James Brown performs "I Can't Stand Myself". Live at the Boston Garden. April 5, 1968.
James Brown performs "I Can't Stand Myself "--Live at the Boston Garden, April 5, 1968. James Brown shows off stellar dance moves, sings alongside saxophone player and high fives front row of audience.
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"
Written and recorded by James Brown in 1967, "I Can't Stand Myself" rose to #4 on the Billboard R&B chart and #28 on the Pop chart.
Video transcript:
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Can't stand it, alright. Can't stand it good God. I can't stand your love good God. I can't stand it baby, can't stand your love, alright. You don't love nobody else. Get back, I can't stand myself. Can't stand it good God. Can't stand it, alright. Baby what you want me to do? Baby, what you want me to do? You made me, made me love you. You give me fever, my body's wet uh. You give me fever, my body so wet. Fever alright uh. Fever good God. Time to talk and time to sweat and time to rain so hard oww. Can't stand it good God. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Ooww. Can't stand it baby. Good God. Baby oh yeah. Baby oh yeah. Can't get it right oww.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Oww. Good God. Come on now. [Inaudible 0:01:58]. Eh eh. Yeah!
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Ah yay! Ahh hey! Ah hay. Can't stand your love. I want your love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love. I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I want your love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Come on we did the show ladies and gentlemen. Did the show. Did the show. We did the show. Thank God. Do reach my hands like I'm in a show baby. Young man don't cry.
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