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"Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)" is a funk song by Parliament. It was released as a single under the name "Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)". )". It was the second single to be released from Parliament's 1975 album Mothership Connection (following "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked U
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]
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 ...
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.
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.
5 "England is the Mother of Parliaments" 6 Marriage and Manchester. 7 MP for Birmingham: 1858–89. ... The chairman gave out a temperance song, and during the ...
1. “Mother” By Kacey Musgraves (2018) Kacey Musgraves is a six-time Grammy Award winner, but “Mother” is one of her best-kept secrets. The short but sweet song offers a rare glimpse into ...
Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a live double album by Parliament that documents the band's 1977 P-Funk Earth Tour.The performances include songs from Parliament's albums through The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein as well as songs from the Funkadelic repertoire.