The Electric Spanking of War Babies
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| Studio album by Funkadelic | |||||
| Released | 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Funk | ||||
| Length | 44:10 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Producer | George Clinton | ||||
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The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the final album of Funkadelic's golden era. It features many relative newcomers to the P Funk mob, though it is still very popular among Funkadelic fans. At one point, George Clinton planned on this being a double album, but the idea was quashed by Warner Brothers. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War.
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[edit] Track listing
- "The Electric Spanking of War Babies" (Bob Bishop, George Clinton, Walter Morrison)
- "Electro-Cuties" (J. Ali, Clinton, Ron Ford)
- "Funk Gets Stronger" (Part I) (Clinton, Michael Hampton)
- "Brettino's Bounce" (Larry Fratangelo)
- "Funk Gets Stronger" (Killer Millimeter Longer Version) (Clinton, Sylvester Stewart)
- "She Loves You" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Shockwave" (Ron Dunbar, DeWayne McKnight)
- "Oh, I" (Clinton, Rodney Curtis, Garry Shider)
- "Icka Prick" (Clinton, Shider)
[edit] Critical response
- "Electric Spanking is an above-average party album"
"Icka Prick" may have been a response to the flak that Funkadelic and LP cover artist Pedro Bell were getting from Warner Bros. and certain women's groups concerning the album cover art, hence the lyric: "You ain't seen obscene yet/We gonna be nasty this year". The lyrics are intentionally filthy.
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[edit] Memorable Lyrics
- "I, at the early age of seventeen/Was adopted by aliens"
- "They have long since programmed me/To return with this message/When you learn to dance/You won't forget it"
- "It's a bummer to find/That your mind/And your behind/Gets exploded in time"
- "You've seen the bomb (electric)/Vietnam (spanking of) /LSD (war babies) /You've seen the ?/You've seen DNA/Watch them go to the moon/Live on TV"
Complete lyrics at the Motherpage
The song begins with a silly, spoken intro where the speaker claims to have been adopted by aliens. The aliens gave him a message, which is apparently an urgent need to get Funky. The song then turns obliquely political, and the song's titular reference to the Vietnam War is referred to again.
[edit] Personnel
"Electric Spanking"
- Vocals: George Clinton
- Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Drums: Walter Morrison
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
"Electro-Cuties"
- Vocals: George Clinton
- Bass: Jimmie Ali
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton, Jerome Ali
- Rhythm Guitar: Gordon Carlton
- Drums: Kenny Colton
"Funk Gets Stronger I"
- Lead Vocals: George Clinton
- Vocals: Bootsy Collins
- Bass: Lige Curry
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
- Rhythm G, Bass & Moog: Roger Troutman
- Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
- Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
- Trumpet: Cynthia Robinson
- Saxophone: Pat Rizzo
"Brettino's Bounce"
- Drums, Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
"Funk Gets Stronger II"
- Lead Vocals: George Clinton, Sly Stone
- Lead Guitar: Eddie Hazel
- Rhythm Gtr, Keyboards, Synth: Sly Stone
- Trumpet: Cynthia Robinson
- Sax: Pat Rizzo
- Drums: Sly Stone
"Shockwaves"
- Lead Vocals: Donnie Sterling
- Bass: Lige Curry
- Guitar: DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
- Drums: Kenny Colton
- Percussion: Larry Fratangelo
"Oh, I"
- Lead Vocals: Garry Shider
- Bass: Rodney "Skeet" Curtis
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton, Jerome Ali
- Keyboards: Marion Saulsby
- Rhythm Gtr: Gordon Carlton, Garry Shider
- Drums: Tyrone Lampkin
- Sax: Michael Brecker
"Icka Prick"
- Lead Vocals: George Clinton
- Bass: Lige Curry
- Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton
- Rhythm Guitar: Garry Shider
- Moog & Keyboards: David Lee Chong
