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"Dr. Funkenstein" is a song by the funk band Parliament. It was the second single released from their 1976 album, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein. It reached number 46 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. [1] Dr. Funkenstein was one of George Clinton's many alter egos in the P-Funk mythology.
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein is the fifth album by funk band Parliament, released on July 20, 1976. The album is notable for featuring horn arrangements by ex- James Brown band member Fred Wesley . The album charted at No. 3 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, No. 20 on the Billboard pop chart, and became Parliament's second album to be ...
Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (1976) Children Of Production is the fourth track from the 1976 Parliament album The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, [2] featuring rich and Christmassy swinging brass hooks, and trippy and sometimes controversial lyrics sung by the Clones themselves.
The lyrics are primarily "gaga googoo", but the Thumpasorous lineage is a recurring feature in subsequent releases. Parliament's follow-up album, The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, is the motherlode for the narrative of their legendary stage show. The first half of the album introduces key characters like Dr. Funkenstein and expands on terms like ...
Mothership Connection is the fourth album by American funk band Parliament, released on December 15, 1975, on Casablanca Records.This concept album is often rated among the best Parliament-Funkadelic releases, and was the first to feature horn players Maceo Parker and Fred Wesley, previously of James Brown's backing band the J.B.'s.
The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein (1976) Live: P-Funk Earth Tour (1977) Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome (1977) Motor Booty Affair (1978) Gloryhallastoopid (1979) Trombipulation (1980) The set includes an 84-page booklet with liner notes written in Japanese, as well as lyrics to all of the songs included in the set.
The song "Sir Nose d'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention – B3M)" contains nursery rhymes "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" and "Three Blind Mice"; the lyrics were changed to refer to drug use. The original vinyl release contained a 22″×33″ poster of the character Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk, as well as an 8-page comic book that explains the concept behind the LP.
Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a live double album by Parliament that documents the band's 1977 P-Funk Earth Tour.The performances include songs from Parliament's albums through The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein as well as songs from the Funkadelic repertoire.