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It's A New Day - James Brown



     
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Fellas, things done got too far gone
We gotta let the girls know what they gotta do for us
It's done got to be a drag, man, a man can't do nothin' no moreIt's really a drag
You got to do somethin'
Can I tell 'em?
Let me onGirl, let me tell you what you got to do
T.C.B. so mellow, 'til nobody can get through
When he asks you do you love him, smilin' and kiss his cheek
Walk away and twist your hip, make sure you keep him weakDon't let nobody take care your business better than you do
Do what he wants, give what he wants, respect will come to you
And than you can hold your man, you can hold your man
You can hold your man, you can hold, heyNever get so confident so it's nothin' you want to know
Because that's the time you lose your thing, and then you got to blow
You know what we got [Incomprehensible] 1.05
Use your thing so carefully and don't be a total lossSister, when you love your man, be careful how you tell him that
He will put you back in a corner, and use you like a Sunday hat
You can hold your man, you can hold your man

You can hold your man, you can hold, heyHit it
Good God, get it
Hit me now
Good GodNever get too confident so it's nothin' you want to know
Because that's the time you lose your thing, then you got to blow
You know I got what it takes to be the untold boss
You gotta use it carefully and you can't be a totalHit me now
Good God, hit it
Yeah
Good GodFellas
Can I get some help?
Can I get some help?
Let me have some help
Can I get a witness?Said I need a witness?
Said I need a witness?
I, I, I, I need a witnessCan I get a witness?
I want a witness over there
Can I get a witness?
I want a witness over hereI'm a witness right here
I'm a witness over there
Is a witness over there?
I'm a witness right here
Wait a minuteGirl, let me tell you what you got to do
T.C.B. so mellow, and nobody can get through
And when he asks you do you love him, smile and kiss his cheek
Good God
Walk away and twist your hip, make sure you keep him weak
Ah, make sure You keep him weak, good God sure You keep himAin't it funky now? Good God
Ain't it funky now? Hey
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
One more
Don't good GodDon't let nobody take care your business better than you do
Do what he wants, give what he wants, respect will come to youAin't it funky now?
Can I get some help?
Let me have some helpThan clap your hands
Then clap your hands
Build it up a little higher
Build it up a little higherA little bit higher now
Build it up a little higher
Ain't it funky now?
Ain't it funky now?
YeahBelieve I'll scream
Can I scream, brother?
Can I scream, brother?
Brother, can I scream now?
Can I scream, brother?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeahGotta scream
Good God, gotta scream, now
I gotta scream, now
I gotta scream, nowThey wanna hold the man
They need to hold the man
They need to satisfy the man
They need to hold the manThey got to hold the man
Ain't it funky now?
Good God, ain't it funky now?
Hey, yeah, yeahCan I get some help?
I gotta have some help
I wanna get some help
Wanna get some helpI wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
yeah, now
Good God
Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, can I, yeahNever get so confident, so it's nothin' you want to know
Because that's the time you lose your thing, and then you got to blow
You know you got what it takes to be the untold boss
You gotta use it carefully, you can't be a total lossSo girls, look here
Sister, when you tell your love your man
Careful how you tell him that
He'll take you for granted and use you for a Sunday hatCome on
Can I get some help?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?A witness over there?
A witness over there?
A witness, witness
Witness, witnessCan I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can I get a witness?
Can?Can I get a witness?
Hey yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeahAh, ah, can I get a witness?
Ah, Lord, ah, ahBrother, do you know what I'm talkin' about?
Brother, do you understand it now?
Bobby Byrd, you know what I'm talkin' about?Can I get a witness?
Hey Bobby, do you know what I'm talkin' about?
Brother, they'll do you wrong

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James Brown, (James Joseph Brown, May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th century music. He was a seminal force in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues into soul and funk. He has also left his mark on numerous other musical genres, including rock, jazz, reggae, disco, dance and electronic music, and hip-hop music.

Joining Bobby Byrd's vocal group The Famous Flames in 1955, Brown's early recordings from the mid-50s, were fairly straightforward gospel-inspired R&B compositions, heavily influenced by the work of contemporary musicians such as Ray Charles and Little Richard. Little Richard's relations with Brown were particularly significant in Brown's development as a musician and showman.

Brown followed the success of his 1963 Live At The Apollo with a string of singles that, along with the work of Allen Toussaint in new orleans, essentially defined the foundation of funk music. During the mid-1960s, two of Brown's signature tunes Papa's Got A Brand New Bag and I Got You (I Feel Good), both from 1965, were his first Top 10 pop hits, as well as major #1 R&B hits, with each remaining the top-selling singles in black venues for over a month. As the 1960s decade neared its end, Brown continued to refine the new funk idiom. Brown's 1967 #1 R&B hit, Cold Sweat, sometimes cited as the first true funk song, was the first of his recordings to contain a drum break and the first that featured a harmony that was reduced to a single chord change.

Brown's recordings influenced musicians across the industry, most notably Sly and his Family Stone, Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, Booker T. & The M.G.'s and soul shouters like Edwin Starr, Temptations, David Ruffin, and Dennis Edwards. A then-prepubescent Michael Jackson took Brown's shouts and dancing into the pop mainstream as the lead singer of motown's The Jackson 5. Those same tracks were later resurrected by countless hip-hop musicians from the 1970s onward. As a result, James Brown remains to this day the world's most sampled recording artist, with Funky Drummer itself becoming the most sampled individual piece of music.

By 1970 Brown and Byrd employed a new band that included future funk greats, such as bassist Bootsy Collins, Collins' guitarist brother Phelps 'Catfish' Collins and trombonist and musical director Fred Wesley. This new backing band was dubbed The J.B.'s, and the band made its debut on Brown's 1970 single Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine.

Many of his sidemen and supporting players, such as Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s, Bobby Byrd, Lyn Collins, Vicki Anderson and Hank Ballard, released records on Brown's People label. The recordings on the People label, almost all of which were produced by Brown himself, exemplified his "house style". Songs such as I Know You Got Soul by Bobby Byrd, Think (About It) by Lyn Collins and Doing It To Death by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s are considered as much a part of Brown's recorded legacy as the recordings released under his own name.

Although he would continue tour and rack up hit records into the 2000s, By the mid-1970s Brown's star-status was on the wane, and key musicians in his band such as Fred Wesley left to join Parliament and Funkadelic. The onslaught of the slickly commercial style of disco caught Brown off guard, as it superseded his raw style of funk music on the dance floor.

Brown is recognized by a plethora of (mostly self-bestowed) titles, including "Soul Brother Number One," "Mr. Dynamite," "the Hardest-Working Man in Show Business," "Minister of New New Super-Heavy Funk," "Universal James," and the best-known, "the Godfather of Soul." He is renowned for his shouting vocals, feverish dancing and unique rhythmic style.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Brown was a presence in American political affairs, noted especially for his activism on behalf of African Americans and the poor. James Brown died early on December 25, 2006, having been admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia.

Years active: 1956-2006
Born in Barnwell, South Carolina

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