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The mother of parliaments" is a phrase coined by the British politician and reformer John Bright in a speech at Birmingham on 18 January 1865. It was a reference to England. His actual words were: "England is the mother of parliaments". This was reported in The Times on the following day. [1]
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.
It should only contain pages that are The Parliaments songs or lists of The Parliaments songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about The Parliaments songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
The song introduces George Clinton's messianic alien alter ego Star Child for the first time (see P-Funk mythology). The lyrics "Swing down, sweet chariot, stop and let me ride" quote the traditional spiritual " Swing Down, Sweet Chariot ", [ 1 ] first popularized in the 1940s by The Golden Gate Quartet and later recorded by Elvis Presley among ...
Best known for songs like "End of the Road," "I'll Make Love to You" and "One Sweet Day," Boyz II Men also had a hit with "A Song for Mama," a 1997 song about a mother's steadfast love and support.
It contains 10 Parliament singles recorded between 1974 and 1979. It omits songs from Trombipulation. The album cover for Parliament's Greatest Hits is notable in that it features no artwork from any of the established P-Funk album illustrators. The compilation was produced by Tom Vickers, who formerly served as Minister Of Information for the ...
An ambitious overhaul of the Italian constitution to allow for the direct election of a prime minister won the Senate's approval on Tuesday, the start of what is likely to be an uncertain path to ...