Miss Lucifer's Love

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: America Eats Its Young

Year of first release: 1972

Songwriter(s): George Clinton, Fuzzy Haskins

Memorable Lyrics:

• "Miss Lucifer's love/She's the devil and I like it/Ooh, her love is so exciting"
• "When she come/I'll tell it on a mountain/When she come/I'll drink from her unholy fountain"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-ameats#lyr-s-lucy4)

The singer describes his love for "Miss Lucifer." Although she is referred to as "the devil," Miss Lucifer is not necessarily Satan (see Lucifer) as certain critics (predominantly Christian fundamentalists) have argued. The singer could be addressing a former lover, who, in retrospect, he sees as being similar to the devil in both her exciting, passionate danger and her cruel and sadistic nature.

Personnel:

• String and horn arrangements by Bernie Worrell
• Lead Vocals: Fuzzy Haskins