James Brown - Mother Popcorn (Pt. 1 & 2)

"Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have a Mother For Me)" (Pt. 1 & 2) - James Brown (1969)
Album: It's a Mother
The "mother" in the song's title was Brown's honorific for "a big butt".
The song that gave his name to the Belgian Popcorn genre!
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[@williampointer7712]

All around funky beats the best

[@chinanolan1529]

"Ladies and gentlemen....there are 7 acknowledged wonders of the world. You are about to witness the eighth....put your hands together for the hardest-working man in show business, the Soul Brother #1, the Godfather of Soul......JAMES BROWN!" after this frickin' 40,000 people went ape shyt screaming! Best concert. Chicago's International Amphitheatre December 1969!

[@LGKids]

JB could make any radio DJ sound like a pro! Peace!

[@allworld4414]

there is no other artist that can even come close to fonkin' wit James Brown. Musically, entertaining, swag, demeanor, arrogance, audacity, respect. The one and only Godfather of Soul. The hardest working man in show biz, Mr. Dynomite. All tha above. The truth.

[@coretmanus4688]

Can’t Sit Still... 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

[@SamuelGriffin-zt1ze]

This is the best weekend jam of all time

[@jacobbranch9862]

Before there was Michael Jackson, Prince, or a Tupac James Brown ruled with an iron fist, and always will. May the funk always be with you Mr. Brown!!!

[@monicabella7894]

Jackson who?!

[@kevinortiz602]

Prince who?

[@valoriewilson]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊1q

[@erictalkington5674]

Best part is, none of them wouldve made the music they did if James hadn't done what he did. I honestly think James had more of an impact on music during his time and since than anyone has or will ever have ever.

[@nelsonsaunders6449]

All those dudes would absolutely give props to JB. JB is the motherfucking progenitor. I honestly think that he is the best musical performer ever to walk the face of the earth.

[@dominicshannon2980]

Hands Down the Father of Funk 👍🏾💯💪🏿🎵🎶🎵🤩👍🏾

[@maineroad7429]

Unstoppable in this. .

[@notmebutyou8350]

That bass line is wicked!!! 🎸 🎸 🎶

[@dereknelson9403]

The one and only Godfather Of Soul. R.I.P J.B.

[@chrisp.frye-noodles8761]

This is straight up funk.

[@deniseduncan6218]

This BAND is out of this world. 🌍

[@DameyunHenry-fr7jl]

THESE YOUNGINS BETTER DO THEIR RESEARCH ON JAMES BROWN THIS MAN WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF THE TRUE PIONEERS OF OLDSCHOOL 1970s and 80s HIPHOP THE GODFATHER HIMSELF JAMES BROWN ALONG WITH THE FUNKY DRUMMER HIMSELF CYLDE STUBBLEFIELD THIS IS REAL MUSIC FOREVER

[@montana051880]

Who here had been in a funk... ...yeah right... ...RIP Señor❤

[@robertyoung6278]

Maceo Parker lives around the corner from me ,my mom was a piano teacher and him and his friend used to come jam with my mom all the time ,God his friend was good his name was mad dog

[@inShaynity]

Clyde Stubblefield is the man! 😁

[@ronaldchappell3697]

"They Don't Mak'em Funky Like This No Mo"!!!..

[@TamhelaEssonce]

Ain’t dat da truth

[@Brainjazz748]

Best of the best

[@dr.b.7695]

Man...I danced to this song in 1969 - and the dance was "the Popcorn.!"" CLASSIC!!

[@ericwilliams1544]

Remember the Four Corners Dance???

[@terrysmith1434]

JAMES BROWN ALWAYS YOU GET THE RINGING GUITARS BLUESY SIGNATURE

[@devmya]

You still rock James Brown!!❤

[@David.962]

Pure Funk !

[@marvinmiller9675]

Of all the songs that JB ever put out, this is the baddest one! Without a doubt this is the one. Mother Popcorn!

[@therehastobeme]

The late sixties / early seventies were the best James Brown Funk period

[@mleroy51]

therehastobeme I agree totally!

[@rommix0]

True, although another great song "Get Up Offa That Thing" is from the mid 70s

[@erictalkington5674]

therehastobeme I couldn't agree with you more.

[@leonparham2105]

YES WITHOUT QUESTION

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

By 1974 Disco was rapidly rising. It almost killed the Funk.

[@jamesh2711]

Best band there ever was, or ever will be.

[@Clyde177]

OH you heard of JB?

[@ramsesstafford4640]

Facts ✌🏽

[@randiruiz96]

Mother Popcorn (Pt. 1 & 2 ). Mr James Brown !

[@newyorknight]

The only man I know who could make a brass section sound so good🔥🔥🔥 Mr Brown you are missed🌷

[@erwildersr]

I believe that Pee Ellis arranged the horns. Don’t believe Fred Westley had joined them yet.

[@marmillsfo]

I think it was "PeeWee Ellis" who was running the horns, especially the saxes!

[@dominicshannon4638]

James Brown was The Orchestrator of Funk , bar none , then came Sly and then came The PFunk Mob , but Brown was The First !!!!! Hit It

[@gaddyify]

💯💯💯💯

[@WilliamBrown-ph8rs]

Damn right!

[@v.a.993]

How you gonna the Ohio Players?

[@v.a.993]

Brass Constuction. Mandrill.

[@jamesgraham3116]

Foundations of the funk.😎

[@adamkelly5478]

This is straight up raw funk with no extra sugar or spice, everything contributes to the groove nothing wasted.

[@3kingkool]

Got that right

[@mannyruiz1954]

Funky Chicken....Maceo.

[@keithtaylor7171]

Right on!

[@marnasquires155]

We’d be screaming give the drummer some!!

[@ronaldchappell3697]

Yessirrr

[@toneyisaiah3556]

Yes they were the best.

[@Kitu74]

This reminds me of summer nights..fried chicken..macaroni. candied yams..peach cobbler..and everybody doing the James Brown..back in the day..word up

[@nelsonsaunders7403]

Best ever. Hands fucking down, no questions asked.

[@keithtaylor9836]

FUNKY and TIGHT! Like a band should be!

[@alanizy100]

....ya got-ta have a motha fa me”

[@63hankster]

Often imitated, NEVER DUPLICATED!!!

[@melvinpruitt3907]

Chadwick did his thing in Get on up.. during this scene.It was spot on.

[@cathymorton2272]

I TRULY REMEMBER DANCING, TO THIS AS A CHILD. FOR MY PARENTS COMPANY.🤣🤣

[@sandijohnson4630]

I was listening to this song and my mind went how as kids we danced for company. 😊

[@neverevernunya]

Oh so you were that kid too😂

[@sommelierofstench]

i’m just here for the screech towards the end. i knew he could scream, but hot damn. thanks sawtooth fellas

[@sommelierofstench]

4:35

JAMES BROWN ADORAIT LE POPCORN !!!

[@mazarati79]

no one living or dead can tell me different.... there was no man better than him....he was literally the inventor of this style...music didn't sound like this before HE got in the game...😊

[@paulacross3086]

Dorail Crayton A lot of rap artist got famous for using his music

[@jplew138]

PREACH!!!

[@familystone773]

The "JB" experience....

[@leonparham2105]

AGAIN WITHOUT QUESTION

[@sirqitous]

I think even his organ and piano playing is dope.

[@mikewinkelman7015]

The one and only Godfather of Soul

[@merlinemcallister1364]

This is why we young folks stayed in shape back then,had to because the music kept us on our feet.

[@robertdaniels3029]

Danced all night into the next day. We could not be without funk.

[@adeptus929]

The Genius of James Brown....♥️😇♥️

[@jimsims9422]

Gotta have a Mother for me!!😅😅

[@imbees2]

Heyyyy now Popcorn. Please, give another to me.

[@63hankster]

You smell that? That's James Brown making it FUNKY!!!!!

[@raffaelepigneri1413]

perfection

[@janicejames899]

My main favorite song when was little my late mother's album born on May 3, 1939 RIP

[@marvinmiller9675]

THIS is the tightest song of all the 100's of songs that James Brown Orchestra ever put out! And when James Brown calls on MACEO, that is it! It is locked in history. I can't talk anymore. Here it is 2020 and I'm still grooving on this one right here! Freddie P. Knight AKA Marvin J. Miller 1/17/2020

[@roberthurd6842]

so rite tight

[@marmillsfo]

Yeah . . . POPCORN!!

[@gilliammark5083]

These BROS were ahead of their time. James told all his band members they all play a drum. Genius!

[@georgedavis6119]

Straight up Funk! James kept it Funky to the end. Thank you for giving us your gift of funk and soul.

[@olivernevels7790]

I wore this Out..The Summer of 1969 !!!!!

[@markrobohm2531]

when the drummer slams the hi-hat at 1:51 it just oozes funk, like for days. i can barely stand it, so good.

[@3kingkool]

Mark Robohm yeah bro!!

[@gregorywilson7568]

Sure you right

[@carloduncan3595]

I've always dug that part, too.

[@sbretstacey]

Clyde Stubblefield on drums

[@rakehellacrimonious3150]

In every song I think he had two drummers on stage

[@SteveMichaelSmith]

"Maceo, blow your horn, I don't ant no trash! Give me some Popcorn! " This just sends chills up my spine.

[@curtisjones400]

GODFATHER OF SOUL- JAMES BROWN

[@tphillipgee987]

Everything is so tight with this song!! Funky horns, drums, and James singing on point!!! Doesn't get funkier than this song!! I also remember dancing to this song when I was a kid!! This was a MEGA hit and every kid learned how to do the Popcorn dance!!! THANK YOU JAMES!!

[@charlessaints]

i use to love breaking to james brown footwork, baby. footwork

[@traviswillams5739]

i dont about you, i want some popcorn to go with that funky groove .

[@samuelgriffin4167]

A bottle of Thunderbird and a meal of pork chitlins black eyed peas and rice will get you listening to funky JB

[@rtelkin2194]

Sax made of pure funk.

[@davidwalling9081]

Goood Gawwwd!!!!

[@TheAudivisioner]

I still have the forty-five pressing. No matter how many times I play it, I can't wear it out. What a recording!

[@johnstallings4049]

I won the record at a carnival for muscular dystrophy bobbing for apples! 👁️💓🎵❄️🌍❄️✌️😎👊

[@waynebyrd-es8iq]

Something strange going on what they mean before them don't understand

[@waynebyrd-es8iq]

I know such thing copycats

[@Hungrycyclist81]

Good God those notes are so tight I couldn’t even fit a sheet of paper between them❗️wow❗️❗️❗️

[@joanneallen5407]

The 60's 70's and 80's were straight up pure funk us ladies carried the funk.

[@leilamurphy6004]

Nothing but soul down to the very bones.Brown super ,super Bad!!!!!!!!!!

[@cbnboy34]

One of the bright spots for black folks even thru segregation and Jim crow...We had our own creativity and soul nobody can take away

[@donfreels]

amen 🙏

[@mariellclement8092]

SAY THAT ONE MORE AGAIN!!!!✊🌶

[@upster1967au]

James Brown transcends race

[@ramsesstafford4640]

​@@upster1967auhe didn't say he didn't and what you said doesn't make what he said any less truer. 🤷🏽‍♂️ ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

[@freddiedavis7076]

The FIRST record I ever bought, I was 8 and paid . 23 cents. I played it till the wheels fell off... 1969...

[@michelleg9972]

Classic

[@alanizy100]

Heard somewhere that this is the most funkiest song ever.

[@michaelserrurier9392]

You heard correctly.

[@narviawilliams2340]

🎶🎷🎸🎺🥁🎹🎤🎶JAMES BROWN👼🏾, BOBBY BYRD👼🏾, AND THE JB's BAND👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🌹💐🥀

[@honeylove7678]

We loved James Brown so much I named my German Shepherd " Good Foot" and a friend named her dog "Pop Corn" JB was on the turntable non stop. 🔥

[@samuelgriffin4167]

Bring in all that funk JB

[@gregorywilson7568]

James' music is being sampled more than any other . Commercials, athletic arenas, movies, tv promos etc. Truly a GIANT in the industry.

[@thewatchmen4920]

Check out 3 young Netherlands ladies jamming to James Brown. You watch one video you'll see them all.

[@toneyisaiah3556]

Yes it was being sampled But he was not the only artist who has been sampled.

[@Clyde177]

@@toneyisaiah3556 BUT THE MOST

[@anthonysmith8210]

Prince did the song it not good a s James brown the original

[@craigfazekas3923]

I once saw a picture of a Vietnam soldier with Mother Popcorn written on his helmet. Cool stuff....😎

[@bwilliamson3887]

His band were amazing too, never forgotten.

[@charlesbatts3676]

IF THIS DOES'NT MAKE YOU MOVE, YOU DON'T HAVE A PULSE. THE HORNS ARE AS PERCUSSIVE AS THE DRUMS.

[@margosample2769]

TRUTH!! Needed a mood changer and this did it ☺😊🎵🎤🎼

[@russellhartwell5404]

,, ,, " GOTTA, " 👂,👂, HEAR, THIS, !!, " L I V E, " !!, ( NOTHING, !!, ), LIKE, !!, I T, !!,

[@Mr.Bassman]

Everything so tight here, so funky, love the sound of Jimmy Nolen's guitar most of all I think.

[@harrybullard1402]

I don’t know who is playing bass but DAMN!

[@ethelstevenslove2957]

This used to be a dance back in the day when this song came out.......Great classic!

[@dr.b.7695]

Yes, it was!! I danced to it BACK IN THE DAY!!

[@freddiedavis7076]

Yep! Sho was!

[@edfinite7534]

Also, there was a dance called the Four Corners. Anyone remember that😅

[@Thomas-mn6fj]

I remember as a little kid they used to play this on WFIL, the white rock station in Philly!

[@SekuImani]

the quarter note hi-hats and crazy ghost notes the drummer does and that horn section sets this on fire, what a groove and the lyrics make no sense yet no other lyrics would work! easily the funkiest thing he did, other than sex machine and pappa's got a brand new bag JAMES was nothing nice... a beast he was

[@galebh9715]

funkier than mind power?

[@nadiazayman1820]

Don't forget Funky Drummer and I Can't Stand Myself!

[@N2LADIES55]

I remember doing the dance the 'Popcorn' to this jam back in the day in St.Louis,Mo!

[@kevinlilly5628]

The funk just won't quit.

[@valendanewell5901]

JAMES BROWN is the best ENTERTAINER of all time..."THE PROFESSOR of FUNK"...Definitely changed the music industry with his LIVE PERFORMANCES!! ❤❤

[@timdog7536]

Can't wait to see him in paradise

[@ayachisaad691]

The first heat in funky music

[@markherron1407]

Happy Birthday to James Brown REST IN POWER 🎁🎁🎉🎂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@raffaeleamatruda9596]

This IS STORY MR JAMES BROWN YOU ARE IN EVERY SOULS THAT YOU HEAR GOD BLESSED, THIS MUSIC IS LIFE SO GOOD BABY 😮‍💨😮‍💨❤️❤️

[@TheAudivisioner]

I STILL HAVE THIS 45 PRESSING. AFTER ALL THE TIMES I'VE PLAYED IT, I STILL CAN'T WEAR IT OUT.

[@knightd12]

I was a 20 year old serving in the Air Force in Germany. We partied hard to this song in Cologne.

[@thecoatesieshow95]

Man, I'm 18 now... Being at a party with this kind of music playing would be beyond epic

[@solidgoold]

INSTEAD U GET KATY PERRY

[@arvesterbailey3162]

James Brown the man

[@nurkenrustem6044]

The Coatesie Show JB’s tracks is on my drinking party playlist. Gotta tell ya that is nothing more funky than Mr.Brown when you get drunk!

[@larrychamberlain8155]

knightd12 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@caribman10]

This song establishes why r&b and rock and roll are more than what the lyrics are. James is on fire. The bass line is a continuum. James carries the beat. And "funk"is thusly defined. Problem is, you have to play this song LOUD.

[@antoniowyckoff2]

Maceo knew, James didn't want no trash!

[@jazzandbeyond7549]

Stone cold funk! The soundtrack of my youth in the South Bronx in 1969!

[@nathanmccloud3572]

Get on the good foot then do the camel walk, the undisputed champ of funky music

[@margosample2769]

When dancing and songs made you feel good....not embarrassed!

[@warrenmorphis4208]

1.....2.....3....FO !!!! :) :) Go on James !!!!

[@keithtomczyk4730]

Ain't a rapper alive or dj born that can rip like Mr.Brown.

[@mario486waluigi2]

So funky!

[@kordier]

The funkiest groove of ‘em all. 👌

[@notmebutyou8350]

James Brown has so many great songs. But my all-time favorite is Soul Power, but this one is right behind it!! 🙂

[@jaysonbiggs8979]

I remember buying this single in 1969. Loved it then and now! One side was always part 1 of the song. Part 2 was the flip side.

[@Clyde177]

IT'S 4:13 AM IN THE MORNING AND I'M JAMMIN TO JB AT WORK.

[@richardhernandez488]

When the camera gets him from the waist up, you know his legs are moving to his signature ' James Brown '. What an artist !

[@ganymeade5151]

No one on earth could scream like the late, great James Brown. Kudos to backup band the Flames, with Maceo Parker on sax, and the awesome horns section.

[@edsmall1902]

The Flames were the backup singers. The band was separate. It was the James Brown Band.

[@kafenwar]

@@edsmall1902 The Flames broke up a year earlier; this group is the JBs.

[@edsmall1902]

@@kafenwar yes I realize that. But someone had made the comment that the Flames were the band. The Flames were backup singers.

[@Clyde177]

@@edsmall1902 I hate to say it... the poor Flames didn't get much respect under paid. Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett and Baby Lloyd stalworth.

[@edsmall1902]

​@@Clyde177I realize that.