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Sly Stone was one of the funkiest performers on the planet — so why did he record this schmaltzy Doris Day tune?

JL;DR SUMMARY Sly Stone, the legendary musician behind Sly and the Family Stone, known for his innovative blend of pop, soul, funk, and psychedelia, recorded a surprising cover of "Que Sera, Sera," originally performed by Doris Day. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Cultural CommentaryMusic CoversRacial StereotypesSoul MusicSly StoneQue Sera SeraDoris DayFunkJay LivingstonRay Evans

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Woodstock, New York, United States
"coexistence ringing increasingly hollow the further the band got from their ecstatic performance at Woodstock"

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