Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes known as the James Brown Band or the James Brown Orchestra. His success peaked in the 1960s with the live album Live at the Apollo and hit singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".
During the late 1960s, Brown moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making, emphasizing stripped-down interlocking rhythms that influenced the development of funk music. By the early 1970s, Brown had fully established the funk sound after the formation of the J.B.s with records such as "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" and "The Payback". He also became noted for songs of social commentary, including the 1968 hit "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". Brown continued to perform and record until his death from pneumonia in 2006.
Brown recorded 17 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that did not reach No. 1. Brown was posthumously inducted into the first class of the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2013 as an artist and then in 2017 as a songwriter. He also received honors from several other institutions, including inductions into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, Brown is ranked No. 1 in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown
Studio albums
Please Please Please (1958)
Try Me! (1959)
Think! (1960)
The Amazing James Brown (1961)
James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A. (1962)
Prisoner of Love (1963)
Grits & Soul (1964)
Showtime (1964)
Out of Sight (1964)
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday (1965)
Mighty Instrumentals (1966)
James Brown Plays New Breed (The Boo-Ga-Loo) (1966)
James Brown Sings Christmas Songs (1966)
Handful of Soul (1966)
James Brown Sings Raw Soul (1967)
James Brown Plays the Real Thing (1967)
Cold Sweat (1967)
I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me (1968)
I Got the Feelin' (1968)
James Brown Plays Nothing But Soul (1968)
Thinking About Little Willie John and a Few Nice Things (1968)
A Soulful Christmas (1968)
Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud (1969)
Gettin' Down to It (1969)
The Popcorn (1969)
It's a Mother (1969)
Ain't It Funky (1970)
Soul on Top (1970)
It's a New Day - Let a Man Come In (1970)
Hey America (1970)
Sho Is Funky Down Here (1971)
Hot Pants (1971)
There It Is (1972)
Get on the Good Foot (1972)
Black Caesar (1973)
Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
The Payback (1973)
Hell (1974)
Reality (1974)
Sex Machine Today (1975)
Everybody's Doin' the Hustle & Dead on the Double Bump (1975)
Hot (1976)
Get Up Offa That Thing (1976)
Bodyheat (1976)
Mutha's Nature (1977)
Jam 1980's (1978)
Take a Look at Those Cakes (1978)
The Original Disco Man (1979)
People (1980)
Soul Syndrome (1980)
Nonstop! (1981)
Bring It On! (1983)
Gravity (1986)
I'm Real (1988)
Love Over-Due (1991)
Universal James (1993)
I'm Back (1998)
The Merry Christmas Album (1999)
The Next Step (2002)
Ain't That A Groove
James Brown Lyrics
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I want to ask them
Do you love me, yes I love you
Do you love me baby, yes I love you
Do you love me, yes I love you, do you
I just gotta, gotta know
But I, I wanted to get the feeling
One more time
Hit me band, listen to that band
I want to ask them
Do you love me, yes I love you
Do you love me baby, yes I love you
Do you love me, yes I love you
I just gotta, gotta know
Hey ain't that a groove
Ain't that a groove let me count
One for the money, two for the show
Ain't that a groove now here we go
Goin'on, and one more thing
I want to say, this is better than cushions
Christmas only comes once a year
And this is all year'round
People can, I'm livin'
Let me out, I'm gone, yeah I'm going back
The song "Ain't That A Groove" by James Brown is a classic funk song that was released in 1966. The song opens with James Brown talking to the band, telling them he needs to feel the groove one more time. He then asks the band if they love him, and they respond with a resounding "yes." Brown then asks the band if they love him baby and again they respond with "yes." He says he just has to know, and then the band kicks into the groove.
The lyrics of this song show Brown's intense passion and love for music. He wants to feel the music and the groove and he wants his band to love and feel it too. The repetition of the question "Do you love me?" shows his need for affirmation that his band is committed to the music and to him.
The song has a catchy and infectious groove that is typical of James Brown's music. Brown's use of call and response in the song is also characteristic of his style. The song's lyrics may seem simple, but the way James Brown delivers them makes them powerful and emotional.
Line by Line Meaning
Hit me band, look at the band
Start playing, band, and let me see what you're made of
I want to ask them
I have a question for the band
Do you love me, yes I love you
Band, do you love me and the music we create together? Yes, we love you
Do you love me baby, yes I love you
Band, do you love me and the music we create together? Yes, we love you
Do you love me, yes I love you, do you
Band, do you love me and the music we create together? Yes, we love you. Do you love me as well?
I just gotta, gotta know
I need to know how the band really feels about me
Look here, I'm not gonna talk all day
Listen, I don't want to waste any more time
But I, I wanted to get the feeling
I still want to feel the connection and love between me and the band
One more time
Let's do it again
Hey ain't that a groove
Wow, this music is really great
Ain't that a groove let me count
This music is so good, let me enjoy it and feel the rhythm
One for the money, two for the show
I'm enjoying the music and the performance
Ain't that a groove now here we go
This is such a good groove, now let's really get into it
Goin'on, and one more thing
We're getting into the music, and I have one more thing to say
I want to say, this is better than cushions
I want to emphasize how great this music is, and how it's even better than a comfortable seat
Christmas only comes once a year
Christmas is special because it only happens once a year, but this groove is special all year round
And this is all year'round
This music is great all year round
People can, I'm livin'
We can all enjoy this music and truly live in the moment
Let me out, I'm gone, yeah I'm going back
This music is so good, it's taking me back and I can't stay still
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