Funkadelic is an American band that was most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, pioneered the funk music culture of that decade.
History
The group that would become Funkadelic was originally formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed musical backing for his doo wop group The Parliaments while on tour. The band originally consisted of musicians Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce, and Langston Booth plus the five members of the Parliaments on vocals. Boyce, Boyce, and Booth enlisted in the Army in 1966, and Clinton recruited bassist Billy Bass Nelson and guitarist Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also added guitarist Tawl Ross and drummer Tiki Fulwood. The band name "Funkadelic" was coined by Nelson after the band relocated to Detroit. By 1968, because of a dispute with Revilot, the record company that owned the name "The Parliaments," the ensemble began playing under the name Funkadelic.
As Funkadelic, the group signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical (and political) movements of the time. Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone were major inspirations. This style later evolved into a tighter guitar-based funk (circa 1971-75), which subsequently, during the height of Parliament-Funkadelic success (circa 1976-81), added elements of R&B and electronic music, with fewer psychedelic rock elements. The band made their first live television performance on Say Brother in October 7, 1969. They played a jam with songs "Into My Own Thing", "What Is Soul?" , "(I Wanna) Testify", "I Was Made to Love Her" (Stevie Wonder cover), "Friday Night, August 14th" and "Music for My Mother".
Funkadelic is the debut album by the American funk band Funkadelic, released in 1970 on Westbound Records. The album showcased a strong bass and rhythm section, as well as lengthy jam sessions, future trademarks of the band. The album contains two remakes of songs from The Parliaments, an earlier band featuring George Clinton: "I Bet You" and "Good Old Music".
"Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" and "What is Soul" contained the beginnings of Funkadelic's mythology, namely that "Funkadelic" and "the Funk" are extraterrestrial in origin but not dangerous.
"I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing" was particularly notable for a guitar solo by Rare Earth's Ray Monette. "I Bet You" was later covered by The Jackson 5 on their album ABC, and sampled by the Beastie Boys for their song "Car Thief". The 2005 CD reissue also contains their version of "Can't Shake It Loose", which was recorded two years prior by Diana Ross & The Supremes on their album Love Child. In more recent years, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have combined the main riff of "Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?" and certain parts of the lyrics from "What Is Soul?" in live shows, a version which appears as a B-Side on their 2002 single "By the Way".
Podcasts:
Funkadelic
ALBUMS
- U.S. Music With Funkadelic released: 2009
- Toys released: 2008
- Funkadelic released: 2007
- By Way of the Drum released: 2007
- The Essential Funkadelic released: 2006
- The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk released: 2005
- Under A Groove released: 2004
- Suitably Funky released: 2000
- Funk Gets Stronger released: 2000
- Funkadelic released: 2000
- The Original Cosmic Funk Crew released: 2000
- The Very Best of Funkadelic - 1976-1981 released: 1998
- Finest released: 1997
- Ultimate Funkadelic released: 1997
- Funkadelic Live - Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan 1971 released: 1996
- Hardcore Funk Jam released: 1994
- The Best of Funkadelic released: 1994
- One Nation Under a Groove released: 1993
- Music for Your Mother released: 1993
- Connections & Disconnections released: 1992
- Rocky Mountain Shakedown released: 1992
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On released: 1991
- America Eats Its Young released: 1990
- Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow released: 1990
- The Electric Spanking of War Babies released: 1981
- Uncle Jam Wants You released: 1979
- Tales of Kidd Funkadelic released: 1976
- Hardcore Jollies released: 1976
- Let's Take It to the Stage released: 1975
- Cosmic Slop released: 1973
- Maggot Brain released: 1971
- Motor City Madness released:
Funkadelic
Released 2007- One Nation Under a Groove (promo 12")
- Electric Spanking of War Babies (instrumental)
- Adolescent Funk
- Smokey
- If You Got Funk, You Got Style
- Soulmate
- Lunchmeatophobia (Think!... It Ain't Illegal Yet!)
- Hardcore Jollies
- Cosmic Slop
- Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?
- Into You
- Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers)
- Maggot Brain (live)
The Essential Funkadelic
Released 2006- One Nation Under a Groove (7" mix)
- Freak of the Week
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll)
- (Not Just) Knee Deep, Part 1
- Cosmic Slop
- Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!
- Electric Spanking of War Babies
- If You Got Funk, You Got Style
- Electro-Cuties
- Funk Gets Stronger / She Loves You
- Comin' Round the Mountain
Under A Groove
Released 2004- One Nation Under a Groove
- Groovallegiance
- Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?
- Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers)
- Into You
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)
- Lunchmeataphobia (Think!...It Ain't Illegal Yet!)
- P.E. Squad/DooDoo Chasers ("Going All-The-Way Off" instrumental)
- Maggot Brain (live)
Finest
Released 1997- I'll Bet You
- I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody Got a Thing
- Funky Dollar Bill
- I Wanna Know If It's Good to You
- Hit It & Quit It
- You & Your Folks, Me & My Folks
- A Joyful Process
- Loose Booty
- You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
- Cosmic Slop
- Red Hot Mama
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
- Let's Take It to the Stage
- Get Off Your Ass and Jam
- Undisco Kidd
- Maggot Brain (live)
Ultimate Funkadelic
Released 1997- One Nation Under a Groove
- Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?
- Comin' Round the Mountain
- Smokey
- Promentalshitbackwaskpsychosis Enema Squad (The DooDoo Chasers)
- If You Got Funk, You Got Style
- Icka Prick
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)
- (Not Just) Knee Deep
- Freak of the Week
- You Scared the Lovin' Outta Me
One Nation Under a Groove
Released 1993- One Nation Under a Groove
- Groovallegiance
- Who Says a Funk Band Can’t Play Rock?
- Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo‐Doo Chasers)
- Into You
- Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!)
- Lunchmeataphobia (Think! …It Ain’t Illegal Yet!)
- P.E. Squad/Doodoo Chasers (“Going All‐the‐Way Off” instrumental)
- Maggot Brain (live)
Music for Your Mother
Released 1993- Music for My Mother
- Music for My Mother (instrumental)
- Can't Shake It Loose
- As Good as I Can Feel
- I'll Bet You
- Qualify and Satisfy
- Open Our Eyes
- I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody Got a Thing
- Fish, Chips and Sweat
- I Wanna Know If It's Good to You
- I Wanna Know If It's Good to You (instrumental)
- You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks
- Funky Dollar Bill
- Can You Get to That
- Back in Our Minds
- I Miss My Baby
Rocky Mountain Shakedown
Released 1992- Children of Production
- Mothership Connection (Starchild)
- Swing Down, Sweet Chariot
- Dr. Funkenstein
- Coming Round the Mountain
- Medley: Give Up the Funk / Get Off Your Ass and Jam / Night of the Thumpasaurus People
- Cosmic Shop
- Red Hot Mama
- Medley: Let's Take It to the Stage / Take Your Dead Ass Home
- Do That Stuff
Motor City Madness
- Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
- Red Hot Mama
- You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
- Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
- Funky Dollar Bill
- Hit It and Quit It
- Cosmic Slop
- Better by the Pound
- Take Your Dead Ass Home
- Loose Booty
- Get Off Your Ass and Jam
- Sexy Ways
- Music for My Mother
- America Eats Its Young
- March to the Witch's Castle
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Funk Gets Stronger (part 1)
by: FunkadelicBootsy, Sly, Funkadelic, oh, these?
As is
(That's that?)
It's a funk attack, if you got the front, uh
Then I've got your back, baba
Roll, Uncle Jack
[Unverified]
Hey, put it where the shock on
[Unverified]
Put it on the one, ah, on the one
On the one, on the one, on the one
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
Just a silly millimeter longer
Funk gets stronger
Funky power by the hour
Funk will sit and sit and never go sour
Funky power
Funk gets stronger
As it goes longer
Just a silly millimeter longer
Funk gets stronger
Funky power by the hour
Funk will sit and sit and never go sour
Funky power
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
You keep holding it back
You got to put it where you know it belong
You keep holding it back, Jack
Put it where it belong
You keep holding it back
Put it where you know it belong
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
She like to ball, she boogie
Check, check us out
She like to ball, she boogie
Check us out
Funk gets stronger
As it goes longer
Just a silly millimeter longer
Funk gets stronger
Funky power by the hour
Funk will sit and sit and never go sour
Funky power
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
You keep holding me back
Put it where it belong
You keep holding me back, jack
Put it where it belong
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
Roll call, she boogie
Check us out
She like to ball, we boogie
Check us out
She like to ball, we boogie
Check us out
She like to ball, we boogie
Check us out
She like to ball, we boogie
Check us out
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
Funk gets stronger
Funk gets stronger
As it goes longer
You keep holding me back
Put it where it belong, yeah
Put it where it belong
Put it where you know it belong
You keep holding me back
Put it where you know it belong
Funk gets stronger
As it goes longer
Just a silly millimeter longer
Funk gets stronger
Bootsy, Sly, Funkadelic
[Unverified]
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to funk you home
[Unverified]
We'd like to take you home with us
We'd love to funk you home
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