It's the man's birthday today, either 73 or 78 depending on who you believe. I was going to list 5 songs but couldn't narrow it down, so then I was going to list 10 and still couldn't narrow it down, so I said "whatever! Why narrow it down for the Godfather of Soul?" So here are a few of my favorites

It's A Man's World
The Payback
Papa Don't Take No Mess
Funky Drummer
Doin' It To Death
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing
I Got The Feelin'
Licking Stick
Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)
There Was A Time
King Heroin
Super Bad
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
Static
Cold Sweat
Make It Funky
Mother Popcorn
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Give It Up Turn It Loose
Living In America
It's Too Funky In Here

1. It's A Man's World
2. Get Up, I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine
3. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
4. I Got The Feelin'
5. Papa Don't Take No Mess

My top five:
I Got You(I Feel Good)
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Sex Machine
The Payback
Living In America
YOU like a song w/ the word "sex" in it?

1. I Feel Good
2. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
3. Living In America

Love all the songs listed, but my faves are:

Try Me
This Is A Man's World
The Payback
Night Train

:bump to celebrate the music of the late James Brown

:rip:

The Hot Tub Song (kidding, but that's one of my favorite SNL sketches ever).

Get On The Good Foot
Cold Sweat
It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
I Feel Good

R.I.P., Godfather.

Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto
Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)
Papa Don't Take No Mess
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
I Got The Feelin'
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Get Up Offa That Thing
Please, Please, Please

Guess I was wrong in my first post about the Godfather turning 73 last year. Maybe he's the only one who knew for sure.