Escapism-The Godfather

[TheMarcozan57]

é sempre bom, marávilhoso curtir esse som.

[cen1276]

0:16 to 0:17--The horn sample from

'Don't Believe The Hype' by Public Enemy.

[lahoucine1604]

la classe toute ma jeunesse

[Eazedroppin]

ohhh G strong i just can't seem to get away from you on youtube my brotha. one way or another i find myself listening to something that you've posted. Cheers

[journey344]

GOOOOOOOOO JAMES!!!!!!!!!!! HUSH DAT FUSS!!!!!

[journey344]

GOOOOOOOOO JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!

[pmkingcorp]

Heeey!

[1959cutcreator]

THE ORIGINAL FUNK MASTER, James Brown use to drop joints every month, THE GODFATHER PUT IT DOWN !!!!! 42 yrs ago, His beats started it all,!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP GODFATHER

[fatshoolaces]

yesyesyes its GOOD to me !

[oskamadison]

This is one of them joints that make you scrunch your face up?

[markredmond1000]

J.B. was the first RAPPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dakeved]

@markredmond1000 Not only that, but his music is basically the foundation for the Golden Age of Hip-Hop (1986-1992). The genre really started to take off and flourish when cats started to sample James Brown. Some of the greatest classics in rap history are James Brown samples.

[KingRam33]

When you think about how this is a warm up to Bobby Byrd's I know you got soul,It blows me away.God bless James and all of his bands,The James Brown Orchestra on to the JB's.

[Zeitgeist74]

Ok, NOW I hear where PE sampled the high-pitched horn in "Don't Believe the Hype"

[meechamaka411]

"U betta watch 'cha MAAANNNN..."

[nice1dave]

This was the 9th grade jam. We used to do the funky penguin and the breakdown to this song at lunch time!

[miknice59]

Rhythm guitar stupid funky and the reason his track was sampled so much listen to the drummer sounds like a drum machine in the pocket and consistent thats makes for a great sample

[crunkaholic81]

@miknice59 Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks knew what the were doin. thats why the james brown band was so influential on rap music

[meechamaka411]

DAMN...I LOVE THIS JOINT!!! I THOUGHT "THE FUNKY DRUMMER" WAS MY SHIT, BUT HOW THIS COME ON IS SERIOUS!!!

[shoogafoot]

I would be @ work at IBM with my headphones on listening to THIS! At times the groove would move me so hard I would forget I was @ work! This man was funkier than an old pot of collard greens!

[djbigpean]

Those Alabama boys are playin that music!

[escapeisminfunk]

Listen the guitar at 1.40 and the B3 Hammond and the rest,gives you flesh creep again and again.

[mwilli5783]

this jam is "funkier than nine cans of wet magic shave"(rip hank sphan)

[DarkHalo08]

Don't get no funkier at that 1:27 mark!!!! Can't count how many times that has been sampled!!

[shutdowncity007]

@DarkHalo08 You're dang right... that break down is the funkiest ever!

[DCR1357]

I'm Luvin' it!!



[macdance71]

The Godfather is hilarious cracking on the guy that said "Ohi-uh" as opposed to "Ohio" at around 6:20. Thank you God for this classic music!

[HeavyhitterNC]

@macdance71 lol @ the irony of James Brown clowning on someone else's mispronunciation

[macdance71]

@HeavyhitterNC I know! LOL!! JB had quite a sense of humor!

[macdance71]

THIS IS HARD FUNK WITH A CAPITAL F!!! LIKE ARSENIO HALL WOULD SAY, THIS IS ENOUGH FUNK FOR YOUR TOILET BOWL, SNEAKERS AND THE SCHOOL LOCKER ROOM!

[hapzap13]

THE PURE FUNK !!!

[KingAro1]

its parts One and Two... !!! Classic post modern funk. James was the ultimate.

[kmp3000]

Escapism complete take is the shit. This is good though.

[matzazz]

That's actually James on the Werlitzer. Little rough but more jive than you'll see man. JB's are so tight

[Parrock1]

@matzazz makes me laugh when he mistimes a note on the organ and the rest of the group giggle. Only James could get away with that!

[Streamline09]

The song is from JB's Hot Pants album (1971). Love it.

[jamesoverend]

1:26 One of the baaaadest drops in all of music!

[ltinsley2]

GUT-BUCKET FUNK!!! thanks for posting!

[escapeisminfunk]

If somebody ask me: What 's real funk?

I say; Listen again and again and also to every instrument in this number and if you've got the feeling, you're lost for the rest of your live!

[Buckeyecat2002]

James Brown recorded songs on stage, during shows, after shows, etc. He used his road band, studio bands, prerecorded

music solicited to record companies he woked for, etc. This song was morphed into "Make It Funky." "Doing It To Death" began as the music for a James Brown Show commercial break, with Maceo as the MC around 1967-1968. "Sex Machine" began as an alternate riff for "Give it up or Turn it a Loose." ETC.

[Parrock1]

This tune was literally thrown together in the studio, and I have a theory that James was going to call it "The Funky Train" before changing his mind later. You hear him talk about it being the Funky Train at the start of the full version.

[Buckeyecat2002]

@Parrock1 -"The James Brown Soul Train" was band name on the single "Honky Tonk" by James Brown.

[Parrock1]

@Buckeyecat2002 that may be so, but respectfully, it's not related to my comment.

[murphy456]

Thanks for the great post.

[WSenator1]

When my friends and I first heard this record when it first came out, we just started laughing. The only mention of "escapism" came in, like the first few seconds. And we didn't anything about it again. Then the groove took over and we stopped caring about anything else.

[750CA]

This takes me way back! When I was a boy my dad used to rock this tune with his mates.This beats have worked their way into my DNA from the start.

Thanks for this- the toughest post of this tune on youtube!!!!!!!!

[GStrongRAW]

My pleasure...thanks 4 da love....i KNOW JB would appreciate it as well..

[lowendfella]

@750CA Pleased to have you aboard the soulful sounds of real music. Keep following these soulful sounds youngblood

[750CA]

@lowendfella Thanks for the encouragement....but I'm probably older than you are. I'm talking about when this tune first came out in the early 70s!

[pocket1960]

This jam is funkier than 9 cans of shaving powder, With onions and garlic, chittlins on the side side.

[GStrongRAW]

LMAO..CotDAMN,DATS FONKAY..NO DOUBT..thanks 4 da love..

[therealCanablisS]

@GStrongRAW get downnnnnnnnnnnn wit cha funKah self HuH

[miknice59]

@pocket1960 Dam pocket thats funky......my face is frowned up