James Brown ♬GET UP OFFA THAT THING

[TheMultiQueen]

iam 11 white and from Germany... JAMES BROWN 4 EVER

[Cleiusthenes]

Best song to lock to.

[ElvisLivesUpstairs]

everyone  here has great taste in music

[jellric]

Don't put all the press clippings on top and obscure his dancing! You're killing the very thing you're trying to promote! Let his performance speak for itself!! Get that crap off the screen and let The Man do this thing!!!!

[mjjcng8958]

@jellric i think this was apart of the show. at least it seems that way

[BountyHuntFH95]

every1 here...i want you to get up offa yo feet!!! lol I know i failed but y not?

[walosi24]

I added it it my favorites, because the sound is better than some of the other you tube posts...funky O_o...Poppawoof

[jdmoonwalker12]

"Sweaty Popcorn and Funky Hot Pants" WTF EWWW

[CheckMate657879]

I miss James Brown. His music has been a part of my life since I was about ten years old. Funk just ain't funk without James Brown's special brand of funk.

[ledzepliveconcert]

No matter how fast you play the song he is on it! Yes Italy, Pure Energy, is 100% right!

[sarettabruxada]

PURE ENERGY!!!!

hugs from Italy!

[Sheera3d]

Why the hell would you put those freaking newspaper adds over his face and his performance? That is stupid as hell. What the heck do you think people go to you tube for? To watch a live show or to read freaking newspaper articles?! It's called the side bar. The lower screen, even. Seriously... figure it out. This is infuriating.

[Maxbtwshow]

ppl nowa days have nooooooooo talent. and they use auto tune and all that. this is real

[spanishfly0623]

I'm 31, from Taiwan, god I love this music.

[petree81]

Man, he must have been doin a lot of cocaine during this version....its a lot faster than some of his other versions...the band probably just had to keep up with him...still great though

[PaulDA2000]

@petree81 - Mr. Brown played his hits faster in concert throughout his career. From 1979 to 1988 they were even a bit faster. It has nothing to do with any drugs Mr. Brown may or may not have taken.

[rabbit1pl]

I'm only 70, from Poland, and I love it too. It's my music!

[linricmiller]

JB music genius,,,

[invizlemizle]

so nice!!!! jb is a legend

[jakob941]

im 15, white, and from sweden ! i love it soo much its so grhroovy

[jayman138]

@jakob941

yea thats so uncommon

for a white guy to love james brown

[deepkeel65]

@jayman138: Yer kiddin', right? I used to rush home from school to watch "American Bandstand" with Dick Clark to see stars like James Brown, Little Stevie Wonder, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and so many others. White kids were DIGGIN' black music from Little Richard on when it comes to pop, and even 35 years before Little Richard in jazz. Ever heard of Louis Armstrong? Dick Clark rightly called JB the title "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business."

[JonP1961]

@jayman138

heh.

[onarix]

@jakob941 no matter of your color if you respect other people. lets get together and feel allright!!!

[PaulDA2000]

This is NOT 'too fast'. It is phenomenal.

Fast or slow, this is a great song.

[funkberto]

IS like THE RAMONES PLAYING JAMES BROWN (Too fast)

[mrsmjackson1]

I am so happy that Michael Jackson worshiped the ground James Brown sweat on. We were so lucky to have had them both. Brilliance to the max. xox

James looks esp pretty in this performance, imo.

[sightscreen66]

Wow... Martha High!

[B2kcookies]

Oh my gosh!!!! I'm only 17 and I love it!!!

JESUS SAVES!!! EVERYBODY!!

PUHLEAZZE check out Lecrae's DWYL vid on my page..

[BozoEngland]

what even calculators?

[korgpadude]

bassline is very addictive

[tomthefunky]

TOO FAST!!!!!.They are phoning it in and there is way too much coke flowing. Coke and Funk DON'T MIX.

[raynoma1]

lol

[PaulDA2000]

@tomthefunky - Don't be an ignorant jackass. Mr. Brown played his hits faster during this part of his career because he wanted to, not because of any illegal or legal drugs he may have taken.

[Lukania]

Best Song EVAAAAR

[WhenIrishEyes]

as awesome as it gets

[Buckeyecat2002]

At some point around 1980, J.B.'s show was virtually patented. He would run through the same song repatore. Most songs, including Get Up Offa That Thing, were typically spead way up, with no groove, just a run through. Occasionally, he would toss in some lost classic. Try to find and listen to "Shout and Shimmy," by James Brown, you can hear what is behind the Rolling Stone's success.

[PaulDA2000]

@Buckeyecat2002 - There was plenty of groove there. You guys who complain that funk can't be fast are clueless. Funk is better fast. Most of James Brown's songs sound much better sped up in concert than they do on the original studio recordings. I'll take a fast James Brown anyday over slow boring Parliament/Funkadelic.

[ensconse]

Quirky arrangement and performance of a classic from a "lean" period, chartwise for JB. Great band...but something mising...despite the busy arrangement.

At this point - c. 1985? - I wished that he regrouped (literally) and brought back Clyde, Maceo, and others; plus some things like "Let Yourself Go" and "Lickin' Stick". In the last 20-21 years of his career there were only occasional surprises in the setlist.

[atombomb31458]

@ensconse

this looks to be between '78 and '81.

I love JB but it seems rushed-not up to his usual greatness.

[ensconse]

I strongly believe we're looking at 1984-85.