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I Got the Feelin'
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Wikipedia article
"'I Got the Feelin'" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1968, it reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart.White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In 'Star Time' (pp. 5459) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records. It also appeared on a 1968 album of the same name.
The Jackson 5 auditioned for Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1968 with a filmed performance of "I Got the Feelin'", with the ten-year-old Michael Jackson closely mimicking Brown's vocal style and dance moves.
In 1986, the song was prominently featured in the third-season episode of 'The Cosby Show' entitled "Golden Anniversary", with most of the cast performing a lip-synch routine led by a 16-year-old Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
A version of the song is featured in the musical 'Fela!'
The song has been featured in the films 'Dead Presidents', 'Undercover Brother' and 'Another 48 Hrs.'
Personnel
* James Brown lead vocal
'with the James Brown Orchestra:'
* Waymon Reed - trumpet
* Joe Dupars trumpet
* Levi Rasbury trombone
* Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis alto saxophone
* Maceo Parker tenor saxophone
* St. Clair Pinckney baritone saxophone
* Jimmy Nolen guitar
* Alphonso "Country" Kellum guitar
* Bernard Odum bass
* Clyde Stubblefield drumsLeeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In 'Star Time' (pp. 4653) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
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