ON THIS DATE (45 YEARS AGO) December 10, 1969 - Sly And The Family Stone: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) b/w Everybody Is A Star (Epic 5-10555) 45 single is released in the US. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) is a 1969 hit single recorded by Sly and the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest and most influential funk songs of all time. The song, double a-sided with Everybody Is a Star, reached number one on the soul single charts for five weeks, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1970. Thank You was intended to be included on an in-progress album with Star and Hot Fun in the Summertime; the LP was never completed, and the three tracks were instead included on the bands 1970 Greatest Hits LP. Thank You and Star, the final Family Stone recordings issued in the 1960s, marked the beginning of a twenty-month gap of releases from the band, which would finally end with the release of Family Affair in 1971. Rolling Stone ranked the song #402 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The title is an intentional mondegreen for thank you for letting me be myself again. The lyrics can be interpreted as a summation of both the career of Sly and the Family Stone to date, as well as a portrait of the era at the transition from the 1960s into the 1970s. The third verse contains specific references to the groups previous hit songs, Dance To The Music Everyday People, Sing a Simple Song, and You Can Make It If You Try. The song features co-lead vocals from Sly Stone, Rose Stone, Freddie Stone, and Larry Graham. Bassist Larry Graham, prominently uses the then-new technique of slap bass on this recording.
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