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The Payback

by James Brown
on Star Time

Lyrics

Hey! Gotta gotta payback! (The big payback)
Revenge! I'm mad (the big payback)
Got to get back! Need some get back! Pay Back! (the big payback)
That's it! Payback! Revenge!
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Hey! Gotta gotta payback! (The big payback)
Revenge! I'm mad (the big payback)
Got to get back! Need some get back! Pay Back! (the big payback)
That's it! Payback! Revenge!
full lyrics

Features of This Track

funk roots
flat out funky grooves
a subtle use of vocal harmony
repetitive melodic phrasing
a busy horn section
melodic horn lines
extensive vamping
groove based composition
staccato horn lines
major key tonality
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
electric guitar riffs
an emotional male lead vocal performance
a gravelly male vocalist
subtle use of strings
prominent percussion
angry lyrics
emphasis on instrumental arranging

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Comments

The man
Best song ever
"I don't know karate, but I know ca-razy!!!"
That's some classic s**t right there, along with Papa Don't Take No Mess one of James HARDEST hitting grooves... Lovin it!!!!!!!!!!
zbaby01
sold me out for chicken change?
take dem kids and raise em up!
shipping034
that black son of a gun is funky
THE BEST JAMES BROWN SONG EVER
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