James Brown I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing MDS 1969

[Lionh34r7]

this dude is a man

[MrErnie408]

YOU DON,T HAVE TO BE BLACK I,AM MEXICAN AMERICAN AND I GO THROUGH THE SAME THING JAMES MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE WITH ME REST IN PEACE SOUL BROTHER # 1

[GRITSBK]

People-this is a Conservative message. Obama wants ppl on food stamps and welfare instead of working hard for success. Dr. King's message was the same. I just want an equal chance for success (through hard work). I don't need Uncle Sam's crumbs-why should I settle for that instead of going for the whole pie! Think black people. This message is timeless. I miss James. As a kid when this came out-it was just sooo uplifting. But it is a CONSERVATIVE/REPUBLICAN idea. That's what we're for!

[thedadsnitch]

@GRITSBK Yes, I'm sure if MLK were alive he would be voting for Romney. Keep your politics the fuck away from my funk.

[mgalore]

thats that shit boyeeeeeee brother james gooodgaaaawd !!!!!!

[eman18099]

take this



[hazeleyesChicago]

Love me some JB!! Had the pleasure of meeting Maceo getting off JB's bus on the corner of Lehmann Court and Diversey in Chicago several years ago. I screamed. LOL I am a die hard fan of James Brown. He was one baaaaad mofo. ;)

[gblueslover2]

@2:10 don't know if that's Maceo, but it sure sounds BADDDDDDDDD !

[Laviathon666]

When U consider the time and who the guy singing is, this song is immense. Respect. :)

[MrErnie408]

JAMES BROWN , SAY IT LOUD HE SPOKE FOR ALL PEOPLE

[dgents100]

yeh...thats the man, the hardest working man in show biz

[Savvynlady]

JB did this song after Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud so that folks will understand that we can do for self.

[Savvynlady]

My late boyfriend lived by this song. he really did till the day he died from cancer. that man would hardly take anyone doing stuff for him if he couldn't do it himself. I miss him.

[jimmybrown11111]

The GODfather of soul!!! HEEEY!! James should have kept that hair lol he never looked more normal than the late 60's, after that it was ballsy lol. Amazing song. Few artists have songs with such deep meaning and so freaking danceable and bad ass.

[heresynco]

i always thought the message was more about allowing civil rights and political access, rather than merely a criticism of the welfare state.

perhaps i'm wrong, but if you listen to it, that's what he's demanding.

[homeworkhaters]

This is the weakest crowd ever. If I heard this live I'd completely lose it.

[UrlsGrrl54]

@homeworkhaters It was also the WHITEST crowd ever, which explains why they were so weak and couldn't grasp the funk or the message.

[soulburst]

I preach this to my kids all the time. Thanks JB  for the"Funky" parenting lesson.

"You got to carry the ball"

[MrKelmusic]

Please listen to Mr. Brown. This was one of the only songs I actually understood everything he said.

[GRITSBK]

Why are ppl just talking about his perm? Listen to the message ppl. That's a hell of alot more important than his hairstyle. He's speaking to personal responsibility instead of letting the govt. take care of you. No handouts-hard work-being responsible for oneself. James is a conservative. Dixiecrats are the socialists who want us dependent on govt. While they tax the h(*l out of you! Wake up before we're all slaves...

[zellerhelsinki]

@GRITSBK

Good point on both hairstyle and personal responsibility. But I'm not sure if one can interpret JB's 1969 demand to 'open up the door' through a 2011 party-political lens. He was clearly talking about the far-from-completed liberation of the ex-slave black American. I'm not American and always find it puzzling how the entire political system of that great nation can be stuck with just two parties that basically say and do exactly the same thing. Does nobody have any fresh ideas there?

[Rhutenia]

Sing it James. Obama needs to hear this song. Get off Uncle Sam's plantation. Handouts never help. Working for yourself is the only (American) way!

[loganblaze2010]

work it James!!!! Do it, Son!

[doneoj]

james brown said it all in this song... and he made it easy to understand!

[d820m]

what happened to the clip of the Orchestra playing Top Of The Stack?

[horusaps]

This fella is the best....of that I'm sure.....

[SirSouldrummer]

The natural hair works better. Tough for me to embrace black power when you've got product in your hair that says Anybody But Black Power.

Of course, Al Sharpton, Walter Hawkins and a host of others probably would talk about me some kind of awful for blasphemous disapproval of the Godfather's perm.

[kilngkling]

open up the door or i L open my self 

[bishop88fingers]

Growing up during this time and Actually seeing this performance on the Mike Douglas Show in the afternoon after school, I'm always perplexed that of all of JB message songs, this one seemed to get swept under the table.........Truer words never said or sung.... JB inspired Black Pride and just a chance to get an opportunity to do my thing(1969 okay !) It's a shame we still as a people haven't got over the threshold.....

[bugic]

1:55 !!!!!!!!!! 

[McReynolds2]

Speaking of "Nobody".........WOW nobody could say it, sing it, or do it like Soul Brother #!. As an activists in my own hometown, my biggest inspirations come from three men: Dr. M.L. King, Brother Malcolm X, and the one and only James Brown!

[viewingthetube45]

James Brown sounds like he is against entitlement programs. Hooray for JB!

[lwmson]

One of the rare times that JB wore his hair naturally.

[PaulDA2000]

@lwmson - Actually he wore his hair naturally for over 3 years, from sometime in 1968 until late 1971 or early 1972. He let it grow out until that time and then he went back to the trademark hairstyle he wore until he passed away.

[OnkelMickwald]

@PaulDA2000 I think his "natural" hair suited him better... Such a shame he didn't keep it!

[PaulDA2000]

@OnkelMickwald - Oh God I completely DISAGREE! James Brown was unique. That natural hairstyle made him look like every other black male singer. His staright hair style was one of a kind after 1972. It was a much a part of his mystique as his dancing and his creation of funk.

[OnkelMickwald]

@PaulDA2000 I guess it's a matter of taste, but I still stand by my opinion that the fro he had when he did Sex Machine ('71?) was pretty sweet. Btw, I don't think James Brown would need a "trademark hairstyle", since he had a trademark way of singing, a trademark style of music, and a trademark way of dancing:P

[PaulDA2000]

I've never understood why he virtually never did the mashed potatoes or his own sliding moves on these shows. You would think that when he was on national tv he would go all out since millions were watching.

[zapwatt]

@PaulDA2000 That's a good question and we can only speculate but my guess is that at this time, the beginning of James' outward social consciousness he might have felt that on a performance showcasing a song with such an important message that he keep it a bit more serious. Let the WORDS and the message do the talking rather than his fancy dancing, y'know what I mean? That's what I get from it anyway

[PaulDA2000]

@zapwatt - He sang many other songs on these shows, from 'Sex Machine' to 'Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose', and most of them didn't have any important messages, and he still didn't dance much.

[zapwatt]

@PaulDA2000

 Well at the end of the day, he sang for his dinner. Y'know

[PaulDA2000]

@zapwatt What does 'sang for his dinner' have to do with this lol? You would think, being on national tv, he would have pushed the limits at times of his performances. It was free publicity for his shows (and records). What was the point of relaxing?

[zapwatt]

@PaulDA2000

"sang for his dinner"<---he was a singer by trade, not a dancer although his dancing was quite a spectacle. He was an artist. Maybe that's how he felt that day. Orrrrr maybe ten years (by that time) of dropping his knees to the floor and doing repeated splits may have left him injured or sore for that particular week. We don't even think to question an athlete that 'nurses' a sore back or a stressed ankle. James didn't have to dance. He sang for his dinner and sang well.

[PaulDA2000]

@zapwatt He performed on these shows from 1969 to 1971, many many times and on all of them he rarely danced, yet he danced more in his shows.

[theoneandthree]

@PaulDA2000 JAMES WOULD dance his heart out on the Johnny Carson and Merv griffin shows,though.

[d820m]

@theoneandthree sure wish we could see those performances

[oOOpIIIqOOo]

can somebody please upload this in decent quality?

[DyvaNaye]

The band is tighter than the skin on a drum! 'SHOWMANSHIP'...what music lacks today...along with real melody and harmony...The dance JB is doing is the Funky 4 Corners...get it James! :)

[Ridley2907]

Only found this song a few days ago - Love it. Great Sax riffs. 

[juneynupe]

@ PaulDA2000: I've always taken 'truly looks' to mean who the subject matter, Black Folk, are at our core; who we truly are as opposed to who the proverbial 'they' say or depict who we are.

[CatapultYourMom]

If I catch anyone clicking "DISLIKE" on this, it's gonna get ugly.

[rtcopper]

Most young people to day don't understand this song. If they did their crimes on the streets.

[oneluv72]

We need to get ready and start singing this tune in 2011....TRUST ME!!!

[grokkalot]

Either the same or a note-for-note identical performance of this is available in good sound on the Star Time box set. That's one of my favorite tracks. Was really surprised to find it here as t.v. studio performance with a lifeless audience.

[PaulDA2000]

@grokkalot - The Star Time version is the original studio recording. This live version was similar but is faster and better imo.

[darkclaw67]

Janet Jackson's the skin game ,listen to the beat it's james brown song.

[The1962Misslady]

this a song that children today need to hear maybe we could decrease violence self hatred and learn that we are a beautiful strong people  thank u JB for the knowledge we need it still today even with a black prez

[masterdjslice]

He's freestyling.

The first MC.

[antiann52]

Work it James! Nobody could move like James Brown.

[srotagadirolf]

The lyrics, the hardcore beat-it was too much for the audience. Look at them! They don't know how to interept this. Maybe it was too "black" for them.

This should be played against the ruling class we have in the USA, Europe, and everywhere else...

[gregoryearlallen]

EXCEPTFOR REPERATIONS!!!!!!!!!

[jmadtoyou]

Emphatic thumbs UP!!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!

[PrincessAfrica3]

@juneynupe Agreed!

[PaulDA2000]

@juneynupe - What does 'truly looks' mean? I've never understood that since I first heard it 40 years ago.

[HypeRhymz]

this is probably the freshest song i've heard for me being 14.

[kwilly54]

@HypeRhymz

Dear Friend- That song is really telling you how to be black

and proud .

[HypeRhymz]

@kwilly54 Right On! :)

[metamorphictone]

Is that Bootsy of bass

[IkeDyson71]

@metamorphictone

Not Bootsy. Bootsy didn't join the band until a year after this was recorded...

It's probably Bernard Odum, or maybe Sweet Charles Sherrell...

[ImNotYourFriend212]

THE BOMB

[2dimplzs]

You better say that stuff James!!!!! "Open up the door, I'll get it myself!!!" That's right!