aaaaanyway gettin down to it
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 16:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
19. James Brown - “Licking Stick, Licking Stick” 297 points/1 first-place vote
18. James Brown - “There It Is” 299 points
I believe this is what Fred Wesley refers to as "that washing machine groove"
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 16:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Pass The Peas" now as high as it should be.
― Mark G, Friday, 24 February 2012 16:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
17. James Brown - “Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved” 305 points
can't hear this one anymore without immediately thinking of Public Enemy's "Brother's Gonna Work It Out" tbh
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 16:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
i was the #1 voter for "Think (About It)" XD
― DNRIYHM NATION 1814 (some dude), Friday, 24 February 2012 16:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
16. James Brown - “I Got You (I Feel Good)” 319 points
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
15. James Brown - “Mother Popcorn” 331 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
^WAY TOO LOW
― wolf cola, everyone (thewufs), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah that would have been my number 1. should have voted.
― horseshoe, Friday, 24 February 2012 17:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
14. James Brown - “There Was a Time” 366 points
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
^^^ from the "riot-stopping" Boston Gardens show
Haha I'm not sure I've even heard of half of these.
― seandalai, Friday, 24 February 2012 17:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
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
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
love 'get up, get into it, get involved', especially that guitar line.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
I think the people sitting in chairs are his string section. The horn players and guitarists are standing (and moving) throughout.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
13. James Brown - “Get on the Good Foot” 367 points
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
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
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!
― jesus christ (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
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 hookxp
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
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
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.youtube.co/watch?v=wHTKtW45Ii0&feature=related
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
embed goddammit
Mr. Dynamite, Soul Brother #1, the World's Greatest Entertainer, Mr. Please Please Please himselfSongs beginning with 'Get'
― Jeff W, Friday, 24 February 2012 17:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
12. James Brown - “I Got the Feeling” 377 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
no big deal, but you can clearly see the guitarists & horns sitting down, and there are no strings? talking about the mother popcorn vid.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
11. James Brown - “Say It Loud -- I’m Black and I’m Proud” 393 points
not the greatest or canonical version there, but posted because of youtube comments
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
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...
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10. James Brown - “Funky Drummer” 427 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
09. James Brown - “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” 464 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
08. James Brown - “Soul Power” 466 points
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
07. James Brown - “Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose” 503 points/2 first-place votes
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sorry, I thought you were referencing the Boston footage.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
weird list, but the top 10 is looking good for now.
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 24 February 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
06. James Brown - “Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothin’” 510 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
:]
― Big Mr. Guess U.S.A. Champion (crüt), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
will it ruin the fun if I predict the top 5?
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 24 February 2012 18:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes
― Jeff W, Friday, 24 February 2012 18:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I will just say that I am PISSED that my number one did not place
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
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.
― Ismael Klata, Friday, 24 February 2012 18:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
05. James Brown - “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine” 517 votes
was this the first time "sex" was used in a hit song title...?
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 18:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
517 votes? ILX record! ;-)
― Jeff W, Friday, 24 February 2012 19:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
I blame jess for the typo!
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
04. James Brown - “The Payback” 541 points
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
what was yr #1, shakey?
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
03. James Brown - “Super Bad” 554 points/2 first-place votes
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
:O
― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
was sure "Super Bad" would finish first
02. James Brown - “Cold Sweat” 558 points/1 first-place vote
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
and nooooowwwwww....
― Artful Dodderer (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 24 February 2012 19:16 (1 year ago) Permalink