![]() His work alone on this track should make anyone who cares about bass playing to take notice. This tune would be the last of the Family Stone’s songs to feature bass guitar übermench Larry Graham, who had a pretty major falling out with Sly and would later form his own band, Graham Central Station. ![]() And Sly’s arrangement, and his own vocal asides, make it into something of a bluesy lament. Rose Stone’s vocal delivery is perfect, a little on the sad side which reflects the undercurrent of the lyrics. But, in the end I think it’s really effective. When I first heard this, I thought it would be a kind of throwaway track, not to be taken too seriously. At this point in the band’s career, it was the beginning of the end of their classic period. Listen to this track by pioneering funkateers Sly & the Family Stone with their 1973 take on a song made famous by Doris Day of all people, “Que Sera Sera”, as taken from their album Fresh. ![]()
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