Lost Someone
James Brown
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I said if you leave me I go crazy 'Cause I know it's true now You got the power, and I want you to try me 'Cause I don't mind Don't leave me bewildered 'Cause this old heart can't stand no more And if you leave me , if you leave me, there's one thing I can't do now 'Cause there's only one thing I can say There is only one thing I can do now There's only one thing I can say There's only one thing I can say I lost someone, my love Someone who's greater Than the stars above Someone who I need Someone who don't Let my heart bleed Someone that's the one That's the someone That's the someone that I lost Don't go to strangers Come on home to me I love you tomorrow I love you today Help me, help me I'm so weak Gee whiz, I love you I'm so weak I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow Sometime I get a little trouble Sometime I get a little trouble But let me hear you saying yeah Let me hear you saying yeah Say a little bit louder Say a little bit louder I love you tomorrow I love I want you to come over I want you to come over I need your love so bad now I need your love so bad now I just want you, I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow I love you tomorrow Love me Love me I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak I'm so weak Help me somebody Help me somebody Help me somebody I love you tomorrow I, I lost someone A million to one Ten thousand people Under my false sun Who need someone Someone, the only one That someone who needs someone now I need someone to care for Care for, just that someone now I got something I want tell everybody And I got something I everybody to understand now Y'Know we all make mistakes sometimes And all the ways we can correct our mistakes We got to try one more time So I got sing this song to you one more time I want you to know that I'm not singing this song for myself now I'm not singing the song only for myself now I'm sing it for you too And if I say stuff that makes you feel good inside When I say that little thing I say that little part that might sting you in your heart now I want to hear your scream I want to hear say ahhh I love you tomorrow Like I love you today I'm so weak Don't take my heart away Come on, come on Gee whiz, I love you And don't go strangers Come on home to me Come on home to me I don't you to go see my next door neighbor But I'll feel better if you come on home to me You don't have to tell me me But I believe somebody over here, loves someone And I believe somebody over here loves someone And I believe somebody over here loves someone I said it's getting a little cold outside I want you to know what I'm talking about I said it's getting a little cold outside And everybody need somebody, everybody need somebody Everybody need somebody You know I like to sing this song You know I like to sing this song It makes me think about good things It makes me think about good things It makes me think about good things I feel alrigth I feel so good I want to scream I want to scream I feel like I want to scream
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Written by: BOBBY BYRD, JAMES BROWN, LLOYD EUGENE STALLWORTH
Lyrics © WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC FRANCE
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10 facts about this song
Release Fact"Lost Someone" was released as a single by James Brown in November 1961 through King Records.
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Chart Performance FactThe song achieved significant popularity, reaching No. 2 on Billboard's R&B chart and No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Album Inclusion Fact"Lost Someone" is also included in James Brown's live album "Live at the Apollo" which was recorded in 1962 and released in 1963.
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Songwriting FactThe song was co-written by James Brown himself along with band members Bobby Byrd and Lloyd Stallworth.
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Notable Performance FactThe live performance of "Lost Someone" at the Apollo is notably extended to over ten minutes, with James Brown interacting with the audience and demonstrating his effective showmanship.
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Cover Versions FactVarious artists have covered "Lost Someone", expressing their respect for James Brown and their appreciation of the song.
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Historic Significance Fact"Lost Someone" is often referred to by music critics and historians as one of the key milestones in the development of Brown's "proto-funk" sound.
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Music Style FactThe song is noteworthy for its dramatic vocal style, soulful rhythm, and emotional intensity, which was a testament to James Brown's reputation as "The Godfather of Soul".
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Emotional Connection FactCritics often feel that with "Lost someone" James Brown laid bare the emotional depth of his soul.
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Album Success FactThe "Live at the Apollo" album, featuring the recording of "Lost Someone," is often acknowledged as one of the greatest live albums ever made, symbolizing the energy and raw emotion in Brown's performances.
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