James Brown - When did he said it?

[Panamarisen]

"Say it loud, I'm Black and I'm proud"
- James Brown

I mean, which were the circumstances?

PS: Agree with his statement!!!


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[Lefty]

It was in a song, and I'm a whiteboy. Sorry.

[canikickit]

It was the name of one of his albums, released 1968.

James Brown is one of the greatest ever! His songs are so full of energy, I just love them. Classic basslines too. I love tunes like "Super Bad", and "Get Up offa a That Thing", not as keen on the ballads, but they're good too.

[Rastafari]

James Brown is awesome! He is a rebel and a damn fine musician. Has anyone here heard of Tower of Power? They are pretty good and similar in many ways-One of their songs is called "Diggin' on James Brown"

Oh, and the Wailers did a "Say it Loud" cover, but it wasn't too good. It was ok, though

[Hampton]

James Brown at the Apollo is one of the most energetic live albums. It's pretty damn good too.

[Dhul Fiqar]

I'm going through a phase of listening to a lot of James Brown, so I'm glad to see this thread, the man is a GOD!

My favorite song at the moment is "Get up offa that thing", I shake my moneymaker in an embarrassing white-boy fashion whenever I hear that song ;)

--- G:

[Lefty]

"House, is you ready, because we is gonna TEAR YOU DOWN!"
-James Brown at the Apollo

Someday, I will say this before launching into a frenetic rendition of "Sex Machine."

The guys one crazy muthafucka, though. Apparently he became convinced that someone had used his personal toilet and burst into a meeting across the hallway, fully armed, and then went on a long long police chase. He was high out of his mind on crack and other stuff when they caught him.

[Dhul Fiqar]

Yeah, he's a wild one alright. He was arrested just a couple of years ago (how old is he now anyway?) with some coke and weed :)

--- G.

[kingbee]

his music was groundbreakng, everyone knows him, but personally he was an arse. he performed for U$ troops in viet nam, and he supported nixon and endorsed his campaign 4 president.

i really dont like his ballads, but his funk stuff either as james brown or the jb's is nuts. most sampled musician ever. best song ever= talking loud, saying nothing- get it!