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Sounds Like It Got A Three On It, Though

Yes, that dude is hurtling through space crotch first on the outside of a flying saucer without a space helmet. And yes, he is wearing silver pumps. Now, everyone knows that on December 15, 1975, Parliament released Mothership Connection .  And, naturally, we all know that Parliament is  The.  Funk.  Band.  of funk bands, and also the better half of P-Funk , the conglomeration of 70's Funk bands made up of members from the seminal bands of P-Funk , namely:  Parliament  and Funkadelic  (both lead by the musical genius George Clinton).  And it goes without saying that Mothership Connection is the Everest of that Himalayan genre we call  Funk, and gave us the very anthem of groovey: "Give Up The Funk." Even the exceptionally blocky clouds of Nepal agree: Parliament rocks. I won't even insult you by mentioning that the album's A-side famously opens up with a perfect concept-album first song, called " P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) ," f