Tuesday, October 25

October 25, 2016 - James Brown - Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (1970)


Give It Up or Turnit a Loose is a classic funky groove from the hardest working man in show business, James Brown, and the original J.B.'s, featuring Bootsy Collins on bass and his brother Catfish Collins on guitar. It appears on the Sex Machine album as the third part of Side 2's Medley.

It sounds live, but it was recorded in the studio with applause overdubbed onto it. Just let it wash over you, feel the groove, tap your toes, clap your hands. Jump around, it's great exercise music. Work up a sweat. The lyrics are a combination of grunts, shrieks, screams. "baby"s and other exclamations. 5:12 - "Clyde" (James telling drummer Clyde Stubblefield to get back on the groove train).
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