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.
Pledging My Love
George Clinton Lyrics
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Always and forever, I'll love only you
Just promise me darling your love in return
May this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My heart's at your command, dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
And your loving ways
Yeah baby, pledging my love
My heart's at your command, dear
To keep love and to hold
Making you happy is my desire
Keeping you is my goal
I'll forever love you
For the rest of my days
I'll never part from you
And your loving ways
Pledging my love, yeah baby
The lyrics to George Clinton's "Pledging My Love" express a deep and unwavering love for someone. The singer proclaims that their love will always be true, and they will love only this person forever. They ask for a promise in return, to keep the fire burning in their soul. The singer affirms that their heart is at the command of their love, to keep and hold them. Their desire is to make this person happy, and their goal is to keep them forever. The song concludes with a reiteration of the singer's love and their pledge to always love this person.
The song's lyrics are a declaration of true love, promising to love only one person forever. The lyrics express a desire to keep this person happy and to keep them forever. The fire in the soul mentioned in the song refers to the passion and intensity of the singer's love. The final line "pledging my love" is a vow that the singer is making, promising to love this person forever.
Line by Line Meaning
Forever my darling our love will be true
My love for you is eternal and unchanging
Always and forever, I'll love only you
My devotion to you will never falter or diminish
Just promise me darling your love in return
I only ask that you reciprocate my love and commitment
May this fire in my soul dear forever burn
My passion for you will never extinguish, even as time goes on
My heart's at your command, dear
I offer my heart and love, completely under your control and guidance
To keep love and to hold
I'll do whatever it takes to maintain our love and connection
Making you happy is my desire
My ultimate goal is to bring joy and contentment to your life
Keeping you is my goal
I will do everything in my power to make sure we stay together forever
I'll forever love you
My love for you is infinite and unending
For the rest of my days
Until the end of my life, I will love and cherish you
I'll never part from you
I will never leave your side, no matter what happens
And your loving ways
I adore everything about how you show your love and affection
Pledging my love, yeah baby
I am promising my unwavering love and commitment to you, my beloved
Contributed by Riley R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bomaniful
go ahead GC!!!
Eric Thompson
Is there something wrong with the sound?
IT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IS BEING HEARD! TALKING AIN'T SAYING A WORD, PREACHER AIN'T GETTING IT HEARD!