James Brown "Please, Please, Please"

[skeeno666]

My parents had this single and the live at the Apollo record. I remember my dad drinking and putting on these records, and just looking like he was lost in the raw emotionality (is that even a word?) of JB's songs. It made quite an impression on me as a small kid.

[1949beatles]

wow wow wow wow I love this guy Soul to the purest wow dam he was great I am 62 now and still listen...peace larry

[emntck]

james he loved it ,thks MR BROWN

[CosmoHyy]

Audiences used to rachet as hell back then. they couldnt even get them to be quiet for 2 seconds lol

[xwildatheartx]

@misseraphimarose It's a very famous trademark routine. James would always drop to his knees in the middle of the performance as he became overwhelm with emotion/worked himself to exhaustion & the band member would come out to help him, put the cape on him & attempt to escort him off the stage. James would throw off the cape & come back to finish the set with x10 amount of energy. It was to rile up the crowd..

[missseraphimarose]

Can someone please explain the cloak and why one of his band members comes to his aid in the middle of the act? Why does he throw the cloak off?

[magguylicious]

In 2011 i'm listenin' to James Brown, Nina Simone, Ray Charles and Etta James...I dont know why, maybe because Music is dead?no?

[muhammadumarJA]

elvis who ?!? i need to buy myself some grown man james brown boots

[PhflyDan1]

The main description? HILARIOUS!!!!

[AJJVC1]

wwwoooowww he was truly a beutifull person love alot of his songs specially please please may he be in heaven like all the great ones, love you man.

[chichiswaqq]

R.I.P JAMES BROW..NEVER FORGOTTEN

[chichiswaqq]

My Grandmother Was Dancing To This Song Lol OLD DAYS

[glswebsites]

one of the best soul singers of all times

[kenshirothefist3000]

exito good

[BahreNeGash]

GODFATHER,,, If I was ONLY born in your golden times, watching your glory.

And, if ONLY the Gods can let us KEEP the ever glowing stars, I would be dancing in THE GODFATHER OF THE SOUL MUSIC, James Brown's concerts, now.

INTERESTINGLY, Many empires has come & gone & ALREADY FORGOTTEN.

But,,, JAMES BROWN, still LIVES ON & ON & ON, resonating & soothing the hearts, minds & souls of BILLIONS of people all over the world.

James, Thank you for your gift to mankind, TIMELESS MUSIC.

[Moonchalice]

Saw him live 45 years ago. Me and my friend skipped school and we were the only two white people in the audience. He did this song and we both cried. hahahah...hormones....we were 15. We didn't get caught either. Great memory. It was in Washington, D.C.

[pucchibaby]

@Moonchalice you guys are so sweet thats beautiful god bless

[audruicq1]

@Moonchalice I saw him in 1965 in Toronto and 4 more times after that.

[jask9143]

@Moonchalice hahaha saw him 50 years ago same situation only white kids there and it was great, Watched him fall to the groung while they put his cape on. Jeez, was just so much fun..glad youhad a great time tool..

[RERELENE]

wow, i love the passion in his voice "Godfather of Soul" for a reason

[ThatHistoryGuy]

OMG...just one of the best things ever recorded!

[rogerrrubin]

if it ain't live, it's jive

[DosTrio]

Dwayne Wade makes tributes to the Cape Finale with all of his "injury" comebacks

[camplikefires]

I love this video of james brown he really gave a good performance...

[PHOTOMAMA17]

I Love it

[crybaby8256]

love this song...if only others can understand.....

[Swissman81]

he feels it....he sing's it.....we feel it - amazing man, just amazing

[jwyche]

James Brown's act would set your skin on fire!

[Missyou04ify]

james brown the best there ever will be

[nataly602]

this song gives me shivers =]

[solepropt]

The cool boss with the hot sauce!

[buggs428]

that was the pants style back then 1966 and James Brown never ever lipsync on any of his songs ,

[johnalsobennett]

@ 1:26.....RING SPARKLE!

[RUKOCHILENO]

Me encanta!! Genial!!!

[luvey44]

Priceless lip sync version.

[wildcherry171]

My head lights beeping and panties wet. Look out!!!! I'm ready for you James Brown honey, but first you got to do something with that hair of yours.....

[dakarlion1]

His first but not his only classic song.

[TrueLight55]

Anyone know what year this was...? I think the record came out late 1956....I'm guessing this performance was sometime around then or in 1957. Anyone know the date?

[solepropt]

@TrueLight55

I think you must mean 66 or 67

[doowopman49]

@littlenaitch2 IT IS SAID THAT HE [MR. BROWN] WOULD LOSE AS MUCH AS 5 POUNDS PER LIVE PERFORMANCE...................­..........5 POUNDS! NOW, THAT'S A HARD WORKIN' MAN!BOY OH BOY, WHAT MEMORIES. HE WAS AS BIG AS ANYONE.................ANYONE!­!! THANKS FOR THE TREAT.TOM D BRICK,NJ

[lemonbara]

rip.mr brown.powerful performance.loved your passion.

[Kamili1950]

zz hill, o c smith, jr walker, otis redding, sam cooke, etta james, lou rawls, Curtis mayfiedl, Joe Tex, I will send you others when I can think of them sweetie.

[NaiJorJul]

Pretty much James Brown,Ray Charles,O'Jay's,Al Green on my ipod. im only 17, any other good artists from this decade?

[colbym89]

@NaiJorJul Al Green, SAM COOKE, OTIS REDDING

[NaiJorJul]

@colbym89 of course.

[wildcherry171]

@colbym89  hey don't forget, KING FLOYD, PERCY SLEDGE, OTIS REDDING and JOHNNY TAYLOR. i'm 25 Love em all and aint nam one of them with me.....

[hollaranddollar]

who doesn.t love him u hear him,PLEASE PLEASE@

[Specialdark23]

I could've asked for a better performance of this song by JB!

[BigDadABP]

Outstanding!!!

[groldack56]

Just can't get enough of this musical God

[5timdawg]

James started the high water pants that where MJ got it from HISTORY MY FRIEND HISTORY

[alperenaaa]

Who is better MJ or James Joseph Brown?

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[cooks1234]

did he get off a bad relationship or something

[ThatHistoryGuy]

Fine, Fine Fine!

[gnawaserge]

This song is such a great song. ?He always sang from his soul.!

Its like you see his soul pouring out. I love it!!!

[LA13BABiE]

SICK JAM!! CANT GO WRONG WITH THE OLDIES..

[gbreppin]

James Brown is The GodFather of soul......but i dont think he gets the recognition that he deserves completley

[JooSooConfusoo]

Hahaha, the guy with crossed legs in front is freaking out :DDD

[ubicaritas75]

Man, I thought he was really going to walk off stage that time. Oh well, maybe next time...

[voodoowop45s]

1956 song...sometimes i can't believe that soul started when rocknroll got big...

but yeah its true ;) great milestone. great to had you JB! r.i.p...no ones gonna reach you!

[Justindbz1]

If only I was cool enough to pull off wearing a cape too...

[Sirchizzz]

James Brown gives yet another exciting soulful performance. I can’t get enough of this guy, watching all his video just confirms the impact he had on me, my friends/family…as well as Michael Jackson, Prince, Hammer just to name a few. and the world. James Brown will always be the greatest African American entertainer of all time period. I have been a loyal fan since I was six and I’m in my fifties today.

R.I.P.

My Brother

[Sirchizzz]

The hardest working man in show business!... James Brown gives yet another exciting soulful performance. I can’t get enough of this guy, watching all his video just confirms the impact he had on me, my friends/family…as well as Michael Jackson, Prince, Hammer just to name a few. and the world. James Brown will always be the greatest African American entertainer of all time period. I have been a loyal fan since I was six and I’m in my fifties today.

R.I.P.

My Brother

[Sirchizzz]

The hardest working man in show business!... James Brown gives yet another exciting soulful performance. I can’t get enough of this guy, watching all his video just confirms the impact he had on me, my friends/family…as well as Michael Jackson, Prince, Hammer and George Clinton just to name a few. and the world. James Brown will always be the greatest African American entertainer of all time period. I have been a loyal fan since I was six and I’m in my fifties today.

R.I.P.

My Brother

[THOMASBANTON]

Anybody know Beardy from East Leake???

[vulcan1429]

Guess where Michael Jackson got the inspiration for his pants from!!!!

[broasca]

@vulcan1429 Gene Kelly. Including the white socks/ black leather loafers combination.

[vulcan1429]

Wake up America...James Brown is unreplaceable!!!! No matter what you thought of him. All American and one of a kind!!

[stellacronshey1]

does anyone know exactly what year this is please?

[wilsonroshaia]

@stellacronshey1 1964.

[louraceprep]

notice there wasn't any mics an this taping there might have been condenser mics out of camera shot but no one has that kinda vocal power today

[KRS1LEGEND]

the definition of cool

[mmcattle]

he started it all

[nueveymierda]

jajajaja pero que hace ese pesado dándole palmaditas en la espalda jajajaj.

La interpretación ha estado magnífica!

[kariebeez]

please, please, please,please,please, just a little kid when he sang this but I remember the cape. JB had a soulful voice - he could sing with a whine in his style and I like when he sings in a lower octave. This man was amazing.

[Blackjesus3]

@soulmziklova lollllll haha :D np :)

[Blackjesus3]

@soulmziklova DONT GO CHRIS BROWN ON HER BUT PUSH HER INFRONT OF A CAR :D next time she says something like that

[zipper179]

My sensei, Johnny Pereira(R.I.P.), once said, "What a karate man he would've made..!"

[sirries1]

The story of my soul.

[estosiesmusica]

Que emocion devia ser ver en directo a uno de los mejores cantantes de la historia en directo,realmente impresionante, aqui en una de sus mas grandes obras maestras.Fabuloso.

[savata71]

Aaaa ha ha ha ha! This was really good!!!! I like the moment when the good friend came!!!!!

[Bandslayer103]

lipsyncing.....HOWD HE GET AWAY WITH IT lol james brown is still a genius

[gmcolvins]

I few years ago I had contracted meningitis. I was sick as a dog. After I got out the hospital, I was home recovering for what seemed like months. I stayed home and watched old movies on cable. And this '60's flick, I'll never forget. it was called "Ski Party", or something like that. There was a bunch of white kids at this resort, and all of a sudden, in the middle of the film, James Brown and his band come out of nowhere and starts jammin'. What a trip. One song, and poof, they vanished.

[CosmoGrassano]

Don't underestimate Otis Redding. The real king of R & B.

[littlenaitch2]

@CosmoGrassano Otis Redding was the king of Memphis R&B. James was the overall king. Otis knew that which was why he called him Bossman.

[wilsonroshaia]

@littlenaitch2

I love James Browns & Otis Reddings. Both bad.

[asnaes]

@wilsonroshaia Right on.

[NaiJorJul]

As soon as MJ died everyones all of a sudden talks about him in a good way. stop with it.

[A86]

@NaiJorJul - Michael has always had fans all around the world. Just because some people in the US talked shit about doesn't mean everyone else did the same thing. Many if not most of the people who speak nicely about MJ have always been fans.

[eccentricmama]

damn james brown gets down. hehe")

[RememberSoCal]

He said part of his act he got from the preachers he used to see as a kid in church, how they use exxagerations and acting to move an audience so much. You can see it easily!!

[ur0my0boy0blue]

Man i frickin love this song! you can FEEL it :)

[jimmyred1978]

Notice that each time ol' boy threw the robe over james' shoulders it would send the females into a frenzy? LOL That's called theatrics ladies and gentlemen. The females loved James and that robe.

[ThatHistoryGuy]

OMG...what on the planet is better than this?

[twista3991]

i dont think he opened his eyes once!! RIP James

[janellavanella]

sweet Jesus wut a voice <3

[Prozackityzac]

@janellavanella for real!! What power!

[nokiannie]

love this man's voice

[oncemark]

Rolon

[valeriemuti]

thats what i'm talkin bout... 10 cents gets ya a play at my diner... 1510.. tell em Val sent ya... ;P~~

[shakeymomm]

jbrown he man

[thenortonguy]

This doesn't do justice to the performance he delivered prior to this finale. A personal peak experience was bearing witness to the master at a small club in Grayslake, IL in 1962. Out of this world. Still seeking video of those days.

[munukusama]

both MJ and JB loved short pants lol

[JohnnyReb2009]

I really love this stunt he pulls with the cape every time he sings Please Please Please.

[regionalable]

@JohnnyReb2009 , I agree, I love this stunt with the Robe, it's awsome

[tutti1331]

wow....................

[mikeymodavis123]

i would love to be the guy that puts the coat over him lmao

sweet video

[mdb51]

Simply THE Hardest Working Man in Rock and Roll

[tomsmillion]

Thanks for posting. Love it.

[sayyes2bull]

please!

[valentinegurl74]

those shawt pants... r.i.p GODFATHER

[theman1819]

whats the deal with this video is this just the studio version? is he lip synching? or is it just an old video?

[fbmuthafker]

TOO HOT IN THE HOT TUB

[JakeJBlues]

"He saw the light!!!"

Great!

I love also the who's cover, on their first album.

[prettycountrygirl2]

I love it. Thanks. Still have my 45rpm purchased back in the 70's.

[skilomic]

the young Mike Jackson used to imitate James Brown steps...Now I know why Mike's pants were so short lmao

[love70000]

Thanks for posting this great video. will always love the soul of this man.

[ChristianBoy16]

We sing this at my school and i lead it! This song is tight......

[hxo20292]

A True Genius!!!

[ThatHistoryGuy]

I dare anyone to come up with a more dynamic performer.

[loitalove2009]

LOVE THIS MUSIC PLEASE HANK 4 GIVE ME

[osage247]

I tell you if the song wont make you stay, the cape is a definate selling point.

I love this man!

[d820m]

although i'm still curious to how Don Robey and Leonard Chess would have recorded him as well......if not for a freak Chicago snow storm Leonard Chess would have beaten Ralph Bass to Macon Ga, to sign JB....Bass drove instead of flying there......Don Robey of Duke-Peacock Records was also intersted in signing the group as well

[littlenaitch2]

@d820m Brown's signing to King was divine destiny, that's why Ralph Bass got to him first..

[d820m]

Syd Nathan-owner of King Records-during the first take of the song, was in the control booth screaming at Ralph Bass(the producer) saying this is the worst piece of s--t he ever heard, its only got one word in it and that the record would not come out....Ralph Bass actually did get fired over Please, Please, Please.... but when the record started selling Mr. Nathan hired him back.....but just think....we were THAT close to not having ever heard of James Brown on 4/4/1956

[jmuwoo]

I swear to GOD. If you still choose to walk out the door & leave me after all that. Something wrong wit YOUR ass...... They all stole their swag from J.B. "THE GODFATHER". Even the damn wrestler Ric Flair...... R.I.P. James Brown. Could you imagine the lineup for a concert in heaven right now......

[FLOSSYCARTER]

this song is the song you dont wanna hear after your girl dumps you... this is a classsic james brown...the pain he is feeling in this song...wow..they dont make them like this anymore.. RIP THE GODFATHER!

[reddboned]

Its like some supernatural thing is making him sing like that. His soul is being pushed through him to make him sing like that. RIP JAMES BROWN

[Mariekesone]

This is Gospel...Hypnosis..

whatever you want to call it...but Holy crap,

this is so awesome...!

[aguy1]

I feel privileged to have experienced his music.

[triroberto]

This song puts me on the edge of a hearth attack!

[kleinmensa]

lol why is that lol?

[SlyFindorGurl]

'Cause it's so awesome <3

[cccarliten]

Genious!!!

[JLisa7]

LOVEN J.B!

[lyd46]

This man is in some serious pain!!!..and what's with the man trying to burb James?.

[joee1233]

The greatest of allll Time ....

[valentinegurl74]

RIP...

[SLIPPINGINTOTHREE]

JAMES IS COLDBLOODED

[xianybluerose]

My favorite of all times without a doubt

[Gogohill]

i'm 28 , but i love james brown , he was one of greatest singer of soul music, very talented . Great single too ! the best !

[yonepon1718]

R.I.P.

素晴らしいミュージシャンでした。

He was greatest musican .

[valentinegurl74]

PLEASE, PLEASE ,PLEASE man those pants ! any way RIP GODFATHER!!!

[g7thsus]

ur right bout the pants

[foreverlennon]

RIP Godfather

This song makes me so sad knowing all the

hardships James Brown lived through.

There will never be another like you Godfather

rock on in Heaven

[powavan]

RIP Mr Genius....

[McMaryJane]

Thanks so much for posting this one fellow!

Godfather ♪ames Brown!

[thekingofpopj]

how old washe

[yupi619]

everytime i hear this song , something inside me starts to brake, and i remeber of her, i wonder if he felt the same, she must of done him wrong, sometimes i cant help let a tear lose, but i dont care, real men cry..... this is too much soul, music and love live forever....T_T

[FLOSSYCARTER]

amen brother...we all been there!

[Hawkee316]

R.I.P. GODFATHER

[BeautifulOnes876]

Thanks for posting this great video! What a performance...I think everybody realizes there's something missing in music today, no it is NOT the same- but I think it's our fault.

[IamNeutral]

That was Nice! Yea. That was real nice!

Wow! Things ain't like they use to be. Particularly when it comes to Muzac (music)!

Bac in the Day!....

[VKDUPW]

Music isn't the same anymore!!!! This has soo much soul!!!

[mmadttog]

I love you sooooo!

[lsbrown07]

my favorite james brown song

[JVANISON]

The greatest.

[sanmang51]

still........the hardest working man in show business. He's the King

[sawyerg13]

great song

[cikacikita]

Only Mr James Brown can do such song with only a few words and yet create an unforgettable melody and an enormous hit! We miss you James.

[edelwater]

Great Version!