SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) | movie | 2025 | Official Clip - video Dailymotion

An examination of the life and legacy of Sly & The Family Stone - the groundbreaking band led by the charismatic Sly Sto | dG1fYTU4SnQ3VXVITzg

Transcript

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.