Without James Brown…

Continuing to think about the man and his music, and how much he is a part of The Soundtrack of My Life.

WITHOUT JAMES BROWN…

…the Flames would never have been Famous

…we wouldn’t know the funky sound made by a Night Train

…I might still call myself a Negro, unwilling to Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud

…we would have never broken out in a Cold Sweat

…Mama might never have known that she could Feelgood

…Papa might never have gotten A Brand New Bag

…I might still be waiting for people to give me something, instead of opening up the door and getting it myself

…we might never have known what it felt like to be a Sex Machine

…we wouldn’t know how much fun it is to be Super Bad

…Santa Claus wouldn’t know to Go Straight To The Ghetto

…we might not know how to Make It Funky

…we wouldn’t know the importance of Soul Power

…we might not know what it was like to be Down And Out In New York City

…the President would never have been Funky

…we would never have gone to the bridge in the first place

…Rocky wouldn’t know how funky it could be Living In America

…we wouldn’t have given the drummer a goddamn thing

…there might never have been Parliament/Funkadelic

…Prince, Michael Jackson, Usher (and a host of others) would have had to pay for dance lessons

…there would be no Rap, Hip-Hip or Club; let me repeat that… there would be no Rap, Hip-Hip or Club

…the Blues Brothers would have never gotten “the band” back together

…nobody would ever Pass The Peas or Give Up Food For Funk

Without James Brown… the world would have been a lot less funky, a lot less soulful, and a lot more boring. We’ll miss you, Godfather of Soul, but your music and musical influences will be with us forever. For that we can be thankful.

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