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Thread started 08/04/09 11:57am

FrankCapraMome
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Prince's most P-Funk sounding tracks...

And yeah, since P-Funk was one of his biggest influences a lot of their elements find their way into most of his music but what are the most obviously influenced songs? If you can cite certain bands and eras from P-Funk that'd be great. I'm just glossing over their catalogue and I'm definitely hearing a lot of what would end up in Prince's music including the polarizing vocals and Eddie Hazel's guitar tone.
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Reply #1 posted 08/04/09 12:16pm

olskooljamz

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I'd say:

La La La He He Hee
Push it up
Freaks on this side
We can funk*
Paradigm*
The Exodus has begun
Scarlet Pussy

* Ok...for obvious reasons...

Would be v interested in your final list cool
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Reply #2 posted 08/04/09 1:23pm

SPYZFAN1

"I Wonder U"..reminded me of "Children Of Production" the 1st time I heard it.

"Rock Hard In A Funky Place"

"Billy Jack Bitch"
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Reply #3 posted 08/04/09 1:29pm

Sander

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Erotic City - Knee Deep

That's by far the closest Prince has come to P-funk imo.
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Reply #4 posted 08/04/09 1:48pm

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Sander said:

Erotic City - Knee Deep

That's by far the closest Prince has come to P-funk imo.


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Reply #5 posted 08/04/09 1:51pm

TheKing662

Erotic City or Lovesexy
[Edited 8/4/09 13:52pm]
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Reply #6 posted 08/04/09 1:55pm

HonestMan13

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Soul Psychedelicide

"what is a booty and how will I know if I'm shaking it,
what is the funk and how will i know if I'm faking it..."
When eye go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all heart up in the house but when eye log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming!
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Reply #7 posted 08/04/09 2:28pm

NpgSoldier

"Hallucination Rain" got that Funkadelic feel in my opinion; I also always thought the chorus for "Violet The Organ Grinder" got some P-Funk flavor in it but I guess I'm kinda alone on this one...
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Reply #8 posted 08/04/09 2:45pm

TheKing662

what happen to ernestsewell?? biggrin
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Reply #9 posted 08/04/09 3:17pm

NpgSoldier

I'd also say "Push It Up" after Doug's rap; the "This is the jam..." & "On & on till the early morn..." chants and that synth bassline are definitely P-Funk inspired to me...
[Edited 8/4/09 15:18pm]
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Reply #10 posted 08/04/09 3:28pm

FunkyDissCo

Being a big fan of both, I still couldn't find too many memorable similarities, although I was looking for stuff like that ever since.. Everybody says the Exodus album sounded P-Funkish, but I never thought so either. Yes, sure, We Can Funk does, but that's, well, a Clinton track in its final version...
I can agree on Erotic City tho. I'm sure everybody knows the story about Prince writing and recording it after and because of a P-Funk show he attended that night?
Apart from that I don't see too many obvious things... Very interested in your opinions, though. Maybe this would make a nice compilation?
P.'s F.U.N.K. anybody? lol
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Reply #11 posted 08/04/09 4:17pm

lotusflw3r

3121 is quite p-funk

Rebirth of the flesh?


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Reply #12 posted 08/04/09 5:30pm

nurseV

definitely we can funk cool
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