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Thread started 07/14/16 9:33am

fred12

Top 10 James Brown Songs

Since I have been seeing lots of top ten categories, I thought it would be fun to continue. Here's my list:

Say It Loud, I'm Black and Proud

The Payback

I Got The Feeling

Papa Don't Take No Mess

I Don't Want Nobabody To Give Me Nothing Open Up The Door I;ll Get It Myself

Sex Machine

Hot Paints

Make It Funky

Cold Sweat

Mother Popcorn

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Reply #1 posted 07/14/16 12:57pm

Abdul

So many, here's my 10 favorites:

It's a New Day

Super Bad

Give It Up or Turnit a Loose

I Got The Feelin'

Cold Sweat(Long Version)

I Can't Stand Myself

Blind Man Can See It

The Payback

Sex Machine

I Got Ants In My Pants

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Reply #2 posted 07/14/16 5:18pm

MickyDolenz

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Shout And Shimmy

Get Up Offa That Thing

Come Over Here

Static

Coldblooded

Hey America

It's A New Day

Please Please Please {1974 version}

The Payback

Get On The Good Foot

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #3 posted 07/14/16 7:51pm

namepeace

Cold Sweat

Mother Popcorn

The Payback

You've Got To Have A Mother For Me

Funky Drummer

It's A Man's Man's Man's World

Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

I Got You (I Feel Good)

There Was A Time

The Boss

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #4 posted 07/14/16 11:04pm

mltijchr

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SAY IT LOUD (I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD)

I DON'T WANT NOBODY TO GIVE ME NOTHING

MAKE IT FUNKY

GET ON THE GOOD FOOT

I GOT THE FEELIN'

SOUL POWER

THERE IT IS

THE PAYBACK

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while these are not actually "featuring" James Brown

he obviously was involved in their creation:

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DAMN RIGHT I AM SOMEBODY (Fred Wesley/JBs)

THINK (Lyn Collins)

(IT'S NOT THE EXPRESS) IT'S THE JB'S MONAURAIL

I'll see you tonight..
in ALL MY DREAMS..
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Reply #5 posted 07/14/16 11:08pm

Goddess4Real

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Don't forget Living In America from Rocky 4 https://www.youtube.com/w...5BL4RNFr58 I know its one of his later hits, but its still amazing bow

Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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Reply #6 posted 07/15/16 2:55am

NorthC

Bewildered
The Payback
Mind Power
Prisoner of Love
Superbad
Get Up Offa That Thing
Body Heat
Woman
Get Up Get Into It Get Involved
Sexmachine
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Reply #7 posted 07/15/16 2:59am

bluegangsta

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Ain't It Funky Now (Love Power Peace)

That's Life (Apollo II)

Cold Sweat (Dallas '68)

Give It Up, Turn It Loose (In The Jungle Groove)

Try Me (Get On Up/ Apollo II version)

It's A New Day (Regrooved by Slynk)

Kiss 77 (Live)

Givin' Up Food For Funk (The JBs)

If You Don't Give a Dogone About It (Mutha's Nature)

Try Me! (James Brown Plays James Brown - organ version)

Always cry 4 love, never cry 4 pain.
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Reply #8 posted 07/15/16 10:56am

missfee

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People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul

Give it up, Turn it Loose
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing

I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing, Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself

There Was A Time

Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud

Cold Sweat

Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
Living in America

Soul Power

I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince.
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Reply #9 posted 07/15/16 11:04am

namepeace

Do JBs songs count?

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #10 posted 07/15/16 12:02pm

whitesockedfun
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Get Up Offa That Thing

Too Funky In Here

Soul Power

People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul

I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing, Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself

Bodyheat

The Payback

It's A Man's Man's Man's World

Papa Don't Take No Mess

Get Up Get Into Get Involved

Just like the white winged dove...
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Reply #11 posted 07/15/16 1:50pm

NorthC

namepeace said:

Do JBs songs count?


Sure, why not? I was thinking about putting Doing it to Death in my own list, but I noticed folks are mostly mentioning his funky stuff, so I wanted to include some ballads, because JB was pretty good at that too.
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Reply #12 posted 07/15/16 2:03pm

namepeace

NorthC said:

namepeace said:

Do JBs songs count?

Sure, why not? I was thinking about putting Doing it to Death in my own list, but I noticed folks are mostly mentioning his funky stuff, so I wanted to include some ballads, because JB was pretty good at that too.


If James was underrated at all, it was as a balladeer. "Man's World" chief among them. His Jazz album features some good ones too, especially his cover of "For Once In My Life."

Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #13 posted 07/15/16 2:14pm

NorthC

^Yep. And his tribute Thinking About Little Willie John was also good.
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Reply #14 posted 07/16/16 7:39am

mjscarousal

The PayBack

Super Bad

Man's World

I Got The Feeling

Make it Funky

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

King Heroin

Say it Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud

Sex Machine (Get On Up)

Get Up Offa That Thang

I love James, he has one of the best catalogs EVER!

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Reply #15 posted 07/16/16 9:11am

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[Edited 7/16/16 9:17am]

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