Everyday People
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Everyday People by Sly and the Family Stone
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“Everyday People” is a hit song by ‘60s rock & soul band Sly & The Family Stone. It was the group’s first song to go #1 for them on Billboard’s Soul Music charts. The lyrics carry a timely message of peace and equality that was only underscored by the diverse makeup of The Family Stone itsel...
Everyday People Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sometimes I'm right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I'm in
[Chorus]
I am everyday people, yeah, yeah
[Bridge 1]
There is a blue one who can't accept the green one
For living with a fat one, trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
[Refrain]
Ooh, sha sha
We got to live together
[Verse 2]
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me, you hate me, you know me and then
You can't figure out the bag I'm in
[Chorus]
I am everyday people, yeah, yeah
[Bridge 2]
There is a long hair that doesn't like the short hair
For being such a rich one, that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
[Refrain]
Ooh, sha sha
We got to live together
[Bridge 3]
There is a yellow one that won't accept the black one
That won't accept the red one, that won't accept the white one
Different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo-bee
[Outro Chorus]
Ooh, sha sha
I am everyday people
Everyday People Q&A
Who wrote Everyday People's ?
Everyday People was written by Sly Stone.
Who produced Everyday People's ?
Everyday People was produced by Sly Stone.
When did Sly and the Family Stone release Everyday People?
Sly and the Family Stone released Everyday People on Fri Nov 01 1968.
What did Sly and the Family Stone say about "Everyday People"?
“Everyday People” was two minutes and twenty seconds, not much longer than “Hit the Road Jack.” But I kept it short with the idea that it would have a long life. I didn’t just want “Everyday People” to be a song. I wanted it to be a standard, something that would be up there with “Jingle Bells” or “...