I Want To Take You Higher
Sly and the Family Stone * Track #3 On Stand!
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- #1Stand!
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- #2Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey
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- #3I Want To Take You Higher
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- #4Somebody’s Watching You
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- #5Sing a Simple Song
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- #6
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- #7Sex Machine
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- #8You Can Make It If You Try
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I Want To Take You Higher by Sly and the Family Stone
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Sly and the Family StoneProduced by
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Sly StoneAbout
The B side of the band’s big hit “Stand!” – it became a hit on its own and a concert favorite, not the least a remarkable performance at Woodstock. The song’s history and origin is quite interesting as well.
The song is a highlight of the psychedelic area in tune, instrumentation and lyrics.
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I Want To Take You Higher Lyrics
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Beat is gettin' stronger
Music gettin' longer, too
Music is a-flashin' me
I want to, I want to, I want to take you higher
I wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire
I wanna take you higher
Boom laka-laka-laka
Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Beat is nitty-gritty
Sound is in your city, too
Music's still flashin' me
Don't ya, don't ya, don't, don't, don't ya wanna get higher?
Don't ya wanna get higher?
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo)
I wanna take you higher
Boom laka-laka-laka
Boom laka-lak-goon-ka boom
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher
Higher (Won't ya light my fire?)
Higher (Woo, yeah)
Higher (Wanna take you higher)
Higher
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Beat is there to make you move
Sound is there to help you groove
Music's still flashin' me
Take your places
I wanna take you higher (Higher [repeated])
Wanna take you higher
Baby, baby, baby, light my fire (Woo)
I wanna take you high, high, high, high, high, high, high, high
Boom laka-laka-laka
Boom laka-lak-goon-ka
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Higher (Let me take you)
Higher (Do you wanna go)
Higher (With me, me)
Higher (And you, you)
Higher (Won't ya light my fire?)
Higher (Woo, yeah)
Higher (Wanna take you higher)
Higher
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Higher (Do you feel it?)
Higher (Yeah)
Higher
Higher
Higher (Don't you wanna go higher?)
Higher (Woo)
Higher (I wanna take you higher)
Higher (Yeah, yeah)
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Higher (Always was a tripper)
Higher (Never was a slipper)
Higher (Hey, uh)
Higher (I wanna take you higher)
Higher (Yeah, yeah)
Higher (I wanna take you higher)
Higher
Higher
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Boom laka-laka-laka [repeated]
Everybody higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher
Higher
I Want To Take You Higher Q&A
Who wrote I Want To Take You Higher's ?
I Want To Take You Higher was written by Sly Stone.
Who produced I Want To Take You Higher's ?
I Want To Take You Higher was produced by Sly Stone.
When did Sly and the Family Stone release I Want To Take You Higher?
Sly and the Family Stone released I Want To Take You Higher on Sat May 03 1969.