Escape-Ism
James Brown
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I was talking, I was talking to a cat the other night He said, "What everybody is looking for? What everybody's looking for today?" They're looking for escapism Ain't it good to you? Yeah You know what? I love to get down, Jack, yeah And when I get down, why'understand I don't have to go into no funny bag Say, alcohol, you guess, I mean, said I wanna man I can't, why'understand, that's the way I feel You know, I believe I'll get down right about here, right on Byrd, if I get down, hey why'know Byrdy, Byrdy, man, Byrdy's gotta Byrdy's gotta, Byrdy's gotta, I mean, Byrdy's gotta Out of sight tune coming up, we gotta record Byrdy right here Why'know, yeah, so we're trying to get our thing out of the way Before Byrdy can get into it Byrd, can we get on before we, yeah, is it all right? Yeah Byrd, do you think gonna be a hit, Byrd? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah Is it, you think it's gonna be a hit? Well, I know it's a smash, I know it's a smash Cause you're in the thing, man, you're saying where it's at Why'know, it's gotta be a hit, yeah, you ready, Byrd? Yeah, let's go Get down, ain't it good to you? Yeah Ain't it good to you? Yeah Ain't it good to you?, Yeah, yeah, yeah Look here, what you say, Fred? Man, you know, we better take it on the lam You better watch the man, I don't think they heard What you say, Fred?, I said, we better take it on the lam You better watch the man Byrd, yeah, come over here, brother, I'm tellin' you You think we're talking too loud? Who starts fuss I ain't got no dust, I don't have to take it on the lam Better watch that man, uh? Better watch that man Watch him, yeah, all right, you're right, yeah, yeah Coming from some funny places, what you say, bruh? What's happening Brown? Trying to get down, yeah, yeah, well, you know Look here, we can't help it, that's right, [Incomprehensible], yeah It ain't no alcohol, man I don't dig it, what you say, Jason? I say, don't be so mean, you know I'm clean, yeah [Incomprehensible]
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Written by: JAMES BROWN
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14 facts about this song
Creation"Escape-Ism" is a song by James Brown, the renowned American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, and record producer, often dubbed as the 'Godfather of Soul'.
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Release DateIt was released in the year 1971 as a three-part single.
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Record LabelIt was launched under the record label People Records, which was owned by James Brown himself.
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Chart PerformanceThe track managed to capture the 6th position on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.
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Song ConceptBrown wrote this song as a fictional monologue about creating a new dance, which he referred to as "Escape-ism".
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Pioneering TrackThe song is regarded as one of the first tracks to pioneer the genre of funk.
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Influence"Escape-Ism" was a notable influence on the development of hip-hop music, with its rhythm and flow influencing several hip-hop artists in the years to follow.
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AlbumThe song was included in the 1971 James Brown album "Hot Pants".
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Studio Recording"Escape-Ism" was recorded at the original King Records studio located in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Jonathan LethemThe novel "Dissident Gardens" by Jonathan Lethem, a famous American novelist, features a chapter named after this song.
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Musical StructureThe song is known for its unique composition with sparse music and repetitive lyrics.
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Live PerformanceJames Brown frequently used "Escape-Ism" as an instrumental bed during his concert performances in the mid-1970s.
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SampledThe song has been widely sampled by various artists across multiple genres, underlining its influence on popular music.
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DurationThe full version of the song runs over 19 minutes split into three parts.
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