Funky President (People It's Bad)
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| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album Reality | ||||
| B-side | "Coldblooded" | |||
| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | August or September 1974, Sound Ideas, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Polydor 14258 |
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| Writer(s) | James Brown | |||
| Producer | James Brown | |||
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"Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B.[1] 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.[2]
"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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Personnel [edit]
- James Brown - lead vocal
with studio band:
- David Sanborn - alto saxophone
- Joe Farrell - tenor saxophone, flute
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - baritone saxophone
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards
- Joe Beck - guitar
- Sam Brown - guitar
- Gordon Edwards - bass
- Allan Schwarzberg - drums
- Johnny Griggs - percussion
Other players, including brass and woodwinds, unknown.[3]
Sample Used [edit]
- Eric B. & Rakim - "Eric B. Is President"
- N.W.A. - "Fuck Tha Police"
- Guy - "Groove Me"
- Salt-N-Pepa - "Shake Your Thing"
- Public Enemy - "Fight the Power"
- Heavy D & the Boyz - "We Got Our Own Thang"
- Brand Nubian - "All for One"
- Ice Cube - "Jackin' for Beats"
- LL Cool J - "6 Minutes of Pleasure"
- Johnny Gill - "Rub You the Right Way"
- King Tee - "At Your Own Risk"
- Wreckx-N-Effect - "New Jack Swing"
- UMC's - "One to Grow On"
- Kid 'N Play - "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
- Digital Underground - "Kiss You Back"
- Papberboy - "Ditty"
- Run-DMC - "Faces"
- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Grand Puba - "Skinz"
- Kris Kross - "I Missed the Bus"
- Guru - "Trust Me"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "Summertime"
- Beastie Boys - "Hey Ladies"
- KRS-One - "Outta Here"
- Naughty by Nature - "Hip Hop Hooray"
- MC Breed - "Gotta Get Mine"
- A Tribe Called Quest - "Oh My God"
- Kid 'N Play - "Last Night"
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - "I'm Looking for the One (To Be with Me)"
- Digital Underground - "Wussup Wit the Luv"
- Usher - "Call Me a Mack"
- Black Eyed Peas and Q-Tip feat. Talib Kweli, Cee-Lo Green and John Legend - "Like That"
- Tony! Toni! Toné! - "Feels Good"
- The D.O.C. - "It's Funky Enough"
- Heavy D & the Boyz - "Blue Funk"
- Poor Righteous Teachers - "Rock Dis Funky Joint"
- Del the Funky Homosapien - "If You Must"
- Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - "Clique
Appearances in other media [edit]
"Funky President" appears on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack on the Master Sounds 98.3 station.
References [edit]
- ^ White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
- ^ Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986), 242.
- ^ Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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