The Godfather of Soul James Brown went home 3 days ago at 73 years young. I would like to know what are your personal favorite JB songs and personal opinons of his contribution and impact on music and culture.
2006-12-27 00:18:33 · 13 answers · asked by mcneill_35 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
There are so many cool and seriously funky songs he performed-absolute classics and too many too list! But, I do love "Please Please Don't Go" and "I Got You-I Feel Good" because no one else could have done those songs better. When I feel down, they cheer me up-especially "I Feel Good" and no one could sing or perform the pain of "Please Please Don't Go". He contributed so much to music and influenced numerous perfomers-Michael Jackson, Usher, etc. and had a huge impact on culture, especially black culture with his great song "Say It Loud-Black and Proud" since he made us proud to be black Americans during the Civil Rights era and during the 70's. The man was an awesome perfomer on stage-he danced like no other even though his personal life was a mess at times (run-ins with the law and wives, etc.) but he was an original. He is a legend and will always be a legend who will live in our hearts! R.I.P. Godfather Of Soul! In fact, I'm going to pay my respects tomorrow at the public viewing at the Apollo Theatre from 1-8 pm. Peace!
2006-12-27 00:26:10 · answer #1 · answered by cats 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK... Having been a JB devotee since 1968, I'm gonna have to chime in on this one as well.
I love ALL of the various periods of James Brown's music, but I'd have to say that the era from about Mother Popcorn to Funky President, roughly 1969-1976 has got to be my favorite. He was enjoying an unbelievable string of funky hits back then; Mother Popcorn, Sex Machine, Superbad, Make It Funky, Soul Power, Escape-ism, Get On The Good Foot, There It Is, Down And Out In New York City, King Heroin, Payback... The albums were coming out one after the other and everything was on fire: Sex Machine, Revolution Of The Mind, Sho' Is Funky Down Here, Good Foot, Hell, Payback, Black Caesar, Slaughter's Big Rip-Off... It'd be VERY hard for me to pick ONE favorite.
I'd like to say, though, that in my life there have been only two other artists who have had such an impact on me, they being The Beatles and Maurice White (founder of Earth Wind & Fire). No one looms larger than King James. I'm sure most of America will never fully appreciate his remarkable genius ---yes, GENIUS--- for rhythm. (I saw him "live" about 5 years ago and, even in his late 60's, he showed that he is THE funkiest human being that ever lived. Period.) And another thing he will NEVER get credit for; I think James Brown is one of the greatest SINGERS of all time. "Singer", as in Luther Vandross is a singer. James' inimitable style lent itself to parody. People like to grunt and do their "Eddie Murphy doing James" bits, but... If you can get "inside" the music you'll realize that James didn't rap or speak his parts. He SANG! He was like a human saxophone, with that rasp, but SINGING his @ss off!!! Melodies!
Without James, there's no Prince, no Michael Jackson, no "Shaft", no Sly Stone, no 70's disco/dance scene, less Black awareness/pride from a musical perspective, no 16ths on the hi-hat, no strokin' rhythm guitar, probably no Hip-Hop... No music scene as it developed over the last 50 years! His impact has been immense and incalculable.
I shook his hand about 3-4 years ago. I'm good wit' that.
2006-12-27 01:09:20 · answer #2 · answered by SkyDotCom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine was actually a song he did called "I've Got Soul (and I'm Super Bad) Pt. 1".
That song was awesome with the changes in the middle....
"Up and down..
and all around...
right on brother...
let it all hang out"
2006-12-27 00:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Mother Popcorn" & "I Got the Feeling." Also, I absolutely love "The Chicken," an instrumental by the JB's
2006-12-28 08:10:18 · answer #4 · answered by MLJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll always remember him as Reverend Cleophus James
in "The Blues Brother"
.
2006-12-27 00:30:55 · answer #5 · answered by guido_961 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This song: Get Up Offa That Thing.
2006-12-27 00:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel good has got to be my favorite.
2006-12-27 00:20:47 · answer #7 · answered by K-E-G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex Machine
2006-12-27 00:29:39 · answer #8 · answered by RodneyRowland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-I feel good
-Sex Machine
-Papa's got a bran new bag
They all just make you feel good!
2006-12-27 00:28:32 · answer #9 · answered by Money 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel good!
2006-12-27 00:29:08 · answer #10 · answered by Shynne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋