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Sly & the Family Stone — If You Want Me To Stay
Album: Greatest Hits
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Released: 1992
Length: 2:53
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If you want me to stay,
I'll be around today,
to be available for you to see.
But I am about to go,
And then you'll know,
For me to stay here I got to be me.

You'll never be in doubt,
That's what it's all about,
You can't take me for granted and smile.
Count the days I'm gone
Forget reachin' me by phone
Because I promise I'll be gone for a while.

And when you see me again,
I hope that you have been,
The kind of person....that you really are now.
Got to get in straight,
How could I ever be late,
When you're my woman taking up my time.

Whoa, oh how could I ever allow,
I guess I wonder how,
I could get out a pocket for fun. HOW HOW!!
When you know that you're never number two,
Number one's gonna be number one,
ohh oww oohh

I'll be good,
I wish I could
I get this message over to you now.
ahhh, yeah, message, mmmm
When you see me again,
I hope that you have been,
The kind of person you really are now.
I'll be so good, oh
I wish I could,
I get this message over to you now.

ahhh, yeah.....
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 ksb wrote:

I love this version of this song. Different than the one I'm familiar with. Nice and simple: bass, voice, piano...


…trumpet, sax, organ, drums. 
Posted 1 week ago by TurtleMan    [ Reply ]
Shit hot and no doubt. Get yer groove on.
Posted 1 month ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 Felix_The_Cat wrote:
Wow. I am realizing right now this is not a RHCP song 


That RUDE vocal is a big big hint, not to mention the brass and funkeeee keys
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Wow. I am realizing right now this is not a RHCP song 
Posted 4 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
A classic, certainly one of the most soulful songs from '73, and a great one from Mr. Stewart.  Too bad that soon after this things came to a grinding halt, creatively. Oh well... Greatness rarely lasts forever.
Posted 14 years ago by Alexandria    [ Reply ]
(pimp) (pimp) (pimp) (pimp) :nodhead: :nodhead: :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by orpheus    [ Reply ]
Wow
Posted 19 years ago by BooKitty    [ Reply ]
I love this version of this song. Different than the one I'm familiar with. Nice and simple: bass, voice, piano...
Posted 20 years ago by ksb    [ Reply ]
Before there was Prince or George Clinton, there was Sly. Surprises me how frequently his stuff comes back to me. . .
Posted 20 years ago by billery    [ Reply ]
Funk personified. Genius of funk. Might've influenced one or two latter day artists.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Big driving bass line with light horn and keyboard color. Excellent!
Posted 20 years ago by MrBoyo    [ Reply ]
I think I need to hear more of these guys..
Posted 20 years ago by Mairy    [ Reply ]

{#Cool}
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
just hearing the bass line ramp up made me smile smile smile...
Bingo!
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
OMG I haven't heard this in 30 years or so! Still sounds great after all these years.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Great tune. I think this is in a Tim Hutton movie, Made in Heaven. I can see him literally screaming this in a convertible.
Posted 20 years ago by farleym    [ Reply ]
I'll probably get some hell for this, but I really like the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ version of this. It doesn’ take away from my love of Sly, and I love this original version as well. But Chili Peppers did a damn fine job of it. If you haven’t heard it, you should.
Posted 20 years ago by spoko    [ Reply ]
Mmmmmmmmm. Sssssssllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Posted 20 years ago by psycho_therapist    [ Reply ]
My all time favorite funky-song...Smoooooooth.
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
We want the funk!
Posted 20 years ago by Roto    [ Reply ]
just hearing the bass line ramp up made me smile smile smile...
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
awesome!!!!
Posted 20 years ago by adi    [ Reply ]
So tasty...
Posted 20 years ago by GregX59    [ Reply ]
Another song best forgotten.
Posted 20 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
Oh, hell yeah. (pimp)
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by Chunk    [ Reply ]
Very, very nice. 8)
Posted 20 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]