Parliament-Funkadelic - Flash Light - 11/6/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

Parliament-Funkadelic - Flash Light
Recorded Live: 11/6/1978 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
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Personnel:
George Clinton - vocals
Michael Hampton - guitar
Garry Shider - guitar, vocals
Cordell "Boogie" Mosson Jr. - bass
William "Billy Bass" Nelson Jr. - bass
Bernie Worrell - keyboards
Walter "Junie" Morrison - keyboards
Tyrone Lampkin - drums
James Wesley Jackson - vocals
Grady Thomas - vocals
Calvin "Thang" Simon - vocals
Dawn Silva - vocals
Lynn Mabry - vocals

[@edwardkeeter762]

That bass groove is hypnotic. Never gets old.

[@MrNathan791]

4-Sure. I loved it so much I taught myself to play. So much fun to play.

[@arthurcooper2976]

Bass line killin em....mercy

[@kathybenjamin6512]

This is my "ALL TIME FAVORITE SONG "!!! When I am sad, mad, bored, etc., I listen to this song, and all is right with the world again!! P-Funk FOREVER!!!!

[@ybrt1703]

Every time I listen to this (and I listened to it a lot), I am convinced even more: most of all we need the funk. Nothing but the funk.

[@edsmart5443]

Gotta say the costumes are so brilliant. The diaper. No efs to give. As it should be.

[@ac8914]

you're definitely right ... all good grooves come form kind a like that ... listening always sounds like this to pump me up

[@theoillady6076]

Ayeeee ayeeeee we had the real funk ayeeeee❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dskywalker3397]

Agree. Completely Agree. Was there in the 70’s. Born in 67. We danced.

[@nickthabit420]

Funk yeah

[@burgersbeansandchips]

Legend has it, Swiss clock makers set their time to Tyrone Lampkin's drumming

[@s4ujxm]

Ty really was an awesome drummer with P-Funk. He did a lot of stuff with them. Really an unsung hero. He was very disciplined and could hold the pocket. His timing was impeccable.

[@s4ujxm]

I also wanted to point out this was "Boogie" on the drums for this set.

[@DougieD_Funk]

@@s4ujxm Rodney Skeet Curtis playin bass and Tyrone on the kit. Cordell was one of two alternating bass players

[@s4ujxm]

@@DougieD_Funk Understood but Boogie did and was on the drums for this set. Ty would also slide out and allow Larry Frantangelo to drum on some sets. It's seamless but Boogie transitioned to rhythm guitar and drumming once Skeet was on board as full time bass player. Boogie was very versatile.

[@Sidetrackification]

🤣

[@joshb8976]

Sir nose Devoidafunk was a villain who wouldn’t dance. But doctor Funkenstein would try to make him dance. If I’m getting that right. Bro the P-Funk lore is insane lmfao.

[@AeliciaMechele]

Listening in 2023!

[@MrNathan791]

What an outstanding live show this was. Flashlight first came out back in ‘78 when I was 17. I never got to see Parliament live. Seeing a live performance here on YT was a long overdue experience. I had friends who went back then said these guys were great entertainers, singers and musicians. We had so much tearing up the dance floor with this song. Also this was one of the first songs I learned to play on my bass. Boy we had so many great bands back in that era of music. Nothing today comes close. P-Funk. ✌️

[@arthurcooper2976]

Never missed them coming to the D.....still looking for my wig cause they blew it off

[@merc1110]

Nobody can touch them. Parliament Funkadelic is the best, there will never be another.

[@Occaras]

right after JB and Boosty...

[@devyhnwiggins6273]

merc1110 JUST LIKE EARTH WIND AND FIRE IS LEGENDARY

[@marcosgutierrez9820]

Yesss siiiir

[@ac8914]

you can't stand still with a groove like this, even if you're a teen ager no more

[@noahsparg1802]

facts

[@UlitheUnruly]

when music was funk...and funk was the shit... the most creative, 'outside the box", free, most FUN... nothing can come close - still, to this day.... Clinton for President.... GEORGE Clinton...

[@ac8914]

funky groove all the way and any way.

[@marshallleo6589]

Outrageous stage presents, artistry, costumes, props, style, mystique, flamboyance...its all there. Pure genius in funk. Funk becomes more than natural...becomes supernatural.

[@ginoattardo6330]

Most of all let's funk let's get down to our knees

[@johnhenningfield4360]

I love the middle finger that Sir Nose gave George while he was singing 😂😂😂, and George put that flashlight on him the rest is history

[@arabiamcmahan5778]

I'm a 90s baby who grew up on this good music

[@jokoolone]

I came searching for Bootsy’s bass line sampled in The Humpty Dance and listened to a whole concert combo for a couple of hours. I had lost the P-Funk for a few decades but I got it back today. I’m all funked up this evening.

[@LonnellRich]

There is no bass that's all Bernie

[@joecarroll5394]

For those of you who never experienced P-Funk live enjoy this blast from the past, the glory days

[@rjgoldie]

Born in 1993, and I love this song. So damn funky, man us black people are the most damn talented people in the world

[@yevettetaylor3484]

After being on this earth 50yrs I still can dance 3hours straight without stopping when Parliament and George Clinton is in the House!

[@shastajustice3753]

still sounds good in 2024

[@gregcoates4281]

Who the fuck would give THIS a thumbs down...???

[@arthurcooper2976]

A complete idiot...frfr

[@eschwarz1003]

Help me find the Funk!!! in current music. I miss it; would love its resurgence in more than just "artists cultural influences"

[@tyronesherrod8456]

R.I.P Mr. Bernie Worrell - Thanks for all the Great Music Bro, You made my Younger Days my Best Days with the wonderful music you and Parliament-Funkadelic gave to all of us.

[@MrAtrophy]

Bernie was great , one of the last things I saw him in was in Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. Les Claypool , Bucket head and Bryan Mantia. each of them could command a stage alone.

[@mournblade1066]

Can I just say that THIS. THIS. THIS would have been the most epic Superbowl half-time show ever!!! God. Damn!

[@kdcsmproductions4451]

The best band in America!!! God bless America and the FUNK!!!!!!

[@dionnamorris6367]

I got to see George Clinton and Parliament in 2009 while I was in high school with my mother. It’s an experience that I’ll never forget.

[@bmwrules1464]

This needs to be broadcast before each and every protest loudly, at the beginning, at the middle, and at the end. There needs to be much more Funk in this world right now.

[@squiremuldoon5462]

It breaks my heart that most hip hop and rap fans have no idea who these legends are.

[@BF6ct]

Lack of education and culture will do that to a person.

[@pres.morris8896]

wym???? plenty of us know

[@pres.morris8896]

@@tbone7896 we got mad dope ass shit today, if u don't know about it that's on u

[@troywilson4694]

George Clinton's music is the most sampled in hip hop history lol

[@squiremuldoon5462]

@@troywilson4694 I know, I meant most of the fans don’t have the musical education to know who George Clinton is.

[@shadowmixx]

No one but Parliament Funkadelic could jam Flashlight for 20-plus minutes. Complete with Garry 'Starchild'' Shider, barefoot and sagging diaper on guitar and backing vocals, a sax solo, Larry (Sir Nose) Heckstall getting hit with the original Bop Gun a.k.a. The Flashlight, Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton on guitar, Bernie Worrell on keyboard/synth, Skeet Curtis on funk bass, accompanied by Junie Morrison on keyboard/organ, backed by Boogie, keeping his foot on the rock, conducted by 'Uncle Jam' George Clinton donning platform boots and a blond wig. This was funk in the '70s 🤘🏽

[@sarahb6163]

GET IT NOSE🥰🔥 I LOVE A PERSON WHO ISN'T AFRAID TO LET LOOSE AND BE THEMSELVES ON STAGE

[@jacksonwilliams8971]

I’m pretty sure not one mistake can be heard in almost a continuous half hour of face-melting funk. I’d say they must be otherworldly, but everyone here already knew that

[@keithmurray2034]

George was a master no one can touch his music hat's to the king of funk...

[@ronaldcook3840]

I was saying the same thing Jackson. Goes to show that they were GREAT musicians.

[@CraigMansfield]

The entire world seems to have lost the ability to have fun. Or is it me? I am Sir Nose, I will never dance.

[@ac8914]

yessa

[@CraigMansfield]

@@ac8914 I just read my own comment before the avatar loaded, and I agreed with myself hahaha

[@asmitsharma70]

Tru

[@eddiemeadows451]

These guys were master musicians . George had some brilliant minds that made him .

[@fallingpuppy3365]

Good old days 70s and 80s ❤

[@joelee1195]

I can’t imagine anything played at a rave that would beat this to dance to.

[@ddesign63]

When Sir Nose danced..., he was gettin’ it!💯🔥

[@BF6ct]

Sor nose fuckin sucked!!

[@ghorne5226]

Yesssssss!!!!!! I thought it was just me! Funk u verymuch

[@ghorne5226]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@ghorne5226]

Love this shit!!!

[@ghorne5226]

Sir nose did thedam thing! Luv it!

[@gailgarza8033]

EVERYTHING right about this.

[@buildfinancialmuscle8091]

The roof on the Capitol Theatre was officially torn off after this jam.

[@haroldwighard7059]

i was working there that night

[@davecommins5411]

Holy shit! I had almost forgotten about the greatness. They were kings.

[@deebrown4877]

THE BEST!!!!!!🎶🎵🎼🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵🎼🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶🎶🎵🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎼🎶🎼🎵🎼🎶🎼🎵🎼🎶🎵🎵🎶🎼🎶🎼🎵🎼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿☝️☝️☝️☝️🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@korymundy412]

Greatest Funk Song ever made...and it still sounds good today...good work George...and P-Drunk

[@matthewbattaglia7329]

greatest funk song ever

[@matthewbattaglia7329]

The greatest. Absolutely.

[@roja9058]

Damn Mr Nose, can really move,some of those steps he is doing look easy but they are really hard to catch, the stamp forward and shuffle from 2:58 onwards, try it and you'll see what I mean, complex movements going on there, you need the right footwear I guess to be able to slide like that as well. "Git it, 👃, go on an git it" 😊

[@oddracir28]

19:56 Boogie played drums whenever they did Flashlight live “keep the same groove Boog!”

[@mournblade1066]

Wow. Just. . . wow. "Flashlight" has got to be THE greatest funk song ever.

[@user-ku9jl3ix3x]

Old school is the BEST school.

[@williamgriswold2593]

This is a fucking bad ass song. Poor little funk this fucking amazing.

[@mariechristinekuenemann9542]

Thanks to give me this mercy ! I 've always wished one day I'll find this music of my teenage, jumping with friends on the bed, trying not to fall and laughing loud...

[@youlandaanderson5111]

Legendary one of the baddest bands to grace the stage and they were amazing in the studio as well. My childhood memories are laced with this music and good weed. Extraordinary experience 🎷🎸🎹🎧🎶🎵🎹🎙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@pattikyle5918]

Gregg Thomas is the REAL DEAL!!!

[@mrgeno4682]

I was 18 and had to go. I will never regret it. It was life changing. Who knew they were holding my funk waiting to give it to me!

[@elyahkymisrael9232]

I remember dancing in Jr. High dance room on this, throwing up Earl Flynn signs, man I was in the Funk.

[@paulcolon1532]

Miss that raw ass nasty funk

[@jennifercaton9322]

OMGawd, OMG. I can't believe I found this National Treasure!

[@user-xx2rr1gg4y]

Always Loved This Song 🔦😊

[@edsmart5443]

Joy. I've been in a shty mood and you just have to smile at such wholesome goodness.

[@taasje]

This is the shit, the best band ever!!!! Thank you Mr. George Clinton.

[@mah8848]

Watching Junie and Bernie play is just beautiful may they both rest in power!

[@npg3582]

わたしは日本人ですが、おそらく世界で一番、日本人がP-FUNKのファンが多いと思います。 今から４０年前は私の周りは全員P-FUNKを聴いていました。

[@JK-zi1rg]

Saw them last night! Damn what a show! The kids are rocking it, the Funk has definitely been passed down!

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

DEES NEW SKOOL MUSIC PEOPLE NEEDS TO START MAKING MUSIC LIKE THIS AGAIN.

[@mikejackson2880]

Thank U Parliament. You save the day like always.

[@michaelwalker2457]

the world"s GREATEST MUSICAL BAND!!!!! p-funk forever !!!! groove on the1 i love you p-funk

[@carmenmartin5092]

Listening 2024 ❤

[@MeAndTheBoys_]

Finally someone uploaded this live version of Flesh light!

[@joecarroll5394]

It's all good because anything that is referenced has an orgin, so one knows where they came from! P funk showed the world that FUNK IS IT'S OWN REWARD!

[@pigeonarmstrong]

How I've searched for a tape like this one. Now the universal love is confirmed. Love you (psych) brothers!

[@jeffreybraswell4831]

Funk for life

[@ssr6855]

good times

[@christianschneider1553]

Thank you George Clinton and parliament, thank you for the music and memories!!!

[@kingkoba5883]

Clinton is a super genius (God of music)

[@powerwindow2]

only george could cram an hour's worth of funk into 30 mins !

[@anthonyhill7249]

Don't Fake the Funk or Your Nose will grow! It's the Pinnochio Theory baby!

[@curtisalexander9977]

I saw the Funkadelics in Lake Charles Louisiana the band is still number one out there some bad brothers

[@sengagirl1295]

This! Right here is what inspired the 80’s absolutely FABULOUS

[@immelvan6529]

02:55 Sir Nose with the smooth moves.

[@donnasantanello1366]

Flashlight! Was my very favorite songs of theirs! This was number one!! Wished I had seen them in concert!!!

[@An_Economist_Plays]

Damn that half hour just melted by...

[@stevegovea1]

2023 and the funk is still alive

[@plumjade4584]

oh yeah! back in the day the forever party

[@gohard1]

Get it Sir Nose

[@larrypowell8107]

So nose was working clean

[@kingcarterswisdom4103]

Dedicated to my father C Carter 🤘🏼👍🏼

[@roxannemoser]

George and Bootsie - just pure legends

[@HildebrandJohnson]

Bootsy was no longer touring with them when this was recorded. He was doing the Rubber Band thing. I saw them for the first time four or five months later, and my only regret is that I never saw Bootsy on stage.

[@rocknurse100]

Do not forget the Wizard of Woo! This is his song. He didn’t get the credit he deserved for it.

[@ioxxd90]

OMG Skeet & Junie was getting it in. Love the interaction between the two.....

[@esmith657]

i was going to jersey a couple of weeks ago and i swear it came on Sirius XM and i had to put it on repeat 5x in a row..new appreciation, that bass guitar is getting WORK!!!!! UP AND DOWN THE SCALES listen to it and single it out if you can

[@pablumpicasso9207]

On the original album recording, the bass is actually a Moog synthesizer played by Bernie Worrell!

[@OriginalOldSkoolFunk]

@@pablumpicasso9207 Actually THREE Moogs...! 🤘🏾🤩

[@HildebrandJohnson]

Somewhere on KZbin is a clip of Rick Wakeman telling Bob Moog how he got his first Mini, and Bernie is with them, because Bernie is the Minimoog master.

[@simonfea2]

One month and a day before I was born! No wonder I love that funk.

[@JupiterSKin]

Pure magic!

[@s4ujxm]

Check out Michael Hampton's rhythm guitar workout starting around 8:59. Not only does Mike handle the lead in their live performances he also is a brilliant rhythm guitar player. Mike was truly versatile during the live performances. George has called on Mike on many occasions to showcase his stuff. So his lead and rhythm guitar is totally independent of Eddie Hazel. Mike had the spotlight on the live performances and he delivered. Remember he was mentioned in Jet magazine (I want to say the year was 1978) as one of pfunk's main contributors. So please stop hating on my boy. He has plenty of shows you can choose and listen to his work and contribution to the funk!

[@firstborn79]

Mattie M no doubt but he's imitating catfish who was the best rhythm guitarist they ever had

[@s4ujxm]

@@firstborn79 No he is being himself. We need to stop comparing to others. If George want Catfish there he would be there. Mike held down the Lead and when needed to do rhythm he did that well too. He was recruited to perform with pfunk for a reason and was not to imitate no one else. George saw talent and he went after it. Period! Also Catfish Collins performed in studio sessions with George and was part of his brother's group. He did not perform live with Parliament Funkadelic.

[@firstborn79]

The studio recorded track is Catfish. Bootsy on drums, Bernie doing the moog. And those brothers were touring with George as Funkadelic before they were the Rubber Band, and before Hampton

[@s4ujxm]

@@firstborn79 Do your homework. Catfish did not tour with Funkadelic at all. I agree he did studio work with them but it is documented that he did not tour with Funkadelic.

[@Odawg96]

@@s4ujxm Thanks for dropping knowledge and checkin' folks. Hampton is giving a CLINIC on rhythm guitar in this clip. As much as I hate to make comparisons, I DO believe he was the most versatile of all their guitars: he could handle the rhythm and he could definitely fire it up. Looking at the '76 Mothership Show, he definitely carries the show as far as the guitarists are concern (particularly since Gary Shider and Glenn Goines were carrying the vocals). Catfish Collins obviously created the template for the groove on this song, but Michael Hampton clearly makes it his own as he did for years to come. His rhythm work is VERY distinctive.

[@darrylwright9421]

Skeets killing on bass!!!

[@paulcolon1532]

Real raw nasty funk

[@barbaramccauley3461]

Love love this........guaranteed party song! George ahead of his time!!!!!!

[@LOISLANE99999]

memories. good one!

[@jenmac287]

Just great..

[@PhuckHue2]

HELL YEAH! unbeleivable. Bernie and Junie on stage together . doesn't get any better than this!

[@lamontdavis10]

Lionel Richie

[@PhuckHue2]

huh?

[@samdavis456]

Thank god for Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre sampling this kind of stuff in the 90s. I was born in 95. This music would’ve been lost on me if it wasn’t for genius sampling. Now I’ve been fans of this music almost as long as I’ve known of my favourite rap artists. It’s an incredible amount of love shared ❤️ and grooves 😍👌

[@domtassone]

Time to graduate to the source of the funk

[@yogismith3800]

Uarecorrect

[@sexobscura]

*la-da-da-dee-da-da-dee-dah-de-da-dee-do-dee-la-dee-dah - repeat ad infintum*

[@robertvaughn8070]

I totally agree that they were the best you will ever see

[@mrfixit20012]

YAHWEH GIVEN TALENT. YOU CAN'T BEAT GOD!!

[@ginoattardo6330]

There nothing close to this troupe I've been listening to this for 50 years

[@BishopEddie5443]

StarChild here...Citizen of the Universe! (Most of all)

[@vinylexperience77]

What a great jam this is..... going to watch it again.

[@JonBlackTheGreat]

30 minutes of drumming 😮

[@nickeyparadise1]

Bernie layin down some serious shit on that keyboard....

[@mah8848]

Roosevelt Nickelberry that's Junie Morrison with Skeet on bass

[@boblaggins1055]

@@mah8848both of them were there

[@sydnijackson5500]

How was no one in the audience dancing to this??

[@dougstrong5452]

Best live act in fucking history!!

[@samdavis456]

Man I wish I was alive during this. But thankfully in a way I am 🙌

[@samdavis456]

andrpowe soooooo good 😍👌 him and the gang were soo young back in this clip 😮❤️