There is a blue one who can’t accept the green one/
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one.

Try to get past the fact that “Everyday People” is a Toyota commercial. It is seriously hard to do. I am all about artists making money from their music, but this song is such a beautiful celebration of togetherness that it gets lost in commercialism.

Sly tells us that no matter our color, job, fitness-level, beliefs, we all have to live together. Let’s do it happily. This song is happy about inclusion and believes toleration is a virtue. The beginning of the song is interesting because Sly admits that many of his beliefs might be wrong, so it would be silly to be exclusive based up his beliefs.

The Family Stone also make a significant contribution to this song.  Their part of the song seems to resonate more because we haven’t heard their verses in the commercial. It also sounds amazing and has great lyrics. The song uses a lot of instruments and voices and is mixed to sound kind of loose-like it is a live performance or just a bunch of people jamming. It sounds like the kind of party you’d definitely want to attend.

Everyday People Lyrics

Sometimes I’m right and I can be wrong
My own beliefs are in my song
The butcher, the banker, the drummer and then
Makes no difference what group I’m in

I am everyday people, yeah yeah
There is a blue one who can’t accept the green one
For living with a fat one trying to be a skinny one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo

Oh sha sha we got to live together
I am no better and neither are you
We are the same whatever we do
You love me you hate me you know me and then
You can’t figure out the bag I’m in

I am everyday people, yeah yeah

There is a long hair that doesn’t like the short hair
For bein’ such a rich one that will not help the poor one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo

Oh sha sha we got to live together
There is a yellow one that won’t accept the black one
That won’t accept the red one that won’t accept the white one
And different strokes for different folks
And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo
I am everyday people

Songwriters: Sylvester Stewart