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James Brown : Say It Loud -- I'm Black and I'm Proud Lyrics
Songwriters: Brown, James; Ellis, Alfred James;Read more: http://www.metrolyrics.com/say-it-loud-im-black-and-im-proud-lyrics-james-brown.html#ixzz0tOfNCwqQ
Uh! With your bad self! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Some people say we've got a lot of malice Some say it's a lot of nerve But I say we won't quit moving until we get what we deserve We have been bucked and we have been scorned We have been treated bad, talked about as just bones But just as it takes two eyes to make a pair, ha Brother we can't quit until we get our share Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! One more time! Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud! I worked on jobs with my feet and my hand But all the work I did was for the other man Now we demand a chance to do things for ourselves We're tired of beatin' our head against the wall And workin' for someone else Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud We're people, we're just like the birds and the bees We'd rather die on our feet Than be livin' on our knees Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud
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Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
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| "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" | |
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 The Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud album | |
| Single by James Brown | |
| from the album Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud | |
| A-side | Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 1 |
| B-side | Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud, Pt. 2 |
| Released | August 1968 |
| Format | 7" (stereo) |
| Recorded | August 7, 1968 at Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA |
| Genre | Funk/Soul |
| Length | 2:59 (Pt. 1) |
| Label | King 6187 |
| Writer(s) | James Brown Alfred Ellis |
| Producer | James Brown |
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"Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown in 1968. It is notable both as one of Brown's signature songs and as one of the most popular "black power" anthems of the 1960s. The song was released as a two-part single which held the number-one spot on the R&B singles chart for six weeks, and peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Both parts of the single were later included on a 1969 album of the same name.
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"Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" was the first Brown recording to feature trombonist Fred Wesley, who went on to become the bandleader of The J.B.'s.
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Lyrics
In the song, Brown addresses the prejudice towards blacks in America, and the need for black empowerment. He proclaims that "we done made us a chance to do for ourself/we're tired of beating our head against the wall/workin' for someone else". The song's call-and-response chorus is performed by a group of young children, who respond to Brown's command of "Say it loud" with "I'm black and I'm proud!" Ironically, as the song was recorded in a Los Angeles area suburb, most of the children that Brown was able to recruit for the recording session were actually white and Asian, with only a few black children included in the ensemble.[2]
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The lyrics "We've been 'buked and we've been scorned/We've been treated bad, talked about as sure as you're born" in the first verse of the song paraphrase the spiritual "I've Been 'Buked".
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Several other Brown singles from the same era as "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud", most notably "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself)", explored similar themes of black empowerment and self-reliance.
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The song's opening exhortation, "With your bad self", is an example of linguistic reappropriation, and added a new entry to Brown's long list of sobriquets: "His Bad Self."
Place in Brown's repertoire
"Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" was an immediate and massive hit for Brown. It became a highlight of his concerts, where arena crowds would shout out the "I'm black and I'm proud" response section. However, within a year of the release of the studio recording it had largely disappeared from Brown's concert repertoire, as he was concerned with how its message was being interpreted. In his 1986 autobiography Brown wrote:
The song is obsolete now... But it was necessary to teach pride then, and I think the song did a lot of good for a lot of people... People called "Black and Proud" militant and angry - maybe because of the line about dying on your feet instead of living on your knees. But really, if you listen to it, it sounds like a children's song. That's why I had children in it, so children who heard it could grow up feeling pride... The song cost me a lot of my crossover audience. The racial makeup at my concerts was mostly black after that. I don't regret it, though, even if it was misunderstood.[3]
Live recordings of "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" are included on the albums Motherlode (1988) and Say It Live & Loud: Live in Dallas, 1968 (1998).
Recognitions
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included "Say it Loud" as one of their 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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In 2004 "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" was ranked number 305 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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The song inspired the title of a VH1 television special and six-disc box set, Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America. Brown's song is included on disc four of the collection.
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In Roddy Doyle's 1987 novel The Commitments and its 1991 film adaptation, the character Jimmy Rabbitte removes any doubt in his band's eyes about their ability to sing soul music due to the colour of their skin by getting them to say "I'm black and I'm proud".
Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud.
Personnel
- James Brown - lead vocal
with the James Brown Orchestra:
- Waymond Reed - trumpet
- Richard "Kush" Griffith - trumpet
- Fred Wesley - trombone
- Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis - alto saxophone
- Maceo Parker - tenor saxophone
- St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone
- Jimmy Nolen - Electric guitar - guitar
- Charles Sherrell - bass
- Clyde Stubblefield - Drums
- Unknown children's chorus
Other versions and uses
More than a dozen hip hop musicians and groups have sampled "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud", including Eric B. and Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and 2 Live Crew.
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A few performers have recorded cover versions of the song, including jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson (on his 1969 album Say It Loud!), reggae singer Bob Marley (in a medley with "Black Progress") and the punk rock band Black Randy And The Metrosquad.
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A slightly modified version of the bassline of "Say It Loud — I'm Black and I'm Proud" appears in long sections of the track "Yesternow" on the Miles Davis album A Tribute to Jack Johnson.
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Jazz pianist Jaki Byard recites the title phrase at the onset of "Parisian Throughfare", the opening track of his album The Jaki Byard Experience. However, the recitation is only audible when the track is played at a high volume.
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The song is referenced in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, inspired by Black Power protests, Will, the African-American male lead attempts to hold a protest (ironically, Will and his cousin Carlton are the only black people in the room) to get a popular teacher reinstated, he inspires "Cornflake", a white fellow student, who stands up and shouts passionately "Fight the Power Will! Sing it loud, I'm black and I'm proud", to which Will replies "See, my man Conflake's got the spirit. He's a little confused but he's got the spirit".
Citations
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 84.
- ^ "Say It Loud -- I'm Black and Proud". Rolling Stone. 2004-12-08. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596150/say_it_loud__im_black_and_proud. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ^ Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. James Brown: The Godfather of Soul (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,1986), 200.
| Preceded by "You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell | Billboard Hot R&B Singles number-one single October 5, 1968 – November 9, 1968 (six weeks) | Succeeded by "Hey, Western Union Man" by Jerry Butler |
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.
- White, Cliff (1988). Motherlode [CD liner notes]. London: Polydor Records.
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