James Joseph Brown, Jr. (May 3, 1933), most commonly known as James Brown (also known as The Godfather of Soul), died this dec 25, at Atlanta's Emory Crawford Long Hospital of congestive heart failure, his agent said. He was 73.
He was an American entertainer recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century popular music.
As a prolific singer, songwriter, bandleader and record producer, Brown was a seminal force in the evolution of gospel and rhythm and blues into soul and funk. He left his mark on numerous other musical genres, including rock, jazz, reggae, disco, dance and electronic music, afrobeat, and hip-hop music.
Brown -- known variously as "the Godfather of Soul," "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Soul Brother Number One" and "Mr. Dynamite" (and often introduced as all of the above) -- was known for his elastic dance moves, razor-sharp musicianship and all-stops-out performances. (Watch the incomparable Brown perform )
He was, literally, an impossible act to follow: Keith Richards has said that the Rolling Stones' appearance following Brown in "The T.A.M.I. Show," a 1964 concert that appeared on film the next year, was the biggest mistake of their lives. Brown's performance in that show even earned an ovation from the backing band.
"You have the Rolling Stones on the same stage, all of the important rock acts of the day, doing their best -- and James Brown comes out and destroys them," producer Rick Rubin wrote in Rolling Stone. (i-Report: Your thoughts on James Brown)
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 The beginnings of the Famous Flames
1.3 "Papa gets a brand new bag"
1.4 The late 1960s: "Ain't It Funky Now"
1.5 The 1970s: The JB's
1.6 Into the late-1970s and 1980s
1.7 Later years and death
2 Personal life and dedications to Brown
3 Trivia
4 Discography
4.1 Top ten singles
4.2 Best albums
4.3 Chronological collections
5 Sample
6 References
7 External links
RIP
I find the map and draw a straight line
Over rivers, farms, and state lines
The distance from here to where you'd be
It's only finger-lengths that I see
I touch the place where I'd find your face
My finger increases of distant dark places
I hang my coat up in the first bar
There is no peace that I've found so far
The laughter penetrates my silence
As drunken men find flaws in science
Their words mostly noises
Ghosts with just voices
Your words in my memory
Are like music to me
I'm miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground And I,
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
After I have travelled so far
We'd set the fire to the third bar
We'd share each other like an island
Until exhausted, close our eyelids
And dreaming, pick up from
The last place we left off
Your soft skin is weeping
A joy you can't keep in
I'm miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground And I,
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
And miles from where you are,
I lay down on the cold ground And I,
I pray that something picks me up
And sets me down in your warm arms
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(set the fire to the third bar - snow patrol)
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thank you chief
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In life and love, I’ve been a failure
Too many tears thru it all
Too many broken vows and promises
And now I’m so tired of it all.
Ev’ry thing I loved, I lost, dear
Too many times I’ve watched my castles fall
My life is full of regretting
And now I’m so tired of it all.
From this world I’ll soon be goin’
No one will miss me, after all
Up there, I pray I’ll find contentment
But now I’m so tired of it all.
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Christmas is coming soon! The streets again are full of x-mas trees, full of people going to the malls or walking on the streets searching for new clothes, gifts, something new to decorate their houses or tickets for travelling to somewhere.
Christmas is a time of hope and happiness in which people gather all family to prove that is nothing wrong among them...at least at that day. It's time to shaking hands and giving hugs asking forgiveness and forgiving. It's (for christians) the most important day of the year (among the other officials days) made to start again our failed relations. Well, at least that's what we learned when we are children....
They say that this is a time to think about what we do or we did. Do you think you were good this year? If you didn't it is time to consider to be a new person, to don't cheat people, to don't steel public money (or any other thing even a simple idea), to don't say lies, to don't laugh of the other miseries or don't be the reason of the other miseries. And be really a good friend of your friends. But if you have someone that you don't want to talk or if you dont like him/her, at least leave them in peace, and wish something good to them in your heart.
It is time to believe that we can transform ourselves in such a better person. And pray for a better world.
Warning: If this video is creep for you or if you think that is ridiculous, change of channel please. It's so common to hear from people: "Oh! This world is so full of disagreeable things better don't think about it and be happy!"
You know..take your silver spoon and dig your grave...U are creep!
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But if you care about it think how you and your family are happy. You have food, maybe a car, and a home to come back. Make, not just this day but all days of your life, something meaningful not just to your family and friends but even to people that you even don't know.
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