James Brown performs "Ride The Pony". Live at the Boston Garden. April 5, 1968.
James Brown performs "Ride the Pony" while the audience claps and sings along with lyrics and counts to 10 . James Brown further engages the audience by asking them if they "have the feeling".
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"
Video transcript:
James Brown: I want everybody to put your hands together and give some of that love yeah. Let me.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: So let me sing a song. Let me sing a song. Ride the pony. Get on your pony and ride. Ride your pony. Get on your pony and ride. Everybody sing it. Ride your pony. Get on your pony and ride. Ride your pony. Get on your pony and ride. Louder. Ride your pony Get on your pony and ride. I wanna how you feel. Are you feeling good?
Audience: Yeah.
James Brown: Good. You got the feeling. Did you got the feeling? Did you got the feeling? Wait a minute. Does everybody got the feeling?
Audience: Yeah.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Alright. Wait a minute. I want you to start. I want you to start by saying one. Right here everybody say one, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight hee yah. Come on. Eehh.
[Instrumental Music]
James Brown: Hey alright. Baby, baby, baby.
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