James Brown performs "Maybe the Last Time". Live at the Boston Garden. April 5, 1968.

James Brown performs "Maybe the Last Time." Live at the Boston Garden. April 5, 1968. The audience sings along during the chorus.

In the aftermath of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination on April 4, 1968, rioting broke out in cities across the country. James Brown had been scheduled to perform at the Boston Garden on April 5th. Boston Mayor Kevin White had initially wanted to cancel all public events, including James Brown's show. As there was concern that the cancellation of the show might cause an escalation of the crisis. it was agreed that James Brown's show would go on. The show, one of the greatest in Boston's history, went on and the city of Boston remained relatively calm. James Brown consoled his mourning audience, dedicated the show to the memory of Dr. King and was instrumental in keeping the peace on the streets of Boston. This concert became known as " The Night James Brown Saved Boston"

"Maybe the Last Time" is a song written by James Brown and recorded by James Brown and The Famous Flames in 1964. It was the last studio recording Brown made with The Famous Flames, although the singing group continued to perform with him live and receive label billing for several more years.Though "Maybe the Last Time" did not chart, it became a frequent part of Brown and The Famous Flames' concert repertoire in the late 1960s.

Video transcript:

James Brown: You got the feeling.

Audience: Yeah.

James Brown: You got the feeling.

Audience: Yeah.

James Brown: I got something that I want you to understand now. I want you to know that maybe the last time. Maybe the last time. Maybe the last time baby. Maybe the last time baby. Oh I, oh I, I don't know. Maybe the last time. I don't know what I'm doing. Believe me I don't know. Oh I, oh I, I don't know. Everybody. Let me hear you. Don't know. I don't know. Maybe the last time. I want you to know. Maybe the last time we ever come together. I want you to make me, make me move. Alright, alright. I don't know. Maybe the last time. Maybe the last time. Maybe the last time. Maybe the last time. Alright, alright. I don't know.

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