Wednesday, March 08, 2006

This day in music history.

March 8, 1969, "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone was starting its fourth week at number one on the charts, it also hit #1 on the soul charts. The song was from the bands 4th LP "Stand". The album also contained the songs "Everyday People," "Sing a Simple Song," "I Want to Take You Higher," and "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey". When presented with the coveted gold record for this achievement, Sly ripped it out of its case, threw it on the record player and heard, "People", by Barbra Streisand.
Everyday People by Sly And The Family Stone
Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha -
we got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag l'm in
I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For bein' such a rich one that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
Oh sha sha-
we got to live together
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
And different strokes for different folks