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Compared to Funkadelic's earlier output, which was characterized by sound typical for rock music, this song has sound more typical for dance music. The lyrics refer to dancing as a way to freedom. The song opens with the lyrics "So wide, you can't get around it/ So low, you can't get under it/ So high you can't get over it."
The album opens with a spoken word monologue by Funkadelic bandleader George Clinton, which refers to "the maggots in the mind of the universe". [7] According to legend, the opening title track was recorded in one take when Clinton, under the influence of LSD, told lead guitarist Eddie Hazel to play as if he had just learned his mother was dead; Clinton instructed him "to picture that day ...
Dance [9] UK [3] "Music for My Mother" 1969 — 50 — — Funkadelic "I'll Bet You" 63 22 — — "I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing" 1970 80 30 — — "I Wanna Know If It's Good to You?" 81 27 — — Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks" 1971 91 42 — — Maggot Brain "Can ...
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, Sly Stone, the MC5, and Vanilla Fudge were major inspirations. [8]
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The leader behind the Parliament-Funkadelic collective was celebrated for influencing and impacting funk music. George Clinton, one of the most […] The post George Clinton becomes emotional as ...
Motor City Madness is a compilation album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released in 2003 by Westbound Records. [4] It features a selection of songs previously released on the band's original albums for Westbound from 1970 to 1976. [1]
"I Bet You" (Westbound W 150) George Clinton, Sidney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey: 4:10: 10. "Music for My Mother" (Westbound W 148) George Clinton, Edward Hazel, William Nelson: 5:17: 11. "As Good as I Can Feel" (recorded in 1969 and scheduled as Westbound W 149 (instrumental)) George Clinton, Clarence Haskins: 2:31: 12. "Open Our Eyes" (Westbound ...