OH YEAH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Parliament Funkadelic - Bring The Funk REACTION

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Bootsy is Bootsy Collins, bass player supreme out of Cincinnati. He started playing with James Brown before he joined George Clinton's bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. He played on Dee-lite's Groove Is In the Heart, he's the guy with the wild glasses. You should hear his song, Body Slam. It's incredible! Also, Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove is a must hear, as is George Clinton's Atomic Dog!

[@seanswinton6242]

Yes! Cincinnati, home of King Records, the studio where James Brown recorded someone his best work. The Isley Brothers did as well. Shout out to OH, the home of Heatwave, Zapp & Roger, Lakeside, Slave, the Ohio Players and many of Funk legends!

[@patrickgallagher4212]

He did not play on groove is in the heart. He just added backing vocals. The bass line is sampled from a herbie hancock song

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Wow, I stand corrected!@@patrickgallagher4212

[@ohfour-seven6228]

You've got that right! Zapp and Roger originally started as Roger and the Human Body and used to play at the Lockbourne AFB NCO club in the 70's. My father used to check ids at the door after he retired from the Air Force and used to tell me how great the band was. Only much later did I find out it was Roger Troutman and Zapp!@@seanswinton6242

[@maureenloftus6717]

Recently, Bootsy has been working with Silk Sonic… And spreading the power of The One 🤩

[@wpl8275]

Sixteen members of Parliament-Funkadelic were inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2019, the group was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. (What else do you need to say) P Funk is in a whole category of their own.

[@loritajohnson5664]

Well deserved!!

[@willfromyadkinville]

where the weed at?

[@John-tn7nm]

Have to do George Clinton - Atomic Dog

[@jt2727]

💯 facts

[@chipdamutt108]

Lol, I didn't think everyone would fit on the stage because folks just kept coming up.

[@stephaniejones4749]

Parliament Funkadelic you can't go wrong with anything they came out with. They are epitome of FUNK!!!!!!

[@angelagainey3038]

You're right Jay, a Parliament Funkadelic concert is AMAZING! I saw them in concert in Macon, Georgia around 1977 or 1978... let me tell you! They landed "The Mothership" on the stage & literally partied ALL NIGHT & parents were waking up looking for their teenage children...they were still at the concert! Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, that caused the city of Macon to put a curfew on concerts after that! The concerts were no longer aloud to go past midnight! 😁 True story! It was an awesome time!

[@APB1985]

OMG!!! I was at that concert. I will always remember the image of George Clinton performing in a diaper. My mom wasn't happy because she had to wait a couple of hours when she came to pick up my siblings and I from the Coliseum!

[@pattyduke3079]

Arenas didn't stay open that late in DC. But if they had.....

[@lisae9958]

@@pattyduke3079 You're right about that. I'm from DC as well and The Capital Center was not open that late but if it was I would have been sneaking to go even though I was 18 in 1977. I did go once without permission for new year's eve 1976. It was The Brothers Johnson and Jimmy Castor Bunch💃💃💃🤗🤗🤗

[@FloraWest]

That's amazing! I saw them at First Ave in Minneapolis and once they started, they did not stop. Folks would rotate in and out of the line up but the music didn't stop. Absolutely incredible live performance.

[@ICTS22]

The Mothership was housed in the African American Museum in DC when I visited some years ago. I got to stand just a few feet away from it and took some pictures.

[@Spiderific]

I saw George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic about twenty years ago and it was one of the most fun concerts I've ever been to. It was in a small place but everyone was dancing. At the end of their show, they kept playing cause we were all having fun, and the place actually turned off the electricity eventually to their equipment. They still kept singing and the crowd was singing too until we were all kicked out. I was just in town to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and saw they were playing near my hotel, so my husband and I just decided to go, and we ended up having one of the most awesome nights ever.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

I grew up on this!!!! It never gets old. Oh the 70’s. Still dancing at 64 years old…..get that funk!!

[@godsofohio6734]

You can't beat 70s music. An explosion of creativity in all genres.

[@ericj.van-gundy7656]

'1975’ funk brings down the house like no other decade! Parliament & Funkadelic are two different bands that collaborated & toured with each other throughout the 70’s & very early 80's who also performed, toured with Bootsy Collins! ❤ Thank you for this old school flashback

[@pluckinmageetar]

The best groove.... "Aqua Boogie!" A Parliament must!!!! Bootsy Collin's, Booty's Rubber Band is a must.

[@ericj.van-gundy7656]

@@pluckinmageetar Totally Agree With Both Comments 🥳

[@Chris.Davis.2]

That's what I thought, two different bands. Not music I sought after, but loved this song and the theatrics drew me in and blowed me away.

[@ericj.van-gundy7656]

@@Chris.Davis.2 Hello Chris... To Experience P-Fuck Live & The Mothership Connection Tour live during that time was my Woodstock experience of my youth & was also an experience of race love where are were welcome & no bad blood in the house... That was/is my Rican memory of those concerts in Los Angeles.

[@jamesgreenhow108]

No Sir. Parliament and Funkadelic are one and the same. Only difference Parliament features a brass section and Repetitious chants to their dance floor music. Funkadelic allows these very same musicians to exploit a more hard-rock-metal that featured the legendary EDDIE HAZEL and Gary Shider in the early days, and Glenn Goins, Mike Hampton and Dwayne BLACKBYRD McNIGHT LATER ON. All 5 are in the R and R HOF. I attended the "CHOCOLATE CITY JAM" concert in Washington D.C. at RFK Stadium in 1977. Headlines were Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsys Rubberband, Mutiny, ( P-Funk drummer Jerome Brailey's solo act.) Parlet,Brides of Funkenstein (Backup female vocals solo acts, Bernie Worrell and Kingdom Come ( Eddie Hazel's solo act. Other than Bootsy, Rodney Curtis and Phelps Collins pulling Bass duties the whole night. Bernie and Junie Morrison sharing keyboards and PEANUT and Mudbone singing backup, 5 and half hours and very seldom did anyone leave the stage. They also played a few songs from Fred Wesley's group THE HORNEY HORNS. Could have been 1978 because childhood neighbor Greg Boyer ( Baltimore Connection Horn Section trombonist had join THE FUNK MOB.

[@minxiv7]

Oh my goodness, I feel so fortunate to have seen Parliament in concert back in 2008! And the still turned that mother out! Now please do Kool and The Gang’s “Hollywood Swinging” because it’s gonna blow the funk off ya ❤

[@juanitadiemer64]

*Jungle Boogie* *Spirit of the Boogie* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jdw5678]

Mid-70s Kool & the Gang was da bomb. Ohio Players too.

[@juanitadiemer64]

@@jdw5678 Yessss 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥just about 1 5 min. ago I heard *sweet sticky thing* 🤭

[@MarkWYoung-ky4uc]

The 70s was one of the best decades for music as we had such a wide variety from pop to rock to disco to funk.

[@browser958]

Absolutely! We had the best music back in the 70’s and I loved it all, lol.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

It is, unequivocally, THE best decade for modern music! THE best! The variety. The adventurousness. The experimentation! The musicianship! The quality of the song-writing! The quality of EVERY ASPECT!!!! The understanding of (and further investigation into-and EXPANSION of!): (Music) "Studio-as-instrument"/Engineering & Recording as artform (etc.!) That, all, began at the tail of the '60s ...but became what it IS now and what it COULD BE: IN (and BECAUSE OF!) the 1970s! The greatest variety, quality, bravery, invention, creative understanding and investigation/experimentation; ALL: took place IN & THROUGHOUT the 1970s decade! It can be represented as: THE BEST! NOT, simply, via "opinion"/"I feel...", but, via actual data and examples! -and, yes: my opinion, also, shares those feelings (but that is entirely SEPARATE!). 🤘🔥🤘

[@itsallokay]

And the best thing was that Radio Stations did not stick to just one type of Genre of Music, they played it all in one big mash up!

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

@@itsallokay Well, not entirely,: You weren't going to get 🤔 James Brown .. or Funkadelic or Parliament, fer chrissakes, or non-hit Stevie Wonder, or, say: Isaac Hayes; on station whose "regular playlist" was in the "Zeppelin-Stones-Beatles-Who" camp ...with, y'know: Aerosmith, Bad Co., and the similar. It wasn't (sadly!) a TOTAL cross-pollination! ...HOWEVER: IT *WAS*, in my view, easier to get a wider spectrum, even across "limited berth" stations (let's recall: the RIAA and other business associations had installed "programmers" so that: D.J.s couldn't, just get stoned and play albums "end-to-end" if they felt like it (which you COULD do in the '60s! - when F.M. became "a thing" for the first time!) ...and, yes: there was greater breadth, but let's not be DELUSIONAL!: You were NOT hearing "EVERYTHING" on ANY single station! You needed friends and knowledge (and needed to have record stores with listening booths -which, effectively, got "eliminated" in the late '50s/early '60s ...but came "back into fashion" in the mid-late '90s, with the overwhelming market-dominance of: the CD (and how much the major labels were making the major chains overcharge their consumers for them!😡)-).

[@itsallokay]

I was raised in L.A. during the 60's and 70;'s and YES they did play everything on the radio. During the 70's you would hear the O'jays and afterward a song by Led Zeppelin or even the Beatles. So YOU are mistaken or perhaps in your area this was not the case.@@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra

[@theylied1776]

Fun fact, the tradition of people holding up lighters at concerts started with Parliament Funkadelic and their song Flashlight. Whenever they perform the song flashlight their audience would hold up flashlights. And that evolved onto people bringing cigarette lighters.

[@waynecanning4122]

Bootsy Collins was James Brown's Bass player before joining this band. He's one Bad Mother Funker

[@seanswinton6242]

He is the coolest! My sister lived in Dayton and later Cincinnati in the 70's. I went to visit and my brother-in-law while in pursuit of my sister stopped by her house. It also late night, because he came to my bedroom and woke me up. I went to the living room, and standing there in full attire was Bootsy Collins! 😂 Imagine a skinny little kid of 7 in his PJs holding the gold record of "Stretchin" Out" with Bootsy Collins holding him up!😂😂😂 I still laugh about it. I was wearing my Cincinnati Reds PJs! One of my fondest memories! R.I.P. Brother-in-law Michael🙏

[@courtnayzeitler8564]

Groove is in the Heart!

[@ChristopherDemetrick]

do you remember seeing Bootsy Collins on deelite groove is in the heart video. i’m sure you saw him, but maybe not realize who he was

[@AndyHorner-g9q]

And he played with Dee-Lite another band Amber loved.

[@karenfryberger4260]

Let's not forget to acknowledge Maceo in this line up. "Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s and Prince in the 2000s."

[@stevew2233]

Fantastic description, Amber! - "It's like funk through a kaleidoscope."👍🏼👍🏼

[@lreed1040]

Another great reaction. Now you have to try George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" and Bootsy Collins "I'd Rather Be With You". Other Funky classics would be "Funkin' for Jamaica" by Tom Browne. The official video of the song is a must. "Skin Tight" by the Ohio Players and D Train with "You're the One for Me" are a few you would enjoy. The Bar-Kay's also have many you both would enjoy. Next Parliament song "The Mothership Connection" or "One Nation Under a Groove". A Funky one for Female Friday would be Toni Smith "(Ooh) I Like the Way It Feels". Toni will get you Movin' and Groovin' with this.

[@jomama2757]

I have requested "Funkin' for Jamaica" by Tom Browne several times to no avail. Oh well, maybe someday...

[@thatdamelana]

Yes! That's my band. I saw them for the 13th time THIS year and they were a band before I was born. I never that that be around for me to see them. lol! Much respect to the Funk Masters!❤‍🔥Happy Belated Veteran's Day to all the vets. U.S. Army Vet!

[@PDXFilmmongers]

This song is actually called "Give Up The Funk" and the longer album version is called "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)" 😀🕺

[@lisacook9482]

And the B side was Long Haired Lollipop Man.😅

[@blakpoet]

No it wasn't lol There was no B-side by that name from the original and the correct nomenclature is "Lollipop Man" alias "The Long Head Sucka!" @@lisacook9482

[@lisacook9482]

@@blakpoet then my 45 b side was wrong. O well

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" !!!! This song is called "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)", NOT Bring The Funk. edit- how about some love for George Clinton, leader of both groups?

[@lreed1040]

But this is "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" they have the wrong title or the video they used did.

[@surlechapeau]

@@lreed1040 thanks, yeah they got me with the wrong title.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Great reaction, Jay and Amber. P-Funk at it's best this is one of their greatest.

[@db-gb5xi]

Yes, you should also check out their Aqua Boogie, Knee Deep, Atomic Dog.

[@markt.shooter3569]

Jay I just wanted to say, love you guys, always crack me up, & yessss Parliament wuz off the chain, I saw them in H-town 1976, the very 1's y'all shown, & oh yes everything you see & so much more, can't even describe, & yes i had my Platform shoes along with my bell bottoms, big collar with our chains hanging on our chest, it wuz definitely a time to remember, we always had a blast at all our concerts, house parties, skating rink etc, I was so lucky to have seen them & so many more groups y'all shown, & yes we use to bump the sounds in our cars with our windows down, sunroof open, & yes we all loved the Falsetto, Jay how you think we got the ladies, i can still hit sum mean notes, keep up the great work, love you guy's 😁🔥💯

[@DamagedButManaging]

Parliament live is one of the greatest things you’ll ever see! Such a vibe, especially when properly mentally elevated. They put on a tremendous show!

[@TracyfromNC]

I've been to three live concerts, awesome fun!

[@bertisjordan1085]

Gotta get around to "One Nation Under A Groove" and "Mothership Connection" Parliament/Funkadelic was basically James Brown with synthesizers added. There were so so many ppl in this band! Check out Bootsy's Rubber Band "Telephone Bill"

[@Musicvegan01]

Awhile back, y'all reacted to "Groove Is In The Heart" by Deee-Lite. Bootsy Collins (bass) is in that video. Bootsy and Maceo Parker were originally in James Brown's band. Bootsy is also on the recent Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson.Paak) album. Speaking of James Brown, maybe y'all could check out the 2014 biopic "Get On Up" with Chadwick Boseman.

[@debibailey2968]

Absolutely love this song!!! Brings me memories of back in my teen years in the 70s! 😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pacebrison1453]

My son and I went to see P-Funk a few years ago. The show was going on for about 20 minutes before I realized that George Clinton was already on stage. He had shaved the beard and cut his dreads. Absolutely BEST live show I’ve ever been to! It was an extremely diverse crowd and we all felt like family.

[@thegingergyrl455]

I remember dancing around my living room to this with my brothers. Funky 70s baby…yes!👩🏻‍🦰👍🏻

[@ShannonR1969]

I used to dance around the living room to this with my mom!

[@russrollins9978]

You may remember the bass player, Bootsie Collins, was a the video you reacted to. That would have been Groove is in the Heart, by Dee Lite. I loved your reaction to that!

[@glennallen239]

I am 59 Years old. I am glad I grew up in the 70's and 80's. It was a golden age of music. This song never failed to get everyone on the Dance Floor or on the Skating Rink.

[@TracyfromNC]

This was that song in 1979vthat addicted me to their funk! Ya know we were dancing to this like crazy..ya knowvwe dressed!

[@oldskoolsoulboy]

Seen George and the crew 3 times live....amazing with Bootsy's bass and Maceo's sax. 🤘 Greetings from the UK.

[@richardtaylor8595]

How could you not love this. And I am a confirmed hard rock metalhead..

[@seanswinton6242]

Well, I grew up listening to Funk, and my love of the guitar brought me to Hard Rock and Metal! The bridge for me was KISS and Casablanca Records. I initially thought KISS were comic book characters because my cousin had their comic books. Then I saw and heard them of television. I was hooked. When I bought their records, I noticed they were on the same label as Parliment. The records had a semblance of each of, but just for different audiences. Then I saw Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, and Van Halen! My union of the 2 genres was complete. Since then I've bought both and tons of others styles of music since I'm a musician.

[@molliespop]

We were partying at a different level back then!!! And the biggest party of all was a Parliament Funkadelic show!!!

[@jameshouston2174]

Some of the best live shows…P-Funk…..Bootsy’s Rubber Band……Zillatron….what a time……used to run into George in Tallahassee all the time…..the man IS an ICON

[@michaelwhite6740]

"Bootsie" Collins is the bass player. Both he and Maceo Parker (sax) were in the "Groove is in the Heart" by Deelite video

[@raymondohlsen5054]

Brings me right back to high school!!! Parliament was amazing and slightly out there. LOVE THEM!!! Miss Amber, you might recall Bootsy from your reaction to Dee-Lite Groove is in the Heart. He said something about Dee-lite has been known to smoke!

[@doplinger1]

You might remember Bootsy Collins from Deee-Lite “Groove is in the Heart”!

[@richardkint6531]

Great tune! The actual name of the song is "Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk)" and it showed the title at the end of the video. 😎

[@Chris.Davis.2]

Jay wouldn't know, his eyes are always closed during videos. 😂

[@katya2032]

Went to see Parliament in 1999 at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium. It was my birthday event, and I went with a friend. Had so much fun. One of the best concerts I’ve been to.

[@colibri1]

I was so obsessed with Parliament and Funkadelic when this song was popular in 1976. That spaceship at the center of their stage shows back then was also something Electric Light Orchestra had, though ELO's looked different, were a different model or something. The musicians would emerge from the ship at the start of the show. And this song is called "Give Up the Funk," not "Bring the Funk."

[@chiefsohcahtoa3285]

I immediately realized the title was wrong.

[@tomflorio3639]

When I first saw the title, two simultaneous thoughts went through my head: (1) "Cool, they found a P-Funk song I haven't heard of!", and (2) I bet they got the title of 'Give Up The Funk' wrong." 😄

[@warren5039]

That concerts highlight.. was when that “spaceship” came OVER people heads, and landed on stage. While most people were still staring at the stage.

[@frankmarx8997]

I saw Parliment Funkadelic perform in Montclair NJ during this past summer (2023) and they are still great.

[@kitcatsaunders]

This is on my playlist one of my absolute favorites .Love light and smiles 😊❤️🤗🙏

[@monicalawal5236]

Love this group, they are in a class by themselves

[@JRPLawyeress1]

My best friend and I would blast this song whenever it came on the car radio driving to school. We’d be dancing and leaving the radio blasting when we got there. It is still so much fun(k). ❤ Love it.

[@Lovejazz01]

We used to say this was our rap before rap , this is what we played to “ tear the club up” and “ get lit “ 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mikedocemrick9497]

You guys just opened a crazy can of worms with this group! You MUST listen to any of their songs on the album Maggot Brain. Trust me, you must. If I could recommend some, it would be the title track or “you and your folks, me and my folks.” The latter is one of the most fun and groovy tracks known to man. The former is labeled by many as the greatest guitar work of all time. Do yourselves a favour and listen!

[@karencolley-smidt864]

This brings back the skating rink memories backs from the mid to late 70s. Sometimes we would get to skating Friday and Saturday night....🤣

[@clutch236]

Oh yeah! You guys hit paydirt this time! Y'all "Stompin' wit' da' Big Dawgs!" 🐕‍🦺.....Parliament: "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)". Classic (also with Bootsy on bass).....Good reaction! 🤘

[@horacerobinson7149]

Thanks guys I couldn't wait for you guys to get to this one 😊

[@sheilameyers152]

We use to turn many places out with this song‼️ Their concerts were wild down on the floor and up in rafters!!♥️

[@endorphinzz]

Parliament/Funkadelic's funk was sooooo damn catchy and melodic.

[@jeanstrickland2445]

Get up and shake that thing , this song is so funky , I miss dance music like this ❤

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

we saw them at the Circle Star Theatre. They played 4 hours without stopping..they didn't even stop between songs.

[@CharlesMeador-gp4bd]

This is the song the skating ring played at least 10 times every night. Back in the day....

[@Chris.Davis.2]

Skating rinks, man the memories. 😂

[@AcidBathFreakshow]

Gotta say how Bootsy Collins was also the bassist for the funkadellic Deee-lite who played the much loved Groove is in the heart

[@Braedensground]

Yaass! And Maceo Parker was blowing the sax in that video!

[@lafonttolliversr1847]

Best funk band of of all times. God Bless. You two are great!

[@lafonttolliversr1847]

Best funk band of alllllllll times!!!!!!!!!! There!

[@rosannw9357]

This one got me up off the couch dancing, and I am a senior citizen. This brought back memories of going to the discos in the '70's. This song was fun! Love your chair dancing Jay & Amber! You both have great moves.😄

[@josephdurham6051]

I saw George Clinton and P Funk all stars live in '93. One of the best shows I ever saw.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Yes, Finally One Of My All Time Favorite Song's & Nice Reaction Guy's

[@chrisharris7931]

Kool and the Gang-Summer Madness. This song never fails to put me in a great/chill mood.

[@waltw4537]

Oh yeah. My fav by them. And did we dance! Good comparison, Jay! Thinkin' Macho Man. Yes, me and my lady did dance, Amber. Glad you are enjoying it now! Great reaction. Thanks.

[@JSprack]

Been waiting for this to pop up on your channel. So Good!

[@esmeraldapooner751]

70'sstyle for sure. I remember hearing this on the radio when I was little, and saying,"Ohoo What are they saying?" I wasn't sure if it was a bad word or not. But it was played in all the Disco tecs for certain.

[@m.vondrake5534]

That bass line is laid down by Bootsy Collins. Their stage direction is inspired by what KISS was doing for Rock music. The 2 bands were alot closer as friends then most would realize.

[@W4TB]

George Clinton had two bands going at once. One was Parliament and the other was Funkadelic. At some point the two bands starting creating music that was remarkably similar. This led to the combination of the two projects. The new name was Parliament -Funkadelic, P-Funk, or sometimes the P-Funk All Stars. Weird comedy recommendation for the movie channel is a film Calle PCU. The band makes a huge appearance.

[@Degner]

I second watching PCU! "You're going to a concert... Wearing the shirt... Of the band that's PLAYING? Don't be that guy!"

[@thunderspike1892]

That deep voice by Raymond "Stingray" Davis RIP Bernie Worrell on keyboards and synths. Glenn Goins, Gary Shider and Michael Hampton on guitars. Bootsy Collins and Cordell Mosson on bass. Jerome Brailey and Tili Fulwood on drums. The great horn section by Randy & Michael Brecker, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker. And the great singers from the Funkadelic days. Fuzzy Haskins, Grady Thomas and Calvin Simon. And of course George Clinton. Check out Cosmic Slop, Funkin' For Fun and Swing Down Sweet Chariot

[@f.murphy8340]

Saw P-Funk when they were touring the "Underwater Motor Booty Affair" in the late Seventies. It was a revelation for this suburban Irish Catholic kid. I learned one clear lesson - a crowd could have fun and dance at a concert.

[@aquariaaustin2077]

I had just started a new job with a black supervisor. He was a really tough guy (ex-Navy) who had super high standards. I wasn't sure how to connect with him, until the day a co-worker said he thought Atomic Dog by George Clinton was just stupid. I snorted and said, 'It makes sense when you know what led Clinton there. Go listen to some Parliament then get back to us.' The supervisor's head whipped to me. 'You know Parliament?' I admitted I didn't know them well, but I remembered Flashlight and Bring the Funk, and how my mother thought there was something wrong with me for buying their albums. The supervisor was a HUGE Parliament fan, of course, and he liked me once he realized I wasn't a complete idiot. He wasn't any easier on me, but he liked me more and didn't get as short with me as he did with other people. Score!

[@tnick1789]

I like mentioning George Clinton and see who gets it. Old School.

[@jabbott6748]

P-Funk is one of the few bands that make me wish I was even older than I am so I could have seen them live. Great reaction.

[@godsofohio6734]

George Clinton is still touring.

[@simplecarnivore]

Saw them in concert around 2008 in Richmond VA at a small club..They started promptly at 8 and played non stop until midnight..The dance floor was packed the entire night..It was amazing.

[@spineynorman7378]

Y’all should give Maggot Brain a spin. It’s an instrumental with some great guitar work by the late, great, Eddie Hazel. This song has been covered many times by other great guitarists.

[@deborahwinder3617]

They played on the street outside of Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa in September 1997. It was amazing!!

[@EricRussell-ud8sg]

This song was originally released as a single called Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give up The Funk) in 1975. Still jams today.

[@jimneedham5031]

Saw them a couple of years ago. A whole stage full of amazing musicians.

[@breannacarels6479]

OMG. Saw them in university. This is the song I always think of when I think about that show.

[@aretelivingarts]

Parliament and Funkadelic were the same people, but they had two contracts with two record labels. One band name for each contract.

[@paulwalker9421]

Wish y'all could have seen them live . I went to one of their concerts in 2000 and it was a blast! Thank you

[@slawrence4162]

J and Amber... Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU! For turnin' this mutha out. Rock on, funk on, drive on... Violent Femmes - "American Music, Add it up, Blister in the Sun": Edwin Mccain- "Take me, Through the floor, Holy City, Darwin's Children, See the sky again"; Band of Horses- "Funeral". I keep watchin' your reaction to "Long haired country boy", love it. Keep doing it, I'll keep watching. Be well!

[@revgurley]

Awesome!! Thanks for this reaction! I needed the funk today.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Oh, and I got to see them live twice, and got to go back stage and talk with George Clinton for half an hour. He was so friendly and great to meet.

[@johnlong9534]

That's Bootsy from Deee-Lites song Groove is in the Heart. Many years ago, the company I worked for sent me to Vegas for a week long class. One night I went to the Hard Rock Café and guess who was playing . . . .Knocked me out.

[@TheSanedogg]

Love dat yall Lubbedit... Thanks for givin' up Da Funk

[@TheGreetybasterd]

Jay and Amber Parliament Funkadelic where the inspiration for Prince music and style. In 1997 Prince inducted them into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Prince mentioned that seeing Parliment in concert inspired him to write his song Eroctic City. Please watch Prince song " I could never take the place of your man"

[@DarlingNikki65]

One of the first concerts I went to. To actually see the mothership come down on that stage was something else! Parliament Funkadelic P-Funk baby! (Oh and yes, y'all need to check out Bootsy Collins!)

[@Northerngirl15]

Great song !! In their early days, this band was a huge influence for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, they went on to have George Clinton produce 3 of their albums

[@michaelwright131]

you have to wear giant flashlight glasses to the concert A+++++++

[@afrogirl757]

My dear older brother was so proud that he got to a concert with George Clinton and all the Parliament Funkadelic characters on his college campus in 1972. He said about 40 minutes into the show George and the boys stopped pulled out a chessboard and played chess for about 30 minutes as the band played. Of course most of the audience was intoxicated but well behaved. My fav is Mothership Connection which was extremely popular in 1975.

[@AbuAtiya]

I was there in 76. The concert was an experience I will never forget.

[@eddiet3026]

Thankfully, i don't have to imagine!! Parliament was my first concert ever! My mother's baby brother and baby sister (funcle, and crazy cool auntie) took me at 13! I'll never forget it! And oh, the things i saw that night! 😂

[@michaelmartin1714]

So Parliament Funkadelic was actually 2 separate groups. You had Parliament and you had Funkadelic. Y'all need to check out "Knee Deep" the long version by The Funkadelic. Also, Y'all saw Bootsy Collins in the group Dee-Lite on "Groove is in the heart." The Tom Tom Club also mentioned his name in "Genius of Love." So Y'all know he's a legend. Gotta dig into his solo catalog. Start with "Bootzilla."

[@bobbyboko6317]

They had a female group called Parlet I bought the album here in the UK

[@beaujac311]

Actually they were the same group with different names on different record labels.

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Legendary song, glad that you guys got to it!

[@michellejackson6679]

OMG... Heck yeah... let's do it. this is some funky ass dancing music... if you don't get moving... something is wrong with you... I can't sit still... Great music,,, Just heard you say what a great concert... I know I'm at least 25 yrs older than y'all .. I'm thinking they were b4 I was allowed to go to a concert outside my Delaware State Fair... I was way young back when Parliment was out

[@Kim-hc5si]

I can’t hear this without thinking of Undercover Brother lol

[@johnboydTx]

✊ Solid ✌️

[@warren5039]

They started in 1969 as the Parliaments. A doo wop group. Then got funky in the 70’s . Choclate City was their debut as a funk group.

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

M.C. Hammer sampled "Turn This Mutha Out" (that line!) from this record -and created a song with that title, out of it! (BEFORE the "ballon pants " or whateverthefuck!)

[@williamstlouis3368]

Saw them in concert twice. Played for four hours in the first. "We need the funk!" Peace out.

[@MoniqueMorton1218]

My very first concert was Parliament Funkadelic during the Aqua Boogie tour. At the old Capital Center in PG County, Maryland. My uncle took me. I came home with a contact high! I was about 13. Funkateer for life!

[@hervehightower2364]

now this what i like hear nothing like parliament funkadelic when i grown this was playing all the time here been a fan since the 8o's they were are about ten years before i was born but i became a fan here and still is today.

[@anthonyblakely399]

I have seen this group 4 times!!! Excellent!!!!

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

AWESOME song by Parliament!! 🫠