Black Joe Lewis And The Honey Bears “Sugarfoot”

Is this song the “S.W.F.” of James Brown idolatry?

Do you remember the Jennifer Jason Leigh/Bridget Fonda post-“Fatal Attraction” thriller, “Single White Female”? Fonda puts an ad in the paper looking for a roommate. Leigh show up, and promptly appropriates Fonda’s style, haircut and boyfriend? It was creepy, right?

So why am I not as creeped out by Black Joe Lewis And The Honey Bears, despite their transparent attempt to not just have James Brown’s instrumentation and groove, but even their recording style? Does this song not sound as if it was recorded in 1973, instead of present day?

Should Black Joe Lewis not be sued as an imposter? Given a restraining order as a stalker? Told to cease and desist from using the phrases, “Take me to the bridge!” “Hep Meh!” and “Uuuggghhhhh!!!

You Decide.

Hear Black Joe Lewis And The Honey Bears “Sugarfoot”

See the band perform on Craig Ferguson, here