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Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
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James Brown
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Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag Technique
Great lyrics move us like the world's best poems. Take a close-up look at the art.
Calling Card
In a career lasting a half-century and with a performance catalog of 800 songs, it is hard to call one song James Brown’s calling card, but a case could be made for “Papa’s Got a Brand New Ba...
Music
The musical innovations within “Papa’s got a Brand New Bag” are announced with the opening fanfare and continue to emerge as the song unfolds. The first major change occurs on the first beat....
