If there’s one song that embodies James Brown’s influence on funk, it’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine.” Released ...

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All the time I spent with P-Funk and James Brown, I always seen everybody else ... Funk is making something out of nothing. On your 1977 song “The Pinocchio Theory,” you sang, “Don’t ...

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In addition to the montage of the franchise, three of the best James Bond theme songs were performed at the Oscars. Therefore, a lot of attention was placed on the James Bond franchise during the ...