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{{quote|''There's a good time waiting for you, come on and let's get free!'' |
{{quote|''There's a good time waiting for you, come on and let's get free!''|'''Funkadelic''', "Good To Your Earhole" }} |
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{{quote|''Make my funk the P-Funk, I wants to get funked up'' |
{{quote|''Make my funk the P-Funk, I wants to get funked up'' |
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''I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut.'' |
''I want the bomb, I want the P-Funk, I want my funk uncut.''|'''Parliament''', "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" }} |
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[[George Clinton]] is a famous and acclaimed [[Funk]] musician. If [[James Brown]] was the [[Trope Maker|pioneer]] of funk, George Clinton was the man who arguably [[Trope Codifier|fulfilled its potential]] as the driving force of Parliament-Funkadelic. He is known foremost for his conceptual vision, socially conscious lyrics and production skills. The bands themselves are famous for their excellent musicianship, fierce live performances and outlandish albums boasting satirical comic-book artwork, its most famous covers being the ones drawn by Pedro Bell and Overton Loyd. Besides being considered a member of funk's "holy trinity" (alongside [[James Brown]] and [[Sly And The Family Stone|Sly Stone]]), he's also the second or third most [[Sampling|sampled]] musician, depending on who's counting. |
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George Clinton was born in 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina and grew up in Plainfield, [[New Jersey]]. After some time in a barber salon, he became a staff songwriter for Motown, while fronting a small-time doo-wop group named The Parliaments, which had a hit in 1967 with "(I Wanna) Testify". But this band disintegrated, and Clinton instead formed Funkadelic, a band which played a combination of psychedelic rock and funk, influenced by other famous musicians such as [[Jimi Hendrix]], James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone. |
George Clinton was born in 1941 in Kannapolis, North Carolina and grew up in Plainfield, [[New Jersey]]. After some time in a barber salon, he became a staff songwriter for Motown, while fronting a small-time doo-wop group named The Parliaments, which had a hit in 1967 with "(I Wanna) Testify". But this band disintegrated, and Clinton instead formed Funkadelic, a band which played a combination of psychedelic rock and funk, influenced by other famous musicians such as [[Jimi Hendrix]], James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone. |
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* '''Shirley Hayden''' - vocals |
* '''Shirley Hayden''' - vocals |
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{{discography}} |
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'''Funkadelic discography:''' |
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* 1970 - ''Funkadelic'' |
* 1970 - ''Funkadelic'' |
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* 1970 - ''Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow'' |
* 1970 - ''Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow'' |
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* 1981 - ''The Electric Spanking of War Babies'' |
* 1981 - ''The Electric Spanking of War Babies'' |
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Parliament discography: |
'''Parliament discography:''' |
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* 1970 - ''Osmium'' |
* 1970 - ''Osmium'' |
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* 1974 - ''Up for the Down Stroke'' |
* 1974 - ''Up for the Down Stroke'' |
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* 1980 - ''Trombipulation'' |
* 1980 - ''Trombipulation'' |
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George Clinton solo discography: |
'''George Clinton solo discography:''' |
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* 1982 - ''Computer Games'' |
* 1982 - ''Computer Games'' |
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* 1983 - ''You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish'' |
* 1983 - ''You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish'' |
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* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Funkenstein. |
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Dr. Funkenstein. |
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* [[Messianic Archetype]]: Star Child. |
* [[Messianic Archetype]]: Star Child. |
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* [[Narcissist]]: Dr. Funkenstein, whose song gives us lines like, "Kiss me on my ego!" and "Let me hear it for me!". |
* [[Narcissist]]: Dr. Funkenstein, whose song gives us lines like, "Kiss me on my ego!" and "Let me hear it for me!". Never mind that everything his back-up singers say is a barely-veiled euphemism for Dr. Funkenstein being good in the sack. |
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* [[Punny Name]]: Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (say it out loud). |
* [[Punny Name]]: Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (say it out loud). |
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* [[Redemption Quest]]: Sir Nose traces his ancestry. |
* [[Redemption Quest]]: Sir Nose traces his ancestry. |