Curtis Mayfield - Billy Jack Lyrics

Was für ein geiler emotionaler Song

I Bump at may feild now

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what a bad ass jam that guitar is so out standing!

Magnifique elle vient d'une autre galaxie cette musique

Thanks.

I can't say how I admire Curtis Mayfield! He was not only a genius but also a very good man with very big heart and soul.

Massage Music something this generation is robbed of.

I LOVE TO HERE A COLD RAPPER REDO THIS SHIT, HOLA PUFF DADDY LOL JAY,Z RICK ROSS , GET THIS SHIT

SHHHHIT, WHAT CAN I SAY, HES GODFATHER OF THE TELLIN JUST HOW THE FUCKIN STREETS IS, YEAH CHEF DOGGIE DOGG SAID IT, BETTER ASK SOMEBODY

Damn that brother was another musical genius!

Billy Jack. Sounding fantastic.

Grate song live all of Curtis Music smart man song about the time we live in.

Curtis touches all hearts. What a messenger of love. We will always be blessed to have had him, and his vision, and his music.
Best of the best.
RIP Mr. Mayfeild.

Legend. Without knowing him, I think he was a beautiful person.. Cool and super-fly. Underated guitarist too. multi instrumentalist and an inspiration to any musician.

Get hip to this pimpn

I've always imagined his songs turned into a motion picture like how they've done films about The Beetles and Bruce Springsteen. To see life through his eyes and vision. Now that would a movie to see. Between him and James Brown both grew up in hard times. Their lyrics speaks volumes about their lives. And the lives of others.

Cee-Lo Green - Fool For You.

Grossartiger Sound für die Ewigkeit gemacht

Roll Tide, Alabama ***

Phillip Bailey remade this😍😍😍

Deep in the sea .When will blacks get (SMH).

On this day in 1975 {June 7th} Curtis Mayfield performed "Billy Jack", "Jesus", and "When Seasons Change" on the nationally syndicated television program, 'Soul Train'...
All three songs were from his 1975 studio album, 'There's No Place Like America Today', and on July 13th, 1975 the album peaked at #13 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart...
Between 1970 and 1997 the Chicago native, as a solo artist, had thirty records on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, six made the Top 10 with his biggest hit being "Freddie's Dead", it peaked at #2* {for 2 weeks} in 1972...
As a member of the Impressions he had twenty nine records on the Hot R&B Singles chart...
Curtis Lee Mayfield passed away at the young age of 57 on December 26th, 1999...
May both he and Don Cornelius {1936 - 2012} R.I.P.
* For the two weeks that "Freddie's Dead" was at #2 on the Hot R&B Singles chart, the #1 record for both those weeks was "I'll Be Around" by the Spinners
...

Hidden classic,and Philip Bailey brought it back🔥

Lyrics with thanks to Paul Fresnel
Billy Jack


Just out of Monday
I run into a friend
Down the street, down the street
Where I live

Sad things begin
I could feel from within
From the message, from the message
He had to give

About a buddy of mine
He run out of time, his life run out of time
Somebody past noon, shot across the room
And now the man no longer lives

Too bad about him
Too sad about him
Don't get me wrong, the man is gone
But it's a wonder, he lived this long

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was an alley cat
Ah, didn't care nothing about being black
Oh, Billy Jack

There can't be no fun, can't be no fun
To be shot, shot with a hand gun
Your body sprawled out, you without a doubt
Running people out, there on the floor

Sad bloody mess
Shot all up in his chest, shot in his chest
One sided duel, gun and a fool, ah
What a way to go

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was a alley cat
Ah, didn't care nothin' 'bout being Black
Oh, Billy Jack

Billy Jack!

So is he talking about the movie

Born in East Oakland Calif 67. I still remember the good and bad times...

2019 still jamming!

GOTTA LOVE IT BRO

I KNOW YOU GONE BRUTHA CURTIS,BUT I TRULY MISS YOU AND THIS KINDA OF MUSIC.MAY GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL MAN.

Marcus Reeves It's spelt brother not brutha.

Trombone and trump lol

I’m sitting here with my nose turned up like I smell something cause this is so damn funky...dayum!!!

bad as jam here love Curtis Mayfield

Pretty much the first gangster rap song. Dont believe mainstream.

I'm from Jacksonville....so I'm Billy Jack😎

Had the stank face on through the whole song

GODAMN THIS IS FUNKY

WILLIE HUTCH, BLACK MOSES, BOBBY, AND A MAN NAMED MR.MAYFIELD.

I wished more people knew about Willie Hutch, A genius

It can't be no fun
to be shot
shot with a hand gun
Go head on Mayfield
A man before his time..

Alfred Revis a man in his time :( ♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡

Been so into this song lately. It's incredible, love the horns

Mane, y'all sleeping on one of the all time greatest

curtis was a gentleman of soul

this is my wedding song

NOW there is truly no place like America today.  This lifelong American citizen has this message:  fuck you America.  Fuck Donald Trump and fuck each and every one of his goddamned supporters.

Just out of Monday
I run into a friend
Down the street, down the street
Where I live

Sad things begin
I could feel from within
From the message, from the message
He had to give

About a buddy of mine
He run out of time, his life run out of time
Somebody past noon, shot across the room
And now the man no longer lives

Too bad about him
Too sad about him
Don't get me wrong, the man is gone
But it's a wonder, he lived this long

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was an alley cat
Ah, didn't care nothing about being black
Oh, Billy Jack

There can't be no fun, can't be no fun
To be shot, shot with a hand gun
Your body sprawled out, you without a doubt
Running people out, there on the floor

Sad bloody mess
Shot all up in his chest, shot in his chest
One sided duel, gun and a fool, ah
What a way to go

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was a alley cat
Ah, didn't care nothin' 'bout being Black
Oh, Billy Jack

Thank you keep writing lyrics for us

Yes,sirrrrrr I feel ya Daddy

"It can't be no fun /To be shot, shot with a handgun" - the bleak simplicity and almost naivety of those lines really catch the horror of those who have lost someone near and dear in a shooting - even if the guy was a smalltime criminal. Just like in "Freddie's Dead", Mayfield brings out the bleak drama of everyday life and death in the ghetto.

can't help but to feel it in the south. TN

This is TN funk can you feel it.

He was woke...i listened he was the truth and so very blessed to still be able to enjoy these LIFE stories in which we can relate ...love you Mayfield

Un des meilleurs

Damn this shits fire ON GOD

real music with soul and bottom

Old school music can't find this today.RIP Curtis ✌🏽

love love love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dem horns

fradaja DOPENESS

Plus de 45 ans d'écoute et plaisir et toujours les frissons.

Who could ever forget those human faces in Electroma........

FUNK !! https://www.facebook.com/groups/FUNKconnection/

curtis -man soul.

These vibes are sooooooo cold...... Goes trough flesh and bones man, what a tuneee

So cold you couldn't spell through correctly lol cool bro

billy jack cold riddim

vingança é um prato ki si come com 12 di repetiçao vai pagar com a vida a fatura da traiçao.....

The bass sound like FF7 Turks theme :)

I didn't care nothing about being black

Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, who is the best..?
The both !

Both had a way of telling real life through lyrics and music

Electroma

well built funk

Sadly , we will relate with lyrics like this forever. I hope don't.

Music like this is no More Rap took over The Soul Music and it Sucks!

TheKraut59 glen

Lead Guitars   Curtis
Mayfield   &   Phil Upchurch

3rd   
Guitarist  : Gary Thompson

Drums : Quinton Joseph

Congas :   Henry Gibson

Bass: Lucky Scott

Keyboards: Rich Tufo

 

Studio Engineer: Roger Anifnsen

Produced and written By Curtis Mayfield

Chicago Curtom Studios 
1975

aristatibb7 glen

BEP EMPIRE

Cee Lo Green stole this from Curtis .....with Fool for you.....for shame... Cee low.
https://youtu.be/-EXclbNuXSc

Eulogy on wax.... brilliant!!!

#CLUBS PIMPIN IN MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE

As we use to say back in the day..Bumpin that pimpin make.

Blackhaven's Finest right chea.😎

South Memphis Riverside.. Raifords Sunday all niter.

@Steve Harrison you betta know it...Yurrrme!💯

OHHHH SHIT DOPE

Hi, just to let you know I've embedded your video on my music review website, many thanks.
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this was

well guys the was the soul man who once was on this earth believe you me

We live in changing world each individual who live on earth should adapt the  change like PW Botha one say "Is Either You Abide Or You Die so in those words you were given option to choose from whether is gonna work or not depends, on your choice or decisions taken by you or the other part. 

Daft Punk's Electroma.

Mr. Flynn glen

Yes! You are right. I kept trying to put my finger on it . I kept saying to myself where did I here this before. I thought from the show Empire lol . I think Empire did use this track.

i, MY, AND MYSELF LIKE THIS NUMBER VERY VERY, MUCHO. Haha, o, bILLY bOY  bILLY jACK. TO BAD AND TO SAD ABOUT BILLY.o, BILLY JACK HE WAS BLACK, HAHAHA, COME ON COME ON REPIED FOR ME bILLIE, I THINK I KNOW BILLY. THIS IS MY FAVORIET. VERY NICE POKOE, O JE RUNNING TO A FRIEND, WHY NOT, THE CALLED HIM BOTH jACCO., HE SHOT WITH A HELL GON. HA HA HA, BROTHER, CURTUS, YOUR GOOD MEN, POWER, WHERE YOU ARE. GOOD BAY. EN HET GAAT JE GOOD.

Ugk would killed this beat amazing thanks Dr. Funky

@peter grace Someone should just make a UGK/Curtis mashup album already!

Well, now I have a purpose. See you in a few years.

ugk did do this curtis mayfield beat...with a rapper from dallas tx named Bobo Luciano the song is called B*tch get up off me featuring ugk

peter grace Curtis Mayfield is laced all through Pimp's music, lyrics, vocal techniques, and overall production and rightly so, I promise Pimp was the rap game version of Mayfield.

C Lo Green flipped this song

excuse me? haha

Soufle coupé par la beauté du morceau !

@José Goncalves , c'est toujours le premier effet lors de sa découverte. Les effets kiss-kool et boomerang de ce disque sont pas mal non plus.

exactly. shit is on point, dude. that snare.

pure genius.

rogoldomedonfors glen

This is what my blood sounds like.

yeah...dr mayfield!!!

You're the picture of health, toots!!

omg pregnant me, senpai

This you Bobby?!

@Iton want my phone number?

Funky how I like it

this is wonderful...

What marks Mayfields lyrics out is how he deals with the reality of street life authentically, yet manages to do it without malice. The man is real, yet there's no trace of threat or violence, not a bad word for anybody. Heroic.

FEEL YEAH

very true,,,,,spirit,,,,,,&,,,,,body,,,,,,,,

@Bryce Thibodeaux I had the chance to see James with Temptations in Germany, I´ll never forget this....<3

@Bryce Thibodeaux I have seen James B. with Temptation. I loved it. The concert Ticket is pinned on my wall in livin´room :)

Perfection from a genius and one hell of a funky band.  Gets me every time.

dont you really hear that band eh. oh man!

One of the best songs ever about the tragic problem of gun violence and street crime in the US. The late-80s live take on "Live at Ronnie Scott's Club" is even better and tighter, a stark, funky masterpiece.

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For me his finest tune from his finest album. Absolutely sublime. Songwriting don't get no better than this.

Thanks Dr.Funky, this is a fuckin bad-ass tune!!

Awesome.

Electroma Soundtrack

An old jam that is still relevant.

electroma

AS I SEE,WHO YOU BE?YOU THINK YOU COOL AS THEE SEA,LET C!YOUR LOVE FOR A FEE,I'M STONE ABOUT MY SOUL LOVE NOT FOR LIEING SHE IS MY GIFT FROM WIHTIN HIGH TO MY SKY,HEAVEN TO MY MINE THAT WHY I LOVE SO,SHE TOUCH MY SOUL EVEN WHEN SHE SAY GOODBY!SO SAY HI FOR 2013!LOVE

Is it really more than 35 years since I first heard this? Amazing. It still works for me every time I play it. What an artist Curtis was, how sad that we lost him.

i liked & laughed at this comment even though (or maybe because) the guy driving the car looks NOTHING like Romney

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