Composed by Sly Stone in 1968 this was the first single by his band to shoot to the number one slot on the Soul Singles Chart and the US Hot 100 Chart. The single occupied the hot 100 spot for an entire month making it one of the most popular songs of the 1960s. Billboard ranked it as the Number 5 song of 1969.
As one of the first racially integrated bands in the history of rock and roll the message of the band Sly and the Family Stone was reflected in the song lyrics.
Turn-up the volume for Everyday People....
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