Another popular funk song from the early 1970s came in the form of this song, written by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins. Released in 1972 and produced with the band, the J.B.s, backing up the instruments, it later became heavy sampled in hip hop over a thousand times. One noticeable section would be "It Takes Two" performed by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock. The "Woo Yeah" part or the think break, which was heavily used in many songs is heard throughout the song. While Lyn's lyrics are used as part of the chrous, in which where the "It takes two" part comes from.
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The Payback
One of the best funk songs to come from the 70s is "The Payback" by James Brown. Released in 1973 on his album of the same name, the topic focuses on the Godfather of Soul getting revenge on a man who stole his money and his woman how he plans to do so. Over the years, it became one of the most sample songs for hip hop and one of James Brown's most sampled song, being used in over 100 songs. It could heard in many film and television soundtracks and has been remixed and mashed up with other songs.
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a fun music history lesson :)
Even though I was only in early elementary school in the early 70's I remember this song. It is a great one
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