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“Get On the Good Foot” – James Brown

Rabid Garfunkel — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:37:10 +0000

This came on the radio today, while we were driving home from the hospital (where the cast on my broken ankle was cut off and exchanged for a removable bondage boot-thing).

Quite apropos.

Here’s James Brown, with Get On the Good Foot. Enjoy!

“The Payback” – James Brown

Rabid Garfunkel — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:57:15 +0000

Friday, funky funky Friday. Jumping back to 1974 this post, for two live takes from The Godfather himself, James Brown. “I don’t know karate/but I know ka-razy” has been stuck in my head for most of my life. Words to live by, heh.

First up, from the preshow concert at the Ali/Foreman Rumble In The Jungle fight in Kinshasa, Zaire, Africa, The Payback, with one helluva bitchin’ intro by the emcee. No video in this video, but damn, does it matter?

Next, from his appearance on the show Midnight Special on September 13, 1974 (yes, another funky funky Friday), glorious sweaty video, fast and funky. A medley of The Payback / Cold Sweat / I Can’t Stand Myself / Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.

So… can I get into it? Can I get into it? Can I… UNH! Movin’? Groovin’? Yeah!

“Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing’” – James Brown

Rabid Garfunkel — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:44:47 +0000

So… hung… over… heh.

Here’s some more magical vinyl for you all, and quite possibly the theme song of this blog, to boot.

It’s the Godfather himself, from all the way back in 1972, with the soothing groove of Talkin’ Loud and Sayin’ Nothing’ for my savaged head, and for y’all’s, too, if you happened to be as foolish as me.