Favorite Staple's Singers song

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

Love 'em!!!

I have to go with OTHER..There is a song on their BE WHAT YOU ARE LP that I have not found on disc called "Tellin' Lies" It is my all time favorite Staple's song

[NightTrain]

1. One of the Staples' great forgotten singles...

"Oh La De Da" (1973)

Don't let the silly title fool you. The lyrics are just as socially relevant as the rest of their pre-1975 material!

[LosinIt]

2. Na Na Na ,NaNaNa Respect Yoself

If you don't respect yourself any nobody gonna give a big oohwhoo

[piece sine]

3. I missed them....

a lot!

[NightTrain]

4. If I didn't respect myself...

...I wouldn't have sex with myself! :+

[SiouxJ]

5. I love their "Slippery People"

It just kicks! Very funky!

[mitchum]

6. "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" The Staples' version of this smokes...

any hilbilly attempts (not that there's anything wrong with hillbillies) Roebuck's guitar is slinky and sinister.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. Come on dammit...any staples fans?

[VelmaD]

8. Dammit dammit dammit

There's a song they did that was on the American Roots Music series on PBS and I cannot for the life of me remember the dang name.

Gonna drive me nuts til I can dig out the CD and find it.

God, I love the Staples Singers.

Darth Velma

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. Sit Down Servant..great tune!

[VelmaD]

14. Thank you

thank you thank you. That has been driving me batty all day trying to remember. Sit Down Servant.

DV

[Dr Fate]

9. "take the sheet off your face boy- it's a brand new day"

...what a bad-assed anti-Klan line that is!

[SOteric]

10. "Amen," the 1967 version, and

Glory, Glory.

[blondeatlast]

12. Man, Mavis has the best damn voice on the planet.

Had to go with "Heavy . . ." but that is a damn tough choice.

I always think of drinking wine out of the bottle at a church picnic when I hear the Staples. Great, giddy spiritualism!

[Capn Sunshine]

13. one of the Best Soul hooks out there

Is "Respect yourself's" funky keyboard riff
Hey NSMA is a "Pointer Sisters" thread far behind?

[DODI]

15. Pops was great in "True Stories"

A movie worth seeking out. Talking Heads, David directed and starred.