Buy this song from:
About The Artist
Sylvester Stewart, known to the world as Sly Stone, had a musical vision that coalesced quickly in the late 1960s and sadly disintegrated after...
Definitive Albums
Contemporaries
Influences
Followers
Fifth Birthday PartyLOCATION: Home , TelfordYEAR: 1981TAGS: Birthday, Party, Motown, FunkPUBLISHED: February 14, 2008Somewhere in my cluttered, disorganised and rather dark and dank flat is an old VHS tape with about 20 minutes of hot action from my fifth birthday party. I can barely remember yesterday, nevermind two and half decades ago, so my only memories of the party are from watching the video. As you'd expect, there's great haircuts (or not as the case may be), dodgy carpets and decor and lots of friendships which haven't stood the test of time. Interestingly however, the musical accompaniment has. At the time I remember how we mocked my Mother's choice of music for musical bumps and some weird game involving a chair, some string and a piece of cardboard (don't ask!). But now, I realise she was some sort of musical goddess. Instead of dancing to new wave, The Clash or whatever else was cool, we were doing our stuff to the sounds of Donna Summer, Lipps Inc or Sly and the Family Stone. It wasn't a Motown Disco/Funk themed party, that was just my Mum's taste, and so that's what we were having whether we liked it or not. I pilfered the vinyl she played at the party years ago. It still works, and it still sounds great. As Cynthia said, if you don't like it, well; 'All the squares go home!'
Add a Comment
COMMENTS
(8)
LittleGreen said: "hot action from my fifth birthday party" -- made me laugh out loud. Great way to put it. I can't believe you got movies with sound, lucky duck. I have to invent a soundtrack to my (silent) home movies; I usually think of that sort of ragtime type music in standard silent films, because that's only proper. Could be worse, could be like a Bob Sagat "America's Funniest Home Videos" voiceover schtick. I'll take Sly & the Family Stone!
(2/15/2008)
netta said: Sly & the Family! oh, did i love them. my mom had the record, and we played it to shreds.great memory.
(2/19/2008)
Jane Jane said: Ohhhh yeah! Sounds like our Mom's were from the same mold. Sly was blasting in our house a lot when I was growing up. How lucky your guests were at that party! :) (3/19/2008)
mrdamian1976 replied to Jane Jane's comment:
Ohhhh yeah! Sounds like our Mom's were from the same mold. Sly was...
Not as lucky as they were when they got to eat banana sandwiches for dinner... (3/20/2008)
Jane Jane replied to mrdamian1976's comment:
Not as lucky as they were when they got to eat banana sandwiches for dinner...
banana sandwiches!!! those rule!! (3/20/2008)
mrdamian1976 replied to Jane Jane's comment:
banana sandwiches!!! those rule!!
They should make a comeback, I agree. (3/20/2008)
|
Embed this Widget to Share JamsBio with the World!
Add to your BioWrite a memory or review about... Sly & The Family Stone
Recent PostsJournal Title Songnew diva video is hot!!!! Diva! me, the academic Perfect My Life in Song Outside me lovey Baila Me me near empty hourglass Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) me buckeye Flightless Bird, American Mouth What does it do Get Krunk 2008 The Worst and the Best year Here Comes The Sun Has the best rappers in this song 3:54 We Takin' Over - (with Lil' Wayne/Fat Joe/Rick Ross/BirdMan/T.I./Akon/DJ Khaled) I'm not falling for any more of these tricks... California |
reply