James Brown performs "I Got the Feelin'" while engaging with the audience-- Live at the Apollo Theater in New York City, March, 1968. James Brown: Man to Man was a concert film recorded live at the Apollo Theater. It was broadcast as an hour-long syndicated television special and is one of the first color recordings of James Brown.
Released as a single in 1968, "I Got the Feelin" reached #1 on the R&B chart and #6 on the pop chart. The Jackson 5 auditioned for Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1968 with a filmed performance of "I Got the Feelin'" with Michael Jackson at age 10 closely mimicking James Brown's vocal style and dance moves.
Video transcript:
James Brown: Alright.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Alright. Wait a minute. Is anybody right here got the feeling.
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: You got the feeling.
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Alright get the melody in because you got to feel it right here. Thank you very much. Is everybody right here got the feeling?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: You got the feeling over there.
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Is everybody up there got the feeling?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: You got the feeling up there?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: You got the feeling up there?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Well let me hear you say a little bit louder. Get in to it. You got the feeling?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Wait a minute. Let's check with the band here. Now fellows, you got the feeling?
Band: Yeah.
James Brown: You got the feeling?
Band: Yeah.
James Brown: The band didn't got it. Do you got the feeling, what do you say you guys? You got the feeling? You got the feeling over there Jimmy. You got the feel those. You got the feeling about your ladies. Mr. Jones you got the feeling. Yeah because you got the feeling. Yeah I'm hip. You got the feeling? Yeah. Good. Wait a minute. You stand up here uh. Wait a minute with your best. Wait a minute. Fellows, you got to feel it one more time. There you got the feeling.
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Alright. Whatever. I'm getting better now. Are you ready? You're ready.
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: If you're ready I'm going for myself. Are you ready?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Come on now. Ah ah ah I got the feeling. Baby, baby. I got the feeling now. You don't know what you do to me. People are heavy. I'm down in misery. Hey, baby, good, alright. I got the feeling, alright, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. I got the feeling, baby. I got the feeling now. Sometimes I'm up. Sometimes I'm down. My heart, I'm around the town. I'm level oh baby, alright oww, good God. You don't mean it now, alright baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby baby, baby. I got the feeling baby. You got the feeling now. Oh yeah. Sometimes I roam. I'll be back home. Sometimes I seem to be fly. I just don't know when to say bye bye yeah baby. Alright come on. Hey you don't mean it now. Alright, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby baby, baby come on now.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Yeah baby. Alright. Keep going. I tell you I don't need it now. Alright. Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.
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