George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely conside… Read Full Bio ↴George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American musician, widely considered one of the forefathers of funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and was a solo funk artist as of 1981.

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.

Intrology
George Clinton Lyrics

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[George Clinton]
As I take another choke n toke of icky sticky stanky
Stuff a bowl, pack a pipe, twist a blunt, roll and light a joint
Lean back and puff slow {*echoes*}

[Snoop Dogg]
Whenever I'm making a record, I'm getting into my character
And I'm trying to portray something that I'm feeling so that way the whole

World can believe in it
Do anybody know my name!?
What's my name!?
(Snoop Dogg!) What's my name!?
(Snoop Dogg!) Hold on, I want y'all to say my name like dis..
(Snoop, Snoop, Snoop, Snoop)
There are seven wonders in the world, you're about to witness the eighth
(Nigga ask about me, nigga ask about me!)
You don't believe me? Motherfucker say what!?
Hey yo Cat, roll out the blue carpet cuzz
Lemme C-walk on these niggaz

Blue hat, blue socks, blue shoes, too cool
Blue car, blue house, blue pit, blue pool
Blue grass, blue Coupe, blue b-ball hoop
What kind of phone you on Loc? I'm on the blue too
Talking to my nephew, my nigga Boo, half who?
He make pimping on a bitch look so cool
Old school, old fools, steel on a nigga first
Run up with that punk shit and I fill up a nigga's shirt
Do it to it hurt 'cause it hurt so bad (so bad!)
Snoopy D O dub they can't touch yo' swag (yo' swag!)
Oh mark ass nigga better tuck yo' flag
Cause when my music out loco, I come to smash yo' ass
Fuck him, fuck her, and fuck all y'all too
(He wants everything to be right) 'Cause I'm (Snoop Dogg!)
I'm so hood, so true
And every time that you see me cause, I'm oh so blue!
(To get that you have to stay, on top of your game)

(And learn the most specific lesson)
That shit is dope right there God

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to George Clinton's "Intrology" can be divided into two parts. The first part is the introduction by George Clinton himself. He talks about taking a toke of weed, stuffing a bowl, packing a pipe, twisting a blunt, rolling and then lighting a joint. In the background, the sound of the echoes makes the whole ambiance even more mellow. The second part of the song is by rapper Snoop Dogg. He talks about his artistic process and how he creates his characters in his music. He asks his listeners if they know his name and gets them to chant his name "Snoop, Snoop, Snoop." He then goes on to talk about the color blue and how it dominates his world. He talks about his blue shoes, car, and life in general. He concludes by saying how true he is to his roots.

The song has a very laid-back and relaxed feel, with the hazy sound of Clinton's words combined with Snoop Dogg's smooth rapping. The lyrics give an insight into the lifestyle of artists who live their lives by their own rules. Clinton sets the tone for the song with his introduction, and Snoop Dogg builds on that with a chill, effortless performance that speaks volumes about his attitude towards life.

Line by Line Meaning

As I take another choke n toke of icky sticky stanky
Stuff a bowl, pack a pipe, twist a blunt, roll and light a joint

Whenever I'm making a record, I'm getting into my character
And I'm trying to portray something that I'm feeling so that way the whole World can believe in it

Do anybody know my name!? What's my name!? (Snoop Dogg!) What's my name!?
There are seven wonders in the world, you're about to witness the eighth (Nigga ask about me, nigga ask about me!)

You don't believe me? Motherfucker say what!?
Hey yo Cat, roll out the blue carpet cuzz Lemme C-walk on these niggaz

Blue hat, blue socks, blue shoes, too cool
Blue car, blue house, blue pit, blue pool

Blue grass, blue Coupe, blue b-ball hoop
What kind of phone you on Loc? I'm on the blue too Talking to my nephew, my nigga Boo, half who?

He make pimping on a bitch look so cool Old school, old fools, steel on a nigga first
Run up with that punk shit and I fill up a nigga's shirt Do it to it hurt 'cause it hurt so bad (so bad!)

Snoopy D O dub they can't touch yo' swag (yo' swag!)
Oh mark ass nigga better tuck yo' flag Cause when my music out loco, I come to smash yo' ass

Fuck him, fuck her, and fuck all y'all too
He wants everything to be right 'Cause I'm (Snoop Dogg!)

I'm so hood, so true And every time that you see me cause, I'm oh so blue!
(To get that you have to stay, on top of your game) (And learn the most specific lesson) That shit is dope right there God

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CALVIN BROADUS, SHAWN CARTER, SHAWN C CARTER, GEORGE S CLINTON, KEVIN GILLIAM, TIMOTHY Z MOSLEY

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