William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a p… Read Full Bio ↴William "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a pioneering funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. Bootsy was instrumental in Parliament and Funkadelic together with George Clinton and Bernie Worrell. He is well known as one of the founding members of the 'P-Funk' sound. He also played a major part in resurrecting James Brown's career in the late 60s and early 70s, co-writing some of Brown's greatest hits along with his brother, Phelps "Catfish" Collins.With his older brother Catfish Collins, and Kash Waddy and Philippé Wynne, Collins formed a group called The Pacesetters in 1968.
In March 1970, after most of the members of James Brown's band quit over a pay dispute, The Pacesetters were hired as Brown's backing band and they became known as The J.B.'s. (They are often referred to as the "original" J.B.'s to distinguish them from later line-ups that went by the same name.) Although they worked for Brown for only 11 months, the original J.B.'s played on some of Brown's most intense funk recordings, including "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine", "Super Bad", "Soul Power", and "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing".
It is known that the young Bootsy clashed several times with the rigid system Brown used to discipline the young band whenever he felt they stepped out of line. After leaving the band Collins then moved to Detroit, following the advice of singer and future Parliament member Mallia Franklin
After parting ways with James Brown, Bootsy returned to Cincinnati and formed House Guests with his brother Phelps Collins, Rufus Allen, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels, Frank Waddy, Ronnie Greenaway and Robert McCullough. The House Guests released two singles on the House Guests label as well as a third as The Sound of Vision on the House Guess label.
Franklin introduced both Collins brothers to George Clinton, and 1972 saw both of the Collins brothers, along with Waddy, join Funkadelic. Bootsy played on the subsequent Funkadelic album 'America Eats Its Young', but it would be a another couple of years before he really began to make his mark on the P-Funk mob. Appearing on Funkadelic's 'Let's Take It To The Stage' and Parliament's 'Up For The Down Stroke' Bootsy soon became a defining member, both in sound and song-writing and is credited on all of the late 70s classics.
In 1976 Bootsy, Catfish, Waddy, Joel Johnson, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert Johnson and The Horny Horns formed Bootsy's Rubber Band, a separate touring unit of Clinton's P-Funk collective. The group recorded four albums together, the first three of which are often considered to be among the quintessential P-Funk recordings. The group's 1978 album "Bootsy? Player of the Year" reached the top of the R&B album chart and spawned the #1 R&B single "Bootzilla".
Like Clinton, Bootsy took on several alter egos, from "Casper the Funky Ghost" to Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rockstar monster of a doll", as part of an evolving character, an alien rock star who grew gradually more bizarre as time went on (see P-Funk mythology). He also adopted his trademark space bass around this time.
Bootsy also released a 1980 album, Sweat Band, on George Clinton's Uncle Jam label with a group billed as Bootsy's Sweat Band.
[edit] 1980s and later
In 1984, Bootsy collaborated with Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads to produce "Five Minutes", a dance record sampled and edited from Ronald Reagan's infamous "Five Minutes" speech. The record was credited to "Bonzo goes to Washington" (also referenced in the 1985 Ramones song "Bonzo goes to Bitburg", derived from Reagan's starring role as Professor Peter Boyd in the 1951 comedy film Bedtime for Bonzo).
In 1990 Bootsy collaborated with Deee-Lite on their massive hit "Groove Is In The Heart" where he contributed additional vocals. Although he also appeared in the music video playing the bass, the bassline in the song is actually a sample of a Herbie Hancock song called "Bring Down the Birds". Bootsy's Rubber Band became the defacto backing musicians for Deee-Lite during a world tour.
Bootsy collaborated with bluegrass legends Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman to form the GrooveGrass Boyz. They produced a fusion of bluegrass and funk that listeners either loved as a fresh take on tradition or hated as defiling that same tradition.
In 1995, Bootsy played in the remake of Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 was 9" for Axiom Funk, a funkadelic like one off super group produced by Bill Laswell and featuring the (funkadelic members) George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, (the guitar of the late) Eddie Hazel, Gary Shider and Bill Laswell . The group released only one album and the song also appeared in the soundtrack of the movie Stealing Beauty.
Bootsy has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and made appearances on two Fatboy Slim records, as well as reading a poem at the end of FatBoy Slims's release in the LateNightTales dj mix series. Bootsy provided "vocal spice" on the TobyMac album Welcome to Diverse City. He also appears on Nicole C. Mullens' latest album, "Everyday People". He has also worked with the Lo-Fidelity Allstars on the album 'Don't be Afraid of Love', with Praxis, and with Buckethead on several occasions, for example on Buckethead's first album, "Bucketheadland". Bootsy was featured in the 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. In 2004 he appeared on Snoop Dogg's Rhythm & Gangsta album and on the cover of "The Joker" on the Fatboy Slim album Palookaville.[2]
In 2005, Bootsy Collins added vocals to fellow bassist Victor Wooten's album Soul Circus. He also served as "Heineken's Amsterjam 2005" curator and master of ceremonies on Randall's Island, New York and appeared with Madonna, Iggy Pop, Little Richard, and The Roots' Questlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone.
Collins' signature instrument is a custom-built star-shaped bass guitar he calls the "Space Bass". Currently built for him by Manuel "Manny" Salvador of GuitarCraft in 1998. More recently, Collins has made an agreement with Traben to make a signature Bootsy Collins model bass called the "Bootzilla".
In October, 2005, Collins co-wrote a song celebrating the resurgence of his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League called "Fear Da Tiger" which features "raps" written and performed by several Bengals players, including defensive end Duane Clemons, offensive tackle Stacy Andrews, and center Ben Wilkerson. An edited version of the song was made into a music video which features cameos by many other Bengals players. It has garnered tremendous local airplay and is viewable on Bengals.com Additionally, Cincinnati Bell is offering "Fear Da Tiger" as a free ringtone for its wireless customers in both polyphonic and MP3 formats. Collins appeared with Little Richard, Bernie Worrell, and other notable musicians as the band playing with Hank Williams, Jr. for the Monday Night Football opening during for the 2006 season. Collins was the only all star to return with Williams for the 2007 season.
He also sings "Marshal Law", the theme song of the Cincinnati Marshals indoor football team. He debuted the song on April 29, at halftime of a Marshals home game against the West Palm Beach Phantoms.
In 2006, ABC Entertainment / A Charly Films Release released a DVD/CD from Bootsy Collins and the New Rubber Band's concert at the 1998 North Sea Jazz Festival. In the same year, Collins split from long-time friend and guitarist Odhran "The Bodhran" Rameriz, citing creative differences as the reason.
Also in 2006, Collins recorded music for the animated television series Loonatics Unleashed. Collins also voiced the character Bootes Belinda in the episode The Music Villain. [3]
In April, 2007, Bootsy announced plans to begin a restaurant/club with Cincinnati area restaurateur Jeff Ruby. The restaurant is to be called "Bootsy's." It will feature live musical acts, a museum dedicated to Bootsy's musical career and Spanish, Central and South American cuisine. It is to open in December 2008.
In June 2007, Bootsy Collins, along with Phelps Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, John "Jabo" Starks, and Bernie Worrell, participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the movie Superbad.
In July 2007, Bootsy also told Billboard magazine that he's working on a project by the name of Science Faxtion and an album called Living On Another Frequency in which he serves as bassist and co-producer along with his lead vocalist Greg Hampton. The band also features guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain.[4] The album was released in November 2008.[5]
Collins promoted Rock the Vote for its 2008 compaign together with Buckethead.[6]
Bootsy produced Junkyard Waltz by funk band Freekbass from Ohio came out October 27.
Bootsy has been mentioned in the song "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club in the line "Clinton's musicians such as Bootsy Collins raise expectation to a new intention", while "Got more bass than Bootsy Collins" is a line in the song "Rumble in the Jungle" by the Fugees. His influence in popular culture is seen in that he has been referenced by a number of television series. In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Sooooooul Train", Geoffrey sneaks into the Soul Train tapings posing as Bootsy Collins, while in the The Mighty Boosh episode "The Legend of Old Gregg" an alien creature named 'The Funk' lands on Bootsy's house, giving him his ability to play the bass guitar "like some kinda delirious funky priest", as well as the ability to see around corners. His song I'd Rather Be With You was featured in the movie Baby Boy and on January 26, 2007, Bootsy, a native of Cincinnati, gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati.. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who has cited Collins as one of his primary influences, appeared in unmistakably Bootsy-esque clothing in the video for RHCP's "Dani California", and Bootsy's "What's a Telephone Bill?" was sampled for 2Pac's "Str8 Ballin'" track off the THUG LIFE album..
In 2009 Collins collaborated with Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek on the track "Internet Connection".[7]
[edit] Bass technique
Collins' bass playing is driving, rhythmic and groovy, and has been very influential in the development of funk. His characteristic juicy sound, produced by envelope filters (for example the Mutron), is one of his distinguishing traits as a bass player. He also uses highly syncopated 16th note patterns combined with a very strong slap technique, highly influenced by Larry Graham.
Bootsy's bass patterns are often up-front in the mix and more often than not, drive the song (rather than the guitars or horns)
In March 1970, after most of the members of James Brown's band quit over a pay dispute, The Pacesetters were hired as Brown's backing band and they became known as The J.B.'s. (They are often referred to as the "original" J.B.'s to distinguish them from later line-ups that went by the same name.) Although they worked for Brown for only 11 months, the original J.B.'s played on some of Brown's most intense funk recordings, including "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine", "Super Bad", "Soul Power", and "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing".
It is known that the young Bootsy clashed several times with the rigid system Brown used to discipline the young band whenever he felt they stepped out of line. After leaving the band Collins then moved to Detroit, following the advice of singer and future Parliament member Mallia Franklin
After parting ways with James Brown, Bootsy returned to Cincinnati and formed House Guests with his brother Phelps Collins, Rufus Allen, Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels, Frank Waddy, Ronnie Greenaway and Robert McCullough. The House Guests released two singles on the House Guests label as well as a third as The Sound of Vision on the House Guess label.
Franklin introduced both Collins brothers to George Clinton, and 1972 saw both of the Collins brothers, along with Waddy, join Funkadelic. Bootsy played on the subsequent Funkadelic album 'America Eats Its Young', but it would be a another couple of years before he really began to make his mark on the P-Funk mob. Appearing on Funkadelic's 'Let's Take It To The Stage' and Parliament's 'Up For The Down Stroke' Bootsy soon became a defining member, both in sound and song-writing and is credited on all of the late 70s classics.
In 1976 Bootsy, Catfish, Waddy, Joel Johnson, Gary "Mudbone" Cooper, Robert Johnson and The Horny Horns formed Bootsy's Rubber Band, a separate touring unit of Clinton's P-Funk collective. The group recorded four albums together, the first three of which are often considered to be among the quintessential P-Funk recordings. The group's 1978 album "Bootsy? Player of the Year" reached the top of the R&B album chart and spawned the #1 R&B single "Bootzilla".
Like Clinton, Bootsy took on several alter egos, from "Casper the Funky Ghost" to Bootzilla, "the world's only rhinestone rockstar monster of a doll", as part of an evolving character, an alien rock star who grew gradually more bizarre as time went on (see P-Funk mythology). He also adopted his trademark space bass around this time.
Bootsy also released a 1980 album, Sweat Band, on George Clinton's Uncle Jam label with a group billed as Bootsy's Sweat Band.
[edit] 1980s and later
In 1984, Bootsy collaborated with Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads to produce "Five Minutes", a dance record sampled and edited from Ronald Reagan's infamous "Five Minutes" speech. The record was credited to "Bonzo goes to Washington" (also referenced in the 1985 Ramones song "Bonzo goes to Bitburg", derived from Reagan's starring role as Professor Peter Boyd in the 1951 comedy film Bedtime for Bonzo).
In 1990 Bootsy collaborated with Deee-Lite on their massive hit "Groove Is In The Heart" where he contributed additional vocals. Although he also appeared in the music video playing the bass, the bassline in the song is actually a sample of a Herbie Hancock song called "Bring Down the Birds". Bootsy's Rubber Band became the defacto backing musicians for Deee-Lite during a world tour.
Bootsy collaborated with bluegrass legends Del McCoury, Doc Watson and Mac Wiseman to form the GrooveGrass Boyz. They produced a fusion of bluegrass and funk that listeners either loved as a fresh take on tradition or hated as defiling that same tradition.
In 1995, Bootsy played in the remake of Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 was 9" for Axiom Funk, a funkadelic like one off super group produced by Bill Laswell and featuring the (funkadelic members) George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, (the guitar of the late) Eddie Hazel, Gary Shider and Bill Laswell . The group released only one album and the song also appeared in the soundtrack of the movie Stealing Beauty.
Bootsy has collaborated extensively with Bill Laswell and made appearances on two Fatboy Slim records, as well as reading a poem at the end of FatBoy Slims's release in the LateNightTales dj mix series. Bootsy provided "vocal spice" on the TobyMac album Welcome to Diverse City. He also appears on Nicole C. Mullens' latest album, "Everyday People". He has also worked with the Lo-Fidelity Allstars on the album 'Don't be Afraid of Love', with Praxis, and with Buckethead on several occasions, for example on Buckethead's first album, "Bucketheadland". Bootsy was featured in the 2002 film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. In 2004 he appeared on Snoop Dogg's Rhythm & Gangsta album and on the cover of "The Joker" on the Fatboy Slim album Palookaville.[2]
In 2005, Bootsy Collins added vocals to fellow bassist Victor Wooten's album Soul Circus. He also served as "Heineken's Amsterjam 2005" curator and master of ceremonies on Randall's Island, New York and appeared with Madonna, Iggy Pop, Little Richard, and The Roots' Questlove, in an American TV commercial for the Motorola ROKR phone.
Collins' signature instrument is a custom-built star-shaped bass guitar he calls the "Space Bass". Currently built for him by Manuel "Manny" Salvador of GuitarCraft in 1998. More recently, Collins has made an agreement with Traben to make a signature Bootsy Collins model bass called the "Bootzilla".
In October, 2005, Collins co-wrote a song celebrating the resurgence of his hometown team, the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League called "Fear Da Tiger" which features "raps" written and performed by several Bengals players, including defensive end Duane Clemons, offensive tackle Stacy Andrews, and center Ben Wilkerson. An edited version of the song was made into a music video which features cameos by many other Bengals players. It has garnered tremendous local airplay and is viewable on Bengals.com Additionally, Cincinnati Bell is offering "Fear Da Tiger" as a free ringtone for its wireless customers in both polyphonic and MP3 formats. Collins appeared with Little Richard, Bernie Worrell, and other notable musicians as the band playing with Hank Williams, Jr. for the Monday Night Football opening during for the 2006 season. Collins was the only all star to return with Williams for the 2007 season.
He also sings "Marshal Law", the theme song of the Cincinnati Marshals indoor football team. He debuted the song on April 29, at halftime of a Marshals home game against the West Palm Beach Phantoms.
In 2006, ABC Entertainment / A Charly Films Release released a DVD/CD from Bootsy Collins and the New Rubber Band's concert at the 1998 North Sea Jazz Festival. In the same year, Collins split from long-time friend and guitarist Odhran "The Bodhran" Rameriz, citing creative differences as the reason.
Also in 2006, Collins recorded music for the animated television series Loonatics Unleashed. Collins also voiced the character Bootes Belinda in the episode The Music Villain. [3]
In April, 2007, Bootsy announced plans to begin a restaurant/club with Cincinnati area restaurateur Jeff Ruby. The restaurant is to be called "Bootsy's." It will feature live musical acts, a museum dedicated to Bootsy's musical career and Spanish, Central and South American cuisine. It is to open in December 2008.
In June 2007, Bootsy Collins, along with Phelps Collins, Clyde Stubblefield, John "Jabo" Starks, and Bernie Worrell, participated in the recording of the soundtrack for the movie Superbad.
In July 2007, Bootsy also told Billboard magazine that he's working on a project by the name of Science Faxtion and an album called Living On Another Frequency in which he serves as bassist and co-producer along with his lead vocalist Greg Hampton. The band also features guitarist Buckethead and drummer Brain.[4] The album was released in November 2008.[5]
Collins promoted Rock the Vote for its 2008 compaign together with Buckethead.[6]
Bootsy produced Junkyard Waltz by funk band Freekbass from Ohio came out October 27.
Bootsy has been mentioned in the song "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club in the line "Clinton's musicians such as Bootsy Collins raise expectation to a new intention", while "Got more bass than Bootsy Collins" is a line in the song "Rumble in the Jungle" by the Fugees. His influence in popular culture is seen in that he has been referenced by a number of television series. In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Sooooooul Train", Geoffrey sneaks into the Soul Train tapings posing as Bootsy Collins, while in the The Mighty Boosh episode "The Legend of Old Gregg" an alien creature named 'The Funk' lands on Bootsy's house, giving him his ability to play the bass guitar "like some kinda delirious funky priest", as well as the ability to see around corners. His song I'd Rather Be With You was featured in the movie Baby Boy and on January 26, 2007, Bootsy, a native of Cincinnati, gave the commencement address at the graduation ceremony at The Art Institute of Ohio - Cincinnati.. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who has cited Collins as one of his primary influences, appeared in unmistakably Bootsy-esque clothing in the video for RHCP's "Dani California", and Bootsy's "What's a Telephone Bill?" was sampled for 2Pac's "Str8 Ballin'" track off the THUG LIFE album..
In 2009 Collins collaborated with Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek on the track "Internet Connection".[7]
[edit] Bass technique
Collins' bass playing is driving, rhythmic and groovy, and has been very influential in the development of funk. His characteristic juicy sound, produced by envelope filters (for example the Mutron), is one of his distinguishing traits as a bass player. He also uses highly syncopated 16th note patterns combined with a very strong slap technique, highly influenced by Larry Graham.
Bootsy's bass patterns are often up-front in the mix and more often than not, drive the song (rather than the guitars or horns)
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Bootsy Collins Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bootsy Collins:
#1 Funkateer Well, alright, watch me talk Yeah, ah, Casper, could you acc…
A Life for da Sweet Ting Yeah, this one go out to me posse inna Berlin…
All Star Funk One two three hit me! All Star Funk Old School…
Another Point of View Hey hey hey! How do we make it? We can make and…
Be With You I'd rather be with you, yeah Yeah, I'd rather be with…
Body Slam BODY SLAM (William Collins / Joel Johnson) Bootsy's Rubber B…
Body Slam! BODY SLAM (William Collins / Joel Johnson) Bootsy's Rubber…
Bootzilla Don't let her cry Don't let that little girl cry Bootzilla'…
Can I Get A Flicc Witchu Yeah, brand new Snoop Dogg Somethin' to crack the new year…
Cool Jerk Cool jerk, cool jerk Cool jerk, cool jerk We know a cat…
Dance to the Music (Hey! Get up! and dance to the music! Get on up!…
Dance to the Music (feat. One) Uh, I won’t never dance, never! Uh, and by the way…
Dance to the Music (Knee Deep remix) (feat. One) Uh, I won′t never dance, never! Uh, and by the way…
Do The Freak Gotta get ya on freak on You gotta keep on freak…
Do You Love Me You broke my heart 'cause I couldn't dance, You didn't even…
Don't Let 'em Rosie G. and Bootsy, in the house! (You got to…
Don't Let 'em (feat. Rosie Gaines, Snoop Dogg, Till Brönner) Rosie G. and Bootsy, in the house! (You got to do…
Hi-On-Heels How could I spare you? How could you spare me? I can…
Holly-Wood-if-she-could Just like a swimmer that can′t swim Or a player that…
Hollywood Squares Ah, Hollywood Land of How do you do's? Movie stars, take two…
I'd Rather Be With You I'd rather be with you, yeah Yeah, I'd rather be with…
I'm Leavin' U Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go, gotta go Bye Bye, bye…
I'm Leavin' U (Gotta Go, Gotta Go) (feat. MC Lyte) 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor Miscellaneous I'm Thinkin' Of U …
Id Rather Be With You I'd rather be with you, yeah Yeah, I'd rather be with…
Inner-Planetary-Funkmanship Ahh the name is Bootsy baby, comin' at cha -…
Jam On Bootzilla, baba You wanna play with me? Hold on You wanna p…
Landshark Hey, you know you can't get there from here It's just…
Leakin' Hey bro you're leakin! I ain't your average, i ain't your…
Love Song Love song, baby One that we can dance to One we'll romance…
Love Vibes Feel it, feel it Feel the love vibrations, yeah Oh, oh love,…
May the Force Be With You Power, power, into my world, yeah Into my world There′s this…
Merry Christmas Baby Merry Christmas, baby, you really did treat me nice Merry C…
Munchies For Your Love Your love is more than good It's good and then it's…
Music to Smile By Take it easy, you can´t leave me No, not now, girl (x2) …
No Thang on Me Ya know I've been around the world and hey, hey,…
Off Da Hook Berjalan tanpa arah Berdiri tanpa tujuan Semua tidak berarti…
Party Lick-A-Ble's Keep that funk alive keep that funk alive Give hound another…
Party On Plastic What's Bootsy doin'? Shake that floppy disk Shake that flop…
Physical Love You′re so sexy I'm so hot Feeling real I want what…
Play With Bootsy You know Friday wasn't my day All those space boys friskin'…
Play With Bootsy (feat. Kelli Ali) (Feat. Kelli Ali) You know Friday wasn't my day All those s…
Psychoticbumpschool Oh except my guitar, baby And some bump music (A-okay, I don…
Rubber Duckie Hot diggity dog! Hang on to my guitar baba You can′t stop…
She Blinded Me With Science It's poetry in motion She turned her tender eyes to me As…
Shine-O-Myte Shine-o-myte Wanna shine Ah, an' my shine be shine-o-myte …
Shock-It-To-Me Alright! In less than two years over sixty million beleviers…
Simple Melody You know there1s somethin' that's come over me You know you…
Sleigh Ride Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing, ring-ting tingle-in…
So Nice You Name Him Twice That´s right, right again Recess out, school´s in Time to …
Soul Sista Well uhh are you living from your Soul Sista tonight…
Soul Sista (feat. Fat Joe, Cherine Anderson & Will Guice) Soul Sista Well, uhh, are you living from your Soul Sista,…
Sound Crack (Hey man,did you hear that group that was just out…
Stretchin' Out Bootsy′s Rubber Band: Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band) Las…
Stretchin' Out (In a Rubber Band) Bootsy's Rubber Band: Stretchin' Out (In A Rubber Band) Las…
subliminal seduction Oh, indubidably! Tell it! (yo, wassup funkmaster) Yo, wassup…
Subliminal Seduction (Funk-Me Dirty) I want your body. I want your mind. I want you lovin'…
Take A Lickin' And Keep On Kickin' It´s your life Yeah, it´s time to start livin´ in the…
The Bomb I've got the Bomb I've got the Bomb I've got the Bomb I'v…
The Funky Funktioneer Bootsy Bootsy What'll ya give me? What'll ya give me for tha…
The Pinocchio Theory Ev-er funkin' on baba This is the world's funkiest sing-a-l…
Under the Influence of a Groove People are talkin' ' Bout the way I'm walkin' Troubled by…
Vanish In Our Sleep If I could take you away, to a better day Oh…
Weapon of Choice Come forward and get your teeth smoked, word Come forward an…
What What's Bootsy doin'? Shake that floppy disk Shake that flop…
What's a Telephone Bill Hello baby Yes, it's your friendly phone fanatic again Oh ye…
What's A Telephone Bill ? Hello baby Yes, it's your friendly phone fanatic again Oh …
What's a Telephone Bill? Hello baby Yes, it's your friendly phone fanatic again Oh ye…
What's W-R-O-N-G Radio Glad to have you back (x2) We´re live again here on…
Worth My While Bootsy had something to do with it? He had everything to…
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@nicolesylvester7153
I'm a stubborn fella gotta mind to burn, Don't tell me to be cool you be can be cool when it's your turn 😜👍🏾 Hot burning up the charts!!!!I love it ❤️ you want me to be cool but I'm not!!!! You know!!! Bootzilla🤘🏾
@shootyourshot3132
This FUNK bumps LOUD, provokes a TEAR from the JOY it FILLS MY SOUL !💯
@rastaman12ify
"This Boot Is Made For Fonk- N" I loved this Bootsy album when it came out 1979 ....I think not to much people liked it .. was not a hit album on the charts ,..a so called experimental album for Bootsy...,,but still one of my favorite Bootsy albums ...this tune Jam Fan (Hot) and :Bootsy Get Live" amazing sounds baba .... was definitely one of his most psychedelic efforts with Bernie Worrell's crazy keyboard wizardry ...just listen. Pure Funk ..Thank you Bootsy ,George, Bernie...P-FUNK FOREVER
@rastaman12ify
I agree ..my fave as well ...I was in Jr High School when this was released in 79....great album cool artwork and comic book by Overton Lloyd too...Funk On !
@daryalspencer4675
RasSal Well put but me personally I don't think FUNK was for the carts. I believe they were about awareness, when it comes to the P Funk you can't hear LOL or heard you have to free your mind and listen,it's a non ending condition Peace
@kayasbluetaco
I have it on record. Won it at the board walk as a 2 for 1 win (I got to pick one, and they picked one... this was the one they picked. I was only 8, found it a little weird... I didn't appreciate it until many years later. It's a fun album. Still havea record player, so I have pulled it out over the years.
@markryan2109
It was DIFFERENT but that's what TRUE MUSICIANS DO
@kdmatt1
This is one of Bootsy's best albums ever. Every song on here is a funk masterpiece 👌
@SURLY_BOO
My Dad use 2 Play this..HAPPY FATHERS DAY 2 ALL THE DADS OUT THERE!! Keep it Phonky!!🤘🏾
@alswheeljewel
make me want to cry some times ,all this is gone WOW