James Brown and The Famous Flames

"Shout and Shimmy" is an R&B song written by James Brown, and recorded by him and The Famous Flames. It rose to #16 on the R&B chart and #61 on the Billboard Hot 100.The critic Douglas Wolk described the song as "a truly shameless ripoff of The Isley Brothers' 1959 hit "Shout"... basically the fast parts of "Shout" with the gospel inflections removed and the word 'shimmy' added."

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7 years ago

Buckeyecat2002

Pastor Brown and His Deacons taking a praise break.

7 years ago

Tom Fabris

1 guy does not feel alright.

9 years ago

donaldrocks101103

I love The Who but their version of this song is nothing compared to James Brown's version

10 years ago

RaananVolesPianist

The critic Douglas Wolk was wrong--there are plenty of gospel inflections in this song. And, yes, it was a ripoff of the Isley Brothers, but artists in those days always imitated each other.

10 years ago

trfesok

It may be a ripoff, but it's a cool tune anyway. One of three Brown tunes that the Who recorded. I put the originals and the covers in my "My Generation" playlist. Thanks for uploading!

11 years ago

williamg2552

JAMES BROWN: Inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME in 1986. The rest of THE FAMOUS FLAMES (Bobby Byrd, Bobby Bennett, Lloyd Stallworth, and Johnny Terry (not shown): Inducted in 2012.

12 years ago

I Am The Mic Drop.

I dare ANYBODY to listen to this song and sit still. It's impossible!

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