# Your favorite funkadelic song. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816 "2008-06-05T00:30:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/1 "2008-06-05T00:30:10Z")
Without a doubt, mine is Stevie Wonder’s [I Wish.](http://youtube.com/watch?v=hYKYka-PNt0) The bass line is just so funky that it makes this middle-aged white man want to dance. What’s yours? SFW links are appreciated and encouraged. And yes, I know that Funkadelic was a group but I’m not that familiar with their work. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/2 "2008-06-05T00:35:54Z")
[Play That Funky Music](http://youtube.com/watch?v=L4R2F6ecKeQ) by _Wild Cherry_. ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/3 "2008-06-05T00:42:48Z")
- Flashlight\* by P-funk Here’s a cd to try: > **[New Millennium Funk Party CD Album](https://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1636418/a/new+millennium+funk+party.htm&frm=www.cduniverse.com)** > > New Millennium Funk Party music CD album at CD Universe, Isley Brothers,Ohio Players, Marvin Gaye,Staple Singers, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/4 "2008-06-05T00:58:14Z")
I also feel the Stevie Wonder, but mine is Superstition. I was first introduced to it as a child, on [Sesame Street](http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE). Check out the kid rocking _out_ around 4:15. I don’t care if you’re an imaginary elephant, that is a hell of an awesome performance. Reminds me that I want to get an electric guitar. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/5 "2008-06-05T01:06:11Z")
Agree on **Zsofia** mentioning the Sesame Street performance of Stevie Wonder’s _Superstition_ (…missed it by _that_ much!). James Brown’s classic [Get Up (Sex Machine)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3S0dmBI8NI). The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ cover of [Roller Coaster of Love](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-lbIfaqm0U) from the movie _Beavis and Butthead Do America_. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/6 "2008-06-05T01:10:18Z")
“One Nation Under a Groove” by (obviously) Funkadelic Though I do admire “Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo-Doo Chasers)” for its audacity. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/7 "2008-06-05T01:20:06Z")
Oh, and I have [this clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Agz_2um4c) bookmarked of a hip-hop track (“All About The Music” by Z-Trip) put over a dancing scene by Al Minns and Leon James doing the Charleston. Very cool how perfectly the beats and the dance moves synchronize, overlaid with over 30 years in between. …OK, so it’s probably video-edited to fit, but it’s still cool. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/8 "2008-06-05T01:31:42Z")
Check out [this](http://youtube.com/watch?v=uVvfFtb3Y9s) guy playing Superstition all by himself, on the acoustic guitar. You can hear the sax and the horns and everything in your head. I lied - now I want to stick with the acoustic guitar, but that’s what I want to play on it. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/9 "2008-06-05T01:34:58Z")
[Bootzilla](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K_XX4HEBZA) - Bootsy’s Rubber Band. Parliament’s [Flash Light](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_FsIt8wDhA) is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/10 "2008-06-05T01:36:54Z")
[This is my newest funkadelic fixation](http://www.myspace.com/robertrandolph). I’m sure he’s probably too neo for your list - but he makes me bop my head and shake my tailfeather - and there ain’t nothing wrong with that 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/11 "2008-06-05T01:48:31Z")
[Garbage Man](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvM_5EDhk8Q) by Ike Turner. Yes, that Ike Turner. ---
**Author:** ![Bibby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@Bibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibby)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/12 "2008-06-05T02:11:53Z")
Robardin, thanks for sharing that … WOW that was really, really cool!!! My favorites have already been listed, but Rick James needs a mention here: Superfreak! Bibby ---
**Author:** ![ctywkr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@ctywkr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctywkr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/13 "2008-06-05T02:32:11Z")
I have two [Superstition](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBpSeyk1z4o) [Maggot Brain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12pywl9zNIE) ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/14 "2008-06-05T03:28:27Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia] Check out [this](http://youtube.com/watch?v=uVvfFtb3Y9s) guy playing Superstition all by himself, on the acoustic guitar. You can hear the sax and the horns and everything in your head. I lied - now I want to stick with the acoustic guitar, but that’s what I want to play on it. [/QUOTE] Very cool. His rendition of [I Wish](http://youtube.com/watch?v=0fdwOEPfznk&feature=related) is impressive too. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/15 "2008-06-05T09:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=melodyharmonius] [This is my newest funkadelic fixation](http://www.myspace.com/robertrandolph). I’m sure he’s probably too neo for your list - but he makes me bop my head and shake my tailfeather - and there ain’t nothing wrong with that 🆒 [/QUOTE] That band _gets down_! Thank you! They actually kind of remind me of RHCP. Several of my favorites have already been listed (including the inimitable Maggot Brain) but here is a beautiful track, written by Shuggie Otis: [Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJw1h4KQuw&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/16 "2008-06-05T12:30:39Z")
[QUOTE=Caprese] That band _gets down_! Thank you! They actually kind of remind me of RHCP. [/QUOTE] Glad you like them! I found them through my best friend, the same one who introduced me to India.Arie - she’s handy to keep around 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/17 "2008-06-05T12:52:55Z")
George Clinton is still very active and touring, and if you get the chance to see him…DO IT! I saw him in a 1,500 seat theater a few months ago and it was a great, great show. I’m an **Atomic Dog** ---
**Author:** ![Renob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8c91f0/32.png) [@Renob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renob)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/18 "2008-06-05T14:42:18Z")
It’s hard to beat [Up for the Down Stroke](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i01fYbRQjWM) by Parliament, from the album of the same name. I also enjoy [The Goose](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og65NVGAmu4) from that album, although it’s not really traditional funk. Any song that has the line “I’m as happy as a monkey with a peanut machine” deserves all the acclaim it can get. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/19 "2008-06-05T15:11:09Z")
I love all the songs mentioned - make my funk the p-funk; I wants to get funked up! 😉 No surprise if you know my tastes from previous threads, but \*\*Prince \*\* deserves a mention here. If you’ve never heard **Housequake** , off of Sign o’ The Times, you really, really should. “Shut up already - damn!” Also, a mention of the \*\*Isley Brothers \*\* is required - their mid-70’s stuff is so hardcore and funky. \*\*Fight the Power \*\* is both amazing funk and a great statement; \*\*Voyage to Atlantis \*\* is beyond cool, and \*\*Go For Your Guns \*\* has the biggest, thickest 70’s synthy lines you can imagine (is that a clavinet?) with Brother Ernie doing his best Jimi Hendrix on top of it… ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816/20 "2008-06-05T15:17:22Z")
If we’re not going to be limited to actualy Funkadelic songs, let me also recommend: The Ohio Players Curtis Mayfield (transitioning from soul to funk - a great artist who will be sorely missed) Bobby Womack (along the same lines as Curtis Mayfield) James Brown “Live at the Apollo” (perhaps the greatest live album of all time) The Bar-Kays (early funk) Early Earth Wind and Fire (amazing show if you can catch them) Rufus (with Chaka Khan) War [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-funkadelic-song/451816.md?page=2)