Parliament is an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clin… Read Full Bio ↴Parliament is an American funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective. Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish performances in their work. The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1976 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)", and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975). Clinton dissolved the band in the early 1980s. Reformed in January 2018, the first new Parliament release in 38 years was "I'm Gon Make U Sick O'Me", which features the rapper Scarface. A new Parliament album, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, was released in May 2018.
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians. Billy "Bass" Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.
The legal problems with the name "The Parliaments" were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium ("The Breakdown" reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.
In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk's career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.
With the ensuing albums, Parliament became one of the most respected bands on the 1970s, and are now recognized as one of the forefathers of funk music. Of particular interest are the spacey themes of Starchild, Sir Nose and other recurring characters from multiple albums.
Of particular note is the landmark album Mothership Connection, an amalgam of many '70s themes and the tight "popular" funk sound which was both more commercially viable (particularly in the black community) and more readily emulated by the numerous artists capitalizing on the popularity of funk's mainstream cousin: disco. Artists such as the BeeGees, the Commodores and Kool and the Gang repackaged many of Parliament's innovations into radio-ready pop hits and upon the mass acceptance of disco culture as portrayed in Saturday Night Fever, millions of suburban Americans were able to boogie-oogie-oogie safely protected from exposure to the urban dance scene's multi-ethnic, sexually diverse and cocaine-fueled celebration.
In the early 1980s, with legal difficulties arising from the multiple names used by multiple groups, as well as a shakeup at Casablanca Records, George Clinton dissolved Parliament and Funkadelic as recording and touring entities. Parliament/Funkadelic morphed into P-Funk. New audiences were fueled in the '90s due to extensive sampling by hip hop DJs and producers, including beats used in The Chronic and Cypress Hill's debut album.
A variety of bands evolved in their own right out of the main two bands - they included Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides of Funkenstein, Parlet, Mutiny, The Horny Horns, and Quazar.
George Clinton subsequently worked with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Reformed in January 2018, the first new Parliament release in 38 years was "I'm Gon Make U Sick O'Me", which features the rapper Scarface. A new Parliament album, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, was released in May 2018.
Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop group based out of George Clinton's Plainfield, New Jersey barber shop. The name was soon abandoned due to legal issues with Revilot and Atlantic Records, and most of the same people recorded under the name Funkadelic, which consisted of The Parliaments' backing musicians. Billy "Bass" Nelson is credited with creating the name Funkadelic. He also switched from 6-string guitar to bass, creating room for his childhood friend Eddie Hazel to join the group. Soon, Parliament was created in addition to Funkadelic and the two bands consisted of essentially the same people, though both released albums under their respective names.
The legal problems with the name "The Parliaments" were resolved in 1970, and Clinton signed all of Funkadelic to Invictus Records under the name Parliament, releasing Osmium ("The Breakdown" reached #30 on the R&B charts in 1971) but the name Parliament was then abandoned for some time, as Funkadelic was much more successful.
In the early 1970s, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins and Catfish Collins joined Funkadelic, which released five albums by 1974. With only moderate success, Funkadelic signed with Casablanca Records as Parliament, releasing "Up for the Down Stroke" (off the album of the same name) which reached #10 on the R&B charts but peaked at #63 Pop. The song was the biggest hit of P Funk's career. 1975 saw the release of Chocolate City, which also enjoyed moderate success; the title track reached #24.
With the ensuing albums, Parliament became one of the most respected bands on the 1970s, and are now recognized as one of the forefathers of funk music. Of particular interest are the spacey themes of Starchild, Sir Nose and other recurring characters from multiple albums.
Of particular note is the landmark album Mothership Connection, an amalgam of many '70s themes and the tight "popular" funk sound which was both more commercially viable (particularly in the black community) and more readily emulated by the numerous artists capitalizing on the popularity of funk's mainstream cousin: disco. Artists such as the BeeGees, the Commodores and Kool and the Gang repackaged many of Parliament's innovations into radio-ready pop hits and upon the mass acceptance of disco culture as portrayed in Saturday Night Fever, millions of suburban Americans were able to boogie-oogie-oogie safely protected from exposure to the urban dance scene's multi-ethnic, sexually diverse and cocaine-fueled celebration.
In the early 1980s, with legal difficulties arising from the multiple names used by multiple groups, as well as a shakeup at Casablanca Records, George Clinton dissolved Parliament and Funkadelic as recording and touring entities. Parliament/Funkadelic morphed into P-Funk. New audiences were fueled in the '90s due to extensive sampling by hip hop DJs and producers, including beats used in The Chronic and Cypress Hill's debut album.
A variety of bands evolved in their own right out of the main two bands - they included Bootsy's Rubber Band, The Brides of Funkenstein, Parlet, Mutiny, The Horny Horns, and Quazar.
George Clinton subsequently worked with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Reformed in January 2018, the first new Parliament release in 38 years was "I'm Gon Make U Sick O'Me", which features the rapper Scarface. A new Parliament album, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, was released in May 2018.
Everything Is On The One
Parliament Lyrics
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Everything is on the one (x5)
Oh, remember that
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
Everything is on the one today y'all, that's where it's at
Everything is on the one today y'all, now get to that
Everything is on the one (x5)
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
Everything is on the one today y'all, that's where it's at
Everything is on the one today y'all, now get to that
Everything is on the one (x4)
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
Oh, remember that
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
Everything is on the one today y'all, that's where it's at
Everything is on the one today y'all, now get to that
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
Everything is on the one today y'all, that's where it's at
Everything is on the one today y'all, now get to that
Everything is on the one (x4)
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
The lyrics to Parliament's "Everything is on the One" are all about getting into the groove and staying there. "The One" is musical terminology that refers to the downbeat of a rhythmic cycle, like a measure in music. In funk music, "The One" is an incredibly important concept - it's the moment where everything comes together, and everything just clicks. George Clinton and his band were famous for their mastery of funk, and in "Everything is on the One," they're inviting their audience to join in that groove. The repeated phrase "Everything is on the One" reinforces this concept, and musically, the song locks into a tight, repetitive funk riff that's designed to keep listeners moving.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything is on the one
All things are aligned and in sync
Oh, remember that
Don't forget this important fact
Everything is on the one today y'all, now hit it
Today is the day when everything is in its proper place and let's get going
Everything is on the one today y'all, and don't forget it
It's important to remember that everything is in sync today
Everything is on the one today y'all, that's where it's at
All the action and excitement is happening because everything is aligned today
Everything is on the one today y'all, now get to that
Take advantage of this opportunity and get moving
Lyrics © A SIDE MUSIC LLC D/B/A MODERN WORKS MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BERNARD WORRELL, GEORGE CLINTON, WILLIAM BOOTSY COLLINS
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Eddie Pearson
I am a true Funkateer, but did you know that On The One was taught to them by the legendary James Brown? Ask Bootsy and others. Funk will never die.
ChEF Doggie Dogg
Puff pass 🤟🤟🤣👍🏽1
40 Acres & A Mule Homestead
Yeah, and when James made his deal with the devil it was taught to him
Eric Fraley
James invented it and George turned it into a religion, lol
dbspaceoditty
people always look at me like im crazy when i mention the horny horns
Stan Allen
Did you know Parliament use to be a gospel group?
Christopher Bishop
R.I.P. Bernie.. you will forever be imprinted on such influential/historical records, with such groundbreaking sounds.
Lumumba Ndi
And tiki
Lumumba Ndi
Ditto and one
EFH
😅😎😔❤