SWING A SIMPLE SONG

Sly and the Family Stone: Sing a Simple SongFrom Stand (Epic, 1969)Ike and Tina Turner: Bold Soul SisterFrom The Hunter (Blue Thumb, 1970). Also on Bold Soul Sister.Deadeye: Silly SongFrom Gathering at the Depot (Beta, 1970)Please: Sing a Simple SongFrom S/T (Telefunken, 1975)Of all the pioneering funk tunes Sly and the Family Stone turned out, you'd be hard-pressed to find one more raucous, more alive with energy than "Sing a Simple Song." For one, the way the song opens is monstrous; it practi...

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