Doin' It To Death

[Optimal Saint]

Does anyone know why this song is called "Doin' It To Death"? and NOT the obvious "Funky Good Time" or "Have A Funky Good Time"?

[Motown Eddie]

Does anyone know why this song is called "Doin' It To Death"? and NOT the obvious "Funky Good Time" or "Have A Funky Good Time"?

According to Wikipedia, the title 'Doing It To Death' was from a figure of speech that James Brown heard Fred Wesley use. Other than that, it's unknown why the song isn't called 'We're Gonna Have A Funky Good Time' since that phrase is used thruout the song.

[jsmith]

Mary Love told me that in the early 70's, the crowd who supported the Black Panthers up in court used to chant a certain line. It took her a while to realise it was a line from one of her recordings [[the line used not being the title of the track).

[Stax_of_Motown]

Great dance track.

[motony]

that was a popular saying back then..."that band is killin it, they are doin it to death".