James Brown was all set to score "Harlem" originally, but the filmmakers made the atrocious mistake of telling them his planned music was "not funky enough", which naturally made him blow his stack. (The music in question was "The Payback", which would become one of his many great hits). Instead, two Motown veterans- writer/producer Freddie Perren and singer Edwin Starr- ending up handling the tune work, which carries its own funky grooves.
James Brown was all set to score "Harlem" originally, but the filmmakers made the atrocious mistake of telling them his planned music was "not funky enough", which naturally made him blow his stack. (The music in question was "The Payback", which would become one of his many great hits). Instead, two Motown veterans- writer/producer Freddie Perren and singer Edwin Starr- ending up handling the tune work, which carries its own funky grooves.
How anybody could ever think James Brown was not funky enough is beyond me.
I know- he was even called "The Minister Of New New Super Heavy Funk".
I love this movie, and it should be the template for every sequel after the guy died at the end of the first one.
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