My God, I wish the internet was filled with this rather than the bullsh**, hatred, and fabricated controversies. It's uplifting to see something positive and also well done. Love this series! Thank you
I now listen to this song at least once every single day. With the world today, I need to hear this. Wish we could play it in every public place. Humanity needs to hear it .
I came here after consuming myself with all the media stories controversies conspiracies you name it I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to bounce out of that world and into the world of a happy music it worked. God bless everyone.
I’m an old man who is battling cancer. This song and Playing for change, are one of the best things to happen in the recent past.. I sit home most of the time because can’t speak anymore due to the cancer. Music is the best medicine for our hearts and minds. It’s certainly helping me get through my personal sense of loss and grief..I applaud all of the incredibly talented people/ musicians who have brought this about, and want you to know how much your beauty has lifted my soul and spirit..❤
@@fisch69, as I hinted at above, I love this song. The video with this cover is so good, the diversity and the contrast of the musicians. I'm sorry you must go through this battle with cancer. I pray that you win your fight. For all the many faces of us, like the people in this video, I hope we defeat cancer once and for all. When you commented, this video popped up in my messages. I just listened to it, but I got to give it one more spin. Best wishes to you, my everyday friend.
AGREED! I grew up with this music and you're right. To see the LOVE and the MAGIC that happens when you add the kids is just wonderful! Didn't think I could love this song more! xo
I watch this at least once a week, while I'm here in my VA hospital bed. it makes me smile where there isn't much to smile about. I'm stage four leukemia and this is it. I REFUSE to say WHY ME? ONLY WHY NOT ME!!! I will NOT question the good Lord for a split second, and I hope if any of you are EVER in my shoes, you remember this as well... Thanks Kids for making me smile. Semper Fidelis, Captain T, U.S.M.C.
One of the best things I've seen in awhile!! When I watched Quest Love's Oscar winning documentary, "The Summer of Soul", I was struck by how progressive Sly and the Family Stone's band was. Female and male musicians, singers, all races, singing for peace but what a groove. Here we are, decades later, still trying to convince people not to hate.
I just came across this and come back to listen all the time. We need more like this. Stop looking at the "outside" of a person and making a decision about them first. Get to know the whole person. You'll miss out on a lot of great, caring, beautiful people!
Why does this not have more views? Kids around the world coming together through music & dance and just having fun! That's what we all should be doing!
Tears running down my face. That song from my childhood will always be so relevant and to see children joyously singing and dancing to it makes my heart light up. One of my favs. Thanks to Sly and all musicians and dancers in the video. Love this organization 👍👍👍
Liz Dawson I'm glad I wasn't alone from the first note my eyes started getting watery & felt a lump forming in my throat too. I stand with you Sis🌹 Many Blessings & Happiness
This restores my faith and hope in these turbulent and difficult times. Ultimately, it will be everyday people who change our present course of humanity.
I love this song! I play it every day and it brings my heart such joy. Jack Johnson, you have a beautiful voice and that smile melts my heart. Ahhh, to live closer. Great job all of you!
I am 67 years old and have watched this video for a couple of years, and EVERY time I watch it it makes me cry. The possibility of a world with this much joy and happiness overwhelms me and I feel no shame in admitting that fact. THANK YOU to Playing For Change for planting the seeds of hope in the children of the world.
Kudos to the musical director keeping it in key , the editor making it seamless , the musicians for keeping it in rhythm the artist who gave their time.
God bless you all enlightened people, and thank you all for your effort to birth a new beginning in this great age of "Aquarius", welove you all🙏🎶❤️🕊️🎶.
I can not believe I am so late to Playing for Change. Stumbled upon one video and each one I watch/listen to brings out more emotion. Happy tears never felt so good. Thank you, Playing for Change, for bringing everyone together
My mama and daddy brought us up colorblind, thank the Lord! They were ahead of their time in thinking and action. The world was very accepting of prejudice when I was small. I remember asking Daddy why and he told me that they were ignorant and judged with sight and hate. He told me never to judge by color or where the person was from or how they believed, but to listen to them and look them in the eyes... then decide whether to like them or not. He was a wise man! Love this song... makes me so happy. I just want to jump in the screen, hold hands with them and dance too!
Everyday people are people every day, one can imagine...many people can appear orange, green, pink, blue, purple, all the beautiful shades of people are lovely.
Sly and the Family Stone! I've loved this song since I was a little kid. It's wonderful to hear it and see all these kids singing with the same joy I always have. Oh my heart!
SI would like to see every one sing this song in every school across the country, all schools across the globe and churches, then we can really start playing for change!!
Well, it's happening at a little junior school in Ipswich, Suffolk (England) on Friday 21st June 2024. A bunch of old *folkies* & children & parents, singing & playing with hope in our hearts. 🎼 🪗 🎸🥁 🎻🪕🎶
I must have been hidden under a rock 🪨 At 65, this was one of my favorite songs in the 70s. But I just now heard this version! I want to flood my social media with it! Cheers to all the artists and young folks who put this together ! 🏳️🌈💚💛💛👮♂️👨🚒🧕🤱🧝♂️👨🦯👩🦽👨🏻🤝👨🏽👭👪👨👩👧👧👱👨🏿👨🦳👩🦰👵👩🦲🖤🤎❤🤍
I don't know what made me think of this song in the middle of the night, sitting by myself and I don't stop thinking... my mind goes from one extreme to another but in a good way, I get so sad and emotional, I have a good heart and can't figure out why the world is the way it is... I love love... I was thinking about my family, the horrible gossip and lies, how we talk to and about each other... I don't like bringing this up but I didn't realize there was so much hate in this world until the last election mixed with COVID-19, etc. I love rainbows, no favorite color, I've been on the streets,in the ghetto and met wonderful people I'll never see again, sometimes I'd rather be there than in a house or society that carries so much negativity. Don't get me wrong, I am so blessed with many things... I've always loved this song and with my thoughts,it popped in my heart, I wish we all could be like this, I watched and listened with tears and wanting to be right there dancing and singing with everyone... this is what it's about!!! With the Lord, of course ❤️
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This is our future, right here. They give me hope and make me cry happy tears. Such precious young voices and sweet smiling faces. Thank you, thank you so much. 🎼🖤
Forget the national anthem, this upbeat, meaningful song should be the national anthem and sung at full bellow every morning at every school. It will bring about change and help us all start to treat each other with dignity and respect
I can't believe how lucky I was to grow up idolizing Bernie Williams, only to grow up and realize that was one of the best decisions I've ever made... This is awesome!
Watching this so nice to see and hear the joy in the young students brings me to tears thinking about the young lives tragicaly lost in the lastest school shooting in my country. Parents hug your childen!
Playing for change thank you so much for all you do and it really shows this world could be one love with how you get so many beautiful musicians together it shows to me that this world could be one love
Thanks to all the celebs who contributed their talent and enthusiasm (Bernie!), but the kids really shine in this ode to joy. 453 thumbs-downs? This is pathology.
I've been watching this for a long time whenever I'm feeling blue. I can't sit still and mope. I have to get up and dance. Thank you for an inspiring peace full of heart, all YOU beautiful people. Encore!
I'm so happy watching this. I'm subscribing! All voices singing together as one. We all share the same planet, let love prevail! I'm tearing up. Thanks to those who put this together, God bless your souls!
My God, I wish the internet was filled with this rather than the bullsh**, hatred, and fabricated controversies. It's uplifting to see something positive and also well done. Love this series! Thank you
ABSOLUTELY... Sly & the Family Stone would love this version! Playing for Change is tooo... good for all the world!
Bypass the bullshit, it’s a choice!
Keep wishing, will never happen until there is no more earth
What the internet is filled with is our choice - this is a better one.
😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅
I watch this every day.
Me too every day I play this
Finally found my home for music & my heart... Raised in the 60's & early 70's ... Love all shades of people....we are everyday people...😁
A Sly and Family Stone Classic. Sly was a visionary. Remember his band had women and white and black musicians in it. It was so diverse for its time.
One of the greats!
❤ANNNNND! They were my first concert at a huge venue! Madison Square Garden NYC! They were most amazing!❤
Indeed. This video does the memories justice.
Make this old man cry
I can’t believe we’re still fighting this fight 50 years later
I feel the same way like Marvin Gaye said what's going on
@@tommyselbe1999hits the heart and it's ashame. People cannot see the color of lov. See you in heaven. It's better there brah
So on, and so on, and scooby dooby do
@@tommyselbe1999 I know it is so sad I guess people like you and I can maybe set a example of how it should be
I so agree ❤
Keb Mo and Yoyo Ma in the same video, my heart just exploded with joy!
Thank you Sly and your Family. And all those that keep children learning love instead of hate.
I now listen to this song at least once every single day. With the world today, I need to hear this.
Wish we could play it in every public place. Humanity needs to hear it .
Hoping Sly sees this. Because I was little when this song came out and it changed my world. It made it fuller.
Thank you Sly and the family stone
I came here after consuming myself with all the media stories controversies conspiracies you name it I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to bounce out of that world and into the world of a happy music it worked. God bless everyone.
Music helps keep me sane when the whole world has gone crazy.
Same here ❤
100% I pray we can get back to this!! ❤
MORE...MORE...MORE...we need a TH-cam filled with this music, the internet, the world! Sly would be proud of this version.
I really believe that he would😮
Yes he would
I am sorry, and I am thankful at the same time.
I am 48 years old, and I have never listened to the words of this song.
Wow!
never too late dear
It's a revelation, huh?
Welcome aboard!
Neither have I,and I'm 59!
We’re every day people. This is a joyous song. Dance, sing, listen to the words. Enjoy
The musicians all look so happy to be doing this. It's contagious.
When I’m bummed I TH-cam playing for change videos it gives me hope for mankind.
WORLD NEEDS THIS ENERGY RIGHT NOW!!!! PEACE!
I melt when I see the smiles on all the children’s faces .. beautiful.. wish all the trouble in the World would stop 😢
You guys nailed it with this song. We are living times when music and songs like these are needed to bring people together with love. ❤
Music is the ONE thing that will bring people together. Country, language, religion, politics will all separate us, but music brings it all together.
Thank you Sly Stone for a song that remains just as poignant today as when released back in 1968.
We are ALL everyday people!
Never better said!
I believe this is the way he meant it to be sung. 🙂 "We got to live together."
Yes and no. We need this message more today.
I’m an old man who is battling cancer. This song and Playing for change, are one of the best things to happen in the recent past.. I sit home most of the time because can’t speak anymore due to the cancer. Music is the best medicine for our hearts and minds. It’s certainly helping me get through my personal sense of loss and grief..I applaud all of the incredibly talented people/ musicians who have brought this about, and want you to know how much your beauty has lifted my soul and spirit..❤
@@fisch69, as I hinted at above, I love this song. The video with this cover is so good, the diversity and the contrast of the musicians. I'm sorry you must go through this battle with cancer. I pray that you win your fight. For all the many faces of us, like the people in this video, I hope we defeat cancer once and for all. When you commented, this video popped up in my messages. I just listened to it, but I got to give it one more spin. Best wishes to you, my everyday friend.
Every time I watch this video, it gives me hope. When we accept, help and celebrate each other it makes us richer in the things that matter.
I sang this song every day as a child in the 60s, and I still do today! I AM EVERY DAY PEOPLE!
Fill your life with beauty and joy like this song! One love!
Thank you for this. I’m dancing and singing. Joy is in the house.
Made an old man really happy. The children's voices really elevate this to a level of beauty that enchants the heart.
Well said.
-Enchanted Heart
AGREED! I grew up with this music and you're right. To see the LOVE and the MAGIC that happens when you add the kids is just wonderful! Didn't think I could love this song more! xo
Couple years later, but it made this old man happy too.
Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Chapter by Chapter / Verse by Verse !!!!!!!
Perfectly said! I also enjoyed the mix of ages. A good time was had by all!
Paula Abdul can still dance like she did years ago! Way to go guys, this was great!!!
RIGHT? She's so VIBRANT!!!!
I watch this at least once a week, while I'm here in my VA hospital bed. it makes me smile where there isn't much to smile about. I'm stage four leukemia and this is it. I REFUSE to say WHY ME? ONLY WHY NOT ME!!! I will NOT question the good Lord for a split second, and I hope if any of you are EVER in my shoes, you remember this as well... Thanks Kids for making me smile.
Semper Fidelis, Captain T, U.S.M.C.
Get Well Captain, & thanks for serving
bless your beatiful heart!
My daddy was a Semper Fi in WWII. God bless you.
Much much love and God bless to you brother
I hope you are hanging in there. Sending prayers and love!
I think this should be played every morning at school! ❤
Perhaps the most underrated song in American popular music, despite how much it is loved by so many. A brilliant work from an undeerrated musician.
All beautiful people. The future looks bright.
There’s a big smile on my face! What pure JOY! Thank you so much, all of you.
Thank you for putting a big smile on my face. And sharing it with others. 😊
One of the best things I've seen in awhile!! When I watched Quest Love's Oscar winning documentary, "The Summer of Soul", I was struck by how progressive Sly and the Family Stone's band was. Female and male musicians, singers, all races, singing for peace but what a groove. Here we are, decades later, still trying to convince people not to hate.
This song was one of my favorites as a child and I love this version with the children and stars singing it. Can’t believe the video is 8 years old!❤️
The power of music - it is life-changing! Best one yet!
I just came across this and come back to listen all the time. We need more like this. Stop looking at the "outside" of a person and making a decision about them first. Get to know the whole person. You'll miss out on a lot of great, caring, beautiful people!
Why does this not have more views? Kids around the world coming together through music & dance and just having fun! That's what we all should be doing!
Tears running down my face. That song from my childhood will always be so relevant and to see children joyously singing and dancing to it makes my heart light up. One of my favs. Thanks to Sly and all musicians and dancers in the video. Love this organization 👍👍👍
Liz Dawson I'm glad I wasn't alone from the first note my eyes started getting watery & felt a lump forming in my throat too. I stand with you Sis🌹 Many Blessings & Happiness
Me too, Liz. Me too!
This restores my faith and hope in these turbulent and difficult times. Ultimately, it will be everyday people who change our present course of humanity.
❤❤❤
I love this song! I play it every day and it brings my heart such joy.
Jack Johnson, you have a beautiful voice and that smile melts my heart. Ahhh, to live closer.
Great job all of you!
I worked in tv for 33 years. This is a monumental project from start to finish and as you see it’s outstanding. My hats off to all involved.
Jim Edwards o
the producers and engineers should get awards
Check out John Lennon's "Imagine" . All the vids are great but this may be my fav .
Monumental is right.. I loved it just so perfect!!
💚
Absolutely wonderful. There is no downside.
I have loved this song since I was a young child. I wish that people and society would be such a happier beautiful world 🌍✌️💚🙃
Tremenda cosa!!! Gracias Señor por juntarnos! From Granada España un beso enorme!!! No habrá fronteras cerradas!!!❤
I am 67 years old and have watched this video for a couple of years, and EVERY time I watch it it makes me cry. The possibility of a world with this much joy and happiness overwhelms me and I feel no shame in admitting that fact. THANK YOU to Playing For Change for planting the seeds of hope in the children of the world.
I watch this all the time! We need more of this! Love it! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love to see my people, ONKWEHONWE included. Original People. Native INDIGENOUS of North America. Many NYAWEHS
I see a young Ballerina : Misty Copeland 0:11! She is everything this song is about!
Let the arts lead the world to Unity
Kudos to the musical director keeping it in key , the editor making it seamless , the musicians for keeping it in rhythm the artist who gave their time.
Ya know what? Even if I just play the cowbell to this song, it makes me feel a little happier!
Wonderful! I can’t imagine the logistics of putting all these amazing music videos together!❤
Music reaches the soul like nothing else. If there was no music in the world, it would be a very dark place.
This version is so uplifting. People need to listen and learn…and dance while you do it ❤
Seeing all of the kids so happy and proud-- every kid in the world should have the means to be that free.
I'm still sharing ... LOVE Sly & Family Stone - LOVE this song - very interesting people in background... THANK YOU ALL!
We need this. TH-cam, PLEASE, put this in everyone’s feed!!!!
God bless you all enlightened people, and thank you all for your effort to birth a new beginning in this great age of "Aquarius", welove you all🙏🎶❤️🕊️🎶.
I can not believe I am so late to Playing for Change. Stumbled upon one video and each one I watch/listen to brings out more emotion. Happy tears never felt so good. Thank you, Playing for Change, for bringing everyone together
I am a 66 year old white male and EVERY time I watch this vid I cry, it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL.
I so agree all the terrible things in the world couldn't make me cry, but the hope in Playing for Change can! Team ♥️!
yep, right there with ya
They are great! Glad you found them!
Cool 😎. Glad you made it
One of the best things going for the planet. Peace and joy
My mama and daddy brought us up colorblind, thank the Lord! They were ahead of their time in thinking and action. The world was very accepting of prejudice when I was small. I remember asking Daddy why and he told me that they were ignorant and judged with sight and hate. He told me never to judge by color or where the person was from or how they believed, but to listen to them and look them in the eyes... then decide whether to like them or not. He was a wise man! Love this song... makes me so happy. I just want to jump in the screen, hold hands with them and dance too!
We have never needed this song more than we do now. It’s November 3rd 2020.
My birthday!! What a fine gift!!
Fast forward to April 30 2021....Things are finally startin to look a bit brighter. Peace to all.
October 17, 2021
Everyday people are people every day, one can imagine...many people can appear orange, green, pink, blue, purple, all the beautiful shades of people are lovely.
Peace on earth now !
Music soothes the soul and this country needs plenty of soothing
Sly and the Family Stone! I've loved this song since I was a little kid. It's wonderful to hear it and see all these kids singing with the same joy I always have. Oh my heart!
and Prince as well :)
Much love and peace from Fredericksburg, VA! Thanks for spreading love!
This is a FANTASTIC SONG, I ALWSYS DANCE AND SING MY HEART OUT 🎉❤❤❤❤❤😅
We live on one planet , there's no other to go to, about time man gets it together an realize we are all related one way or the other.
SI would like to see every one sing this song in every school across the country, all schools across the globe and churches, then we can really start playing for change!!
Well, it's happening at a little junior school in Ipswich, Suffolk (England) on Friday 21st June 2024.
A bunch of old *folkies* & children & parents, singing & playing with hope in our hearts. 🎼 🪗 🎸🥁 🎻🪕🎶
I must have been hidden under a rock 🪨 At 65, this was one of my favorite songs in the 70s. But I just now heard this version! I want to flood my social media with it! Cheers to all the artists and young folks who put this together !
🏳️🌈💚💛💛👮♂️👨🚒🧕🤱🧝♂️👨🦯👩🦽👨🏻🤝👨🏽👭👪👨👩👧👧👱👨🏿👨🦳👩🦰👵👩🦲🖤🤎❤🤍
I don't know what made me think of this song in the middle of the night, sitting by myself and I don't stop thinking... my mind goes from one extreme to another but in a good way, I get so sad and emotional, I have a good heart and can't figure out why the world is the way it is... I love love... I was thinking about my family, the horrible gossip and lies, how we talk to and about each other... I don't like bringing this up but I didn't realize there was so much hate in this world until the last election mixed with COVID-19, etc. I love rainbows, no favorite color, I've been on the streets,in the ghetto and met wonderful people I'll never see again, sometimes I'd rather be there than in a house or society that carries so much negativity. Don't get me wrong, I am so blessed with many things... I've always loved this song and with my thoughts,it popped in my heart, I wish we all could be like this, I watched and listened with tears and wanting to be right there dancing and singing with everyone... this is what it's about!!! With the Lord, of course ❤️
We've lost over 40 plus up here in NYC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland.. Pray everyday people
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Yes membership is easy, and a small amount from everyone adds up, am proud to have joined, I am very picky, you all touched my heart, God bless you!! 💖
I pray I never forget This moment. Very moving, and very special indeed!
Tim Robbins singing/dancing with the children makes me smile!
This tune is more important now than when it was originally written. Well done.
Sly by great artists and great people!! Excellence.
This is our future, right here. They give me hope and make me cry happy tears. Such precious young voices and sweet smiling faces. Thank you, thank you so much. 🎼🖤
Forget the national anthem, this upbeat, meaningful song should be the national anthem and sung at full bellow every morning at every school. It will bring about change and help us all start to treat each other with dignity and respect
What a great effort by many to bring harmony to all. We all need more of this.
Great lineup! Can't go wrong with keb and shorty in the same song!
Another beautiful song to awaken humanity to our oneness.
I can't believe how lucky I was to grow up idolizing Bernie Williams, only to grow up and realize that was one of the best decisions I've ever made... This is awesome!
Winner of the internet today 9-1-20. I had chills listening to it today with such terrible times in the now. Great song for this time.
Watching this so nice to see and hear the joy in the young students brings me to tears thinking about the young lives tragicaly lost in the lastest school shooting in my country. Parents hug your childen!
This channel remains a balm for my soul I trying times. Blessings of compassion, wisdom and peace be with you all.
All kids should be taught this in school and sing from the top of their lungs.Peace out!
One of the most joyful Playing for Change videos ever. It really put a smile on my face to see the enthusiasm of these children from all over.
Playing for change thank you so much for all you do and it really shows this world could be one love with how you get so many beautiful musicians together it shows to me that this world could be one love
Harris and Walz should play this at their Rallies❤❤
Talk about "Teach Your Children Well" - So beautiful. These children will never forget!
Oh I'm in tears! Global collaborations like this contain so much beauty my heart can't contain it so it spills over. 💖 Exquisite! Thank you.
Thanks to all the celebs who contributed their talent and enthusiasm (Bernie!), but the kids really shine in this ode to joy. 453 thumbs-downs? This is pathology.
I do so love the entirety of "Playing for Change" from concept to execution. A true ray of sunshine in these often dark, and turbulent times
WELL SAID!
It is so good to have positivity (to counter the bs and fear mongering)!
I've been watching this for a long time whenever I'm feeling blue. I can't sit still and mope. I have to get up and dance. Thank you for an inspiring peace full of heart, all YOU beautiful people. Encore!
I'm so happy watching this. I'm subscribing! All voices singing together as one. We all share the same planet, let love prevail! I'm tearing up. Thanks to those who put this together, God bless your souls!
The power of music used to unite the family of man. Beautiful 🎵😍
One of my favorite songs, you guys KILLED it ❤Awesome ❤❤❤
Well done. I love to see young people doing our music from the 60's. This song has been around for 50+ yrs. Its as relevant today as it was then.
Should be the anthem of the World ❤
Bernie Williams playing the guitar!!! Cool!
I can't stop listening to these!! I wonder what our world would be if we shined a light on these type of things
It's Sunday morning and I woke up feeling good - now I'm feeling GREAT! 🕺🕺🕺
Wonderful!