James Brown and The Flames Night Train October 29, 1964

The funniest part of this clip might be how the Hardest Working Man in Show Business starts out by imitating the routine of his backup dancers, like Superman pretending to be mediocre at basketball so he can fit in at a Daily Planet pickup game. Brown soon reveals himself to be backup to nobody, working his legs like Eddie Van Halen works a fretboard, exhausting everyone in the room except himself. By the second or third time he's dancing on one foot, it's oh, just stop it already.