He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, grew up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida. In Plainfield, he ran a barber salon, where he straightened hair, and soon formed a doo wop group, inspired by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, called The Parliaments. Despite initial commercial failures, The Parliaments eventually found success under the names Parliament and Funkadelic in the seventies (see also P-Funk). This article focuses on Clinton's solo efforts after 1981.
Beginning in the early 1980's, Clinton recorded several nominal "solo" albums, although all of these records featured contributions from P-Funk's core musicians. The primary reason for recording under his own name was legal difficulties, due to the complex copyright and trademark issues surrounding the name "Parliament" (primarily) and Polygram's purchase of his former label (as part of Parliament), Casablanca Records. In 1982, Clinton signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist and as the P-Funk All-Stars, releasing Computer Games that same year. "Loopzilla" hit the Top 20 R&B charts, followed by "Atomic Dog," which reached #1 R&B, but peaked at #101 on the pop chart. In the next four years, Clinton released three more studio albums (You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish, Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends and R&B Skeletons in the Closet) as well as a live album, Mothership Connection (Live from the Summit, Houston, Texas) and charting three singles in the R&B Top 30, "Nubian Nut," "Last Dance," and "Do Fries Go with that Shake." This period of Clinton's career was marred by multiple legal problems (resulting in financial difficulties) due to complex royalty and copyright issues. In 1985 he was recruited by the Red Hot Chili Peppers to produce their album Freaky Styley, because the bandmembers were huge fans of George Clinton and Funk in general. Though Clinton's popularity had waned by the mid 1980s, he experienced something of a resurgence in the early 1990s, as many rappers cited him as an influence and began sampling his songs. Alongside James Brown, George Clinton is considered to be one of the most sampled musicians ever.
In 1989, Clinton released The Cinderella Theory on Paisley Park, Prince's record label. This was followed by Hey Man... Smell my Finger. Clinton then signed with Sony 550 and released T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. (The Awesome Power Of A Fully Operational Mothership) in 1996, having reunited with several old members of Parliament and Funkadelic.
In the 1990s, Clinton appeared in films such as Graffiti Bridge (1990), Good Burger (1997) and PCU (1994). Most recently he appeared as the voice of The Funktipus, the DJ of the Bounce FM station in the 2004 video game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Rapper Dr. Dre sampled most of his beats to create his G-Funk music era.
"You're Thinking Right" - the theme song for The Tracey Ullman Show, was written by Clinton.
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This is not the soundtrack composer George S. Clinton who did Mortal Kombat etc.
Intense
GEORGE CLINTON Lyrics
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Gon' on messin' with it
With your bad self
With your bad self
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Bad!
Shut up!
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Quit it!
Go get it on
Gon' get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Go get in on
Gon' get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Go get in on
Gon' get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Go get in on
Gon' get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Quit it!
With your bad self
Get it with your bad self
Just when I think
My get up
Has got up n' gone
Lookin' into my rear view mirror
I see you dancin' alone
With your bad self
You and your bad self
Go go get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Go go get on gone
Get it with your badself
Shut up!
Quit It!
Quit it!
Word up, hugh, word up!
Uh uh uh uh, play it loud.
Don't stop it
Don't stop it, don't stop it
Just get it
On the good foot y'all
Papa just wanna dance
Don't stop it
Hey baby!
Don't stop it, don't stop it
Just get it
On the good foot
Good God y'all
They don't stand a chance
Go go get on gone
Get it
Uh uh uh uh, with your bad self
I do believe too
Ain't no stoppin' us now
We got happy feet, yeah
Go go get on gone
With your bad self
Papa just wanna dance
Go get it on
Gon' get on gone
With your bad self
Intense
Go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Go get it on
Gon' get on gone
Get it
With your bad self
Go go get on gone
Get it
With your bad self
Go go get on gon'
Get it
With your bad self
Go get it on
Gon' get on gone
Shut up!
Quit it!
Word, word up!
Go get it on
Gon' get on gone
Shut up!
Quit it!
Just when I think
My get up
Has got up n' gone
Lookin' into my rear view mirror
I see you comin' along.
With your bad self
Your real bad self
Don't stop it, don't stop it
Let's get it
On the good foot y'all
Papa just wanna dance
Hey baby!
Don't stop it, don't stop it
Let's keep it
On the good foot
Good God y'all
They don't stand a chance
No stop it
They can't stop it
Let's keep it
On the good foot y'all
I wanna jam
Hey baby!
No stop it, no stop it
Let's keep it
On the good foot
Good God y'all
They don't stand a chance
Get on gon'
Get it
Papa just, papa just, papa just, papa just
Papa just wanna dance
Ain't no stoppin' us now
"Intense" by George Clinton is a fast-paced funk song that encourages listeners to get up and dance. At the beginning of the song, the chorus repeats the phrase "Go get it on, Gon' get on gone, Get it with your bad self" which is repeated several times throughout the song. George Clinton's voice is extremely enthusiastic, as if he's leading a rally, and his tone clearly communicates the song's message of embracing your own bad self or letting go of any inhibitions or shyness on the dance floor.
Later, Clinton sings about looking in his rear view miror and seeing a lone dancer "with your bad self," and expresses his own desire to dance: "Papa just wanna dance." The song's bridge repeats the idea that there's no stopping the dancers, who have "happy feet" that just can't be tamed, and encourages everyone to keep moving to the beat.
Overall, "Intense" is a celebration of dance and individuality, and it encourages everyone to let loose and enjoy themselves. Through its catchy chorus and Clinton's fervent vocals, the song effectively conveys its message of abandon and freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
Go go go go go...
Let's go, let's go, let's go...
Gon' on messin' with it
We're going to keep messing with it
With your bad self
You're doing great and you know it
Oh oh oh oh oh...
Expressing enthusiasm and excitement
Bad!
Excellent!
Shut up!
Stop talking and let's dance
Quit it!
Stop it, enough is enough
Go get it on
Let's get it started
Gon' get on gone
Let's keep moving, let's go
Quit it!
Stop it, enough is enough
Just when I think
My get up
Has got up n' gone
Lookin' into my rear view mirror
I see you dancin' alone
Just when I was losing energy and motivation, I saw you dancing alone behind me
With your bad self
You and your bad self
You're doing great and you know it
Go get in on
Gon' get on gone
Get it with your bad self
Let's get involved, let's keep moving, and let's do it with confidence and excitement
Word up, hugh, word up!
Uh uh uh uh, play it loud.
Listen to me, let's turn up the volume and enjoy ourselves even more
Don't stop it
Don't stop it, don't stop it
Just get it
On the good foot y'all
Let's keep it going, let's not stop, and let's enjoy ourselves even more
Papa just wanna dance
Hey baby!
I just want to dance, baby!
Good God y'all
They don't stand a chance
We're too good at dancing, no one can compete with us
I do believe too
Ain't no stoppin' us now
We got happy feet, yeah
I believe we can't be stopped, our feet are happy and unstoppable
Intense
Go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Expressing intense emotions, let's go let's go let's go...
Shut up!
Quit it!
Stop talking and stop continuing with what you're doing
Let's keep it
On the good foot y'all
Let's keep dancing and enjoying ourselves
No stop it
They can't stop it
Nothing can stop us from dancing and having fun
I wanna jam
Hey baby!
I want to dance and have fun, baby!
Get on gon'
Get it
Papa just, papa just, papa just, papa just
Papa just wanna dance
Let's keep moving, let's keep dancing, and enjoy ourselves even more
Ain't no stoppin' us now
Nothing can stop us from having fun and dancing
Contributed by Connor N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.