Don't succumb [12], The P-Funk mythology was just one tool in the conglomerate's arsenal. Ooh, hoo hoo hoo hoo

"[22] Maggot brain is a "state of mind" with potentially disastrous consequences if nothing is done about it. See how they run Syndrome [27] Though the song was written by a street performer named Peter Chase, it bears all the narrative hallmarks of the P-Funk cosmology, with its voyage to a distant planet and a return after a long absence bearing enlightenment for a suffering audience. Dance! Those blind three mice Pay attention! [35] The last song on the album, "Flash Light", was Parliament's first #1 single. "[7] In its simplest iteration, Clinton posited that "funk" was equivalent with the "truth". Those blind three mice Don't succumb

[43], By the mid-1970s, Clinton had flooded the market with P-Funk and sought to capitalize by mounting a stage show he called "Mothership Connection", also known as the P-Funk Earth Tour. Three blind mice (ho) ". If why'all see Sir Nose

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Syndrome They all ran after the farmer's wife [1], A half hour later, the band plays "Children of Production" which expands on the clone imagery of "Prelude". So I wanted to do one of those kinds of things." Later in the song, Starchild appears, "chasing noses away", and proclaims himself "Protector of the Pleasure Principle". I will never dance! Those blind three mice

Those blind three mice All you got to do is call on the funk...to dance is a protection...On guard!

The DJ reveals his name as "The Lollipop Man, alias the Long-Haired Sucker." Three blind mice Once Sir Nose is exposed to the full power of The FUNK he goes crazy and dances the night away. Yes sir, yes sir Generally speaking, Parliament was a dance-oriented band, while Funkadelic was more serious and psychedelic. The song is sung by the titular "children" who explain that Dr. Funkenstein "forenotioned the shortcomings of your condition" and cloned the children to "blow the cobwebs out your mind". Better luck next time [50] By appropriating the song to score the arrival of the Mothership, it becomes a modern-day chariot sent to deliver the audience not back home to Africa, but to Outer Space. On "I Just Got Back (From the Fantasy, Ahead of Our Time in the Four Lands of Ellet)", the narrator announces "I just got back from another world".

While gloating over his victory, Sir Nose alludes to multiple songs from Funkentelechy and Clones with taunts like "Where's your flashlight? Humdrum In extreme cases the Placebo Syndrome puts the mind to sleep, placing sufferers in the Zone of Zero Funkativity. [13], Funkadelic albums are generally more abstract than Parliament's. They're building a nose I think I recognize Their music afforded the black community an alternative to their oppressive environment with tales of the potential for black wealth and power. Syndrome Those three blind mice (ho!) Humdrum I am Sir Nose'd D'Voidoffunk I have always been Devoid of funk I shall continue to be Devoid of funk Starchild You have only won a battle I "Ho! Have you ever seen such a sight in your life? Starchild easily defeats Sir Nose, by using the Flash Light on the Bop Gun he is able to make Sir Nose dance. Occasionally, an animated film based on Pedro Bell's album art would be shown during the concerts. Don't succumb Have you ever seen such a sight in your life?

One of the recurring highlights of the show was the arrival of the Mothership, a prop designed by Jules Fisher. See how they run [36] Sir Nose is "Cro-Nasal", predating the Cro-Magnon and the Neanderthal.

Instead of Darth Vader, the villain is "BARFT VADA", and his soldiers wield "Blight Sabers". "[49], The parody of "Swing Down Sweet Chariot" is in line with so much of P-Funk's work, which relies heavily on appropriation. "[25], The liner notes for One Nation Under a Groove (1978) are a typical example of how the P-Funk mythology expanded on song lyrics to develop a sprawling, satirical narrative. [42], On Gloryhallastoopid (1979), Sir Nose defeats Starchild and turns him into a mule in "Theme From The Black Hole". The Revengerists Consortium of Stuff Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. With the P-Funk Earth Tour in high gear, Parliament released Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome in 1977. Have you ever seen such a sight in your life? I think they're gonna blow my mind, ha, ha, ha They all ran after the farmer's wife (farmer's wife)
[44] The stage show employed the techniques of glam rock productions like David Bowie's Diamond Dogs Tour. This is the Starchild

Starchild invites the listener to "come on up to the Mothership".

Turned on the fun with the water pipe Turned on the fun with the water pipe Better luck next time The place was so beautiful that the n… Here we discover Sir Nose is also too cool to swim. Tweedle-dee-dee-dumb ", the opening track of Funkadelic's 1970 self-titled debut album, Clinton's cosmology starts to emerge with the lines, "By the way, my name is Funk...I am not of your world...Hold still, baby, I won't do you no harm...I am Funkadelic, dedicated to the feeling of good. [16] This sentiment is echoed in subsequent songs like "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" (1974) which contains the verse, "Music is designed to free your funky mind. Goins starts to repeatedly wail, "I see the Mothership coming!" Pay attention! Don't succumb The Revengerists Consortium of Stuff Wiki, The Battle of the Good guys and the Bad Guys that happened, https://revengerists.fandom.com/wiki/Sir_Nose_D%27Voidoffunk?oldid=10608. An annotation cannot contain another annotation. Turned on the fun with the water pipe Protector of the Pleasure Principle, yeah, ha, oh Three blind mice "[9], The primary author of the P-Funk mythology aside from George Clinton was Pedro Bell, who illustrated the liners for many of P-Funk's releases. Devoid of funk Do you know what you can do with your funk, Starchild? [10] Though Bell coined terms like "Rumpasaurus" and made extensive contributions to the P-Funk mythology, his work has been largely overlooked. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [17] A more scatological iteration comes in the song "Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)" (1978) where "funk" is defined as "the P-Preparation, The prune juice of the mind, A mental, musical bowel movement, Groove-lax...A psychological turd remover, A neurological enema". The bouncing light eventually focused on their car, and Clinton asked Collins to "step on it".

The first track, "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" begins in the same way as the title track from Chocolate City, the band's previous album. Syndrome as the spaceship finally comes into view, shrouded in smoke and shooting off a fusillade of magnesium sparks. Don't succumb [37], "Funkentelechy" sees a return of DJ Lollipop as he narrates a free-association meditation on overstimulation, which he terms "urge overkill", from things like pills and commercial jingles for Big Macs and Whoppers. After that stunning defeat Sir Nose teamed up with Rumpofsteelskin to attack Atlantis (where you can swim underwater and not get wet) in the Motor Booty Afair. Rather than tell the story of a cast of characters, the mythology of Funkadelic is defined as a socially conscious spiritualism. Those blind three mice Super Stupid is said to have a "maggot brain" and to have "lost the fight and the winner is fear". The Placebo Syndrome, I am Sir Nose'd The shorthand for this conglomerate became "P-Funk", and it grew to include offshoots like P-Funk All Stars, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parlet, The Brides of Funkenstein, The Horny Horns, and solo albums by Eddie Hazel and Bernie Worrell. On "I Just Got Back (From the Fantasy, Ahead of Our Time in the Four Lands of Ellet)", the narrator announces "I just got back from another world". Oooh, curses! The liner includes a summary of "The Funk Wars 1984 B.C. The film loosely follows the plot of Funkentelechy Vs. Tweedle-dee-dee-dumb

Brown, Matthew. Three blind mice That this particular song is reworked to herald the arrival of the Mothership, which offers salvation from an unfunky existence, also aligns with the provenance of the song. Fraudulent forces of obnoxious JIVATION grew...only seedling GEORGE remained! I hate those meeces! [8], After the bands' earlier releases, Clinton began to feel that something more conceptual was in order, and he expressed deep admiration for The Who's Tommy and The Beatles' Sgt.

McLeod, Ken. [15], On Funkadelic's second album, Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow (1970), funk is posited as a path to enlightenment in the title track: "Open up your funky mind and you can fly...Free your mind and your ass will follow...The kingdom of heaven is within".

Later that same year, Parliament released their debut album Osmium. Devoid of funk Clinton viewed the show as an antidote to the "placebo syndrome" of anodyne mass market music.[44]. [41] Overton Loyd's album art depicted the motto "We got ta raise Atlantis to the top", signifying the need for upward social mobility among African-Americans. Three blind mice Ho!
[6][7] By the mid 70s, P-Funk was a massively successful group of acts.

It is broadcasting from outer space "directly from the Mothership". They all ran after the farmer's wife (I wonder why) Those three blind mice Those blind three mice [19] At the beginning of "The Electronic Spanking of War Babies", Clinton explains that he was "adopted by aliens" at the age of 17, and that "they have long since programmed me to return with this message. Don't succumb Concertgoers could purchase customized flashlights as part of the tour's merchandising. Mr Wiggles and the denizens of Atlantis easily defeat Sir Nose by making him dance the Aqua Boogie. Oh there's throwing a????

Starchild Yeah, I love those meeces to pieces! Have you any wool? Baa baa black sheep

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