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Thread started 01/31/05 2:18pm

paligap

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Deepest P-funk lyrics

As a flipside to the"George Clinton's funniest lyrics", I was wondering what people thought were some of his deepest lyrics or titles. Some of my favorites:

" If You Don't Like The Effects, Don't Produce The Cause..."


"...And it's the animal instinct in me
Makes me want to defend me
It makes me want to live when it's time to die..."



"...with the rhythm it takes to dance to what we have to live through,
you can dance underwater and not get wet."






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[Edited 1/31/05 14:20pm]
" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout
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Reply #1 posted 01/31/05 3:48pm

blackguitarist
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paligap said:

As a flipside to the"George Clinton's funniest lyrics", I was wondering what people thought were some of his deepest lyrics or titles. Some of my favorites:

" If You Don't Like The Effects, Don't Produce The Cause..."


"...And it's the animal instinct in me
Makes me want to defend me
It makes me want to live when it's time to die..."



"...with the rhythm it takes to dance to what we have to live through,
you can dance underwater and not get wet."






...
[Edited 1/31/05 14:20pm]

Your pick for (b) is definately my #1. "With the rhythmn it takes to dance to what we (black folks) have to live through, you can dance underwater and not get wet." That's one of the most eloquent and on target lyrics by ANYONE. It says SO much in such a short phrase, it's not even funny. George's lyrics and his concepts were crucial to blacks in the 70's. His concepts provided "escapsism", which were highly sought after. What gave Parliament their power, especially during 1975-1979, were their themes that always had spiritual overtones. Or more specificly, "church" overtones. That connected strongly with their audience. "Swing Down Chariot" and the landing of the mothership was nothing but spiritual.
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Reply #2 posted 01/31/05 5:17pm

funkpill

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And when they come to march on ya'
Tell em' to make sure they got their
James Brown pass.....

And don't be surprise if Ali is in the
white house.....

And Rev. Ike, Secretary Of The Treasure....

Richard Pryor, Minister Of Education.....

Stevie Wonder, Secretary Of Fine Arts.....

And Ms. Aretha Franklin, The First Lady.....

Are you out there C.C.???

Ahh....Chocolate City is no dream....
Its my piece of the rock....And I dig ya' C.C.
GOD BLESS!! Chocolate City & its Vanilla surburbs....
Can y'all get to that????!!!!

headbang Think about it...
Who else was doing this back then??....
George was on it!!!!!
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[Edited 1/31/05 17:30pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:37pm]
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[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]
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funkpill said:

fro
And when they come to march on ya'
Tell em' to make sure they got their
James Brown pass.....

And don't be surprise if Ali is in the
white house.....

And Rev. Ike, Secretary Of The Treasure....

Richard Pryor, Minister Of Education.....

Stevie Wonder, Secretary Of Fine Arts.....

And Ms. Aretha Franklin, The First Lady.....

Are you out there C.C.???

Ahh....Chocolate City is no dream....
Its my piece of the rock....And I dig ya' C.C.
GOD BLESS!! Chocolate City & its Vanilla surburbs....
Can y'all get to that????!!!!

headbang Think about it...
Who else was doing this back then??....
George was on it!!!!!
[Edited 1/31/05 17:19pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:30pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:37pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]

Nobody was doing this back then!
SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
nammie "What BGZ says I believe. I have the biggest crush on him."
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Reply #4 posted 02/01/05 1:42pm

funkpill

blackguitaristz said:

funkpill said:

fro
And when they come to march on ya'
Tell em' to make sure they got their
James Brown pass.....

And don't be surprise if Ali is in the
white house.....

And Rev. Ike, Secretary Of The Treasure....

Richard Pryor, Minister Of Education.....

Stevie Wonder, Secretary Of Fine Arts.....

And Ms. Aretha Franklin, The First Lady.....

Are you out there C.C.???

Ahh....Chocolate City is no dream....
Its my piece of the rock....And I dig ya' C.C.
GOD BLESS!! Chocolate City & its Vanilla surburbs....
Can y'all get to that????!!!!

headbang Think about it...
Who else was doing this back then??....
George was on it!!!!!
[Edited 1/31/05 17:19pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:30pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:37pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]

Nobody was doing this back then!


TALK!!!!!
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Reply #5 posted 02/01/05 1:44pm

Hotlegs

blackguitaristz said:

funkpill said:

fro
And when they come to march on ya'
Tell em' to make sure they got their
James Brown pass.....

And don't be surprise if Ali is in the
white house.....

And Rev. Ike, Secretary Of The Treasure....

Richard Pryor, Minister Of Education.....

Stevie Wonder, Secretary Of Fine Arts.....

And Ms. Aretha Franklin, The First Lady.....

Are you out there C.C.???

Ahh....Chocolate City is no dream....
Its my piece of the rock....And I dig ya' C.C.
GOD BLESS!! Chocolate City & its Vanilla surburbs....
Can y'all get to that????!!!!

headbang Think about it...
Who else was doing this back then??....
George was on it!!!!!
[Edited 1/31/05 17:19pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:30pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 17:37pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]
[Edited 1/31/05 18:38pm]

Nobody was doing this back then!


nod You got that right. The only person who could come second could have been Gil Scott Heron at that time b/c George was pretty deep.
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Reply #6 posted 02/01/05 1:51pm

funkpill

Hotlegs said:

blackguitaristz said:


Nobody was doing this back then!


nod You got that right. The only person who could come second could have been Gil Scott Heron at that time b/c George was pretty deep.


Yep!!!
nod
Tell em' Hotlegs!!!!
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Reply #7 posted 02/01/05 3:11pm

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Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts

Travel like a king
Listen to the inner voice
A higher wisdom is at work for you
Conqering the stumbling blocks come easier
When the conqueror is in tune with the infinite
Every ending is a new beginning
Life is an endless unfoldment
Change your mind, and you change your relation to time

You can find the answer
The solution lies within the problem
The answer is in every question
Dig it?
An attitude is all you need to rise and walk away
Inspire yourself
Your life is yours
It fits you like your skin

The oak sleeps in the acorn
The giant sequoia tree sleeps in its tiny seed
The bird waits in the egg
God waits for his unfoldment in man
Fly on, children
Play on

You gravitate to that which you secretly love most
You meet in life the exact reproduction of your own thoughts
There is no chance, coincidence or accident
In a world ruled by law and divine order
You rise as high as your dominant aspiration
You descend to the level of your lowest concept of your self
Free your mind and your ass will follow

The infinite intelligence within you knows the answers
Its nature is to respond to your thoughts
Be careful of the thought-seeds you plant in the garden of your mind
For seeds grow after their kind

Play on, children

Every thought felt as true
Or allowed to be accepted as true by your conscious mind
Take roots in your subconscious
Blossoms sooner or later into an act
And bears its own fruit
Good thoughts bring forth good fruit
Bullshit thoughts rot your meat
Think right, and you can fly
The kingdom of heaven is within
Free your mind, and your ass will follow

Play on, children
Sing on, lady
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Reply #8 posted 02/01/05 3:30pm

funkpill

andyman91 said:

Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts

Travel like a king
Listen to the inner voice
A higher wisdom is at work for you
Conqering the stumbling blocks come easier
When the conqueror is in tune with the infinite
Every ending is a new beginning
Life is an endless unfoldment
Change your mind, and you change your relation to time

You can find the answer
The solution lies within the problem
The answer is in every question
Dig it?
An attitude is all you need to rise and walk away
Inspire yourself
Your life is yours
It fits you like your skin

The oak sleeps in the acorn
The giant sequoia tree sleeps in its tiny seed
The bird waits in the egg
God waits for his unfoldment in man
Fly on, children
Play on

You gravitate to that which you secretly love most
You meet in life the exact reproduction of your own thoughts
There is no chance, coincidence or accident
In a world ruled by law and divine order
You rise as high as your dominant aspiration
You descend to the level of your lowest concept of your self
Free your mind and your ass will follow

The infinite intelligence within you knows the answers
Its nature is to respond to your thoughts
Be careful of the thought-seeds you plant in the garden of your mind
For seeds grow after their kind

Play on, children

Every thought felt as true
Or allowed to be accepted as true by your conscious mind
Take roots in your subconscious
Blossoms sooner or later into an act
And bears its own fruit
Good thoughts bring forth good fruit
Bullshit thoughts rot your meat
Think right, and you can fly
The kingdom of heaven is within
Free your mind, and your ass will follow

Play on, children
Sing on, lady


Now that's DEEP!!!!! clapping

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[Edited 2/1/05 15:32pm]
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Reply #9 posted 02/01/05 3:44pm

andyman91

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funkpill said:

andyman91 said:

Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts

The oak sleeps in the acorn
The giant sequoia tree sleeps in its tiny seed
The bird waits in the egg
God waits for his unfoldment in man
Fly on, children
Play on



Now that's DEEP!!!!! clapping

[Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm][Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm]
smoker
[Edited 2/1/05 15:32pm]


I really like this part.
Yeh I smoked a lot to that tune!
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Reply #10 posted 02/01/05 3:51pm

funkpill

andyman91 said:

funkpill said:



Now that's DEEP!!!!! clapping

[Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm][Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm]
smoker
[Edited 2/1/05 15:32pm]


I really like this part.
Yeh I smoked a lot to that tune!

I don't smoke....
I just thought that's this would be a idea thing to do
while listening to this tune..... lol
[Edited 2/1/05 17:42pm]
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