Red Hot Mama

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

Year of first release: 1974

Trivia: This was a remake of a Parliament song.

"Red Hot Mama" is a hard rock song, with particularly notable guitar work from Eddie Hazel.

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Songwriters: George Clinton, Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell

Memorable Lyrics:

• "Who would sacrifice the great grandsons and daughters of her jealous mother/By sucking their brain until their ability to think was amputated/By pimping their instincts/Until they were fat, horny and strung-out/In a neurotic attempt to be queen of the universe/Who is this bitch?"
• "Ride on red hot mama/Girl, you sure look good to me"

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

The song begins with a spoken word intro (which ends with the first quote above) that seems to be describing a woman who has the effect of rendering a person unFunky (see P Funk mythology). The second section is sung and includes the second quote above as the refrain. It is not clear whether the first woman is the same as the "Red Hot Mama" from the second section.

Personnel:

• Lead Vocals: George Clinton, Eddie Hazel
• Guitars: Eddie Hazel, Ron Bykowski[?]

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