THE POLLBACK: James Brown Tracks Poll Results Thread

shit sorry about skipping 35, dunno what happened there. um THERE IT IS:

35. Fred Wesley and the JBs - “Pass the Peas” 154 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1x9j8kecMs

'pass the peas' has been just about ruined by jam bands etc, but the original recording holds up.

aaaaanyway gettin down to it

19. James Brown - “Licking Stick, Licking Stick” 297 points/1 first-place vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MLxkGZC_U0

18. James Brown - “There It Is” 299 points

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVsL4ExBwlI

I believe this is what Fred Wesley refers to as "that washing machine groove"

"Pass The Peas" now as high as it should be.

17. James Brown - “Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved” 305 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMyha47FzY

can't hear this one anymore without immediately thinking of Public Enemy's "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" tbh

i was the #1 voter for "Think (About It)" XD

16. James Brown - “I Got You (I Feel Good)” 319 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNXaCXVNFm8

15. James Brown - “Mother Popcorn” 331 points/1 first-place vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DJyXnYQbcM

^WAY TOO LOW

yeah that would have been my number 1. should have voted.

14. James Brown - “There Was a Time” 366 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5CCQLOCEZw&feature=related

^^^ from the "riot-stopping" Boston Gardens show

Haha I'm not sure I've even heard of half of these.

ha the vibe on that video is a little uncomfortable, with everybody sitting in chairs around jb. much better once maceo gets up.

xp to mother popcorn

love 'get up, get into it, get involved', especially that guitar line.

I think the people sitting in chairs are his string section. The horn players and guitarists are standing (and moving) throughout.

13. James Brown - “Get on the Good Foot” 367 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl3NIHvlFds

iirc the time between cutting and getting this on the radio was insanely short - like a couple of days - with Brown personally rushing a test pressing to air on one of his radio stations

when i was adding in the new votes last weekend, i also re-read douglas wolk's 33 1/3 and lethem's big ass rs profile, while listening to star time. i'm a little jb'd out!

as an extra, here's a gem of an unreleased version:
http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=wHTKtW45Ii0&feature=related

that Lethem article is pretty good, the James Brown+time travel angle is a fun hook
xp

I feel bad for not commenting much on these results, but the monolithic wall of awesomeness* is kind of daunting, plus work deadlines etc. I will say that for this poll, I probably did the most studying/listening before making my ballot.

*probably the same thing that limited the total number of ballots

http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=wHTKtW45Ii0&feature=related

embed goddammit

Mr. Dynamite, Soul Brother #1, the World's Greatest Entertainer, Mr. Please Please Please himselfSongs beginning with 'Get'

12. James Brown - “I Got the Feeling” 377 points/1 first-place vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJHHQO5czw

I think the people sitting in chairs are his string section. The horn players and guitarists are standing (and moving) throughout.

no big deal, but you can clearly see the guitarists & horns sitting down, and there are no strings? talking about the mother popcorn vid.

11. James Brown - “Say It Loud -- I’m Black and I’m Proud” 393 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VRSAVDlpDI

not the greatest or canonical version there, but posted because of youtube comments

ie

No one in my class at knows who James Brown is so I tried to do a impression, but being a white 14yr old girl people think I'm weird now...

ihatecancer1000 3 months ago 16

10. James Brown - “Funky Drummer” 427 points/1 first-place vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNP8tbDMZNE

09. James Brown - “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” 464 points/1 first-place vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwuO2dfqrF4

08. James Brown - “Soul Power” 466 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s35mS0vCcp4

07. James Brown - “Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose” 503 points/2 first-place votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf5CqSDgiLU

no big deal, but you can clearly see the guitarists & horns sitting down, and there are no strings? talking about the mother popcorn vid.

Sorry, I thought you were referencing the Boston footage.

weird list, but the top 10 is looking good for now.

06. James Brown - “Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothin’” 510 points/1 first-place vote
http://www.world-art.ru/cinema/img/10000/5436/11.jpg

:]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZkjo3mNmsA

will it ruin the fun if I predict the top 5?

yes

I will just say that I am PISSED that my number one did not place

I'm the first-place for It's A Man's Man's Man's World. I'm a sucker for big dramatic, theatrical numbers that leave you gasping. This goes for any artist really, but it was a surprise to find it holds true for JB too.

05. James Brown - “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine” 517 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdyf8SuoGI0

was this the first time "sex" was used in a hit song title...?

517 votes? ILX record! ;-)

I blame jess for the typo!

04. James Brown - “The Payback” 541 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IST6qRfVqwY

what was yr #1, shakey?

03. James Brown - “Super Bad” 554 points/2 first-place votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udZ_o727M68

:O

was sure "Super Bad" would finish first

yaaaay
THANK YOU

Wow, thanks for posting this. Here's my ballot:


1. I Got the Feelin (50)
2. Please Please Please (49)
3. Cold Sweat (48)
4. Soul Power (47)
5. Super Bad (46)
6. The Payback (45)
7. Out Of Sight (44)
8. There Was A Time (43)
9. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (42)
10. Aint That A Groove (41)
11. Say It Loud (40)
12. I Feel Good (39)
13. Papa Don't Take No Mess (38)
14. Hot (37)
15. Bring It Up (36)
16. Let Yourself Go (35)
17. Get Up, Sex Machine (34)
18. I Can't Stand Myself (33)
19. Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (32)
20. Stoned To The Bone (31)
21. Baby, You're Right (30)
22. Money Won't Change You (29)
23. Give It Up Or Turn It Loose (28)
24. Licking Stick - Licking Stick (27)
25. I'll Go Crazy (26)
26. Get Up Offa That Thing (25)
27. I Got A Bag Of My Own (24)
28. Make It Funky (23)
29. Try Me (22)
30. Doing It To Death (21)
31. There It Is (20)
32. I Got You (19)
33. Mother Popcorn (18)
34. Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (17)
35. Mashed Potatoes (16)
36. Tell Me What I Did Wrong (15)
37. It's A Man's World (14)
38. Hot Pants (13)
39. Night Train (12)
40. Funky Drummer (11)