"Pass the Peas" is a celebration of the one thing that cannot be taken away -- the ability to keep going no matter what. The J.B.'s recorded it in 1973 as an instrumental funk workout that requires no words to make its point. The title is a command to share what you have. The music is a demonstration of abundance. James Brown's band understood that the groove itself is a form of generosity. You pass the peas because there is enough for everyone. The funk does not hoard. It distributes.