Comin' Round the Mountain

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Hardcore Jollies

Year of first release: 1976

Trivia: Based off an old folk song called She's Coming Round the Mountain[?]

Description of music:

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Songwriters: George Clinton, Grace Cook (aka Eddie Hazel)

Memorable Lyrics:

• "Ridin' two white horses when she comes/Comin' around the mountain when she comes/Get out on the dancefloor when she comes"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-jollies#lyr-s-mountain)

It is arguable whether or not the lyrics have any set meaning. The lines quoted above are the only clues given, and they don't seem to have any relevance to anything.

Personnel:

• Percussion: Buddy Miles
• Guitar: Officially, Michael Hampton (disputed--may be Eddie Hazel)
  • Michael Hampton is given official credit
  • Songwriting credit is shared between Clinton and "Grace Cook," actually an alias for Eddie Hazel (his mother's name)
  • According to the Motherpage, "That raw edged playing that sounds like two separate guitars is Eddie Hazel in his absolute prime. Unmistakably. Eddie's known for playing a Les Paul (black beauty) and plugging it into a Gibson, Fender or Marshall amplifier that was slightly overdriven. Adding a phaser and an Echoplex was just the finishing touch he'd need whenever he laid tracks in the studio circa 1975-76. By this time he had become a more accomplished and refined player and no longer used the archaic sounding fuzztone devices he preferred in the late 60's and early 70's."

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