Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music / Family Affair (Live, Tokyo Jazz Festival, 2008)

Dance! Get up and dance to the music! Get on up! And dance to the music! Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Hey, Come on - All we need is a drummer For people who only need a beat, yeah I'm gonna add a little guitar To make it easy to move your feet I'm gonna add some bottom So that the dancer just won't hide Might like to hear Tony's organ I said ride, Sally, ride, yeah You might like to hear the horns blow Cynthia on the floor Listen to me - Cynthia an' Jerry an' Mike's got a message that says: We're sayin' "All the squares go home!" Yeah! Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music I said - All we need is a drummer For people who only need a beat, yeah I'm gonna add a little guitar To make it easy to move your feet, yeah I'm gonna add some bottom So that the dancer just won't hide Might like to hear Tony's organ I said ride, Sally, ride, yeah You might like to hear the horns blow Cynthia on the floor Listen to me - Cynthia an' Jerry an' Mike's got a message that says: We say "All the squares go home!" Yeah! Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance to the music Dance! It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair It's a family affair One child grows up to be Somebody who just loves to learn Another child grows up to be Somebody you'd just love to burn, yeah Mom loves the both of them You see, it's in the blood Both kids are good to mom Blood's thicker than the mud It's a family affair (It's a family affair) It's a family affair (It's a family affair) Newlywed a year ago You're still checking each other out Nobody wants to blow Ain't nobody want to be left out You can't leave 'cause your heart is there, and you You can't stay 'cause you been somewhere else And you can't cry 'cause you'll look broke down, but But you're cryin' anyway, 'cause you're all broke down It's a family affair (It's a family affair) It's a family affair (It's a family affair) A family affair (It's a family affair) It's a family affair (It's a family affair)... Sly Stone (vo, key) Rose Stone (vo, key) Lisa Banks "Stone" (vo) Anthony Stead (vo, key) Cynthia Robinson (vo, tp) Mike Rinta (tb) Jerry Martini (sax) Tony Yates (g) Pete Yates (b) Remillion "Spider" Dubose (ds) "Dance to the Music" is a 1967 hit single by soul/funk/rock band Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic/CBS Records label. It was the first single by the band to reach the Billboard Pop Singles Top 10, peaking at #8 and the first to popularize the band's sound, which would be emulated throughout the black music industry and dubbed "psychedelic soul". It was later ranked #223 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Dance to the Music" by Sly and the Family Stone was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. "Family Affair" is a 1971 number-one hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone for the Epic Records label. Their first new material since the double A-sided single "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"/ "Everybody Is a Star" nearly two years prior, "Family Affair" became the third and final number-one pop single for the band. In 2021, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song 57th on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The cover version by John Legend, Joss Stone, and Van Hunt, won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at 49th Annual Grammy Awards. It was the 4th track on their 5th album, "There's a Riot Goin' On". Thanks for 👀! For more music videos from this channel 👉https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNj-CAus3Id64iJCy6TkCV4a_PFu7ahwi Don't forget to like & subscribe! 👍

Added 15 Jul 2026