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Encyclopedia > The Electric Spanking of War Babies

Title of album: The Electric Spanking of War Babies


Artist: Funkadelic


Release date: 1981


Record label: Warner Brothers


Image:Electricspanking.jpg


This album is the final LP 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, Clinton planned on this being a double album, but the idea was squashed by Warner Brothers. The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War.


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)

Critical response:

  • ”Electric Spanking is an above-average party album"
    • the Motherpage (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=SEARCH&sql=A28520r8ac48x)


"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.


Other external links:

  • the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/albums_funkadelic/alb-espank.html)

Title of song: The Electric Spanking of War Babies


Artist: Funkadelic


Title of album: The Electric Spanking of War Babies


Year of first release: 1981


Trivia: The title is George Clinton's characterization of the Vietnam War.


Description of music:


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Songwriters: Bob Bishop, George Clinton, Walter Morrison


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 (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-espank.html#lyr-s-espank)


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.


Personnel:

  • Vocals: George Clinton
  • Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Drums: Walter Morrison
  • Lead Guitar: Michael Hampton

Critical response:


  Results from FactBites:
 
The Electric Spanking of War Babies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (285 words)
The Electric Spanking of War Babies is the final album of Funkadelic's golden era.
The title is an allusion to the Vietnam War.
The song then turns obliquely political, and the song's titular reference to the Vietnam War is referred to again.
Browse by Artist: FUNKADELIC (598 words)
The phrase 'electric spanking of war babies' falls into the latter category -- it referred to what the funk innovator saw as the U.S. government using the media to promote imperialistic wars.
Spanking falls short of the excellence of One Nation Under a Groove and Uncle Jam Wants You and didn't boast a major hit single, but amusing funk smokers like 'Electro-Cuties' and 'Funk Gets Stronger' aren't anything to sneeze at, nor is the reggae-influenced 'Shockwaves'.
Spanking turned out to be the last album Clinton would produce under the name Funkadelic -- when he hit the charts again in 1983, Mr.
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