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Sly & the Family Stone "Life" 1968 (Reelin' In The Years Archives)
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Күн бұрынThis performance of "Life" was shot in 1968 on 16mm film and we edited this completely new version from over 45 minutes of outtakes. Other great funk and soul artists in our library include Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, George Clinton (P-Funk and Funkadelic), James Brown and Curtis Mayfield.
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@HOTBOXXXstevioHIP 3 жыл бұрын
Talent un-matched. Style never duplicated. Some artists cannot be copied. Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Sly & the Family Stone. Have you ever heard them rehearse? I HAVE....FOR 3 YEARS STRAIGHT. AT HIS POPS HOME ON THE CORNER OF URBANO AND DESOTO DRIVES IN SAN FRANCISCO'S INGLESIDE TERRACE. THEY WERE MY NEIGHBORS. I WAS THE KID ON THE STINGRAY BIKE OUTSIDE OF THEIR GARAGE, SOAKING UP WHAT WOULD BE LATER DEFINED AS FUNK. THEN, I'D RIDE HOME AND TRY TO PLAY WHAT SLY WAS PLAYING ON HIS FARFISA ORGAN IN PRACTICE. CYNTHIA WAS THE KINDEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I HAD EVER TALKED TO. BEING AN 8 YEAR OLD, I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CONVERSATION FOR HER, BUT SHE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION. LOVE HER FOREVER. 20 YEARS LATER, FREDDIE CAME TO MY STUDIO, AND PLAYED SOMETHING THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET....HE PLAYED A BASS LINE, SPACED RHYTHM, AND A MELODY LINE...ALL AT THE SAME TIME. HE MAY NOT REMEMBER, BUT I'LL NEVER FORGET. THEY ALL WERE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ME FROM CHILDHOOD, AND I'M INFLUENCED BY THEM IN EVERY SONG THAT I WRITE OR PRODUCE. THANK YOU MY LEGENDS
@HalakSholom Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful experience. I can understand how you would treasure the time spent with Sly and his family!
@simon5005 5 жыл бұрын
The great thing about being old as s**t now is that we lived through this amazing music and times!!!
@bigolebot 3 жыл бұрын
You weren't even alive when this song was out so what the hell are you talking about?
@simon5005 3 жыл бұрын
@@bigolebot LMAO..........I was 13!
@bigolebot 3 жыл бұрын
@@simon5005 a so called boomer saying *lmao* was supposedly 13 when Life was out in 68. Hard to believe
@hbybbybtjtrjnfrjkebdnrleie4650 2 жыл бұрын
Im 13 now and i think this music is amazing
@katiemurphy2802 2 жыл бұрын
@@bigolebot maybe appreciate the music instead of trying to catch someone not being an age of your liking? There’s not enuf time in LIFE for that sort of malarky…
@thett6197 3 жыл бұрын
Saw Sly live (opening act Wilson Pickett & The Midnight Movers.. dare I say “W.O.W.”) Harvard stadium maybe ‘71? Sly and the Family Stone one of the most outstanding talents of all time ‘nuff said.
@Gr8LilLady 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best bands that ever did it!!! 🎤🎹🎶🥁🎺🎷🔊
@hermesalonso3968 2 жыл бұрын
I love this song! Sly was the best!
@perryhughes9429 4 жыл бұрын
Best dressed drummer!!!
@sylvesterstewart868 3 жыл бұрын
Little Cynthia is so cute. R.I.P.
@Fakename70 2 жыл бұрын
Looks like Elaine Brown
@prov0149 9 жыл бұрын
Pound for pound it there anybody better? xxx
@thomasminarchickjr.7355 4 жыл бұрын
P-Funk in 1975-1976
@donnasanchez8993 3 жыл бұрын
What a great find. I never knew there was a video for this. Thank you.
@governorofthedeathstar1680 4 жыл бұрын
WOW!! Loved the song but, never seen this video. Didn't think one existed! Thanks for this wonderful post. A true gem!
@pmsfar-outgrooviness8025 4 жыл бұрын
Larry's shirt is awesome
@waynejohanson1083 3 жыл бұрын
This is so Funky, Cool and Groovy.
@jameskennedy721 3 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see this when I was 12 . Ah well , its still cool , decades late .
@titostacos 6 жыл бұрын
"If he stopped bein' so shady He could have a nice young lady" Wow.
@motorcop505 5 жыл бұрын
titostacos Words a lot of guys need to learn today!
@TimothyWilliams-zg1vd Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤ my second favorite album by SLY & company..brilliant..
@mrnobodyz 4 жыл бұрын
☝🏼Nobody can touch Sly, nobody! Any musical categories you have, any judgements about people or LIFE leave at the door they’re meaningless here!👑
@GlobalTubeTruth 6 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with Rose. I like her best when she wears that white wig. Super fine Black woman of the 60's.
@waynejohanson1083 3 жыл бұрын
And she can really play that trumpet.
@ronaldwilliams4954 2 жыл бұрын
@@waynejohanson1083 I think he's talking about sly's sister not Cynthia even though Cynthia is good looking too well was good looking
@keithmauldin3706 6 жыл бұрын
Smooth . Their greatest hit's stuff like this was so meaningful to me as a child . The Older Soul tunes had Heart .
@dennisallen6041 4 жыл бұрын
Bough the album in Viet Nam. Helped me make it through my time there.
@katiemurphy2802 2 жыл бұрын
GOOSEBUMPS & MEMORIES like I can’t even begin to explain!
@ethanhill9331 7 жыл бұрын
Here's great stage configuration for the band. Should had employed it in live shows. This is almost a throw away aming GREATEST HITS but the lyris and musicality are still marvels of method and madness.
@timothythorne9464 5 жыл бұрын
This isn't one of their biggest hits, but it's close to the top in entertainment value.
@oldschoolguy2775 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, M'Lady got played more but I always played this when I got my hands on the disco !
@carolann6821 3 жыл бұрын
I'm partial to afros,love them!
@robinflea 7 жыл бұрын
Love this one. They were my favorite band back in the day and Huge were I was living in the Bay Area.
@patdwyer5204 8 ай бұрын
Thanks. Had forgotten all about this song. It opens the movie " Death At A funeral" and I remember singing this... it was all over the radio when I was 10 years old. Because of all the Great songs " Sly & The Family Stone " created they will always be remembered and the songs heard. " Everyday People". Truly one of the best bands I ever saw live in Philly.
@TheMacasso 4 жыл бұрын
YES top POP and SOUL!!!!!!!!
@mexton 4 жыл бұрын
Groovy can you dig it!
@santinocastillo9348 4 жыл бұрын
Wow so clear!
@jedshook8968 10 жыл бұрын
DAMN, ROSE JUST AS FINE AS SHE WANNA BE!
@timothythorne9464 5 жыл бұрын
I agree...she's so fine!
@veesonnets9457 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and talented ❣️
@richlyredeemed48 4 жыл бұрын
Back in elementary (70’s) this was my favorite band while my peers was into the Jacksons. Glad to know my taste has aged well.👌🏾
@bigolebot 3 жыл бұрын
If you were in elementary school throughout the 70s. You missed out
@richlyredeemed48 3 жыл бұрын
@@bigolebot Not at all my friend. I just generalize saying 70’s. I’m a Boomer. Caught it all from the beginning. The best of times musically 🔥🔥🔥
@richlyredeemed48 3 жыл бұрын
@@bigolebot Was born in 57. Never said I was in elementary throughout 70’s. Dance to the music was the first 45 I brought
@bigolebot 3 жыл бұрын
@@richlyredeemed48 oh, my bad my friend.. silly me.. Yeah you're right we lived it all. 60s-70s were the golden days of music if you ask me... 80s to an extent too
@richlyredeemed48 3 жыл бұрын
@@bigolebot Nuff said. Be blessed, stay safe ✝️✝️✝️
@oldschoolguy2775 4 жыл бұрын
What a fabulous track! Thank you so much for doing this video - I so wish I'd been there. Sly was well ahead of his time and was the prototype for Funkadelic, Parliament, even Earth Wind and Fire. He brought rock and soul music together for the first time. This was the flip side of M'Lady, another great track but I liked this one best.
@ronaldwilliams4954 2 жыл бұрын
he was not the first to bring Rock and soul together bro come on there were others who were doing that before him
@motorcop505 5 жыл бұрын
Far out! My favorite Sly song!
@miguelpereira2508 4 жыл бұрын
great funk song
@ronaldwilliams4954 2 жыл бұрын
LOL this is not a funk song bro that is a pop song Rock oriented not funk LOL
@oldschoolmusiclover1 3 жыл бұрын
saw them live in boston '73....burned the house DOWNNNNN
@timothykolp1100 3 жыл бұрын
Cynthia and Jerry saying all that's necessary " All the squares go home ! "
@tomy.1846 Жыл бұрын
So Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀😀😀😀😃😃😃😄😄😄😁😁😁😁😄😄
@KenRussell-io8rz Жыл бұрын
Sly and the Family Stone were the best ever.....
@susansusan138 10 жыл бұрын
Love it! True words.
@predragpejakovic9446 4 жыл бұрын
Perfect
@susansusan138 10 жыл бұрын
True words. Love it!
@revdonnieblack 4 жыл бұрын
"Dog gets hip and has to go. If you're lovin' you can't be sad no mo."
@parissaizan3769 3 жыл бұрын
I was a SaTFS fan and a slap bass fan and a funkster from the South Bay Area... it was amazing!
@robin2012ism 10 жыл бұрын
If I hear of anyone needing footage I will remember Reeling in the years.
@robin2012ism 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for posting the entire scene. Appreciate that.
@predragpejakovic9446 5 жыл бұрын
Perfection
@faroutlindsey 10 жыл бұрын
THANKS!!
@antoniogambardella785 Жыл бұрын
the classic
@mr.goodenough3796 3 жыл бұрын
That was cool! Thank you
@delapanpulu 8 жыл бұрын
[All:] Life, Life Past the clouds You don't have to come down Life, Life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live [Larry:] You might get angry some times But don't let it turn you around All you gotta do Is get your livin' down Life, Life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live [Sly:] You might be scared of somethin' - look at Mr. Stewart! He's the only person he has to fear He'd only let himself get near He don't trust nobody If he stopped bein' so shady He could have a nice young lady Life, Life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live [Freddie:] You're gonna be sad sometime You might wake up to find your pet is gone But maybe He's tired of bein' alone Dog gets hip, it has to go If you're lovin' you can't be sad no more Life, Life Tell it like it is You don't have to die before you live
@TheClemcaster 6 жыл бұрын
Yes; I don't think it's 'past the clouds'....possibly 'clouds and clowns?'
@sellison9070 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheClemcaster Lions and clowns :) Like what u get in a circus :)
@TheClemcaster 4 жыл бұрын
@@sellison9070 I know what takes place in a circus; what has that to do with the lyrics in the chorus?
@sellison9070 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheClemcaster CONTRAST it's all throughout the song. Die/live Fear/No fear Sadness/Joy Shadiness/Niceness... it's about choice: Do u wanna be a Lion or a clown? :) "the most important decision a person can make, is whether they BELIEVE they live in a friendly, or hostile Universe" -Einstein. :)
@TheClemcaster 4 жыл бұрын
@@sellison9070 'Calm yourself.' Sigmund Freud.
@palafox2237 2 жыл бұрын
I've loved Sly since the 60s but I sure didn't need to see a dang ad for Stacey Abrams with this video. Remember when Utube was a actually a good platform and had ZERO ads? Geesh...
@acapulco1997 8 жыл бұрын
oui Mister..!
@tonowari 7 жыл бұрын
epic
@nyronut 7 ай бұрын
KILLER !
@imtheredbaron 9 жыл бұрын
Dog gets hip and has to go gem the one and only SLY
@woabeatz9717 5 жыл бұрын
The beginning of this song is on the wiz movie snd it's spooky
@AdamJ617 5 жыл бұрын
Death at a Funeral (2010) brought me here.
@m21angel 4 жыл бұрын
Nice intro.
@dkapone 4 жыл бұрын
Sly with a moustache and Rose looking like she could be Mary J. Blige's Mom. What's not to dig? Peace.
@briancompton2543 4 жыл бұрын
Sly stopped the mustache because people kept telling him that he looked like Jimi. ( even though I never thought so)
@dennisallen6041 4 жыл бұрын
@@briancompton2543 And what"s so bad about looking like Jimi ?
@ronaldwilliams4954 2 жыл бұрын
Damn you know what I just now noticed that wow and I've seen this video before but never noticed that he had a mustache LOL
@suztauzer3440 7 жыл бұрын
kewl!!!
@landlinesandpercolators8822 10 жыл бұрын
This is so great. Drugs are so bad.
@dschungelkonig156 7 жыл бұрын
wie geil
@K_PAC 29 күн бұрын
The Song dope. 🔥 But the intro & horns sound like a circus or carnival or something. Lol I like it tho Lol
@eoj.o.t.a7002 4 жыл бұрын
2020 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@SPCBatonRougeDenton 6 ай бұрын
Is it me, or does Freddie Stone and Sly Stone look alike???
@marinecorpswarrior915 6 ай бұрын
They looked just alike
@MichaelMack908 Ай бұрын
They’re brothers😂😂
@SPCBatonRougeDenton Ай бұрын
@@MichaelMack908 of course, im just fascinated
@gb032645 6 жыл бұрын
Sly was a genius. Shame he ruined it with the drugs.
@darienhigh Ай бұрын
I really wish you folks would stop with the flashing words and banners across the screen when I'm trying to watch a performance. Can't you wait to put it ask in at the end?? Geez
@eliyahwatson7502 2 жыл бұрын
i’m sorry but are they seeing clouds and clowns or lions and clowns? or past the clouds?
@dimitdaamazintv6939 2 жыл бұрын
Andre 3000's Vibes
@pookiemartinez3909 4 жыл бұрын
Lenny Kravitz on da Bottom and lenses.
@MrAlbee-rc2cg 3 жыл бұрын
TᕼᗩᑎK ᑌ ᔕO ᗰᑌᑕᕼ ᖴOᖇ ᑭOᔕTIᑎG!!!
@deacon8754 3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful, drugs don’t make anything better.
@bgbstrm2352 Жыл бұрын
I am white, live in Sweden, 68 now, but remember how I as a teenager really enjoyed this song - and other soul music - and still do! And now this video! Thank you!! 🙏💯🎶🎵
@funkpill 11 жыл бұрын
HIP!!! :)