Here's yours truly playing a cover of the James Brown classic "Licking Stick" on my electric guitar. The words and music were written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd, and Alfred Ellis. The song was released as a two-part single for King Records and reached number fourteen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts and number two on the U.S. Billboard R&B Singles charts in 1968. The song appears on Brown's thirty-seventh studio album entitled Say It Loud- I'm Black and I'm Proud, which was released by King Records in 1968. The song's title refers to a stick used to administer corporal punishment (a "lickin'"). "Licking Stick" was one of Brown's first post-Famous Flames hits to feature backing vocals by original Flames member Bobby Byrd, a role he would continue in later recordings such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "Soul Power". Byrd also co-wrote the song. The song has been covered by several recording artists including Rusty Garnett and The Ventures.
The song was also sampled for:
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "Cold in Effect"
Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "This is Where You" Queen Latifah's "Fly Girl"
Roxanne Shante's "Big Momma"
Tell me what you think about my skills on the electric guitar or the song in general by leaving me a YouTube or Facebook comment and a rating on the video. I'm very serious about my musical talent. Peace.
MACK MASTER RAY SHIZZLE [DTM Elite]
LICKING STICK-LICKING STICK (Brown/Byrd/Ellis)
Oh, mama, come here quick
And bring that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring that licking stick
People standing
Standing in a trance
Sister out in the backyard
Doing her out of sight dance
Come telling me the other day
She didn't wanna be a drag
I dont know what she's doing
I think she's got a brand new bag
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring that licking stick
Now, lookie here
Junior don't kill me
With his laser strokes
When he take his feet
Right off the ground
Doing the mashed potatos
Then he began to slide
Caught himself doing
The James Brown
Sister says the dance
She's doing is the latest thing
People now, begin to talk
She jumped back in
That soulful stride, baby
Now she's doing the camel walk
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And give me that licking stick
Get outta here with your bad self
Ha, one more time
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Missie, oh, alright
Bring your licking stick
Licking stick, licking stick
Licking stick, licking stick
Oh, licking stick, licking stick
Licking stick
Bobby, I like it when it's on
You wanna try it one more time
(One more time) licking stick
Licking stick, wait a minute
People, people
Let me hear you
I don't profess to be no teacher
These are my latest outlooks
She's got to get herself
Back in the mathematic books
Do you hear me now, all right
I wanna tell you one more time
I wanna tell you one more time
I wanna tell you one more time
Junior don't kill me
With his, with his laser strokes
When he take his
Off the ground
Doing the mashed potato
Out there on the floor
Sometimes he thinks
He's doing the James Brown
Sister says the dance you're
Doing is the latest thing
People now, begin to talk
She jumped back in
That soulful stride
Jumped back, do the camel walk
Come on, ha, come on, come on
Come on, come on, yeah
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, mama, mama, whoa
Mama, come here quick
And bring me that licking stick
Mama, come here quick, hey
And bring me that licking stick
Licking stick, licking stick
Licking stick, whoa
Licking stick, licking stick
Licking stick
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Pretty Ugly Performs Licking Stickby capablekel243 views
Man! You played that same simple chord groove for FIVE MINUTES?! That's the most avant-garde shit I've seen since David Lynch's 'Eraserhead'! Hahaha!!! Seriously dude...that was awesome!
arikthefreak 1 year ago