Dance Style a la James Brown 1978

[DaddyDog42]

my boy james!

[aa00ization]

JAMES BROWN e' un grandissimo ma il video non sembra del1978 ma piu' anni '60.

Parlo del primo video.

[aa00ization]

JAMES BROWN e' un grandissimo ma il video non sembra del1978 ma piu' anni '60.

[DangerousLockdown]

Im doing a history project on him. im gonna get A+ cuz i like james brown but i heart mj lolzzzzzzzz

[stephencharles70]

the greatest steps ever

[jorgebotija]

todo ha sido siempre una copia fiel de bailes y cantos que bueno saberlo michael verdad?? aja y ahora que estan en el cielo de negros que cantan y bailan..... bien... que se hablan que se dicen ???? los extreañoooooooooooooooo

[pompste]

James wore full dentures most of his adult life---which may explain his someimes hard to understand speech and lyrics.

He was the BEST------RIP James!!

[megatron0357]

James Brown is killin it!!

[Allenburn]

what up grandma happy birthday we still get dance popin

[porn1978]

mush mouth..i cant understand a word this dude says.

[jimdivax]

Brilliant though he was. most of Brown's moves...and that of ALL contemporary street and breakdance were already routine in the early 1900s. Type in 'vintage blues street dance' and you'll be surprised. Nothing's new under the sun! God, Even Jackson's 'Moondance' was a Commedia Del'Arte staple in 1600s Italy!!!!!

[naijanistan]

@jimdivax WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO POST THE VIDEO OF YOUR ITALIAN MOONDANCE OF COMMEDIA DEL'ARTE STAPLE 1600? WHY CAN'T THIS BROTHER BE GIVEN CREDIT? CAN'T A BROTHER HAVE HIS OWN INVENTION WITHOUT IT BEING LINKED TO EUROPE FOR GOODNESS SAKE? IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE APPROPRIATE IF YOU HAD CONNECTED THIS DANCE STEPS TO THE AFRICAN ANCIENT RELIGION WORSHIPERS / SPIRITUALISTS INSTEAD OF CONNECTING IT WITH SOME no dancing record  ITALIANS OF THE 1600.

[greyhater]

fuckn shit this guy is unreal, unhuman he could move RIP soul king

[amishcar]

Watching this makes me understand why James Brown is my favorite Dancer ever. This is a sweet video. Thanks for Uploading it.

[Carehuea]

The Man...

[kittephoto]

RESPECT

[broasca]

who did the robot first? (2:46)

[freeminder66]

@broasca

Charles Washington, also known as "Charles Robot" was the first one (in the late 1960s)

After him - Michael Jackson with Dancing Machine (1974)

[777jeru]

Soul Broths Number 1 ! No doubt! he is the one who crate the robot. And then Michael Jackson immediately caught onto it.

[OnkelMickwald]

I think Charles Washington did the robot first... Or at least made it popular.

[777jeru]

Thats a real big negative! James Brown (R.I.P.) was the one who created the robot! James Brown created just about every dance move in black muzik. Which all the white entertainers tryed to copy James Brown dance steps (which they couldn't do)! And all of James Brown is still being copied by many other black entertainers, today (most notably Michael Jackson R.I.P.). James Brown was an absolute muzikical shocking creative soul! "There will never be another James Brown before its time."

[OnkelMickwald]

I'm sorry, but it feels like your logic is: "James Brown was great, therefor he must have invented EVERYTHING! Otherwise he can't be great, can he?"

James Brown did alot of innovation in dancing and music in general, but to say that he himself invented all black music is a big insult to all the great performers who performed before him. James Brown, just like EVERY OTHER artist/performer/musician took inspiration from other artists. To be inspired by someone, and modyfying it is not a bad thing

[OnkelMickwald]

... invented *all dance moves in black music by himself*

[777jeru]

James Brown did to create different genres within R&B muzik. He created Soul, Funk, Disco muzik. And also influencial creation "HIP HOP" muzik. James is the father of these genres within R&B muzik. Which is still very the HULL of urban black muzik, worldwide.

[OnkelMickwald]

James Brown was very influential in creating funk, if not the father of all funk music. Soul music then? Well first of all, the term soul sometimes incorporates the style most ppl call funk too, but soul is often used to describe the R&B-/gospel-rooted style of music that came to be roughly at the end of the 50's. And when you talk about that kind of music, I think names like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin weigh heavier than James Brown.

[777jeru]

You gotta be JOKING! To say something as bogus as that! "You are mad trippin' !"

[OnkelMickwald]

Bogus like what? That ALL black music DOESN'T rely on ONE artist? Artists get inspiration from the artists they listen to: Your reasoning implies that soul/funk/R&B-artists have ONLY listened to James Brown.

[777jeru]

You are bogus!

[santero9999]

@777jeru youre right about James

[777jeru]

Oh...? Right about what, in the regards of James Brown?

[pichmolm]

il dançait presque aussi bien que moi !!

[madlatin1]

THE NAME OF THAT SONG IS ''OUT OF SIGHT

[mssquirrely]

Goooooo'Head JB, wit'cha Bad Self !!

You're in "Soul Heaven" gettin' down R.I.P.

[djaism]

Thanks to him ,MJ loved dancing!!!!!!!

[xfactor740501]

Anyone know the name of the song that starts this clip?

[hmsheppard]

The black & white clip is "Out Of Sight," from August 1964. The song JB is dancing to later is his own, of course. It's called "If You Don't Give A Doggone About It," which was released in December 1977. Hope that helps.

[VinzCaputo]

2:49 amazing!!!

[HeadFirstTV]

This is a great clip. I love James Brown. I see why MJ loved the way James Brown danced.

[lj78uk]

So James made up the boogaloo dance?? What about the electric boobaloos?

[losey88]

mmmmmmmmmmhhm... dam

he is funk bro. canyou digit? ha

[illinoisbear]

does any1 know the name of that song on 3:25

[szynkaSZEF]

damn I was born in wrong times..

[michaelkillerman]

eddie griffin should represent him on a film biography

[saxonfield]

Elvis could not do that!!

[S2Cents]

So? That wasn't Elvis's thing. He was a brilliant rockabilly singer is all.. Dont smear Elvis

[johnbourbon]

i bet he was a great athlete. you just can't do this stuff without incredible fast-twitch muscle.

[kirbiliusclausius]

Don't act like he's Sammy Davis Jr. I'm not knocking that he had athleticism, but he had a lot more style than unfettered ability.

[johnbourbon]

are his moves a mashed potato variation?

[mssquirrely]

James Brown was FINEEEE to me

OuuuuuuWeeeee!!

EXTRAORDINAIRE!!

AWESOME POST

[rtfuhj]

godfather of soul!

[siasia2]

This is NOT James Brown giving dance lessons: I saw & met him many times in the 70's. He invented HIS OWN Dances and wouldn't be caught DEAD doing the Robot (which came out in the late 80's, not the '70's) and James wouldn't be caught DEAD in that outfit! Pleeeze!!!!!

[ashthetrash]

Im not sure wether you are right or wrong about it being James or not. but the robot argument is wrong, the robot came out in the 70's

even Michael Jackson did it regularly to DAncing Machine, that was about '73

[Samyriana]

that is true siasia, JB wouldn't caught be that neither doing that dance , neither doing the robot dance, lol hahahaha so true

[YUTB06]

What documentary is this from?

[torraka123]

realy he feels music!

[Yotambientuve20]

This guy gots "AZZZZZUCA"!

[williamg2552]

James Brown and his original singing group THE FAMOUS FLAMES (Bobby Bennett , Lloyd Stallworth , and the late , great Bobby Byrd).

[cat22ctkings]

He was, he is, he always will be the KING.....

[willy4u4u]

he's a direct descendant of geronimo..

[Okreta]

i LOVE this guy!!!! :D

[cat22ctkings]

Is there a better dancer than James Brown?

[RascalXmas]

i dont think so

but some might tell you that usher is.

and if thats the case, you have my permission to destroy them, figuritively and literally

[joko9395]

Did anybody understand what the hell James was saying @ the beginning of the video?

[kraziafrikan]

his ass long fat as shit in them pants hahaha...classic apparel.

[bluedeep08]

Elvis, Michael, Prince, Hammer, Usher all picked their moves with JB's influence.

[penchaksinger]

Not Elvis

[bluedeep08]

some how ...

[muzikman183]

you're right elvis was indeed inspired by JB too. i forgot about that

[PabloZaragoza]

Michael(i guess you mean jacko) was also very inspired in another great singer, Jackie Wilson

[BiGBoiLek009]

Fred Astaire also inspired MJ a lot.

But it's the ability to make things their own that characterises all these artist. Especially Michael Jackson I'd say.

[rstar2008]

James Brown THE GODFATHER OF SOUL!!!

[soundsfromnothing]

James Brown was so full of sh*t. LOL! I idolize the man, but he was pretty arrogant :P . The robot...especially...wasn't invented by him. He did invent most of the moves he was using though! He was a huge influence on Every dance form that came after...

[sirduketee]

ok dumb ass m j didnt start doing the robot till the 80's and this was in 78 and james brown show didnt get this shit off no kid sorry dumb ass james brown didnt invent the robot it right in front of your fucking eyes

[soundsfromnothing]

Bitch, when did I say that MJ invented it? The robot was invented in the 60's, by a dude named Charles "Robot" Washington. Washington was a "Soul Train" dancer in the early 70's (look it up yourself). JB didn't start incorporating robot moves into his shows (which he did every once in a while) until the late 70's. Don't open your mouth unless you know what you're talking about.

[jansey23]

james brown, michael jackson and....NONE!!!!

[momodani7]

OMG @ 2:33 he aint even bust his knee capz LMAO RIP legend!

[royaljackiee]

" taught them everything they know... But not everything I know" -- James Brown

:about MJ & Prince

[guitarista1988]

you just cant dance like that anymore, you'll get women pregnant

[boymetronome]

lololol

[200640fide2007]

ya heard!!!!!

[SFFOOL76]

for reals, that is such a funny ass comment.

you made my day!

[dapperdan4]

@guitarista1988

That's best comment on youtube!

[templeowl08]

this is so entertaining i could seriously watch this all day

[FoxyJumuke]

James Brown was the original meister of dance and after him came MJ. But none compares to JB. R.I.P.

[tandaco]

I have been dancing like him at home since I was 6

[Karen56]

to roller7804

love your post! That was JB! SO true!

[Karen56]

He makes it look so easy. LOVE JB! His feet are like rubber bands! :) In my opinion there was no better dancer/mover than JB! RIP

[baketin]

quisiera saber a que concierto pretenecen las imagenes, quiero verlo entero

[illinoisbear]

it'll be no funk,no rap no usher if it was'nt 4 the godfather.james brown took music 2 a WHOLE nother level in the early 70's with the jb's we use 2 step off of the jb's back in chicago.james brown will always be remembered as the man who started it all.WE LOVE YOU JAMES thank you 4 the music R.I.P

[jross1972]

re: the name of the song:

"out of sight" is the one he's singing at the apollo. yes, the one he's dancing to is "if you don't give a doggone"

[roller7804]

I taught them everything they know ....But not everything i know

james brown talkin about micael and prince

[blah148]

the song is If You Don't Give A Doggone About It

[evodk]

what`s the name of the song?

[SoulTooSoul]

If James Brown could of bottled up his soul and dance steps he would have been a billionaire. There was Bojangles a great dancer of his era, but James Brown took dance to the stratosphere. Prince and Michael Jackson cannot deny that they were heavily influenced by James Brown. It is wonderful to see James Brown in a non performance, displaying his musical and physical genius. He was a man's man. That's enough said.

[raybarnes1]

Man man man..Thank you for finding this...there will NEVER be another one.

[brentclair]

what is this song?

[emolawlrus]

slick moves

[OL66CADDY]

Fantastic! Godfather of Soul!!!