Please Please Please
James Brown & The Famous Flames Lyrics
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(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Yeah, oh yeah, love, I love you so
Baby, you did me wrong
(So you got me woman)
Well, well you done me wrong
(So you got me woman)
So you done, done me wrong
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, took my love, now you're gone
(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Please, please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
I just wanna hear you say I, I, I, I, I
(Please, please don't go)
I, I, I, I
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Oh, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
Baby, take my hand
(Please, please don't go)
I wanna be your lover man
(Please, please don't go)
Oh yeah, slipped out of my head
Honey, please don't
(Go)
Well, oh yeah, love, I love you so
(Please, please don't go)
Please don't go
(Please, please don't go)
Please don't go
(Please, please don't go)
Honey, please don't go
Ha, I love you so, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
The song "Please Please Please" by James Brown and His Famous Flames is a plea for his lover not to leave him. The repetition of "please" in the lyrics emphasizes his desperation to make her stay. The song begins with four pleas of "please" followed by "please don't go," showing his fear of losing her. Brown then goes on to express his love for his partner and how devastated he is by her leaving. He repeats "please" throughout the song, as if it is his last hope to convince her to stay.
The lyrics also express the pain of betrayal. Brown accuses his lover of doing him wrong, of taking away his love and leaving him. Despite this pain, he is still willing to forgive her and begs her to stay. His performance is full of raw emotion, adding to the depth of the song. "Please Please Please" is a classic R&B ballad, and Brown's passion and pleading in the lyrics have made it a timeless hit.
Line by Line Meaning
Please, please, please, please
The singer strongly urges the subject not to leave.
(Please, please don't go)
The singer pleads for the subject to stay.
Please, please, please
The singer continues to beg for the subject to stay.
Honey, please don't
The singer refers to the subject as "honey" and begs them not to go.
(Go)
The singer acknowledges that the subject is leaving.
Yeah, oh yeah, love, I love you so
The singer professes their strong love for the subject.
Baby, you did me wrong
The singer accuses the subject of mistreating them.
(So you got me woman)
The singer is upset with the subject because they have caused them a lot of pain.
Well, well you done me wrong
The singer repeats their accusation that the subject has mistreated them.
So you done, done me wrong
The singer is now very angry with the subject for mistreating them.
Well, oh yeah, took my love, now you're gone
The singer explains that the subject has taken their love away and has now left.
I just wanna hear you say I, I, I, I, I
The singer wants the subject to express their love verbally.
(Please, please don't go)
The singer pleads with the subject not to leave.
I, I, I, I
The singer repeats their desire for the subject to express their love verbally.
Baby, take my hand
The singer wants the subject to take their hand.
I wanna be your lover man
The singer expresses their desire to be the subject's lover.
Oh yeah, slipped out of my head
The singer becomes distracted and loses their train of thought.
Please don't go
The singer repeats their plea for the subject to stay.
Honey, please don't go
The singer repeats their plea, referring to the subject as "honey" once again.
Ha, I love you so, please, please
The singer concludes by reiterating their love for the subject and their desperate plea for them to stay.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: James Brown, Johnny Terry
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@JohnDoe-vj2yy
James Brown was...(and ALWAYS WILL BE) one of the GREATEST artists EVER!!! And the reason for it is very simple!!!
HE WAS REAL!!!
In contrast to TODAY`S musicians, James Brown never gave a sh....t about being liked by "others"!
Compromises were alien to him...and he just only listened to his instincts...(as an artist...but as a person, as well!!!)
YES...he KNEW sometimes, how to act as an a...hole and was confident of himself...and of his work!
I have honestly NEVER seen a guy before...who has LIVED his music so much, like HE did!!!
(No wonder that people like Jackson, or Prince... were influenced by his art/talent and passion!!!)
James Brown was not only a musician...and an artist..!
In MY opinion, he was much more than this! HE WAS THE ART!!!
Looking back...there were people like: Michelangelo and Dali as painters...or Mozart and Beethoven as composers...and many others more...!
And James Brown is DEFINITELY someone, who belongs into this..."Pantheon"!!!
As a singer/dancer...and as an ENTERTAINER...he used to possess uniqueness and credibility, rarely seen TODAY!!!
And so I just LOVE watching his live-concerts on You Tube...and hearing him singing...when I´m on the way..!!! (...even being a "white-fan"!)
@youngestoldie4458
My grandma was actually in the audience there, she told me her and her friends knew they would never see something as incredible as this performance again
@lambdachi493
Lie
@youremybiggestfan
God bless your granma... :D Shes already blessed to witness something like this tho
@ChroniclesofAlicha_Balaam
That is so special...my Mom saw BB King when I was in her belly. In 62 in San Diego... Women were beinng carried out by their men including my sweet Mama. Orgasmic was how she described it!!! Kings.... Foriver into Eternity!!!! Top Notch!!!
@Clyde177
@@ChroniclesofAlicha_Balaam That's James Brown not BB King..... and I Love you.
@bless6952
BBking lol
@Mextazectaces
I just adore the melodrama of it all. Like he’s performing through a heart attack.
@DaygoKid94
I just want to know who idea this was. This was a genius way to perform this song.
@DouglasRichardson-er4ky
This was WILD sh!t so original every single musician that came after points to James Brown definitely was a thug but times were tough back then 🕺🏿the guys w jacket duty got paid overtime so cool 😎 👍🏻
@smoothskin46
@@DaygoKid94This is an example of
African American culture, we do things like this all the time, that's why so many copy our culture this is just an example of our talent we do all the time.