Monday 1 April 2013

Listening Assignment No. 8

Here is your eighth Listening Assignment.  This week we're looking at The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Mr. Please, Please, Soul Brother Number 1, The Godfather of Soul, Mr. Dynamite: JAMES BROWN!!  James Brown was one of the pioneers of Soul music and the inventor of Funk.  This week we will be listening to one of the first Funk songs: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown.  Let's get FUNKY!!
Click Here To Listen To Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Please listen to the track and answer the following questions. You can answer these questions by posting in the comments section of the post, by e-mailing me at aguilmette@wsd1.org or by writing them down and giving me your responses in class.

1. Name the artist and the song name.
2. List the instruments you hear.
3. Is it a solo, duet, small group or large group?
4. What does this song remind you of? (Sights, sounds, smells, etc.)
5a) Do you like this song?
5b) Please give a musical reason why or why not?

65 comments:

  1. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Guitar, Drums, Trumpet and Saxophone.
    3. Large group
    4. This song reminds me of a jazz club at nights in those old movies.
    5A) I like parts of the song
    5B) The parts I like is the beat and how the trumpet part goes but I don't really get what he is saying.

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  2. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Vocals, trumpet, drums bass.
    3. Large group.
    4. This reminds me of movies in the 1950's
    5a) Yes.
    5b) I like the beat and it's catchy.

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  3. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag- James Brown
    2) Trumpet, Guitar and drums.
    3) Large group
    4) This song reminds me of old movies.
    5a) Yes.
    5b) I like this song because the beat is nice.

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  4. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Piano.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of a party in the late 50's
    5.a) Yes, I like the song.
    5.b) I like this song because the beat is funky and upbeat.

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  5. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Saxophone
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of the 60
    5a.yes
    5b.it remind me of george shrink

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  6. 1) Papa's Hot a Brand New Bag - By James Brown
    2) vocals, trumpet, guitar, drums, piano, saxephone
    3) large group
    4) This song reminds me of some songs from Micheal Jackson actually..
    5a) Yes
    5b) It has a cool beat, and it's catchy

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  7. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Piano.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of a party in the late 50's
    5.a) Yes, I like the song.
    5.b) I like this song because it has cool beat, plus its funky!

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  8. 1.Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2.vocals,guitar,drums,piano
    3.Large group
    4.This song reminds me of the old music genre.
    5.Not really.
    5b.It has a nice beat.

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  9. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2.Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of old commercials like the Chef Boyardee one.
    5 a)No I do not like the song.
    b)I don't like the song because the tune is not my type, I guess I also don't like it because it sounds old for me. I also don't like it because the lyrics is too old for me and its probably too old for other teens.

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  10. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2.Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums and trumpet
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of old commercials like the Chef Boyardee one.
    5 a)No I do not like the song.
    b)its not really my type

    Miguel Pebanco 8-73

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  11. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2.Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Piano, Drums
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of Austin Power's the movie
    5 a)Yes I like this song
    b)I like it because it has a catchy beat and to me it sounds funky. Funky like Austin Powers.

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  12. 1) Papa's Hot a Brand New Bag - By James Brown
    2) vocals, trumpet, guitar, drums, piano, saxephone
    3) large group
    4) This song reminds me of old movies.
    5a) Yes
    5b) It has a smooth beat, and its a tune I can hum with

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  13. 1. papa's hot a brand new bag by James Brown
    2. vocal , guitar , drums and piano
    3. large group
    4. this song reminds me of old people
    5a. yes
    5b. it has a beautiful and slow beat.

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  14. 1. Papa's got a brand new bag by James Brown
    2. Guitar, bass, piano, drums, trumpet, vocals.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of those old movies and people are in bars, or doing an jazz dance or something like that.
    5a) Yes, it's an okay song.
    5b) I like this song because it's very upbeat and the person's voice has an antique vibe to it.

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  15. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, Trumpet, Guitar, Saxophone and Piano
    3. Large group
    4. this song reminds me of party in the late 60's
    5a. Yes
    5b. I like this song because I like the trumpet playing and the beat of the song

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  16. 1.)Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2.)vocals, guitar, piano, drums, trumpet,
    3.)large group
    4.)This song reminds me of people playing music in the street
    5a.)yes, I like this song
    5b.)I like the beat of the song, nice and funky

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  17. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. The instruments I hear are the electric guitar, bass guitar, vocals, drums, and saxophones.
    3. I think it's done by a large group.
    4. This song reminds me of dance parties because he names a bunch of dance moves in the song.
    5a)I think this song was all right.
    5b) The vocals were great. I'm just not a big fan of funk-ish music. It's still an amazing song though.

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  18. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, some drums
    3. Large group
    4. This song reminds me of what would be a musical love movie with dance scenes and attempts at getting a girl.
    5. a)Yes, I liked this song
    b)James Brown has a really nice voice, and added more groove to this song, so that was great.

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  19. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Drums, Bass Guitar, Saxophones, and Piano.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds of an old 80's dance where theres a disco ball and people are dancing and having fun.
    5. a) No, I don't like this songs.
    5. b) I don't like this song because of how I don't really get the purpose of lyrics. They didn't have much affect. I don't like how there was too much instruments and I felt like it was overpowering the vocals. Overall, I thought that the vocals should have more of a solo.

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  20. 1.Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2.Vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, drums and piano.
    3.Large Group.
    4.This song reminds me of old movies.
    5. a) Yes, I like this song.
    b) I like this song because it's catchy and i like the vocals.

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  21. 1) Papa's got a brand new bag by James Brown
    2) Guitar, Saxophone, Trumpet, Vocals, Drums, Piano
    3) A large group
    4) This song reminds me of when guys go shopping in movies, like the 90's movies.
    5a) Yes
    5b) I love the way they play the instruments very different from now and then, the beat is very nice.

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  22. 1. Papa's Got a brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Guitar,Drums Trumpet, Saxophone, piano, vocals.
    3. Large group
    4. this song reminds me of when we went school shopping because I got a new bag for the school year.
    5a) yes
    5b) i typically like songs that has a good beat, good rhythm and anything that can get ny foot tapping.

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  23. 1. Papa's Got a brand New Bag by James Brown
    2.vocals, piano, druma, sax, guitar.
    3. Large group
    4. this song reminds me of old school songs in movies.
    5a) yes
    5b) i love the way the beat goes and how the instruments sound together

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  24. 1. Papa's Got a brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. vocals, drums, saxophone, guitar and piano
    3. Large group
    4. this song reminds me of that song "I feel good" I think its called
    5a. Yes I like this song
    5b. because it sounds that other song I mentioned and I like that other song, so I would obviously like this

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  25. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Saxophone, Piano.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of a bar in the late 50's
    5.a) Yes, I like the song.
    5.b) I like this song because it has cool beat and a nice tempo

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  26. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Piano, guitar, drums, vocals and saxophone
    3. Large group
    4. this song reminds me of party in bars.
    5.a)Yes,I like this song
    b)I like this song because of the beat.

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  27. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown.
    2. Vocals, Drums, Piano, Trumpet, Guitar, and Saxophone.
    3. Large group.
    4. This song reminds me of parties that take place in old bars.
    5a) Yes, I like this song.
    5b) I like this song because it's upbeat and catchy.

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  28. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. trumpet, vocals, saxophone, guitar, piano, drums
    3. large group
    4. it reminds me of the movie Hairspray or anything based on the 50's/60's
    5a. Yes
    5b. I like this song because it is catchy and has a nice tempo
    (Errah Sinsay 8-16)

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  29. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Trumpet, saxophone, guitar, vocals, drums, piano.
    3) Large group.
    4) This song reminds me of when people had parties back then and they would have people either playing music that sounded similar to this or being singing it.
    5a) I kind of like this song.
    5b) It's pretty good in some parts because it gets more upbeat and gets catchy, but other parts seem pretty slow making it not as catchy.

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  30. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) guitar, vocals, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone
    3) Large group
    4) This reminds me of people dancing to fast songs like this.
    5a) kinda
    5b) It's not the song I would usually listen to but its a pretty good song.

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  31. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Guitar, Drums, Trumpet and Saxophone.
    3. Large group
    4. This song reminds me of a jazz club at nights in those old movies.
    5a) I like parts of the song
    5b) The parts I like is the beat and how the trumpet part goes its really catchy:)I also like his voice

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  32. Eula Odulio 8-7325 April 2013 at 22:53

    1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Bass, Trumpet, Drums, Vocals, Guitar.
    3. Small group
    4. It reminds me of those 60's nightclubs where a bunch of people dance.
    5a) Yes!
    5b) It made me smile when the guitar or bass (?) was being strummed quickly. It was an overall happy song and it was pretty catchy.

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  33. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Bass, Drums, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals.
    3. Small Group
    4. This reminds me of old clubs that can play this song.
    5a. I like it.
    5b. This song is pretty jazzy and catchy.

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  34. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag- James Brown
    2) Vocal, Trumpet, Drums, and Guitar
    3) Small group
    4) This song reminds me of very old tv shows
    5a) Yeah...
    5b) I like this song because the beat is good

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  35. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocal, Guitar, Drums, Trumpet, and Bass guitar.
    3. Small group
    4. This songs reminds me of the olden clubs
    5a) Yeah.
    5b) The beat is pretty nice.

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  36. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Guitar, bass guitar, drums, trumpet
    3. Small group
    4. It reminds me of 60's club
    5a. Yes
    5b. I like this song because the beat is prett catchy.

    Carmela Catahan

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  37. 1). Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2). I hear the trumpet, drums, saxophone, electric and bass guitar and vocals.
    3). It is a small group.
    4). It reminded me of the dances we would have in school.
    5a). Yes.
    5b). The beat is really catchy. It's a tune you would dance to.

    Katherine Nicolasora 8-17

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  38. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Guitar, Drums, Trumpet and Saxophone.
    3. Large group
    4. This song reminds me of a funky towns back in the day and like back ground music
    5a) I like the chorus of the song
    5b) The parts I like is the beat and how the trumpet part goes its really catchy. i wanna learn how to play the trumpet part.

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  39. 1) papa's got a brand new bag - James Brown
    2) Trumpet, vocals, guitar
    3) large group
    4) This reminds me of those old roller blading movies with the big afros.
    5) Not really
    5) Although the trumpet part was good I just didn't really like the beat.

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  40. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Trumpets, electric guitar, drums, bass, vocals,
    3. Large Group
    4. Reminds me of a song they would play in a spy movie where the spy is doing really well and enjoying it.
    5a) Well the riff is catchy, but not really.
    5b) It's not my type of music. It didn't make me want to dance or make me do anything.

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  41. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Trumpets, Guitar, Vocals, Drums
    3. Large Group
    4. This reminds me of a school dance back then
    5a) Yes I do
    5b) I like this song because it has a nice tempo and its catchy

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  42. 1.Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2.Vocals, Guitar, Trumpets, Drums
    3.Large Group
    4.This song reminds me of serious kinds of movies where there is a funny part but it's supposed to be serious.
    5a.It's catchy but It's not my type.
    5b.The beat is catchy but this isn't the kind of song I listen to.

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  43. 1) Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Trumpets
    3) Large Group
    4) This reminds me a comedy movie and they're doing something and trying not to get caught.
    5a) It's okay.
    5b) I like some parts of the song but it's not a song that I would normally listen to.

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  44. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Piano, Drums
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of Austin Power's the movie
    5 a)Yes I like this song
    b)I like it because it has a catchy beat and it sounds like an Austin Powers type of song.

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  45. 1) Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Trumpets
    3) Large Group
    4) This reminds me a comedy movie and they're doing something and trying not to get caught.
    5a) It's okay.
    5b) I like some parts of the song but it's not a song that I would listen to.

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  46. 1. Papas Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals and Trumpets
    3. Small group if you include his instruments
    4. It reminds me of a James Bond movie cause of all the pauses and sneaky-like sounds playing.
    5a. Yes, I do.
    5b. I like it because it sounds FUNNKKKKAAAY, and it's really joying to me.

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  47. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Bass, drums, vocals, trumpets, guitar
    3. Large Group
    4. this song reminds me of the movie: Spy kids because they're doing hunting for clues.
    5. Yes I like this song.
    5b. I like it because it has nice beats and sneaky beats
    Ryan Deleon 8-14

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  48. 1. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2. Vocals, Guitar, Trumpet, Piano, Drums
    3. it's a Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of something from Austin Power's gold member
    5 a)i love this song
    b) it has a catchy beat and it sounds like it has mojo as Austin powers would put it
    Melvin Daligdig 8-16

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  49. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - by James Brown
    2) guitar, vocals, piano, trumpet, drums, bass
    3) large group
    4) This song reminds me of a jazz group, like in some old old night clubs
    5a) I like the song
    5b) well it's pretty catchy, and the beat is really nice

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  50. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Bass, Drums, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals.
    3. Small Group
    4. This reminds me of old clubs that can play this song.
    5a. I like it.
    5b. This song has got a good beat and rhythm.

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  51. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums.
    3) Small Group
    4) This reminds me of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, when Uncle Phil was dancing in the living room.
    5a) I like it.
    5b) It's very catchy and makes me nod my head to the beat.

    - Russell Gallinera 8-17

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  52. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Bass, Drums, Guitar, Trumpet, Vocals.
    3. Small Group
    4. This reminds me of old clubs that can play this song.
    5a. I like it.
    5b. This song has got a good beat and rhythm.

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  53. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Trumpet, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums.
    3) Small Group
    4) This reminds me something good
    5a) I like it
    5b) I like the rhythm and the beat
    NAthaniel Alnas 8-14

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  54. 1) Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
    2) Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Trumpets
    3) Large Group
    4) This reminds me a comedy movie and they're doing something and trying not to get caught.
    5a) It's okay.
    5b) I like some parts of the song but it's not a song that I would listen to.

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  55. 1. James Brown's "Papa's Got A New Bag"
    2. Masculine vocals, trumpet, bass, electric guitar, piano and drums/percussion
    3. Large group
    4. This song really takes my thoughts to the 60's. What it mainly reminded me of was "Scooby Doo" because of how in each part of the show the "monster" tries to catch those "meddling kids" and Scooby Doo and the gang are running around trying to get away/not get caught.
    5a) Yes
    5b) This song is personally not my form of preferred genre but, what I enjoyed were James Brown's vocals. His octave range is pretty impressive. I also liked how the right instruments played at the right parts to give the right feel, basically how the music was composed.

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  56. 1. Papa's Got a New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, Bass Guitar, Trumpets, Piano
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds of when those musical movies. When they figured something out they will sing this kind of song.
    5. a) Yes.
    b) I like the beat and the rhythm.

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  57. 1. James Brown's "Papa's Got A New Bag"
    2. drums, piano, vocals , trumpet, electric guitar
    3. medium group
    4. This song reminds me of people dancing on the streets in front of restaurants like ice cream places. It also reminds me of people having all their hair to the side looking very shiny due to using lots of gel.
    5. Yes i do
    5b. I like it because its very funky, and it just makes you want to move and around and dance.

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  58. 1.Papa's Got A Brand New Bag by James Brown.
    2.Trumpets, Guitar, Piano, Saxaphone and Bass.
    3.A large group
    4.People kicking back and having fun
    5a)Its okay
    b)It's really not my thing

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  59. 1. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, Electric Guitar, ass Guitar, Drums, Trumpet
    3. Large Group
    4. This song reminds me of a song that would be in a movie in the scenes where people are ridding in their super cool cars and what not. Or maybe they're having a "smooth and groovy" moves dance off.
    5.(a) Yes
    (b) I don't listen to many songs in this type of genre, but this song is one of my exceptions because it is quite groovy in some ways. It's also up beat which I do enjoy.

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  60. 1Papa's got a brand new bag by james brown
    2trumpet sax bass drums vocals guitar
    3large group
    4a party
    5ano
    bI think it is quite repetative

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  61. 1)Papa's got a brand new bag by james brown
    2)trumpet sax bass drums vocals guitar
    3)large group
    4)a movie
    5a)no
    5b) repeates

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  62. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag- by James Brown
    2) guitar, vocals, piano, trumpet, drums, bass, sax
    3) large group
    4) This song reminds me of a jazz night club
    5a) I like the song
    5b) It has a nice funky tone

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  63. 1. Papa's got a brand a brand new bag by James Brown
    2. Vocals, trumpet, drums, sax, guitar
    3. Small group
    4. I would say a jazz night club
    5a. I think it's okay
    5b. It's jazzy but not really something to dance to

    Ashlyn La-Liberty 8-17

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  64. 1) Papa's Got a Brand New Bag- by James Brown
    2) guitar, vocals, piano, trumpet, drums, bass, sax
    3) large group
    4) This song reminds me of a old bboy battle in the 70s
    5a) yes
    5b) its what bboys listen too and anything bboy related, well i like it

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