Funky President (People It's Bad)

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"Funky President (People It's Bad)"
Single by James Brown
from the album Reality
B-side "Cold Blooded"
Released October 1974
Format 7"
Recorded August or September 1974, at Sound Ideas, New York, NY
Genre Funk
Length 4:01
Label Polydor
PD14258
Writer(s) James Brown
Producer James Brown

"Funky President (People It's Bad)" (commonly known as just "Funky President") is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had succeeded Richard Nixon in the White House shortly before it was recorded.[1]

"Funky President" is one of James Brown's most frequently sampled recordings. Its rhythmic groove has been used on dozens of hip hop tracks.

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[edit] Personnel

  • James Brown - lead vocal

with studio band:

Other players, including brass and woodwinds, unknown.

[edit] Appearances in other media

"Funky President" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.

[edit] Citations

  1. ^ Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986), 242.

[edit] References

  • Leeds, Alan M., and Harry Weinger (1991). Star Time: Song by Song. In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
  • White, Cliff (1991). Discography. In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.

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  • "Escape-ism"
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  • "Make It Funky"
  • "I'm A Greedy Man"
  • "Hey America"
  • "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing"
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  • "Night Time Is the Right Time"
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  • "I Got You (I Feel Good) {James Brown v. Dakeyne]"
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  • "Killing Is Out, School Is In"


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