There Was a Time

E780513

single song

"There Was a Time" is a funk song by James Brown, known for its driving groove and influential role in the development of funk music.

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Label	Occurrences
There Was a Time canonical	2

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
danceAssociation	soul dance routines ⓘ
genre	funk ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	key example of late-1960s James Brown funk sound ⓘ
hasInfluencedArtist	later funk musicians ⓘ
hasInfluencedGenre	funk ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle	rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasPart	There Was a Time (live version) ⓘ There Was a Time (studio version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRhythmicFeature	prominent backbeat ⓘ syncopated rhythm ⓘ
hasTheme	nostalgia for earlier days ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
livePerformanceFeature	extended grooves in concert ⓘ
lyricist	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	driving groove ⓘ influential role in the development of funk music ⓘ
partOf	James Brown discography NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Famous Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel	King Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalStyle	James Brown’s shouted vocals ⓘ

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Sex Machine → hasPart → There Was a Time ⓘ

Chinese Democracy → hasPart → There Was a Time ⓘ