Hi, what do you think are the songs where Prince sounds the most inspired by P-funk (Parliament etc.)?

My suggestions:

Scarlett Pussy (clearly, a Atomic Dog song)
The Exodus has begun
Come
Some Camille stuff


What's your 5 pence?

Hallucination Rain.

Eye Know

La La La, He He He

Most of the Black Album

superfunkicalifragisexy is a copy of parliaments psychoalphadiscobetabioquadoolop

fartman said:

(altho "inspired by" might b more polite)

wasitgood4u said:

go check!

Freaks On This Side

In a review for ONA I wrote that Eddie Hazel (rip) had Maggot Brain, now Prince has Joy in Repetition.

George Clinton had all these side projects (Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy, Brides, Parlet etc.) and this was Prince's inspiration to build a musical empire (The Time, Vanity, Sheila E etc). That was the real inspiration from P-Funk.

fartman said:

That's new to me - will check that song...

Krid said:

Isn't that line from AQUA BOOGIE or is there an actual song called PSYCHOALPHA.....

Miguel

PEEEEE-FONK!!!!!

We can Funk
Come On

2 of my favorites!

Billy Jack Bitch sounds like (not just) nee deep

New Power Soul
Its Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
We Can Funk
We Do This

Krystal666 said:

I would include Freaks On This Side.

Im surprised nobody said Erotic City and the Camille voice/persona changes, George had Starchild, sir nose, Prince had Camille

thanks2joniandu said:

Style

sexkitten04 said:

That Song does sample atomic dog, does it not?

jacktheimprovident said:

yes it does

Has anyone mentioned Erotic City yet? The word I heard was that he was inspired to write it after a George Clinton show.

i always thought that the little geetar solo in the 12" version of "sexy dancer" was a bit eddie hazel-esque...

namepeace said:

I heard this too. Definitely the use of the word funk is P-Funk inspired. The music is so Prince, though.

andyman91 said:

The P-Funk all stars did a cover of this song in the movie PCU which made me foget that it was a prince song.

The Musicology Tour...he uses alot of P-Funk horn riffs which are supplied by Maceo and Greg Boyer from their All Star days.

1999 lp and tour Prince, The Time & Vanity 6 =Parliament/Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band and The Brides Of Funkenstein


Alphabet Street sounds similar to Funkadelic's Let's Take It To the Stage



Everybody has borrowed from The Funks---Temptations, Motown, Rick, Prince, Gap, Rap etc. There's documentary airing soon.

Erotic City

Somewhere I read that he went to a P-Funk concert and got inspired and that night, started recording Erotic City. So I guess U could say it was directly inspired. Makes U wonder how P's brain works, cuz that cut doesn't sound too P-Funkish. Somebody help me on this cuz I might be mistaken.

Meloh9 said:

You forgot:

Dr. Funkenstein
Mr. Wiggles, The Worm
Uncle Jam
The Lollipop Man (alas "the long-hair sucka")
J. Wellington Wigout....

"Scarlet Pussy" would have to be, hands down, the most P-Funk inspired song.

BobGeorge909 said:

The 1997 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductions ceremony took place in Cleveland on May 6th. The Artist was there to induct George Clinton's Parliament and Funkadelic bands. The Artist came on stage with Mayte and pronounced a short speech including the following lines, "There was something futuristic about Parliament-Funkadelic. Yet it was earthy and funky and timely. I remember seeing him at the Beverly Theater and it was frightening. That night I went to the studio and recorded 'Erotic City.' Needless to say, he's been an influence on me and everyone I know. That's all we talk about, that's all we groove to. With great pleasure, George, I say I love you and I need you, and I'm happy to induct you into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
http://www.uptown.se/2005...1997.shtml

Universaluv said:

whew. I thought I was barking up the right tree.

BobGeorge909 said:

Anyone know where you can find a video clip of this speech, or for that matter any of the other induction speeches of the past (who inducted sly and the family stone for example?)