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"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is a funk song written by James Brown and Bobby Byrd. Recorded in 1970 by Brown and the original J.B.'s with Byrd on backing vocals, it was released as a two-part single in 1972. It reached number one on the U.S. Hot Soul Singles chart and number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the spring of that year.〔White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 54–59) (booklet ). New York: PolyGram Records.〕 It also appeared on the album ''There It Is''. Critic Robert Christgau called it "the loosest and most infectious of Brown's many socially conscious jams."〔http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/rs/brown-07.php〕 According to Brown, "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" was "aimed at the politicians who were running their mouths but had no knowledge of what life was like for a lot of people in (United States )" as well as "some of the cats on their soapboxes... who were telling the people one thing while manipulating their emotions for personal gain."〔Brown, James, and Bruce Tucker (1986). ''James Brown: The Godfather of Soul'', 241. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.〕 Biographer RJ Smith described it as "an open criticism of self-styled arbiters of racial justice" who attacked Brown for his often-heterodox political stances.〔Smith, R.J. (2012). ''The One: The Life and Music of James Brown'', 264. New York: Gotham Books.〕 In the middle of the song Brown orders all the band members to temporarily stop playing while he and Byrd maintain the rhythm using their voices alone - an early example of a dance music breakdown. ==Personnel== * James Brown - lead vocal ''with The J.B.'s:'' * Clayton "Chicken" Gunnells - trumpet * Darryl "Hassan" Jamison - trumpet * Robert McCollough - tenor saxophone * St. Clair Pinckney - baritone saxophone * Bobby Byrd - organ, vocal * Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar * William "Bootsy" Collins - bass * John "Jabo" Starks - drums * Johnny Griggs - congas〔Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In ''Star Time'' (pp. 46–53) (booklet ). New York: PolyGram Records.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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