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Did Sly Stone invent catchphrase "different strokes for different folks"? I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true? | |
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It's a popular slogan but I never read or
heard about it's been used before "Everyday people" in 1969. /peace Manki | |
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Wow. That's interesting...if it's true.
Someone should do a book of music related origins, for things just like that. Why do you like playing around with my narrow scope of reality? - Stupify | |
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Master P made "I'm Bout It" a popular slogan.
Uugh. PRINCE: Always and Forever
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VenusBlingBling said: I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true?
 Its true
Sly was on fire back then  | |
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LittleBLUECorvette said: Master P made "I'm Bout It" a popular slogan.
Uugh. Make em say UUUUUuuuuUUUUUuuuuuUUUUUHHHH! |
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moderatorfunkpill said: VenusBlingBling said: I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true?
Its true
Sly was on fire back then Wow! Well hell, if funkpill says it's true, then that's good enough for moi! And yes, Sly was on fire back then. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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blackguitaristz said: funkpill said: Its true
Sly was on fire back then Wow! Well hell, if funkpill says it's true, then that's good enough for moi! And yes, Sly was on fire back then. And did you also know: That his school teacher mispelled his name on the chalk board Instead of Syl,(short for Sylvester) he wrote Sly... That's how his name came about.... It really take Sly to explain this 
Gotta find it on YouTube som' where [Edited 6/13/07 2:10am] | |
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blackguitaristz said: funkpill said: Its true
Sly was on fire back then Wow! Well hell, if funkpill says it's true, then that's good enough for moi! And yes, Sly was on fire back then. I'll trust funk as well. It's so interesting since one never thinks about the origin of stuff like that. Very cool  | |
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funkpill said: blackguitaristz said: Wow! Well hell, if funkpill says it's true, then that's good enough for moi! And yes, Sly was on fire back then. And did you also know: That his school teacher mispelled his name on the chalk board Instead of Syl,(short for Sylvester) he wrote Sly... That's how his name came about.... It really take Sly to explain this
Gotta find it on YouTube som' where
[Edited 6/13/07 2:10am] See, you never know what impact you can have on somebody. The smallest mistakes can lead to something great. | |
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and did you also know that Sly was a Morning DJ on KSOL in san francisco? also known as "Ksoul" | |
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VenusBlingBling said: I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true?
I don't know if he came up with it per se. I think it was already in the culture among the "hip" crowd. But he was definitle the first to write it in song and put it to music. It's just like John when he Wrote "A Day In the Life" for Sgt. Pepper. Notice the catchphrase "turn you on". According to Paul the phrase was already in the counter-culture, but at that time it was the first phrase put to record. John, Sly, Jimi, and Dylan were just on target back then. All four captured a culture scene as it happened and brilliantly wrote songs reflecting on that tims period. |
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IAintTheOne said: and did you also know that Sly was a Morning DJ on KSOL in san francisco? also known as "Ksoul"
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It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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Smittyrock70 said: VenusBlingBling said: I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true?
I don't know if he came up with it per se. I think it was already in the culture among the "hip" crowd. But he was definitle the first to write it in song and put it to music. It's just like John when he Wrote "A Day In the Life" for Sgt. Pepper. Notice the catchphrase "turn you on". According to Paul the phrase was already in the counter-culture, but at that time it was the first phrase put to record. John, Sly, Jimi, and Dylan were just on target back then. All four captured a culture scene as it happened and brilliantly wrote songs reflecting on that tims period. Great Post! What do we have to do to create a counter-culture today? Then in the 70's it became a tv show with Florida & JJ Walker | |
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Slave2daGroove said: \
Then in the 70's it became a tv show with Florida & JJ Walker If you're talking about the phrase in question, "different strokes for different folks," I was thinking the show was Diff'rent Strokes starring Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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namepeace said: Slave2daGroove said: \
Then in the 70's it became a tv show with Florida & JJ Walker If you're talking about the phrase in question, "different strokes for different folks," I was thinking the show was Diff'rent Strokes starring Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman. Sorry, your right, all I can hear in my head now is Dave Chapell singing the theme with the Roots... | |
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Very interesting you guys. Thanks for providing all this information  | |
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Slave2daGroove said: namepeace said: If you're talking about the phrase in question, "different strokes for different folks," I was thinking the show was Diff'rent Strokes starring Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman. Sorry, your right, all I can hear in my head now is Dave Chapell singing the theme with the Roots... It just means I'm showing my age! Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Syl Johnson or Sly Stone, one of those men.
Different Strokes http://www.melingo.com/th...t/play.gif PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Smittyrock70 said: VenusBlingBling said: I'm wondering because I read an article claiming that it was Sly & The Family Stone who came up with it. Is it true?
I don't know if he came up with it per se. I think it was already in the culture among the "hip" crowd. But he was definitle the first to write it in song and put it to music. It's just like John when he Wrote "A Day In the Life" for Sgt. Pepper. Notice the catchphrase "turn you on". According to Paul the phrase was already in the counter-culture, but at that time it was the first phrase put to record. John, Sly, Jimi, and Dylan were just on target back then. All four captured a culture scene as it happened and brilliantly wrote songs reflecting on that tims period. and James Brown popularized the term "out of sight" "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran | |
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Raze said: Smittyrock70 said: I don't know if he came up with it per se. I think it was already in the culture among the "hip" crowd. But he was definitle the first to write it in song and put it to music. It's just like John when he Wrote "A Day In the Life" for Sgt. Pepper. Notice the catchphrase "turn you on". According to Paul the phrase was already in the counter-culture, but at that time it was the first phrase put to record. John, Sly, Jimi, and Dylan were just on target back then. All four captured a culture scene as it happened and brilliantly wrote songs reflecting on that tims period. and James Brown popularized the term "out of sight" Don't forget "the Popcorn" PRINCE: Always and Forever
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LittleBLUECorvette said: Raze said: and James Brown popularized the term "out of sight" Don't forget "the Popcorn" yeah, but that's not really one that caught on with the public at large and is ingraned in the collective consciousness to this day. "Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran | |
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