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Think!, 1960
Written by James Brown
This "please don't leave me" funky track evokes Ray Charles in its delivery and pacing, more 1960s rythym and blues than soul. I'm not sure if the echoing backing vocals are an asset to this particular song; I find them a little distracting. The narrator assures his love that he'll go crazy if she's gone, but then, defiantly, puts out a power mantra: "you gotta live for yourself, yourself and nobody else!" From what I know of Brown, that's the philosophy he lived by: act famous, act like you're the show, don't compromise your beliefs for fame or anything, play your cards close to your vest.
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