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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." ... [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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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. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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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????!!!! 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] | |
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funkpill said: 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????!!!! 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."
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blackguitaristz said: funkpill said: 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????!!!! 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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blackguitaristz said: funkpill said: 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????!!!! 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! 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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Hotlegs said: blackguitaristz said: Nobody was doing this back then! 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!!! Tell em' Hotlegs!!!! [Edited 2/1/05 13:52pm] [Edited 2/1/05 15:00pm] | |
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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 Check this song out at:
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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!!!!! [Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm][Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm] [Edited 2/1/05 15:32pm] | |
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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!!!!! [Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm][Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm] [Edited 2/1/05 15:32pm] I really like this part. Yeh I smoked a lot to that tune! Check this song out at:
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andyman91 said: funkpill said: Now that's DEEP!!!!! [Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm][Edited 2/1/05 15:31pm] [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..... [Edited 2/1/05 17:42pm] | |
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