Soul Power - James Brown

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Soul Power Lyrics

Know we need it, soul power
We got to have it, soul power
Know we want it, soul power
Got to have it, soul power
Give it to me, soul power
We need it, soul power, we need it, soul power
We got to have it, soul power

I want to get under your skin
If i get there, i've got to win
You need some soul, come on get some
And then you'll know, where i'm comin' from
I may lay in the cut and go along
And i'm still on the case and my rap is strong
Huh huh, hey
Go jump on my train, when i'm outta sight
Just check yourself, huh, and say, yeah you're right
Huh, hit me, give me, put it there, huh
Love me tender, and love me slow
If that don't get it, jump back for more
We gotta gotta gotta, get in the bracket
You know i like it, hey

Huh, look here, you gotta get in the bracket
You know i like it, all right, look in here, all right
Don't fall on the ground, you've got to get down
Down down down down...

Huh, huh, good god
I've got to ask you what we need, soul power
What we want, soul power
Got to have, soul power

What we want, soul power
Got to have, soul power
What we want, soul power
Got to have, soul power

Hey, hey
I think we got to go to the bridge
Can we go to the bridge now
Can we go, one more time, the bridge, hit me

Love me tender, love me slow
If that don't get it, jump back for more
Love me tender, love me slow
If that don't get it, jump back for more
Get in the bracket, you know i like it

Well, i wanna get under your skin
And when i get there, i got to win
I need some coal, you need some soul
You had some soul, come on then and get some
And then you'll know where i'm comin' from
What we need, soul power, what we want, soul power
What we need, soul power, what we need, soul power
Don't fall on the ground, we got to get down
Down down down down...

Tell me what we need, what we need, soul power
What we want, soul power, what we need, soul power
What we want, soul power, what we need, soul power
What we want, soul power

Can you feel it, soul power
You got to feel it, soul power
Got to feel it, soul power, got to feel it, soul power
We gotta, gotta gotta gotta...
You gotta feel it, soul power...
Hey, don't fall on the ground
You've got to get down, down down down
Feel so good, brother
I want to go to the bridge once more again
Me too, will you take me on, brother, yeah
I need help, i can't do it alone
Me too, they tell me, if you don't work you can't eat
Hey, you're ready marty, brother
Yeah, can we do it to the bridge
Hey, hit me, all right
Love me tender, love me slow
If that don't get it, jump back for more
Say it again
If that don't get it, jump back for more...

What we want, soul power, say it again, soul power
What we need, soul power, i say love me tender, love me slow
If that don't get it, jump back for more
Huh, say it again, if that don't get it, jump back for more
Brother, if you fall on the ground
Remember you've got to get down, down down down...
Huh, say it again, say it
If that don't get it, jump back for more
Huh, come on, if that don't get it, jump back for more

That's what it's all about, soul power...
Is that what you call it

What we need, soul power, what we want, soul power
What we need, soul power, what we want, soul power
I think i'll talk to that young girl sittin' up there
I wanna tell

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James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul". In a career that lasted 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres.

Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He joined an R&B vocal group, the Gospel Starlighters (which later evolved into the Flames) founded by Bobby Byrd, in which he was the lead singer. First coming to national public attention in the late 1950s as a member of the singing group The Famous Flames with the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a tireless 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 he moved from a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music-making 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 number one on the Billboard R&B charts. He also holds the record for the most singles listed on the Billboard Hot 100 chart which did not reach number one. Brown has received honors from many institutions, including inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In Joel Whitburn's analysis of the Billboard R&B charts from 1942 to 2010, James Brown is ranked as number one in The Top 500 Artists. He is ranked seventh on the music magazine Rolling Stone's list of its 100 greatest artists of all time. Rolling Stone has also cited Brown as the most sampled artist of all time. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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