Oh my God this is wonderful. I just danced for 10 minutes in my living room. Now I know where the "They Don't Want Music" riff from Black Eyed Peas came from. Powerful combo.
This has got to be my favorite JB song of all time... just a masterpiece. I've listened to this video about a million times now and it never gets old... they don't make music like this anymore... period.
i got the cd where theres an extended 90 minutes. and on make it funky: the big payback there is an alternate take, actually the continuation of mind power.
brilliant stuff from a musical genius
undreadSP 10 months ago
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harkrum 1 year ago
LONG LIVE THE KING. . ARTIST TODAY SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO LEARN. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FEED US THAT SHIT THEY CALL MUSIC TODAY...KJ.
TheChanning62 1 year ago 2
Obra-de-arte!
ascle 1 year ago
Obra-dearte!
ascle 1 year ago
JB NEVER DIE ;)
sakotakanonosue 1 year ago
I miss vinyl.There was just a certain feel and times were actually better in the 70s
tonytull 1 year ago
It is what it is
BishopsJazz 1 year ago
aahhh, gimme some flute.......gimme some flute
laur51 1 year ago
My Favourite ever tune .
My brother bought this album in 1973.
it now sits at the frony of my collection, 2010 !
laur51 1 year ago
Boss Tune!!! Gotta love the crackle and pop of vintage records... Waaaay Too FUNKY!
rudebwoy70 2 years ago
Where he calls for the flute just floors me.
Mooser42001 2 years ago 2
Oh my God this is wonderful. I just danced for 10 minutes in my living room. Now I know where the "They Don't Want Music" riff from Black Eyed Peas came from. Powerful combo.
sherizampelli 2 years ago
This has got to be my favorite JB song of all time... just a masterpiece. I've listened to this video about a million times now and it never gets old... they don't make music like this anymore... period.
TAKE ME TO THAT BRIDGE! :)
ShermerIllinois 2 years ago
I agree with you there ShermerIllinois...just a masterpiece JB song! Inspiring too...'pass on that right-on information'.
nativemath 2 years ago
we still step and skate to this in chicago
tonyskins19 2 years ago
Christmas must be replaced by James Brown day
MFJVIDEO 2 years ago 21
Most important is the words... Listen!
weaselbee76 2 years ago
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one of the greatest songs ever written....AMAZING!!!!!!
alexwebb80 2 years ago
woooow !
mathurin94 2 years ago
The Godfather of Soul
TDamas58de 3 years ago 3
i got the cd where theres an extended 90 minutes. and on make it funky: the big payback there is an alternate take, actually the continuation of mind power.
tardit 3 years ago
@tardit post it maynn
hagnuj 1 year ago
This is the cut
olsoul12 3 years ago 3
hiphop thats all this is hiphop
milligan1978 3 years ago 11
hehe...this is the funky grandpa of Hiphop...
it is what it is!
good god!
jlarue69 3 years ago 4
@jlarue69
THE FUNKY GRANDFATHER OF HIP HOP! lmao!
I love that! Well said.. it's true.. TY
JazzyBelle30 2 years ago
Word...I already noticed that this was sampled by De La Soul. James Brown should be credited as a pioneer of Rap.
rockjohnson80 3 years ago 4
i think he is !
mathurin94 2 years ago
@milligan1978 but it´s better hiphop than today ;)
RealBouba 1 year ago
SMOOTH AS FECK !
mowaxs 3 years ago
James was a handsome man on that cover.
'what it is is what it is',
StillaVirgin 3 years ago
My favorite JB song
CrowdPleeza 3 years ago
MIND POWER, IT IS WHAT IT IS...
98SLABRIDER 3 years ago
Damn, I got too close and he bit me wit dose big, big teeeeffff! (To be said like Charles Napier)
shelly10538 3 years ago
one of the funkiest things ever
jasonbrownlewis 3 years ago 2
damn right in one take....when It's LIVE...It's LIVE...no matter where you are
thanks for posting all this Funk...i'm getting funked up.
jlarue69 3 years ago 2
And consider that they cut this masterpiece in one take, no overdubbing or sampling, either. The words still ring true. Ain't it funky now?!
Ultrabrut1 3 years ago 2
..If you don't work....you don't eat-ahhhhh.....
swikkis 4 years ago 3
Awesome! Get out the funk! \m/
strangersound 4 years ago 2