I worked in a recording studio in East Detroit from 1992-1996 where George Clinton was a resident artist. I recorded, programmed, and edited with George. In the back room were all of the 24 track master tapes of Parliament Funkadelic's career. George had this tape for me one night. I didn't recognize the title. He wanted a Show version (minus George vocals) for a party coming up. He realized I didn't know the song by its title, so he watched, smiling, as I threw up the faders one by one. When that "Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-o-o-ooo" smacked me in the face, he laughed because he knew that I recognized it now. To mix it with the guitar solo it required running the entire tape twice with some tracks muted for the first pass an different tracks muted for the 2nd pass. Then edit them together. It was cool to touch a piece of history like that.
My first week at FSU in Tallahassee I walked out of a store and there was George Clinton right in front of my face…. I asked to shake the hand of the man who changed so much in music
Was it The Disc..? If so.. Uncle George let us use his room, and I swear EVERY TIME we got ready to do a rough mix to listen to on the drive home he’d show up and kick us out! 😂😂😂😂
Funkadelic is the standard when it comes to funk,, they definitely were ahead of their time. The collection of musicians and their influence on modern music cannot be understated. “ Try One Nation Under A Groove” and “ Tear the Roof off the Sucker” enjoy ❤
1979, Columbus Ohio, SUPER CONCERT!! George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Funkadelic/Brides of Funkenstein all opened for Prince and Rick James. Billed as the "National Funk Off". What a fantastic show! Prince was 23. He won the funk off. 🤣 ✌️🎶
Man. I wish I could have been at that show. I saw Funkadelic at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas. They played the funk so loud they Rock n Rolled the crowd. They funked me right out of my socks!!! My ears are still ringing! LOL.
I'm a skinny white guy from Canada, and I love Parliment/Funkadelic. Request "Maggot Brain", "Me And My Folks, You And Your Folks", "Can You Get To That"... y'know what, just keep listening to them. PS - do you remember Dee-Lite and the song "Groove Is In The Heart"? The bass player there was Bootsy Collins, he was a big part of Funkadelic!
A few more dance/funk/R&B tracks you might like, The Gap Band - Beep a Freak; Oops Upside Your Head, Humpin; Slave - Just A Touch of Love, Watching You, Slide; Mass production - firecracker; Michael Henderson (bassist) - wide receiver; The fatback band - backstrokin’; Skyy - Call Me; The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me, Take Your TIme (Do It Right)
Parliament didn't "turn into" Funkadelic, they both existed at the same time, releasing records on different labels and under different contracts, but with mostly the same musicians in both groups. Parliament records tend to have a smoother R&B sound, while Funkadelic records are typically harder and funkier. There are also more groups that fall under the same George Clinton P-Funk umbrella like Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides Of Funkenstein, Parlet, and The P-Funk All Stars.
Actually they did “turn into” Funkadelic (namewise) because of some legal issues with the name and their record label. The Parliament name came back after those issues were resolved, but then they were 2 different styled groups, using the same members… 🤣
"She's the Freak of My Desire", "and when she Dance. she set the World on Fire!".. I'm pretty sure that was George singing that part.. And them Bernie Worrell synths? Funkier than 3 day old Hamhocks w/ Black-eyed peas! 😎☝🏾..✌🏾
Funk,Funk,Funkadelic! Funk,Funk,Funkatastic! That says it All 👍 👍 👍 I love this 😄 Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary your 70 year old forever hippie 😊 Great Reaction 👍
Thanks for taking my suggestion. We first heard this song August 9, 1979 at My Fair Lady in Detroit, the Thursday before our wedding. They recorded it in Detroit and it was the first time it was played in public
I first heard this song back in 1995 on a local radio station's "Saturday Night Old School Session" and instantly loved it! I thought it was recorded in the 80s and was therefore surprised to learn that it was recorded in 1979. The tune is quite cutting edge for '79.
I'm 63 and this was one of my favorite songs back in the day. Glad to see you enjoying one of the best songs from one of the best funk groups from the 70's 👍
Parliament Funkadelic is a rabbit hole...Maggot Brain, I'll Bet You, Flashlight, Contry Boy, One Nation Under A Groove, Make My Funk The P-Funk...the list goes on...they will do it to you in your ear!!!
I was exercise to this, yesterday. 🙂 When I saw the title, I repeated to myself "Please don't let them think he's saying "She/it didn't twerk!" I've seen several young people immediately sing "twerk", but he's saying "It didn't work", but with probably English, so he enunciates the words clearly. More funk - "Ridin High" by Faze-O "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton "Theme from Shaft" by Issac Hayes "Outta Space" by Billy Preston
You may already know this, but Funkadelic is pretty much a sibling to Parliament. Both bands were created by, and centered around, George Clinton. They were the main part of his P-Funk Collective.
Yeah! This is one of the funkiest funk songs in music history, and one of the most sampled in Hip-Hop music too. The first real popular rap song that sampled this was "My, Myself & I" by De La Soul.
You all have no idea how unreal and major this jam was when it first hit the a.m. radio waves back in 79. I was in the 9th grade (that's what they used to call it before this middle school lingo came out) and when I tell you we couldn't believe what we were hearing it is no exaggeration. Once a month they held a Friday night dance at my Jr. High School called Sports-night held in the school gym packed with students and when the DJ put this song on there wasn't anyone standing against the wall trying to be cool. The DJ would always play the extended version which was over 15 mins long and there was a lot of funky teen sweating going on. This song, One Nation Under a Groove and Theme from the Black Hole (Parliament) were all bangers.
I was 13 when this came out, when music was everything to us teens. This and one nation under a groove are my favorite funky songs of all! Loved watching y’all groove to this. Loved it.
@4:45 . That monkey sound is a Brazilian instrument called: Cuica. Born in 1971, watched dozens of yalls reviews. THIS is the "funkiest/souliest" song you folks played to date. Hands down. -Detroit
From Songfacts - This funk classic tells the story of a guy who meets a girl at a party and has her dance for him. He's blown away when she does "The Freak." "Deep" was a favorite saying among George Clinton and his crew. In 1978, Funkadelic's offshoot Parliament released a song called "Deep" on their album Motor Booty Affair. On this track, the lady is not just knee deep, but totally deep, which is all consuming. Disco was winding down at this time, but still very much alive. George Clinton survived the era by staying true to the funk. He said "(Not Just) Knee Deep" was intended "to rescue dance music from the blahs." This mission statement appears on the album cover. Philippe Wynne, who was one of the lead singers of The Spinners until leaving that group in 1977, sings on this track. He was part of the P-Funk collective around this time. Junie Morrison, who is listed as a keyboard player on the album and as the arranger on the single, clearly had a big role in creating the song (he is listed as a co-writer on "One Nation Under A Groove"). Morrison, who was a member of The Ohio Players before joining Funkadelic, told Red Bull Music Academy: "I created 'Knee Deep' using a drum machine, Fender Rhodes, Steinway Grand, Mini-Moog for the lead and bass lines and a Gibson L6S for my jazzy guitar solo. Bootsy [Collins] added his drums at a later date. In fact, Bootsy was also the drummer on 'One Nation (Under A Groove).' Michael Hampton added his monumental guitar solo to the Knee Deep mix some time later, as well. Although Bernie Worrell is a phenomenal musician, contrary to popular belief, he did not perform on "(Not Just) Knee Deep." On the album, this runs 15:23. The single was split into two sides, with Part 1 running 4:25 and Part 2 coming in at 5:20. In 1989, De La Soul sampled the intro to this song on their hit "Me Myself And I." Other rap songs to sample it include "Nitro" by LL Cool J, "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc, "Who Am I?" by Snoop Dogg and "Dre Day" by Dr. Dre. This was the second #1 R&B hit for Funkadelic, following "One Nation Under A Groove."
My favorite song of all time I know you guys don’t have a lot of time to do 15 minute versions, but the 15 minute version of this is one of the coldest songs ever
George Clinton had a huge roster of musicians and singer that he would juggle as different bands, so a lot of overlap with the groups. Some of this came from lawsuits from the multiple record labels his different groups were signed to. There is a movie on the history of George Clinton that gets into all the stuff George got into and frustration of band member too. As I remember it Funkadelic was more the Jam Band heavy on the instrumental side versus Parliament being more of the vocal song based band. Both bands could get out there but it was Funkadelic especially live that could take things to another level. Later all these bands mixed together and today more known as The P-Funk All Stars. George Clinton is quite a character and still with us, he would be a great person to try and get for one of your creator videos.
40 plus years later and these songs still hit like a sledgehammer. Hold on to your heads when you listen to Flashlight. These grooves are so funky that you would think your dog just freshly pooped on the floor.
Hey, J. Since you grew up listening to classic rap, I'm surprised that you didn't up on the fact that De La Sol sampled from this song for their song, " Me, Myself, and I".
"...funk with hot sauce on it", PREACH lmao! I just love that reference Amber, it perfectly describes Parliament's special brand of funk and why their songs are timeless.
They were the kings of funk and this was the jam back in the day. I think this song has been sampled a lot! Great skating rink music. Check out "One Nation Under a Groove", my favorite Funkadelic tune! 💜💜
Back in the days no one stood on their chairs when this jam came out, Funkadelic , Parliament , P-Funk all stars, all the same funk group. give these jams a spin. Parliament- "Theme from the black hole", Parliament- " Big bang Theory", P funk all stars - " pump it up". I think you'll love these funky jamz...
A master jam!! My much older sister wore this song out (along with other Parliament Funkadelic aka P-Funk jams). When I really listen to the lyrics as an adult, I was shocked at how raunchy the references were! I told my sister she had corrupted my young mind😂. I also found a 15 min extended version of this song on CZcams! It's still one of my favorite P-Funk songs.
I have to say I did a little dance when I saw this title on your channel. And it's no surprise that I kept dancing during your reaction. I was late with discovering Funkadelic. But I can't blame myself because I wasn't born yet at the time of most of their songs.
By this time former lead singer of The Spinners Phillepe Wynne had joined the group. "I got ants in my pants and I need to dance ". He didn't say twerk. He said it didn't work, no! This group started in Plainfield NJ. They just renamed Plainfield Avenue to Parliament Funkadelic Way! George Clinton also gave a sizeable donation to his former high school.
George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, P-Funk All Stars, Brides of Funkenstein, Bootsy Collins...the P-Funk Family!!! Love it! Memories of rollerskating, back in the day!!! 🪩😊👏🏾♬🎤🎶🎸🥁🎷🎹💯🛼
I was 14 years-old that summer, and browsing through a record shop in downtown Toronto when I first heard this classic. Was hooked IMMEDIATELY and bought it on the spot. Next song of theirs I heard was "One Nation Under a Groove". They have so many classics, but the first two (first two for me, at least) will always be my favourites. ❤❤
Jay & Amber, you'll love Funkadelic's "One Nation Under a Groove" !!!!
I agree on my playlist
Lobe this tune Funkadelic are so m uh fun on my playlist .love light and smiles yall ❤️🙏🙂
That's a must!
Been requesting it on all their platforms for over 2 years!
I second your motion!
OMG the fun we had...I'm so glad I grew up in the 70's....we danced and danced...
Oh yes we did!!! 70s/80s were the best.
Amen
Facts no better time.
This is the jam. Go down this rabbit hole. They have so many great songs.
You'll like their Aqua Boogie and Atomic Dog.
Fo sho
Sir Nose d'voidoffunk
So many great songs. I still listen to their music especially when cleaning full blast and I’m 71 lol
I worked in a recording studio in East Detroit from 1992-1996 where George Clinton was a resident artist. I recorded, programmed, and edited with George.
In the back room were all of the 24 track master tapes of Parliament Funkadelic's career.
George had this tape for me one night. I didn't recognize the title. He wanted a Show version (minus George vocals) for a party coming up. He realized I didn't know the song by its title, so he watched, smiling, as I threw up the faders one by one. When that "Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-o-o-ooo" smacked me in the face, he laughed because he knew that I recognized it now.
To mix it with the guitar solo it required running the entire tape twice with some tracks muted for the first pass an different tracks muted for the 2nd pass. Then edit them together.
It was cool to touch a piece of history like that.
Awesome story!, You definitely touched a piece of history!
Such an amazing opportunity
My first week at FSU in Tallahassee I walked out of a store and there was George Clinton right in front of my face…. I asked to shake the hand of the man who changed so much in music
Was it The Disc..?
If so.. Uncle George let us use his room, and I swear EVERY TIME we got ready to do a rough mix to listen to on the drive home he’d show up and kick us out! 😂😂😂😂
Cool. Indeed !!!
Hot Dog! I completely forgot De La Soul sampled this for Me, Myself and I! Such an iconic song.
Oh they should definitely react to that!
Thank you,... my brain was just starting to spin and figure out who sampled the beginning of this song ✌️😎
Oh YES!! Some very early rap. This was on the ''Now This Is What I Call Rap vol 2'' compilation that I had. Loved that cassette.
Also, Dr. Dre - Nuthin but a G Thang features a slowed down version of this baseline.
A Finnish group Raptori also sampled this in one of their biggest hits. The "Aaaa" vocal part.
Funkadelic is the standard when it comes to funk,, they definitely were ahead of their time. The collection of musicians and their influence on modern music cannot be understated. “ Try One Nation Under A Groove” and “ Tear the Roof off the Sucker” enjoy ❤
yeah ! definitely One Nation Under A Grove , will make you dance from beginning to end !
1979, Columbus Ohio, SUPER CONCERT!! George Clinton/Bootsy Collins/Funkadelic/Brides of Funkenstein all opened for Prince and Rick James. Billed as the "National Funk Off". What a fantastic show! Prince was 23. He won the funk off. 🤣 ✌️🎶
Wasn’t this billed as “The World’s Greatest Funk Festival?” I was at the one in Detroit at the Silverdome.
Newbies don't realize hiw dope Rick was. Prince and P Funk opening for him says it all
Man. I wish I could have been at that show. I saw Funkadelic at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas. They played the funk so loud they Rock n Rolled the crowd. They funked me right out of my socks!!! My ears are still ringing! LOL.
Best concert ever I was there 😎
Concert at Arrowhead Stadium The landing of the Mother ship George Clinton Dr funkenstein
Flashlight and One Nation Under A Groove are my two favorites. I dare you not to dance with them playing.
Maggot Brain has some fantastic guitar. 🔥
Maggot Brain is my weekly headspace moment!
Maggot Brain is freaking awesome
Flashlight and One Nation Under the Groove!😊
The long version is 15min long, and has a killer guitar solo! My fav funk band❤❤
They missed out with this short version
@@rochellelove3785 FACTS! This mix pretty much buries Spinner Phillipe Wynne's solo which was the selling point of the song back when it came out.
@@montauk6that was my favorite part of this song.
🤔They need a part 2🤨
Michael (Kidd Funkadelic) Hampton laid the guitar solo Out! 😎🎸🎶
Summer of 1979!! Wow what a Summer and what a year for great music!! You had to be alive and old enough to know what I'm talking about!! 😊
Yep, that was time, too. The70's and 80's nothing like it.
The year I turned twenty one had a blast and this was my kind of music
@jamesgeorge5276 YEP, I get It I was there.Get off work , rush home ,put on your outfit, and PARTY!!!. Nothing but good times.
Oh man! There is no way you cannot jam to this! The house parties back in the day completely turned up 🔥🔥🔥
Amber immediately put on the "stank face". LOL!
One Nation Under a Groove mixed with Flashlight kept the Dance Floor Full of Dancers and Funk
Atomic Dog is a must listen
Play the video excerpt from the P-Funk documentary explaining how the track was made.
Amber got the Stank Face a couple of times groovin to this! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You can't help it when Parliament Funkadelic is playing especially when they hit their bridge..... STANK!!
This song is amazing. It's been sampled in 196 other songs. It's just such a staple. If you wanted someone to know what funk is, this is the go to.
Oh that was my dancing jam back in the day. I’m a young 66.5 😂 💃🏽
You must hear their “One Nation Under a Groove”. It my favorite 😍
Phillippe Wynne formally of the Spinners was a part of Funkadelic at that time.
I never knew that
@@PerryWalker-og5js yes i actually knew at the time and thought it was an odd collaboration but he was so talented.
Simply a Funk royalty all-time classic jam!! There's nothing else to say.
MY FAVORITE PARLIAMENT AND FUNKADELIC SONG OF ALL TIME!!! Sampled many times. Need to hear the extended version.
I'm a skinny white guy from Canada, and I love Parliment/Funkadelic. Request "Maggot Brain", "Me And My Folks, You And Your Folks", "Can You Get To That"... y'know what, just keep listening to them.
PS - do you remember Dee-Lite and the song "Groove Is In The Heart"? The bass player there was Bootsy Collins, he was a big part of Funkadelic!
Maggot brains is the business
Not many groups put on a live show as incredible as Parliament-Funkadelic. Truly something to behold.
Felipe is the one saying ‘I got ants in my pants and I need to dance. Lol!❤
The vocalist at the end of the song is Philipp'e Wynne formerly of the Spinners!
@@bertisjordan1085 This version cuts out his part at the end. I love the Spinners and his voice.
They have to hear the version with Phililipe Wynn.
Truth!
De la soul sampled this for "me myself and i". 100% top quality funk this song
I GUARANTEE there’s no way you can listen to this without dancing! I’m shouting out Amber’s beautiful hair!
Everybody on the dance floor! Whoop whoop!
George Clinton lead vocalist and in the Ghetto they will always be known as Parliament Funkadelic "One Nation under a Groove"✊🏿
A few more dance/funk/R&B tracks you might like, The Gap Band - Beep a Freak; Oops Upside Your Head, Humpin; Slave - Just A Touch of Love, Watching You, Slide; Mass production - firecracker; Michael Henderson (bassist) - wide receiver; The fatback band - backstrokin’; Skyy - Call Me; The S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me, Take Your TIme (Do It Right)
Throw in Twennyine with Peanut Butter.
@@db-gb5xi Your list took me back to when adults paid us kids to dance
@rochellelove3785 OMG YESSSS!!! 😅
At 1:07 that music has been sampled like crazy in hip hop .
Parliament didn't "turn into" Funkadelic, they both existed at the same time, releasing records on different labels and under different contracts, but with mostly the same musicians in both groups. Parliament records tend to have a smoother R&B sound, while Funkadelic records are typically harder and funkier. There are also more groups that fall under the same George Clinton P-Funk umbrella like Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides Of Funkenstein, Parlet, and The P-Funk All Stars.
Actually they did “turn into” Funkadelic (namewise) because of some legal issues with the name and their record label. The Parliament name came back after those issues were resolved, but then they were 2 different styled groups, using the same members… 🤣
On my way to school ‘sophomore year, Dj Levi of KGFJ LosAngeles use to rock this every weekday morning at 7:20am Lol!
Funkadelic's "Can you get to that" is a great song. it was a hit on the radio 50 years ago when I was a kid.
Now we’re talking! If this doesn’t make you get up out of your seat then you’re dead inside!
The mothership has arrived. It's time to fill your brains with the galactic sounds of funkadelic.
"She's the Freak of My Desire", "and when she Dance. she set the World on Fire!"..
I'm pretty sure that was George singing that part.. And them Bernie Worrell synths?
Funkier than 3 day old Hamhocks w/ Black-eyed peas! 😎☝🏾..✌🏾
Funk,Funk,Funkadelic! Funk,Funk,Funkatastic! That says it All 👍 👍 👍 I love this 😄 Peace✌️ and Love❤️ Gary your 70 year old forever hippie 😊 Great Reaction 👍
Tom Brown's Funking for Jamaica ( Jamaica Funk) is a classic. Great baseline.
They reacted to "Funkin' For Jamaica" 2 months ago. Great reaction you should check it out. 👍👍
Thanks for taking my suggestion. We first heard this song August 9, 1979 at My Fair Lady in Detroit, the Thursday before our wedding. They recorded it in Detroit and it was the first time it was played in public
Yep. I was in Cleveland visiting aunts and uncles in August 79 when this came out. Hadn’t made it to DC yet😎
I first heard this song back in 1995 on a local radio station's "Saturday Night Old School Session" and instantly loved it! I thought it was recorded in the 80s and was therefore surprised to learn that it was recorded in 1979. The tune is quite cutting edge for '79.
I'm 63 and this was one of my favorite songs back in the day. Glad to see you enjoying one of the best songs from one of the best funk groups from the 70's 👍
YES!!!! This was a jam back in the day. On the dance floor. At the skating rink!
Used to Rollerskate my Paper Route with This tape in the Walkman.
Parliament Funkadelic is a rabbit hole...Maggot Brain, I'll Bet You, Flashlight, Contry Boy, One Nation Under A Groove, Make My Funk The P-Funk...the list goes on...they will do it to you in your ear!!!
I was exercise to this, yesterday. 🙂
When I saw the title, I repeated to myself "Please don't let them think he's saying "She/it didn't twerk!"
I've seen several young people immediately sing "twerk", but he's saying "It didn't work", but with probably English, so he enunciates the words clearly.
More funk -
"Ridin High" by Faze-O
"Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa
"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
"Theme from Shaft" by Issac Hayes
"Outta Space" by Billy Preston
One of the best concerts i ever been to,ole funk the best
You may already know this, but Funkadelic is pretty much a sibling to Parliament. Both bands were created by, and centered around, George Clinton. They were the main part of his P-Funk Collective.
Yeah! This is one of the funkiest funk songs in music history, and one of the most sampled in Hip-Hop music too. The first real popular rap song that sampled this was "My, Myself & I" by De La Soul.
You all have no idea how unreal and major this jam was when it first hit the a.m. radio waves back in 79. I was in the 9th grade (that's what they used to call it before this middle school lingo came out) and when I tell you we couldn't believe what we were hearing it is no exaggeration. Once a month they held a Friday night dance at my Jr. High School called Sports-night held in the school gym packed with students and when the DJ put this song on there wasn't anyone standing against the wall trying to be cool. The DJ would always play the extended version which was over 15 mins long and there was a lot of funky teen sweating going on. This song, One Nation Under a Groove and Theme from the Black Hole (Parliament) were all bangers.
Y'all need to see them in concert if they still tour. Saw them years ago fantastic show. Thank you
I saw them in 2019(?). Great show!
I saw them first time back in the early 90’s at the Clapham Grand. To this day it’s the best gig I’ve ever seen! Incredible!
I was 13 when this came out, when music was everything to us teens. This and one nation under a groove are my favorite funky songs of all!
Loved watching y’all groove to this. Loved it.
You’ll like One Nation Under A Groove
@4:45 . That monkey sound is a Brazilian instrument called: Cuica.
Born in 1971, watched dozens of yalls reviews. THIS is the "funkiest/souliest" song you folks played to date. Hands down. -Detroit
as a former DJ it was a favorite! Aqua Boogie parlement will seriously rock your world!
This is going to be good!!
this has be sample so much over the years its one great songs you never forget .
Love this song! Now that you’ve jammed out to this, I hope you will consider listening to De La Soul, “Me, Myself, and I” from 1989 😎
They don't do much Hip Hop, if any.
From Songfacts - This funk classic tells the story of a guy who meets a girl at a party and has her dance for him. He's blown away when she does "The Freak." "Deep" was a favorite saying among George Clinton and his crew. In 1978, Funkadelic's offshoot Parliament released a song called "Deep" on their album Motor Booty Affair. On this track, the lady is not just knee deep, but totally deep, which is all consuming. Disco was winding down at this time, but still very much alive. George Clinton survived the era by staying true to the funk. He said "(Not Just) Knee Deep" was intended "to rescue dance music from the blahs." This mission statement appears on the album cover.
Philippe Wynne, who was one of the lead singers of The Spinners until leaving that group in 1977, sings on this track. He was part of the P-Funk collective around this time. Junie Morrison, who is listed as a keyboard player on the album and as the arranger on the single, clearly had a big role in creating the song (he is listed as a co-writer on "One Nation Under A Groove"). Morrison, who was a member of The Ohio Players before joining Funkadelic, told Red Bull Music Academy: "I created 'Knee Deep' using a drum machine, Fender Rhodes, Steinway Grand, Mini-Moog for the lead and bass lines and a Gibson L6S for my jazzy guitar solo. Bootsy [Collins] added his drums at a later date. In fact, Bootsy was also the drummer on 'One Nation (Under A Groove).' Michael Hampton added his monumental guitar solo to the Knee Deep mix some time later, as well. Although Bernie Worrell is a phenomenal musician, contrary to popular belief, he did not perform on "(Not Just) Knee Deep."
On the album, this runs 15:23. The single was split into two sides, with Part 1 running 4:25 and Part 2 coming in at 5:20.
In 1989, De La Soul sampled the intro to this song on their hit "Me Myself And I." Other rap songs to sample it include "Nitro" by LL Cool J, "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc, "Who Am I?" by Snoop Dogg and "Dre Day" by Dr. Dre. This was the second #1 R&B hit for Funkadelic, following "One Nation Under A Groove."
My favorite song of all time I know you guys don’t have a lot of time to do 15 minute versions, but the 15 minute version of this is one of the coldest songs ever
As a 90s kid, “Good Burger” is what introduced this one to me
George Clinton had a huge roster of musicians and singer that he would juggle as different bands, so a lot of overlap with the groups. Some of this came from lawsuits from the multiple record labels his different groups were signed to. There is a movie on the history of George Clinton that gets into all the stuff George got into and frustration of band member too. As I remember it Funkadelic was more the Jam Band heavy on the instrumental side versus Parliament being more of the vocal song based band. Both bands could get out there but it was Funkadelic especially live that could take things to another level. Later all these bands mixed together and today more known as The P-Funk All Stars.
George Clinton is quite a character and still with us, he would be a great person to try and get for one of your creator videos.
40 plus years later and these songs still hit like a sledgehammer. Hold on to your heads when you listen to Flashlight. These grooves are so funky that you would think your dog just freshly pooped on the floor.
Hey, J.
Since you grew up listening to classic rap, I'm surprised that you didn't up on the fact that De La Sol sampled from this song for their song, " Me, Myself, and I".
"...funk with hot sauce on it", PREACH lmao! I just love that reference Amber, it perfectly describes Parliament's special brand of funk and why their songs are timeless.
you got to react to One nation under a groove,that,s funky too
Simple 4/4 beat got you dancing from the beginning……
This is the style of disco that beat
Sure did! Beat created by Mr Earl Young in the beginning of the Disco days
🤣Y'all dancing like y'all at a cookout😅😂..Great Hype Song And Great Great Reactions👍🏾💯💯👍🏾
They were the kings of funk and this was the jam back in the day. I think this song has been sampled a lot! Great skating rink music. Check out "One Nation Under a Groove", my favorite Funkadelic tune! 💜💜
Back in the days no one stood on their chairs when this jam came out, Funkadelic , Parliament , P-Funk all stars, all the same funk group. give these jams a spin. Parliament- "Theme from the black hole", Parliament- " Big bang Theory", P funk all stars - " pump it up". I think you'll love these funky jamz...
Extended version ( album version) of Knee Deep- about 15 minutes 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
To this day, I walk around the house singing "I've got ants in my pants & I need to dance!"
I love seeing Jay getting funked up!!!! One nation under a groove baby!!! If anybody’s gonna get funked up it’s going to be you Jay!
Oh my. We did a dance called the wig to this song. Brings back so many memories. I love them
"We got the funk." That's what funk music sounds like to me. This was fun.
I love that song! Another great song to play is called At the Concert by Bill Summers and Summers Heat. Thanks Jay and Amber!
I had the honor to see Parliament/Funkadelic twice live for free and it's true what they say about them live, unbelievable
Chaka Khan and Rufus - "Tell me something Good" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes! I grew up on this! I was born in 1977 salute to all my children of the funk! 😄
Remind me in my 20s the house parties back in the day where safe and fun.😁
A master jam!! My much older sister wore this song out (along with other Parliament Funkadelic aka P-Funk jams). When I really listen to the lyrics as an adult, I was shocked at how raunchy the references were! I told my sister she had corrupted my young mind😂. I also found a 15 min extended version of this song on CZcams! It's still one of my favorite P-Funk songs.
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I have to say I did a little dance when I saw this title on your channel. And it's no surprise that I kept dancing during your reaction. I was late with discovering Funkadelic. But I can't blame myself because I wasn't born yet at the time of most of their songs.
By this time former lead singer of The Spinners Phillepe Wynne had joined the group. "I got ants in my pants and I need to dance ". He didn't say twerk. He said it didn't work, no! This group started in Plainfield NJ. They just renamed Plainfield Avenue to Parliament Funkadelic Way! George Clinton also gave a sizeable donation to his former high school.
Darn. It's the short version.
Glad to see you two enjoying this treasure of a song. My generation had the best music. Prove me wrong.
Amber is totally Knee Deep in this track. P/F so, so influential.
ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE
George Clinton, Parliament, Funkadelic, P-Funk All Stars, Brides of Funkenstein, Bootsy Collins...the P-Funk Family!!! Love it! Memories of rollerskating, back in the day!!! 🪩😊👏🏾♬🎤🎶🎸🥁🎷🎹💯🛼
YESSSSSSSSS!!!!! PFUNK!!!!! BOOM! Who hasn't sampled these guys? Lol
The thing about the Funkadelic’s and Parliament they where musicians. To see them in concert was amazing.
Van Halen Intruder intro into Pretty Woman.
One of my favorite songs to dance to funky music it was fantastic and user friendly hahaha 😂
I just assumed everyone had heard this song. It's one of their biggest bangers. Glad you guys have discovered it!
One of the best funk songs ever....
The long version of this is my favorite song of all-time!
I was 14 years-old that summer, and browsing through a record shop in downtown Toronto when I first heard this classic. Was hooked IMMEDIATELY and bought it on the spot. Next song of theirs I heard was "One Nation Under a Groove". They have so many classics, but the first two (first two for me, at least) will always be my favourites. ❤❤
The 15 minute version with Felipe Wynn from The Spinners is the BEST VERSION.
You have to check out One Nation Under A Groove!!!! Also, if you want to dance, I Like from Guy!!!!! One of the funkiest songs ever!!!
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain. Man it's like some pink floyd existential stuff.
At the clubs, this was called the Black National Anthem 🤣🤣🤣💃🏾💃🏾 The floors were packed! You have to check out Flashlight and Atomic Dog. 🔥💃🏾❤️