Funky President

Infobox Single
Name = Funky President (People It's Bad)


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Artist = James Brown
from Album = Reality
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B-side = "Cold Blooded"
Released = October 1974
Format = 7"
Recorded = August or September 1974, at Sound Ideas, New York, NY
Genre = Funk
Length = 4:01
Label = Polydor
PD14258
Writer = James Brown
Producer = James Brown
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"Funky President (People It's Bad)" (commonly known as just "Funky President") is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted #4 R&B. 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 taken over from Richard Nixon shortly before it was recorded. [Brown, James, with Bruce Tucker. "James Brown: The Godfather of Soul" (New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986), 242.]

"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

* 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
* Jimmy Madison - drums
* Johnny Griggs - percussion

Other players, including brass and woodwinds, unknown.

Usage in Popular Music

The song was later sampled by KRS-One, song called "Outta Here" on 1993 release "Return of the Boom Bap"

Citations

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.

External links

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:wvfqxz9hldte Song Review] at Allmusic
* [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Funky+President&type=4 List of songs that sample "Funky President"]