Song of the Week: Sly and the Family Stone "Into My Own Thing"

You cannot front on Sly and the Family Stone. No one let the freak flag fly higher than this crew. Not while making music that perfectly synthesized all the elements of the late 60s into a single cohesive style. One part psychedelia, one part soul, one part funk, a little commercial success, but never enough to change the recipe.

This cut is off the group's third album. The intro was sampled by Fatboy Slim on "Weapon of Choice," but the whole song is not to be slept on. It's an undercover anthem that sums up the spirit of individuality that is a thread running through Sly and the Fam's work. ("Thank you for talkin' to me Africa" is another fine example).



Get the track here.