S'''tone
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ly '''S'''tone'''S'''tone (also his real name, '''S'''ylvester '''S'''tewart).
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".Agin)".
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering [[{{Funk}} Funk]]-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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** Which contains "Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa", itself a Darkier and Edgier (and much slower) version of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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** 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)".
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* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: "M'Lady", from ''Life'', is this to "Dance to the Music".
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** Which contains "Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa", itself a Darkier and Edgier (and much slower) version of "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)".
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* 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.
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* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Greatest Hits'', released in 1970. Oddly enough both "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Agin)" and "Hot Fun in the Summertime" made their first appearance here, although they certainly became hits in retrospect.
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[[caption-width-right:220:Clockwise from top: Larry Graham, Freddie Stone, Greg Errico, Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Cynthia Robinson and Jerry Martini]]
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* 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.]]
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Sly and the Family Stone albums with their own page:
* ''Music/{{Stand}}'' (1969)
* ''Music/{{Stand}}'' (1969)
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* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Greatest Hits'', released in 1970.
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* 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.
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* LoveHurts: "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Running Away" ("Look at you fooling you")
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Running Away" ("Look at you fooling you")
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* AlliterativeName: '''S'''ly '''S'''tone
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Running Away" ("Look at you fooling you")
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* CoverVersion: Doris Day's "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)"
* IAmSong: "I'm An Animal"
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* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''.
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* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''. On'', "Babies Makin' Babies"
* PunBasedTitle: "Luv N' Haight"
* PunBasedTitle: "Luv N' Haight"
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* SillyLoveSongs: "Trip To Your Heart", "Let Me Hear It From You", "I Hate To Love Her,"
* SingleStanzaSong: "Just Like A Baby", "Poet"
* SingleStanzaSong: "Just Like A Baby", "Poet"
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* 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.
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* ShoutOut: They've received a few.
** The band The Family Stand.
** [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' "Give It Away" includes the line, "Confide with Sly you'll be the wiser."
** The band The Family Stand.
** [[Music/RedHotChiliPeppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers]]' "Give It Away" includes the line, "Confide with Sly you'll be the wiser."
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* [[FountainOfExpies Iconic Band]]: They've been covered or sampled ''many'' times over the years, and were a major influence on Music/GeorgeClinton, Music/{{Prince}}, everyone ''they'' influenced, etc.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering [[{{Funk}} Funk]]-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering [[{{Funk}} Funk]]-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
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* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Greatest Hits'', released in 1970.
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-->"''There is a yellow one\\
That won't accept the black one\\
That won't accept the red one\\
That won't accept the white one\\
Different strokes for different folks\\
And so on and so on and [=scooby=] dooby doo\\
Oh sha sha\\
I AM everyday people''"
That won't accept the black one\\
That won't accept the red one\\
That won't accept the white one\\
Different strokes for different folks\\
And so on and so on and [=scooby=] dooby doo\\
Oh sha sha\\
I AM everyday people''"
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* DarkerAndEdgier: ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
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* DarkerAndEdgier: ''There's A Riot Goin' On''On''.
* HymnToMusic: "I Want To Take You Higher".
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* NWordPrivileges: "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey"
* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "You Can Make It If You Try"
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple Song"
* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "You Can Make It If You Try"
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple Song"
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* NWordPrivileges: "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey"
Whitey".
* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "You Can Make It If YouTry"
Try".
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin'On''
On''.
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a SimpleSong"Song".
* PepTalkSong: "Stand," "You Can Make It If You
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin'
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"Agin)".
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* StageNames: Sly, Freddie and Rose's real last name is Stewart.
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* StageNames: Sly, Freddie and Rose's real last name is Stewart.Stewart.
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* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
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* HeavyMeta: "Dance to the Music"
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* HeavyMeta: HeavyMeta[=/=]SelfDemonstratingSong: "Dance to the Music"Music," where each musician sings about what he is going to do to contribute to the song.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul [[{{Funk}} Funk]]-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s. \n\n\n\n\n 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 the mid-1970s due to Sly's drug problems.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_%26_the_Family_Stone The Other Wiki]].
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''''
!!! "Hot tropes in the summertime":
* BandOfRelatives: Sly, Freddie and Rose.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* EpicRocking: "Sex Machine" clocks in at 13:45.
* {{Funk}}: Along with Music/JamesBrown, one of the pioneers of it.
* HeavyMeta: "Dance to the Music"
* MinisculeRocking: As miniscule as humanly possible. The title track of ''There's A Riot Goin' On'' clocks in at 0:00.
* NWordPrivileges: "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey"
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple Song"
* StageNames: Sly, Freddie and Rose's real last name is Stewart.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_%26_the_Family_Stone The Other Wiki]].
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.
!!! "Hot tropes in the summertime":
* BandOfRelatives: Sly, Freddie and Rose.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* EpicRocking: "Sex Machine" clocks in at 13:45.
* {{Funk}}: Along with Music/JamesBrown, one of the pioneers of it.
* HeavyMeta: "Dance to the Music"
* MinisculeRocking: As miniscule as humanly possible. The title track of ''There's A Riot Goin' On'' clocks in at 0:00.
* NWordPrivileges: "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey"
* ProtestSong: "Everyday People," "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," ''There's A Riot Goin' On''
* TheSomethingSong: "Sing a Simple Song"
* StageNames: Sly, Freddie and Rose's real last name is Stewart.
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''
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'''Sly and the Family Stone''' were a pioneering {{Funk}}-Rock-Soul band best known for their work in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Not to be confused with ''Film/TheFamilyStone.''
