"Stand!" Sly & The Family Stone (1969)

When you need to feel free, here's your anthem

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Okay now, you know we have to talk about the outro on “Stand!” But before we get there, let’s take a minute to appreciate the first two minutes of this empowerment anthem from Sly & The Family Stone. As was so often the case on the band’s singles, this one has a socially conscious message, and as usual, it mak…