
A series of concept albums and live shows, primarily from Parliament and Funkadelic, have a group of recurring characters, themes and ideas that are collectively referred to as the P Funk mythology. == Parliament == On ''Chocolate City'' (Parliament, 1975), the titular first track concerns a Disc jockey character, who inspired the ''Lollypop Man'' (alias the ''Long Haired Sucker''). According to George Clinton (funk musician) (who shares credit for the song with Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins), he was frustrated that radio stations refused to play his songs and invented his own station (called ''W-E-F-U-N-K'') and a DJ to man it. On ''Mothership Connection'' (Parliament, 1976), ''Starchild'' first appeared (inspired equally by Sun Ra's "Black Noah" and Jesus); he is a divine alien being, who came to earth from a spaceship (his arrival is "the Mothership Connection") to bring the holy ''Funk'' (with a capital "F": the cause of creation and source of energy and all life), to humanity. As it turns out (according to ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein'' (Parliament, 1976)), Starchild secretly worked for ''Dr. Funkenstein'', the intergalactic master of outer space Funk, who is capable of fixing all of man’s ills, because the "bigger the headache, the bigger the pill" and he’s the "big pill" ("Dr. Funkenstein," from ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein''). Dr. Funkenstein’s predecessors had encoded the secrets of Funk in the Pyramids because humanity wasn’t ready for its existence until the modern era. The titular "clones" are the ''Children of Productions'' whose job is to ensure that everyone is on the ''One''. Starchild’s nemesis is ''Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk'' ("Sir Noise Devoid of Funk" from ''Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome'' (Parliament, 1977)). Inspired by ''The Pinocchio Theory of Bootsy’s Rubber Band'' Sir Nose attempts to end the Funk because he is too cool to dance. He is the master of the ''Placebo Syndrome'', which causes unFunkiness (a combination of stupidity and no dancing). His goal is to place the minds of all humanity into a state called the ''Zone of Zero Funkativity''. Starchild, on the other hand, uses his ''Bop Gun'' ("Bop Gun (Endangered Species)," from ''Funkentelechy Vs the Placebo Syndrome'') to achieve ''Funkentelechy'' for all humanity. With the Funky powers of the Bop Gun (which are augmented by the ''Flash Light....Shine the light on them suckas!!!''), Starchild causes Sir Nose to reach Funkentelechy, and find his Funky soul. He then dances away the night. Sir Nose’s return (along with ally ''Rumpofsteelskin'') is detailed on the ''Motor Booty Affair'' (Parliament, 1978). Here, Sir Nose is both too cool to dance and swim, but ''Mr. Wiggles'' and the good citizens of ''Atlantis'' (a place where one can swim underwater without getting wet) cause Sir Nose to dance the ''Aqua Boogie''. On ''Gloryhallastoopid'' (Parliament, 1979), Sir Nose’s machinations are undone by the ''Big Bang Theory'', which reveals that the Funk caused the creation of the universe. Sir Nose’s last appearance is on ''Trombipulation'' (Parliament, 1979), where he traces his ancestry back to the ''Cro-Nasal Sapiens'', who were especially Funky, leading Sir Nose to reclaim his Funky heritage, along with his son, ''Sir Nose Jr''. == Funkadelic == Funkadelic albums are rather more ethereal and abstract when compared to Parliament’s. One central concept is ''Maggot Brain'' (''Maggot Brain'' (Funkadelic, 1971)), and a song on that album, which is a way of thinking which allows one to forget one’s troubles, above which one must rise or else drown along with all the maggots of the Earth. ''One Nation Under a Groove'' (Funkadelic, 1978) introduces ''Funkadelica'', a nation wherein the Funk rules and can’t be either stopped or labeled. The people of Funkadelica are called ''Funkateers'' (as are P Funk fans) and are led by ''Uncle Jam''. Their mission is to rescue dance music from the doldrums (unFunkiness). The Funk is described on the very first song (Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?) of the very first Funkadelic album (''Funkadelic (album)''), in the lines "... my name is Funk/I am not of your world/Hold still, baby, I won't do you no harm/I think I'll be good to you". On the second album, ''Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow'', Funk is said to lead to the Kingdom of heaven, which is described as being "within" (the titular song). "Funky Dollar Bill" (off the same album) describes multiple unFunky priorities, all revolving around materialism and consumerism, which have taken over all that is good and true in society (including, on "Eulogy and Light," religion). The album ''The Electric Spanking of War Babies'' refers to the Vietnam War, as characterized by George Clinton. == The Many Identities of Bootsy Collins == On ''Stretchin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band'' (Bootsy’s Rubber Band, 1976), Bootsy was ''Casper the Friendly Ghost'' who educates children at the ''Psychoticbumpschool'' ("Psychoticbumpschool," from ''Stretchin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band''). On ''Bootsy? Player of the Year'' (Bootsy’s Rubber Band, 1978) Bootsy is a rhinestone-bedecked doll of a rock star called ''Bootzilla'' ("Bootzilla" off Bootsy? Player of the Year) who is far superior to Barbie, on account of his ability to sing, dance and play. Fictional universes
Is this for real? Seems semi-humorous. Is that because the topic itself is tongue-in-cheek? --User:Ed Poor :It is semi-humorous. Or actually, I find it very humorous, but it is also real. Including a description of what occurs in each concept album is useful (and I will do so) but would not give the complete picture. Hence, P Funk mythology includes the overarching story which appears on multiple albums. As for whether or not it is, technically, a "mythology" I have no idea--it is, kinda. I'm certainly open to discussing a better title for the article. User:Tokerboy 17:20 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) :I also don't think it should be listed as a type of mythology in the article mythology, or anything like that, though I am considering if the Funk is a type of mana. User:Tokerboy 17:22 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) Phish fans refer to the story of Gamehenge as a myth or narrative. Is there some correlation here? -User:Tubby :Not sure exactly what you mean. There's no connection between Gamehenge and P Funk that I can think of, except maybe in a very abstract, philosophical sense. I don't think most musicians deserve an article such as this (I can't think of anyone besides P Funk) because this describes connections between albums that would otherwise be very complex to research, if the info was split among several articles. Gamehenge is a single piece of music that certainly qualifies as a narrative, and debatably as a myth, but is not a mythology in the same sense that Greek mythology is, nor in the sense that P Funk mythology is, because it is entirely self-contained. As far as I know, there are no references to Gamehenge-related places, people, races or themes in other Phish albums, and there are certainly no overarching recurring elements.User:Tokerboy 22:21 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) ::Just as a point of interest: one other band who probably ''do'' merit an article such as this one are Gong (band). Great work on all this P-Funk stuff, by the way, Tokerboy. --User:Camembert
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A series of concept albums and live shows, primarily from Parliament and Funkadelic, have a group of recurring characters, themes and ideas that are collectively referred to as the P Funk mythology. == Parliament == On ''Chocolate City'' (Parliament, 1975), the titular first track concerns a Disc jockey character, who inspired the ''Lollypop Man'' (alias the ''Long Haired Sucker''). According to George Clinton (funk musician) (who shares credit for the song with Bernie Worrell and Bootsy Collins), he was frustrated that radio stations refused to play his songs and invented his own station (called ''W-E-F-U-N-K'') and a DJ to man it. On ''Mothership Connection'' (Parliament, 1976), ''Starchild'' first appeared (inspired equally by Sun Ra's "Black Noah" and Jesus); he is a divine alien being, who came to earth from a spaceship (his arrival is "the Mothership Connection") to bring the holy ''Funk'' (with a capital "F": the cause of creation and source of energy and all life), to humanity. As it turns out (according to ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein'' (Parliament, 1976)), Starchild secretly worked for ''Dr. Funkenstein'', the intergalactic master of outer space Funk, who is capable of fixing all of man’s ills, because the "bigger the headache, the bigger the pill" and he’s the "big pill" ("Dr. Funkenstein," from ''The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein''). Dr. Funkenstein’s predecessors had encoded the secrets of Funk in the Pyramids because humanity wasn’t ready for its existence until the modern era. The titular "clones" are the ''Children of Productions'' whose job is to ensure that everyone is on the ''One''. Starchild’s nemesis is ''Sir Nose D’Voidoffunk'' ("Sir Noise Devoid of Funk" from ''Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome'' (Parliament, 1977)). Inspired by ''The Pinocchio Theory of Bootsy’s Rubber Band'' Sir Nose attempts to end the Funk because he is too cool to dance. He is the master of the ''Placebo Syndrome'', which causes unFunkiness (a combination of stupidity and no dancing). His goal is to place the minds of all humanity into a state called the ''Zone of Zero Funkativity''. Starchild, on the other hand, uses his ''Bop Gun'' ("Bop Gun (Endangered Species)," from ''Funkentelechy Vs the Placebo Syndrome'') to achieve ''Funkentelechy'' for all humanity. With the Funky powers of the Bop Gun (which are augmented by the ''Flash Light....Shine the light on them suckas!!!''), Starchild causes Sir Nose to reach Funkentelechy, and find his Funky soul. He then dances away the night. Sir Nose’s return (along with ally ''Rumpofsteelskin'') is detailed on the ''Motor Booty Affair'' (Parliament, 1978). Here, Sir Nose is both too cool to dance and swim, but ''Mr. Wiggles'' and the good citizens of ''Atlantis'' (a place where one can swim underwater without getting wet) cause Sir Nose to dance the ''Aqua Boogie''. On ''Gloryhallastoopid'' (Parliament, 1979), Sir Nose’s machinations are undone by the ''Big Bang Theory'', which reveals that the Funk caused the creation of the universe. Sir Nose’s last appearance is on ''Trombipulation'' (Parliament, 1979), where he traces his ancestry back to the ''Cro-Nasal Sapiens'', who were especially Funky, leading Sir Nose to reclaim his Funky heritage, along with his son, ''Sir Nose Jr''. == Funkadelic == Funkadelic albums are rather more ethereal and abstract when compared to Parliament’s. One central concept is ''Maggot Brain'' (''Maggot Brain'' (Funkadelic, 1971)), and a song on that album, which is a way of thinking which allows one to forget one’s troubles, above which one must rise or else drown along with all the maggots of the Earth. ''One Nation Under a Groove'' (Funkadelic, 1978) introduces ''Funkadelica'', a nation wherein the Funk rules and can’t be either stopped or labeled. The people of Funkadelica are called ''Funkateers'' (as are P Funk fans) and are led by ''Uncle Jam''. Their mission is to rescue dance music from the doldrums (unFunkiness). The Funk is described on the very first song (Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?) of the very first Funkadelic album (''Funkadelic (album)''), in the lines "... my name is Funk/I am not of your world/Hold still, baby, I won't do you no harm/I think I'll be good to you". On the second album, ''Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will Follow'', Funk is said to lead to the Kingdom of heaven, which is described as being "within" (the titular song). "Funky Dollar Bill" (off the same album) describes multiple unFunky priorities, all revolving around materialism and consumerism, which have taken over all that is good and true in society (including, on "Eulogy and Light," religion). The album ''The Electric Spanking of War Babies'' refers to the Vietnam War, as characterized by George Clinton. == The Many Identities of Bootsy Collins == On ''Stretchin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band'' (Bootsy’s Rubber Band, 1976), Bootsy was ''Casper the Friendly Ghost'' who educates children at the ''Psychoticbumpschool'' ("Psychoticbumpschool," from ''Stretchin’ Out In Bootsy’s Rubber Band''). On ''Bootsy? Player of the Year'' (Bootsy’s Rubber Band, 1978) Bootsy is a rhinestone-bedecked doll of a rock star called ''Bootzilla'' ("Bootzilla" off Bootsy? Player of the Year) who is far superior to Barbie, on account of his ability to sing, dance and play. Fictional universes
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Is this for real? Seems semi-humorous. Is that because the topic itself is tongue-in-cheek? --User:Ed Poor :It is semi-humorous. Or actually, I find it very humorous, but it is also real. Including a description of what occurs in each concept album is useful (and I will do so) but would not give the complete picture. Hence, P Funk mythology includes the overarching story which appears on multiple albums. As for whether or not it is, technically, a "mythology" I have no idea--it is, kinda. I'm certainly open to discussing a better title for the article. User:Tokerboy 17:20 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) :I also don't think it should be listed as a type of mythology in the article mythology, or anything like that, though I am considering if the Funk is a type of mana. User:Tokerboy 17:22 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) Phish fans refer to the story of Gamehenge as a myth or narrative. Is there some correlation here? -User:Tubby :Not sure exactly what you mean. There's no connection between Gamehenge and P Funk that I can think of, except maybe in a very abstract, philosophical sense. I don't think most musicians deserve an article such as this (I can't think of anyone besides P Funk) because this describes connections between albums that would otherwise be very complex to research, if the info was split among several articles. Gamehenge is a single piece of music that certainly qualifies as a narrative, and debatably as a myth, but is not a mythology in the same sense that Greek mythology is, nor in the sense that P Funk mythology is, because it is entirely self-contained. As far as I know, there are no references to Gamehenge-related places, people, races or themes in other Phish albums, and there are certainly no overarching recurring elements.User:Tokerboy 22:21 Oct 17, 2002 (UTC) ::Just as a point of interest: one other band who probably ''do'' merit an article such as this one are Gong (band). Great work on all this P-Funk stuff, by the way, Tokerboy. --User:Camembert
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