Double Elvis.

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Disgrace land is a production of Double Elvis.

The story is about soul singer, James Brown, are insane. Notorious for finding his band members for dropping beats and for firing them for dropping acid. He himself would

later mix his angel dust in with his cream corn for breakfast. He once took his

shotgun and blasted up a juke joint in an attempt to murder fellow soul singer, Joe Tex, injuring seven people in the process.

When Elvis Presley died, James Brown requested and received a private viewing of the body,

where he kneeled over and whispered to the dearly departed king,

Elvis, you rat, I ain't number two no more.

The myth surrounding the birth of James Brown is that he was a stillborn baby, but worked so

hard that he overcame the impossible impossible and then applied the same work ethic to overcome

the soul-crushing poverty he grew up in to become America's soul brother number one.

Coming from nothing he worked his supernatural talent hard and took it as far as he could take it to the top, becoming one, if not the most successful musicians of all time.

It goes without saying that James Brown made great music.

Some of the greatest music ever made, in fact.

That music at the top of the show.

That wasn't great music. That was a pre-set loop from my melodron called samba organ 6-8 low mk2

I played you that loop because I can't afford the license for Don't Worry, Be Happy,

by Bobby McFerrin.

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