Multitrack Playback: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) (Interview Clip)

[@dempseygordon4626]

Giving all honor, all respect and All praise to the greatest assembly of musicians since the Beatles, I have followed Sly and the Stone Family since 1967 and immediately knew that they were the most innovative, energetic, invigorating, an explosively brilliant assemble to merge on the world scene of all times. The political consciousness of Sylvester Stewart was unmatched by ANY other artist save possibly John Lennon or Bob Dillan or Bob Marley. The Family Stone literally changed modern Popular music forever with the innovations of their instruments and voices which have been imitated and copied but never duplicated for decades! Hail to Sly and the Family Stone!

[@mattfoley6082]

I dare anyone not to bob their head when those drums come in.

[@DistantLights]

Freddie Stone really loves his brother, he's his no 1 supporter and hype man here

[@governorofthedeathstar1680]

This is one of the TOP five videos that I have ever seen on KZbin. The only person missing is the great bassist Mr. Larry Graham. RIP, Ms. CYNTHIA ROBINSON.

[@boboloko]

The bass is front and center in this song. Graham should be there.

[@brucemoxley4300]

A pure genius in all respects 😀

[@JeffreyFitzgerald-o3r]

Call it what you want to call it! Old school! A chant! Rock-gut genius! A church revival! Or a late Saturday night oyster roast/fish fry, up at the cabin, down by the creek! Whatever you want to call this contagious,raw expression, it defies all music genres. Ageless! I was 15 years old when you all came along. I’m an old man now. To this day, your music continues to stir my soul! Thank You for being yourselves and sharing your gift with the world! God bless you all! “It’s-Gonna-Do-What-It-Do” …. “EVERY TIME”

[@jeffreyfitzgerald1042]

Reminiscent of a foot-stomping-revival

[@bcfreeman]

Still incredible 43 years later...

[@mosestyson2705]

I am proud to be blood relative to Sly.. Freddie...Rose and Vet. At 12 I recorded my first record with Sly. ORGAN in I GET HIGH ON YOU. Great gifted Loving family

[@CrypticConversions]

Apparently it's in the blood!

[@oholm09]

Really for real

[@clambeandip]

How beautiful is this? How awesome is Freddy?

[@Masauko1]

This is what happens when music is TIMELESS! It hits you in the soul EVERY TIME!

[@Jason_N7]

Every taaahhhymmm

[@BrentHarmon]

RIP Cynthia Robinson.

[@judywinfree7041]

I can't even begin to tell you how many times I have watched this. I loved every second of this.

[@alvinfrazierTV]

Good to see the brothers show a playful side while jammin' along.

[@drummiedan]

So great to see Sly and the guys looking so happy with their wonderful wonderful music!

[@KenBoogie]

They're gonna make you groove....EVERY TIME.

[@reneesmith338]

gonna do what it do everytime

[@rondmc44]

That's the way he wrote it! lol

[@kennethcraddock2313]

The FUNK is FOREVER...regardless of age...

[@donnastar7615]

FUNKAY!! Just keep looping this track over and over... Thank u...

[@judywinfree7041]

If I could have this on a constant loop I could clean this house like the white tornado! I just love this! 💜

[@chuckg100]

Gonna do what it Do...Every time! MAN That was the Funk back in the day and forever!! 🎵💯

[@ag052976]

Just came across this. I know some time has passed. Cynthia is gone. But I enjoyed seeing these members enjoying themselves. Thanx.

[@jameszond8805]

Freddie Stone sounds exactly like his brother Sly

[@allen6924]

JAMES ZOND always did...hard to tell when they exchanged place singing lead.

[@groovisthemoovis]

This Wonderful band was one of the many factors that made me the musician I am today!!! Still remember the first time I heard Dance To The Music! Pure Magic!

[@stillphil]

2:36 DAMN !

[@rickydfcc77]

Awesome to hear this backing track. This session should be a bonus track on one of their CDs

[@PerChristianFrankplads]

Beautiful moments here. One has to love seeing Sly amp himself up and find the same unity with his friends and musicians that he did all those years ago. Thanks to whoever had the bright idea of getting the band back together again. More groups should do this, I'm sure their fans would love it.

[@BlackshadowE-6]

James Brown, Sly Stone ,George Clinton, Motown brought the Funk . Jimi Hendrix brought the new guitar sound. Miles Davis brought the new Jazz. BB King , Albert King , Freddie King , Buddy Guy keep the blues alive . Chuck Berry and Little Richard are the real kings of Rock & Roll.

[@governorofthedeathstar1680]

And let's not forget the legendary FATS DOMINO!!

[@danawhitaker6220]

Don't leave out Brother Ray Charles

[@BlackshadowE-6]

@@danawhitaker6220 Oh yesI The list goes on and on. For sure.

[@BlackshadowE-6]

​@@danawhitaker6220 John Coltrane, Charlie Parker , Duke Ellington. And these guys could read & write music. Beethoven and Mozart ain't got noting on them.

[@j-4691]

Hey that's thee man himself Sly, blessings bro.

[@jondalrymple4758]

Thank You God (Falettinthem Be thems selfs together Again) for us to Enjoy ......R I P Cynthia beautiful Voice Dynamic Horn

[@jameszond8805]

When I hear this track like this with them groovin in the studio the Energy makes me High

[@funkpill]

The greatest band, ever 😎

[@JJohn-pe8kx]

I rarely smile, but this makes me....everytime!

[@governorofthedeathstar1680]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin!!!!

[@bassman1219]

Baddest band ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[@yelesadiq]

A gang of frikkin GENIUSES, breaking it down for you!!! One of the greatest, most important bands--and songs--EVER. Last line: "Flaming eyes of people's fear, burning into you. Many men are missing much, hating what they do. Youth and Truth are making Love, dig this for a start now: Dying young is hard to take--SELLING OUT IS HARDER!! THANK YOU for letting me be MYSELF again!!"

[@micke6103]

Absolute genius.

[@godtriunealonematters9207]

sly's guitar work at 1:12 (and the other one) are literally the FUNKIEST things i've ever heard. yet its so simple

[@LOKJazz]

Stop messin with the kick and snare! lol At 3:11 it pops then it's gone- goes weak dang it. Horn r smokin! RIP Cynthia. U R missed so much. 2:30 funkiest horns.

[@aydsloan3425]

Sly Stone one of my most beloved artists, coolness personified, insightful lyrics, stylish, funky, soulful and fun. A.D .

[@CHARISMA7171]

🔥

[@Alexthegreat27]

Lovin watchin this! Great seeing the band together enjoying themselves. RIP Cynthia.

[@stanforddouglas5197]

thank you

[@dempseygordon4626]

God almighty created Sly, Freddie, Rose, Greg, Jerry, Cynthia, and my mentor Larry. Can never ever be duplicated.....the quintessential ones!,,,

[@donnastar7615]

still good after all these years...

[@MusicLoverPearson]

It's really sad to see and hear Sly sound and look like that them drugs did him in but he sure was a force to be reckon with back in the days he changed the sound of music.

[@opticscolossalandepicvideo4879]

Musiclover p. He got funk. What your ass got? He bring the shit. His funk still remembers yo

[@CrypticConversions]

My exact thoughts. He had a huge personality-- what a star!

[@ritmo113]

I saw them when they played London around this time. It made me cry to see Sly like that but he was still Sly!

[@donnastar7615]

Everytime!

[@timothyarnold9350]

I have watched hundreds of these videos where the musicians are listening to their music in the studio and generally its a technical breakdown and break out as they examine the piece. This is the first time I have seen them just jammin out to it. Love this.

[@gigsfunk]

Gives me such pure joy

[@theonlydjtopcat]

This is on my holy grail session want list, I have a few Sly multis that are fantastic.

[@wotizit2937]

Larry Graham's bass is the epicentre of this excellent song: it's outtasite and epitomizes funk beyond the call of duty. The first time I heard this as a teenager on Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Radio, it blew my mind just like the first time I heard Santana and Osibisa on the same radio station.

[@shaunjohnson9210]

I agree, but Freddie’s counter attack is JUST as funky!!!

[@dkapone]

Great to hear and great to see. I truly miss this era of creativity and funk. On the weird side though......what 's up with Rose?.....such dead look. "Everybody Is A Star". Peace.

[@professormacdeezy]

dkapone well she smiles a lot. She passed away after this so maybe ou can give her a break

[@dkapone]

No....Rose is still with us. Cynthia Robinson, Thee Horn Player passed. Peace.

[@jonathancohen2029]

This is amazing.

[@JesterGroove]

Da Fonk!

[@GuyPorteous]

thank U

[@Mediaman67]

I wore this record out as a kid - only white kid in the midwest with cool parents :-) - LG Is one of my heroes - this song is a master class in FEEL - I love tech, but it destroyed music - misused in the hands of those that made too much money for other people's work... Prince might be the exception.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

Kraftwerk. Bjork. Public Enemy. Brian Eno.

[@judywinfree7041]

Say it again brother but this time say it a little louder! I know that's right! 💜

[@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast]

Amazing to see this! Long story short, I got into Sly and the family in '97 in high school. I friend of mine stole a greatest hits cassette off of our teacher's desk to use it as a blank tape to record some hip hop over it. I popped it into my cassette deck and was blown away with what I heard. Something would not let me hit the record button. Instead, I ended up buying every Sly and the Family Stone album I could find on vinyl and returned the cassette back to my teacher on the last day of school. By the way, why isn't Larry Graham here?

[@Alexthegreat27]

Lamont Gates seems there's still a riff between Larry and Sly. I see each of them with the other band members, but not together.

[@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast]

Alexltavares thanks for that Alex. What a shame they can't put differences aside and enjoy their legacies together.

[@chrishmmm2202]

Genius

[@grega1972]

I always thought Rose always looked like she was deep in thought whenever I see her sing , she never got out of control she seemed always subdued in her playing ....combined with that wig and a sassy sexy voice ..DAMN !!!

[@WeKINfunkWORK]

Do What IT DUE...

[@duanemarshall7612]

That's the way he wrote it.

[@reneesmith338]

everytime

[@JamesKent]

Coolcoolcool

[@thinkersclub6968]

Honest question, what exactly are they doing, I mean, are they just reviewing the original master track's instrumental reel and reminiscing? That's awesome and I love the song, always have, but is there something else to this video I'm missing? I feel dumb asking this, especially as a funk musician. So well. Anyway, always one of my favorites of all time right here, deluxe funk, on par with the best funk n soul songs ever written in my opinion :))

[@sydwhitaker5776]

I think you’re spot on that they’re just reminiscing, there’s a couple others on KZbin I’d highly highly recommend if you haven’t seen em. It’s a shame they haven’t released the sessions for some of these songs cause it’s really interesting to hear them deconstructed a bit

[@kel-melprevail8127]

Janet jackson took this whole song for her Rhythm Nation cut! but she didn't need to ask permission cuzz Mike owned iSly s entire catalog

[@sebastiandior1315]

Mike gave the masters back to sly for free and some others to their respective artist.

[@mattfoley6082]

6:05 Cynthia calls Greg and says something about the tempo and "too fast", and the sound guy points and says "that's the record." Anybody know what they're referring to? I don't hear anything going too fast.

[@sydwhitaker5776]

I think the final record might have been a little sped up so she’s expecting it to be a little slower. That’s what I think they did for Everyday People and it’s not unreasonable to think they might’ve done it here too.

[@j-4691]

I wanna take you higher to cloud-9.🗣💥💨

[@monatali766hi]

Funky soul sadesssss 💋

[@Pinnedon11]

much 🎶💚🎹🎧🖒

[@santanajackson6160]

damn it's crazy to how much sly changed . Im sure sly probably did every drug that was around at that time , especially LSD and cocaine . but it shows what drugs can do to a person after long term use . I had to settle myself down because I was getting out of control and that is very easy to do

[@humzahj.]

Anyone know where to find this version, without commentary?

[@maribethstern8023]

As always it's the weekend! .,and i'm still putting my playlists: together for WKARMA radio weekends with Maribeth on utube, and I try to make the music as diverse,fun, and Different as I am! Any suggestions? Requests? E-mail: indyactressdj@ gmail.com. Enjoy, and thanks for listening! 💋

[@LvTired]

So far ahead of his time...we still haven't caught up. Is that Rose and Cynthia too

[@CrowdPleeza]

What was this all about? It was entertaining to watch :)

[@rondmc44]

Is that Greg Errico engineering??????? And THAT'S THE WAY HE WROTE IT (SLY)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@allen6924]

That groove is still sick...its likena living thing; near gospel level LMAO

[@gl6996]

Cocaine is a helluva drug. But this song still gets me jacked since being a kid. And nobody mentions how "Rhythm Nation" sampled the break.

[@bmuhamad]

Larry Graham's bass is ever present, even though physically he's not...

[@DonnieHardenJr]

This is so cool to see. RIP Cynthia! She told "All the squares to go home!" But, my only question here is, was the beef between the Stone Brothers and Larry Graham that bad to where they couldn't have invited him to this? Literally one of the very last chances for Sly, Fred, Rose, Cynthia, Jerry and Greg to all be together...no Larry? Come on. Still, with that bassline? "It's gon do what it do! EVERY TIME!" #StayFunky

[@dubuqueblues69]

I have no idea about the beef between Stone and Graham but various sources say that Larry's ALWAYS been invited. But he always refuses to come. Not sure of the reasons.....

[@rondmc44]

I believe Graham thought he was the group. He wanted to be in the front, so he got that chance with GCS.

[@DonnieHardenJr]

@@rondmc44 Saying he had a Buddy Miles complex?

[@MrEthanJason]

THANKYOU set forward FUNK and by extension HIP HOP. I saw the song lipsynched on some teenage pop show one summer, SLY FREDDIE n LARRY on a ferris wheel at the wheel's apex. Ever since I've gravitated to the song's mix of blues and rock for pop music entertainment. Few bands achieve the sound. PRINCE didn't - lacked appropriate bassist. P FUNK didn't - lacked appropriate horn section and drummer. JAMES BROWN didn't - lacked band that was free to play rather than perform. THANKYOU S+tFS.

[@bigfootskitty]

this was the only place I could find that funky Larry Grahm bass line intro. Vevo's Official studio sound track, Is Officialy A rip off. I mean, I realize Larry went on to Grahm Central Station, But GEEZE MAN! Y'all didn't need to piss on his contribution.

[@bigfootskitty]

I'm not making something out of nothing, YOU are! the original studio cut had more of an intro to it. Being a post disco born kid, I'm sure you wouldn't know anything about it, except how to make an argument! if it was THE WHOLE original, I never would have said shit, in the first place you retread.

[@najinelson6742]

The best singer of all best singers! James Brown, George Clinton, Prince, all funky, but Sly the funkiest!.

[@LaCheleWallace]

So damn fonky that I _cain 't_ even think straight. Just don't make no damn sense...

[@j-4691]

11 unlike = deaf people

[@godtriunealonematters9207]

sorry james brown THIS is the funkiest ish EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

[@OllieEBrown-sc8iu]

U R THE BEST OLLIE E BROWN F U N K FUNK!!!!!

[@harmonygritz2839]

Unfortunately, this one powerful lesson in why to stay away from mind-altering drugs. Sly took the funk to a whole other level, and he had it all as an innovator not an imitator - but drugs derailed his career permanently.

[@rondmc44]

Larry Graham's ego is messing up a reunion (except for the transition of Cynthia Robinson)...

[@duanemarshall7612]

Sly & larry aren't on good terms these days the last time they say each other Sly got irritated at a tribute concert for him &larry started talking this jehova witness stuff to sly &Rusty replace larry at the reunion according to Rusty.

[@bloozemon5778]

He's so shot out I hope he sincerely seeks help before it's too late.

[@jedshook8968]

Too late? The man's 70 years old and has been on a 40 year BENDER! It's a tad too late my friend. HAHA! I aint trying to be a dick man, jus messin witcha.

[@ChrisMezzolesta]

OH. MY. GAWD. Just go ahead & release this as it is as a remix single! I was only 5 when this came out but even then it blew my head apart, knew I was gonna be a bass player. And all these years later, turns out there are *2* bass parts!! No wonder! This is brilliant, textbook funk, and so glad to see (most of) the Family together. It's interesting, when one is naturally filled with the funk, even speech has a groove, am just getting off on "GON DO WHAT E DO!"....Just wonderful.

[@JamesKent]

Coolcoolcool