James Brown Is Dead

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The words "James Brown is Dead" were spoken by Wessel van Diepen. It is unknown who came up with the phrase but according to one popular story, some confused bloke uttered the phrase to Michiel van der Kuy (Denzil Slemming) in a L.A. dancing.

Annotation last modified on 2022-01-26 20:09 UTC.

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composer:Denzil Slemming
Wikidata:Q6130357 [info]
later parody versions:Bruce Willis Is Dead

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1993-08-07James Brown Is Dead (live, 1993-08-07: TOKYO DOME CITY HALL in Kōraku, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan)liveL.A. Style4:08
James Brown Est... (rmx club version)coverDJK4:56
James Brown is DeadL.A. Style5:44
James Brown is DeadL.A. Style3:31
James Brown is DeadL.A. Style5:40
James Brown is DeadL.A. Style3:52
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:20
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Avex 15th Anniversary Presents 15 Years 150 Hits International 50 Hit Tracks” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:14
James Brown Is DeadpartialL.A. Style2:06
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:30
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:28
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:30
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:39
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:05
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:24
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:26
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:22
James Brown Is Dead (part of "Juliana’s Tokyo: Techno Rave Party" DJ-mix)L.A. Style5:33
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style2:48
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:31
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:27
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Avex Rave ’93: The Best of Best Techno Trax” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style2:17
James Brown Is Dead (part of “De Après Skihut 6” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:43
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Disco 90’s: The Perfect Hits of Real Discotheque” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style3:28
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Grandmix: The 90’s Edition 2” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:42
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Hit Mix ’92” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style?:??
James Brown Is Dead (part of “I Love the 90’s, Vol. 2” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style2:23
James Brown Is Dead (part of “ID&T Classics” DJ-mix)partialL.A. Style4:50
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Rave Nation: House, Ambient and Techno Dance” DJ-mix)partialL.A. Style3:43
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Sensation: The Megamixes” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style0:52
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Turn Up the Bass: Megamix 1991” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:03
James Brown Is Dead (part of a “Retro Arena, Volume 4” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:30
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:43
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:20
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:30
James Brown Is DeadpartialL.A. Style?:??
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:32
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Avex 10th Anniversary Presents 10 Years 100 Hits” DJ-mix)partialL.A. Style1:22
James Brown Is Dead (part of “Grandmix: The 90s Edition” DJ-mix)partialL.A. Style1:43
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:28
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:54
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:30
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:11
James Brown Is DeadLa Style5:52
James Brown Is Dead (part of “House Party II: The Ultimate Megamix” DJ‐mix)partialL.A. Style1:21
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:32
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:09
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:40
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:23
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:27
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:29
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:35
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:42
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:51
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:08
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:09
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:50
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:10
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:21
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:10
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:33
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:07
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:29
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:07
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:33
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:28
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:28
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:33
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:07
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style2:44
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style3:32
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:40
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:37
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is DeadL.A. Style5:38
James Brown Is Dead (7" original mix with rap)L.A. Style3:32
James Brown Is Dead (7" original mix without rap)L.A. Style3:09
James Brown Is Dead (7" version of original mix without rap)L.A. Style3:09
James Brown is Dead (7″ version)L.A. Style3:07
James Brown Is Dead (Crossover radio mix)L.A. Style4:00
James Brown is dead (deadly mix)L.A. Style5:27
James Brown Is Dead (Deadly mix)L.A. Style5:28
James Brown Is Dead (Deadly mix)L.A. Style5:28
James Brown Is Dead (Denzil Slemming)L.A. Style3:34
James Brown Is Dead (Dream on mix)L.A. Style4:53
James Brown Is Dead (Dream on mix)L.A. Style3:31
James Brown Is Dead (instrumental)instrumentalL.A. Style3:32
James Brown Is Dead (original 7" mix)L.A. Style3:11
James Brown Is Dead (original mix - without rap)L.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is Dead (original mix with rap)L.A. Style6:07
James Brown Is Dead (original mix without rap)L.A. Style5:42
James Brown Is Dead (original mix)L.A. Style5:42
James Brown Is Dead (original mix)L.A. Style5:41
James Brown Is Dead (original version)L.A. Style5:38
James Brown Is Dead (radio edit)L.A. Style5:39
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