What funk song, recorded by a man often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul" , was released as a two-part single?
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing
"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown.
 It was released as a two-part single, which charted #3 R&B and #20 Pop.
 The single version of the song did not receive an album release until Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag, but a live recording was included on Brown's 1970 album "Sex Machine".
James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and bandleader.
 A progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul".
 In a career that spanned six decades, he influenced the development of several music genres.
Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is a funk song written by James Brown and Bobby Byrd.
 Recorded in 1970 by Brown and the original J.B.'s with Byrd on backing vocals, it was released as a two-part single in 1972.
 It reached number one on the U.S. Hot Soul Singles chart and number twenty-seven on the "Billboard" Hot 100 during the spring of that year.
 It also appeared on the album "There It Is".
 Critic Robert Christgau called it "the loosest and most infectious of Brown's many socially conscious jams." Papa Don't Take No Mess
"Papa Don't Take No Mess" is a funk song performed by James Brown.
 An edited version of the song released as a two-part single in 1974 was Brown's final number one R&B hit and peaked at number thirty-one on the Hot 100.
 The full-length version, nearly 14 minutes long, appeared on the double album "Hell". Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved
"Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" is a funk song recorded by James Brown.
 It was released as a two-part single in 1970 and charted #4 R&B and #34 Pop.
 It features backing vocals by Bobby Byrd, who shared writing credit for the song with Brown and Ron Lenhoff.
 It first received an album release on "In the Jungle Groove" (1986). Get on the Good Foot
"Get on the Good Foot" is a funk song performed by James Brown.
 It was released in 1972 as a two-part single that charted #1 R&B and #18 Pop.
 It also appeared on an album of the same name released that year.
 Partly due to the unwillingness of Brown's record labels to certify sales of his previous hits, "Get on the Good Foot" was his first gold record.
 "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 99 song for 1972. My Thang
"My Thang" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown.
The song borrows lines from the then outtake "Funky Drummer", which was a habit for Brown where he would borrow lines from a non-charting single or remake the song structure completely.Unlike most of his songs, this song was released not released as a two-part single but instead issued with three different B-sides.
 It spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart - Brown's second #1 in a row, following "The Payback" - and reached No. 29 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in July 1974.
 The song also appeared on Brown's 1974 double album "Hell". The Payback (song)
"The Payback" is a funk song by James Brown, the title track from his 1973 album of the same name.
 The song's lyrics, originally written by trombonist and bandleader Fred Wesley but heavily revised by Brown himself soon before it was recorded, concern the revenge he plans to take against a man who betrayed him.
 The song is notable for its spare, open arrangement and its use of wah-wah guitar - a relative rarity in Brown's previous funk recordings.
 Released as a two-part single (featuring a radio announcer at the beginning of part one) in February 1974, it was the first in an unbroken succession of three singles by Brown to reach #1 on the R&B charts that year - the last chart-toppers of his career.
 It also peaked at number 26 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
 It was his second, and final, single to be certified gold by the RIAA. I Got Ants in My Pants
"I Got Ants in My Pants (and I Want to Dance)" is a funk song by James Brown.
 Recorded in 1971 and released as a two-part single in November 1972 or January 1973, it charted #4 R&B and #27 Pop.
 It did not receive an album release.
 A remixed version was included on the 1988 compilation album "Motherlode". Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" is a funk song performed by James Brown and written with his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis in 1968.
 It was released as a two-part single which held the number-one spot on the R&B singles chart for six weeks, and peaked at number ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
 Both parts of the single were later included on James Brown's 1968 album "A Soulful Christmas" and on his 1969 album sharing the title of the song.
 The song became an unofficial anthem of the Black Power movement.