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Post by baylink on May 25, 2013 14:11:40 GMT -5
I think I speak for everyone here when I say
"Huh??"
Where, exactly, does that song title *come from*? (Yes, yes, I know; that's not what I meant.)
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Post by billyonaire on May 25, 2013 14:22:40 GMT -5
Thank you for letting me be myself again.
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Post by mrjukebox on May 25, 2013 14:34:05 GMT -5
It was the second #1 hit for Sly & The Family Stone in early 1970.
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Post by baylink on May 25, 2013 14:34:46 GMT -5
Yup; both of those things are not what I meant. :-)
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Post by billyonaire on May 25, 2013 14:44:39 GMT -5
Both replies did answer your question. You'll have to be specific as to what you're looking for.
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Post by mga707 on May 25, 2013 15:45:55 GMT -5
Three factors: Sly Stone. Lots of money. Lots of coke...
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Post by artsmusic on May 25, 2013 16:11:41 GMT -5
I think there were drugs involved. Just sayin'..........
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Post by baylink on May 25, 2013 22:03:41 GMT -5
I think there were drugs involved. Just sayin'.......... Well, sure, but it was only their second big hit; did they swing that much weight at the label already by that time? |
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Post by skuncle on May 25, 2013 23:03:47 GMT -5
It was their third big hit behind "Everyday People" and "Hot Fun In The Summertime". Like everyone else, not really sure what you're asking. Are you asking why they spelled the title the way they did? If so I'm guessing they did it because they liked how it looked spelled out that way. By the time this was released in 1970 Sly and The Family Stone had been around for a few years, and it was a funk record with a funky title.
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Post by mga707 on May 25, 2013 23:10:13 GMT -5
It was their third big hit behind "Everyday People" and "Hot Fun In The Summertime". Like everyone else, not really sure what you're asking. Are you asking why they spelled the title the way they did? If so I'm guessing they did it because they liked how it looked spelled out that way. By the time this was released in 1970 Sly and The Family Stone had been around for a few years, and it was a funk record with a funky title. Fourth hit. Don't forget "Dance To the Music", their first one. Reached #8. Fifth, If you count "Stand", which reached #22. Sly was pretty big by early 1970, no doubt about it. A Woodstock headliner. One of the few (along with Hendrix) who successfully bridged the rock/soul divide. And the AM/FM divide as well, which Hendrix had not been able to do. Unfortunately, drugs killed the one, and killed the career of the other. |
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Post by 1finemrg on May 26, 2013 5:11:37 GMT -5
By the way the "B" side, "Everybody Is A Star" is a fantastic song. Great lyrics and a killer tune. Actually, the 45 is considered a double "A" side since both songs were listed during its chart run.
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Post by baylink on May 27, 2013 10:47:48 GMT -5
Ah; I was misinformed. Thanks.
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