Oh man, I gotta give some more respect to James Brown.....just listen to the bass line throughout this song and turn it up loud.......this guy might even put a 'prominent' FSF bassist a run for his money!!
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrZEKCWaMNY
 
(better quality audio/video in the full album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b8fXH6FnqE
 
EDIT: Check out the cast of performers on this album:
 

Personnel[edit]

• James Brown: All Main Vocals, Organ solo on track 8
• Steve Winwood: Synthesizers (listed in liner notes as "Lead & Backing Synthesizer") on track 3
• Dan Hartman: Guitars, Keyboards, Programming, Background vocals, Fairlight Programming (listed as "Eddie Fairlight III"), All instruments except drums & horns on track 7 "Repeat the Beat (Faith)"
• Stevie Ray Vaughan: Guitars on track 5
• T. M. Stevens: Bass (on all tracks except 7), Background vocals
• Ray Marchica, Art Wood, George Recile: Drums, Percussion
• Trazi Williams: Congas
• The Uptown Horns (Arno Hecht, Bob Funk, Crispin Cioe, "Hollywood" Paul Litteral): All Brass Instruments
• Maceo Parker- alto saxophone
• Alison Moyet: Ad-Libs/vocal trade-offs & Background vocals
• Charlie Midnight, Gail Boggs: Background vocals
• Chris Lord-Alge - mixing+

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_(James_Brown_album)

Speaking of funkaaay......this is the same bass player (T.M. Stevens) on that James Brown album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmgNHwDCd-g
 
 
Harder stuff..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omN34omWNJ8

 
James will like this one....
 

 
Forgot what a great song this was.

SteveStrummerUK
 
James will like this one....
 

 
Forgot what a great song this was.

I had that single when I was a kid.