“It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” (2002, 1966)

In this somewhat “biblically chauvinistic” song (as per “Rolling Stone” magazine), James Brown stated a simple truth; Even though many of the great works of our world are built by men, it is the women who make this a world worth living in.

In Brown’s view, men are simply the worker bees. Women, on the other hand, are the queens, the praiseworthy ones who transform the world into something better than a busy beehive or a freakin' factory.

Mad Men

In this rousing rendition, Brown is joined by the great opera singer Luciano Pavarotti and a full orchestra, making it a grander version of an already grand song.

The title is a take-off on the title of a comedy movie from 1963 – “It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” Clearly, Brown wanted to remind us that this is art and entertainment, not philosophy.

James Brown

James Brown was an American musician. He was respectfully known as the “Godfather of Soul,” as well as being a progenitor of funk music. On “Rolling Stone” magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time,” Brown comes in at Number 7. _{(Image source)}

Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian opera singer who broadened his range to include various types of popular music. As a result, he became the most widely known and commercially successful tenor. He was awarded the “Grammy Legend Award” in 1998. _{(Image source)}

Soul Brothers

James Brown died on Christmas Day, 2006.
Luciano Pavarotti died less than 8 months later. This is a man's world
This is a man's world
But it would be nothing, nothing
Without a woman or a girl

You see, man made the cars
To take us over the road
Man made the train
To carry the heavy load

Man made the electrolight
To take us out of the dark
Man made the boat for the water
Like Noah made The Ark
This is a man's, man's, man's world
But it would be nothing, nothing
Without a woman or a girl
Man thinks about a little bit of baby girls and of baby boys
Man make them happy
'Cause man make them toys
And after man make everything
Everything he can
You know that man makes money
To buy from other man
This is a man's world
But it would be nothing, nothing
Not one little thing
Without a woman or a girl
He's lost in the wilderness
He's lost in bitterness
  _{(Image source)} _{Lyrics by Betty Jean Newsome, courtesy of – AZLyrics.com

Reference – Wikipedia

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