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Grooveallegiance

Title of song: Grooveallegiance

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: One Nation Under a Groove

Year of first release: 1978

Trivia:

This song features understated, sleazy beats with a vaguely Latin sound, that is quickly expanded into very Latin-sounding vocals and, like much of the album, powerful and complex harmonies with a subtle jazzy musical background. It also features a powerful guitar solo from Michael Hampton.

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Songwriters: George Clinton, Junie Morrison[?], Bernie Worrell

Memorable Lyrics:

  • "Funkadelica is/You know, the nation,/Uh, you know, I would like to, live under"
  • "Pledge a groovallegiance to the funk/The United Funk of Funkadelica"
  • "Let me take you by the hand/And spread the funk across the land/It's not hard to understand/Headin' for the master plan..."

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-1nation#lyr-s-groovall)

This is particularly notable for the introduction of the fictional country of Funkadelica, which can be seen as a version of the United States wherein Funk runs the country (see also P Funk mythology). With Funk crossing the land, the inhabitants minds (and, presumably, their booties) have been freed.

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