Truth comes in all forms. James Brown revealed two truths through the songs below that helped changed the way Black people thought about themselves. No one can take that away from him. It is sometimes amazing and astonishing who God chooses. JB will be missed because he was real and he was raw. What you saw was what you got.
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,
Brother we can’t quit until we get our share
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
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!
I don’t want Nobody to give me Nothin’ -Open up the door, and I’ll get it Myself
I don’t want nobody to give me nothin
Open up the door, and I’ll get it myself
I don’t want nobody to give me nothin
Open up the door, and I’ll get it myself
I don’t want nobody to give me nothin
Open up the door, and I’ll get it myself
Don’t give me integration
Give me true communication
Don’t give me sorrow,
I want equal opportunity,
To live tomorrow,
Give me schools
And give me better books
So I can read about myself
And gain my true looks
Some of us try as hard as we can
We don’t want no sympathy,
We just wanna be a better man
We got talents we can use on our side of town
Lets get our heads together, and get it up from the ground
When some of us make money,
People hear about our people
