An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone - the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Sto | dG1fYTU4SnQ3VXVITzg
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00:00It's a family affair, it's a family affair, it's a family affair, it's a family affair.
00:10I had always heard Sly on the pop white radio, basically.
00:14But when Family Affair came out, the R&B stations went on it right away.
00:18The Frankie Crockers and the Georgie Wood, they went on that one right out the box.
00:23And it was one of them club records, you know, you could go by the bar any time of day.
00:26Julie went a year ago, and we're just still checking each other out, hey, nobody.
00:37It was like that anthem that everybody would sing, but lyrically what he was trying to say.
00:42It was a little sad for me.
00:44He was just laying out the dysfunction of family, talking about it's a family affair,
00:48you know, you don't understand it, you don't get it.
00:50That had never been the subject of a popular song before.
00:53You can't cry, cause you look broke down, but you're crying anyway, cause you are broke
00:59down.
01:00It's a family affair.