P-Funk All Stars with Bootsy Collins: Mothership Connection

[islandersarehot]

love this ,,,FUNKMOB was here

[EmpressElizabeth1920]

I LOVE YOU, THANKS P.FUNK IS ALWAYS ON THE ONE

[laustodder]

I just named my 17 foot sailboat 'Mothership' - no shit

[MrNategriffin]

i feel so white! did i see the woman who plays rythm guitar for david lettermans band in there?

[thebksfriend]

The funkiest man on Earth

[Cxaxakluth]

Anyone else find Bootsy's smile the most contagious smile on Earth?

[bishop88fingers]

This by far is my favorite P-Funk song(to me it is still- P-Funk {want to get funked up} PART 2) George in concert always seems to mix other lyrics from other songs and match them perfectly! With this much talent on stage, He doesn't really have to sing, as long as it's grovvin'....

[churchfinger]

George sounds like shit.

[sfillyaw]

You can't have a George Clinton, Bootsy Collins or P-Funk gathering without ATLEAST 25 people on stage and a man in a diaper! THAT's how you bring the FUNK!

[magnusalpha]

@sfillyaw Don't leave out the "most of them aren't doing anything" part.

[88sili]

@uwinextraball Any herbal assistance?

[thebksfriend]

@88sili :]

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

the connection

/watch?v=2IUh3r81iDY

[Cheedillow]

@uwinextraball

YES, did you invade the stage?

[Cheedillow]

Saw him live 3 days ago. OH MY DAYS SO MUCH FUUUUUUNK

[feistychick70]

The audio sounds great!

[junny1871]

These brothers have got funk for real. That bass is bangin

[icedbannanas]

is that Erykah Badu singing? If so, that's a dream come true to see her singing with Clinton. awesome.....

[Slojamoz]

It'z Time To Party On Tha Mothershhip!!!

[FunkadelicFlea]

hahah that star-bass on itself is so damn ugly, but with bootsy it looks amazing :D

[hitsville4ever]

they needed GLENN HE WOULD'VE HAD IT...WOW MAY HE REST IN PEACE

[hitsville4ever]

R.I.P GLENN GOINS....HE CALLED IN THE MOTHERSHIP LIKE NO OTHER!!!

[zuk737]

It gets no better...

[69slashman]

hahah ur stupid it just gettin fucked up on drugs :P hahah fuck u im right ur wrong nigga

[mtume007]

20 Dumbasses don't understand or enjoy the funk.

[THROWBACKTHEATER]

@mtume007 21 they r getting dummer

[barrabas357]

That's Bootsy's late brother Catfish Phelps standing next to late great Gary Starchild. ,Catfish Collins one the great rhythm Funk guitiarist of all time Diaperman Shider one of the great vocalist ad-libbers of Funk. Rest In Peace brothers.

[eatmoresoap]

Man......... I was there.

[KevinRexrod]

What,s with the diaper the guitarist in the back wears?

[DoomTra1n]

@KevinRexrod As far as I know, he's been doing that for like 40+ years haha. Who knows? Why does Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers wear ridiculous stuff also? No one knows.

[Dangereuse80]

he's star child man.

[siasabora]

Watched Bootsy on Travis TV.....he is so funny

[ThePomorsky]

It's beyond any mortal's thinking how high GC is. And the higher, the better !

[Gunnercv]

awesome

[pc0p1mp]

Bootsie and The Isley Brothers are from Cincinnatti, Ohio.

[pacisablo]

the name bootsy originated from his mother at birth, but his real name is william, he and his brother first started playing together, then James brown hired them for 11 months, then PFUNK hired them, bootsy is bad ass. sorry, iwatch ALLOT of biographys lol

[yippee1999]

can you imagine what it must have been like...to be on board the mothership?!! Shite man!

[shadowgrinch]

George Clinton's birthday celebration? A lot of free crack must've been given out to band members during that day.

[sonicboomfunk]

...and I also don't know why NYRADFILMS doesn' t put the whole sHoW uP...

[sonicboomfunk]

Just to co-sign, and clear up a few thangs,...Yeah I saw naked candy, No that wasn't a fumble by Marc S. against the (STEEL)ers...'cause they're good at stealing...and yes GEorge needs each and EverYbody on Stage....'CAUSE Funk not only moves...it caN Remove!!!! Ride The Funk....

[itzpms]

bootsy collins iz the shit !!!!!!!!!!!!

[twiztidlestat]

Example of legends....BOOTSY IS IN THE FUCKIN BACKGROUND...How awesome do you have to be to have BOOTSY play FOR YOU

[prettywangs64]

@twiztidlestat Where do you think Bootsy originated?

[twiztidlestat]

@prettywangs64

I know, Im just saying, That was always a awesome fact, that Bootsy started with Parliment, Thats just cool,

[KingMellow11]

@twiztidlestat Well, Bootsy was a bass player for James Brown first, then went to Parliament/funkadelic

[whatevergetoff420]

anyone else see the naked chick in the audience lmao

[CaptainBorges]

CLASSIC!

[sonicboomfunk]

After that last comment...I just want to say "When you hear a horn...I said a horn blow...you HAD better BE ready 2 GO!!!!!!"""""

[nickeyparadise]

I only thing that I don't like is George letting a bunch of crack-heads on stage to sing with him...He is a genius so let him smoke his crack but the others are not needed.....

[TheStrammer]

jako mlody czlowiek poszedlem do zielonoswiatkowcow bo myslalem ze u nich jest jak na koncercie bootsy collinsa.bylo kurwa inaczej......

[jetsfan261]

THIS S TO FUCKIN COOL FUNK STINKS TO THE HIGHEST

[Palaciofilin]

whos the lady in the weird dress?

[Greg14966]

PURE FUNK!!!!!!!!

[TheDev2g]

SHUT DA FUNK UP Boozilla & Larry Graham hook up Plz just one show

[groutbrook]

The funkless souls need a mothership connection.....

[aagh188]

Im in love with "funky guy in diaber"

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[aagh188]

Im in love with "funky guy in diaber"

[NotNowJohn100]

19 funkless souls. Let's pray they can find their way home.

[NotNowJohn100]

May the FUNK go on forever, God bless it.

[santero9999]

Everyone knows the saying ,when pigs fly..I think there should be a new saying...When Funk Dies...For we all now ..THat will never happen Funk the junk ja had in yo trunk..Funk on

[SteffanLlwyd]

@santero9999 'Funk is the Junk.' I like that. I want that on a Tee-Shirt.

[weimer495]

more bass!

[mssquirrely]

BOOTSY COLLINS that is.....

[mssquirrely]

That's just my baby daddae!! OMG!! When this was out we was some of the KOOLEST KIDS on tha BLOCK....You can't get no kooler or Funkier than this....baby What!!

[sonicboomfunk]

Play that oscillating Bass you Bad mutha...

[sonicboomfunk]

Give y'all a little info... Rolling Stone magazine said Parliament/Funkadelic is one of the greatest american bands of all time...When they want to play rock...they are one of the best rock bands on the planet...THERE IS NO MORE FLEXIBLE BAND ON THE PLANET!!!

[sonicboomfunk]

Sonicboomfunk has given this video his funkstamp of approval...so when oyu hear a horn blow...you'd better be ready to go....like I said...this video is 10 minutes of PURE PLEASURE!!!

[badsquirrel987]

Bootsy's from another planet.

[jah2337]

I dont know who the funk geoffreyw651 is but he's adu%#@~**&^%&^%$**&#er get any band you want and lets take it to the stage !! funk gets stronger

[FunkDoppler]

That voice is rugged.

[sonicboomfunk]

@geoffreyw651 I see you are Sir Noseing it up in heeerrreeee!!!!

[craigmusic1707]

Of course if you want to compare, dig GC in his prime in Houston 1977 doing Dr. Funkenstein... Check out his move at three minutes and 53 seconds into the vid.

[craigmusic1707]

GC is like the old blues men in that the older he gets, even though his voice is fading, he becomes more deeper and fonkier and the sound is even more saturated with fonk!! The live stuff has so much resin in it that you can get a comeback high!!

[lafucil]

Who were the 16 muthafunkas to dislike this video..I say we uhhh...find them and funk them up !!!!!

[geoffreyw651]

@lafucil Watching this is sheer torture! The first question I asked myself was "these guys haven't played together in how long?" George Clinton is here a tired old shell

of the man he used to be. Bootsy (though always "GRROOOVYY BAAABY"), is unsuccessful at holding the whole together himself. THANK GOD! The woman finally steps in to inject a little life into this show by beginning a relatively smooth segue into "Let Me Ride".

[craigmusic1707]

@geoffreyw651 That's Belita Woods from Brainstorm. And watching this is sheer pleasure! It's too short, it feels that it was just getting into it's climax!

[lacerveza1977]

@lafucil we have the last laugh when them 16 die they dont get to go to funk heaven

[Kingnubian008]

Mannnnn...I dig how the Funk don't get sped up in Georges' concerts....Sounds just like the albums.

[kustakka]

drinking it up ! Bootsy´s name is going to be inked on my shoulderback,,, give up the funk

[kubrickstool]

Actually the B-day celebration was the night before in the hanger. You can see that this is on one of the main stages.

[twinkpink21]

tha bigger tha headache tha bigger tha pill! bout to blast off in tha mothership an i aint neva comin back! holla!!!!

[daddydivine50]

heres jimi hendrix on bass ya dig!

[smilingdogmusic]

It's Friday! Time to dial up and connect with the Mothership!

[buokopter]

i saw GC in 99

but

i was stoned much..too much

[cupcakedank]

bootsy bringing the funk

[beauskilove]

Partying O the Mothership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrDirtythoughts]

George Clinton, please send the MOTHER SHIP to pickup, my black ass, and fly through the cosmo's! ... Let me get my funk ON baby!!!

[rrskycap66]

FUNK TO THE 50TH POWER!!!!! DYNOMITE POST!!!!

[sonicboomfunk]

P.S. There's also a double space bass...I play bass and always loved the way Bootzilla gets that oscillating sound...

[sonicboomfunk]

@RamBam3000 on the article of guitarplayer or guitarworld, bootsy's space bass is made in Detroit. if anybody knows who's the the guy who made the space bass please let me know a.s.a.p. thanks

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you'd do better building your own space bass....some of the replicas sound like s***, write Bootsy he'll probably tell you what he uses (super cool Bro)...I know he uses an echoplex, expander module, sometimes a little fuzz....

[sonicboomfunk]

pdm28cin When you put the 1st and 7th most populous states together all you get is sick nasty funk. Its like the two wells of funk, Ohio and California, spewing out amazing treasures. Its really kind of disturbing how rediculously good these guys are. Bring the funk.

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Don't forget New Jersey...George Clinton is from North Jersey (Plainfield)....

[RamBam3000]

Bootsie Collins and George Clinton together? I'm surprised the building didn't implode from sheer awesome. Loving the Space Bass, BTW.

[mistabeekeeper]

@RamBam3000 on the article of guitarplayer or guitarworld, bootsy's space bass is made in Detroit. if anybody knows who's the the guy who made the space bass please let me know a.s.a.p. thanks

[pdm28cin]

When you put the 1st and 7th most populous states together all you get is sick nasty funk. Its like the two wells of funk, Ohio and California, spewing out amazing treasures. Its really kind of disturbing how rediculously good these guys are. Bring the funk.

[SarahRachel59]

All it's missing is Eddie Hazel......

[YAHWEHisperfect]

how many satanic symbols can u count.....in ancient hebrew, magicians r those who draw lines and circles....

do not travel the way they seduce u to....it leads to death...

[djntt69]

RIP Catfish. Heaven is definitely funking now!

[junedeon]

"When Gabriel's Horn blow, you better by ready to go!" RIP Garry "Starchild" Shider & Phelps "Catfish" Collins. And condolences to Bootsy.

[BBAnf]

Is that Digital Underground in the back?

[JacksonZimmer]

RIP Phelps "Catfish" Collins. Condolences to the Collins family.

[juanpablomirach]

George Clinton is the Pope of Funk, the Master Priest of Funkreligion. Amen.

[bosonrider]

RIP Garry Shider, semi-nude guitarist of PFUNK

[fuckinNip]

 ah!ah!!!!!,uhuhuuiiiiiiiiiiii,­aaaaa!!!!!,papapapabunbun,deee­p!!!!

[pralibaba]

amazing

[gnomehunter1234]

rumpofsteelskin he dont rust and he dont bend. hes got dynamite sticks by the megaton in his butt.

[JellyBean2144]

This is pure classic!! This is legendary. Wow. I could watch this over and over without getting bored. Thanks for posting this video for us fans.

[StevieDebe]

Forever funkin on.

[boofunk]

Best Part Of Woodstock 99 That Shit Was Bonkers

[dreadtodred]

mellllllow 

[bemaniac2]

amazing music but why is that fool still wearing a dman nappy!?

[fari4life]

R. I. P. StarChild. God Bless the Greatest funk band, period!!!

[supersalvesen]

The mothership is connected:)

[MarkEC64]

This is still a Jam today! I still listen to it.

[ewalk4959]

RIP Diaperman. Ironically, I had looked at a picture of you about two days before you passed and wondered why you wore diapers. Your son speaks so glowingly of you!!

[truckindon71]

R.I.P. charles shider aka "diaperman"

[icytcet]

Eargasm...

[Deeth1971]

this is totally sick ...

[gfunkity]

This is about the funkinist funky shit I have ever heard....so glad to have lived to hear this groove...

[brommaman40]

hi just love this songs great music fr johnnyb.

[SGMTUBING]

Keep The Funk Alive!!!!

[4warren25]

woodstock 99 very funky

[CYRAPHYM]

LOVE THE FUNK BROTHER(s)

[drfittt]

GC was the music equivalent of the Big Bang.

[Hammerfoot72]

if I was playing at woodstock with "bootsy" I would have worn more than my underwear unlike the guy standing in the back..looks like depends..tighty whiteeeezzzzz?..lol..maybe that is where he keeps his spare stings or effects pedals..just sayin..lmao

[RoboticsNShenanigans]

@Hammerfoot72 You've never seen a Parliament video have you? >.>

[boofunk]

I was at that shit,best shit of the whole weekend.Shock g from digital underground was wit em

[shag112002]

U got to see the originals that are still around to hear funk like this. This is just good for the soul. I try to see them at least once a year.

[chomp7575]

Da Funk Gods! Thanks 4 the upload!

[czech698]

there may be something for me at the employment agency

[live50fashion]

the name is bootsy baby.

[psytortoise]

p-nack medetation

thx;)

[stottweiler]

This is arguably the greatest video on youtube, mainly thanks to Bootzilla's costume.

[elscreamokid]

@stottweiler or the dude wearing diaper lol

[mikeleroux]

@stottweiler i dont think he knows thats a "costume"

[nulosounds]

@stottweiler I have to agree this makes people suck others other souls and lick their funky emotions!!!!!

[sonicboomfunk]

somerzeze...good point, but you know that's nothing new...the one thing I disagree with is you are NEVER past your sexual prime if you know how to handle your (naturally) business...

[digigirl4]

Somethin' tells me y'alls saw Freaknik; the musical.

[SoulTooSoul]

If you hear any noise it's just me and the boys. Funk used to be a bad word. Funk epitomizes George Clinton. George took some of James Brown, Sun Ra, and ParliamentFunkadelic was born. Fly on, fly on.

[CYRAPHYM]

@SoulTooSoul - your correct, Parliament > Funkadelic > P-Funk...blast to the past....I see me in my '77 vette, roof torn off playing my 8 track - Tear the roof off , as loud as I could...LMMFAO...

[drfittt]

@CYRAPHYM What a lucky bunch of fucks we were to be born when we were. We had Marvin,James,The Stones,The Beatles,Motown,Led Zeplin,Aretha,Jimmy,The Who,The Temptations,Sly,Aerosmith,War,­Stevie Wonder, etc-all innovators. We saw them live when they were cookin.

[CYRAPHYM]

@drfittt - on the button...being a f/t club dj from 73-88 and living the music evolution from the late 60's until today was a gift from the Music Gods. Uniqueness, was the key and those bands with this individuality these past 20 years are few. Becoming a LEGEND in this industry is all about timing, and the right place...long live DISCO...

[3rdwardSquirrel]

Well that just ain't in the book

[GaeaRage]

"It's the Mothership! It's RIGHT THERE!"

[Badboy128]

its not tht i dnt like it @CottonJayJay I jus wanted to know from ppl who were actually there to experience it, so if u were there than thank you but if not than iappreciate ya comment

[sonicboomfunk]

A Genius.

[sonicboomfunk]

George is deeeeepppp!

[sonicboomfunk]

I think they 'wuz just messin' wit your mind...

[Badboy128]

Do ya'll think there were demonic messages in this song or through out Clinton's music? I know in the original recording they say that they are coming back to take the pyramids also when they do a live performance in houston back when Glenn was alive he says after the mothership comes there will be no second coming, just wondering

[CottonJayJay]

@Badboy128 that sounds more Godly than demonic. i don't know what pyramids mean, but if the mothership means the rapture, then there wouldn't be a second coming after that right? cause we'd all be in heaven or hell? idk. it's just music though. if you don't like it, just delete it off you ipod.

[gnomehunter1234]

what the hell are they singing about rumpel stiltskin??

[hearNyou]

@gnomehunter1234

he's gotta metal rump2bump

[sonicboomfunk]

Everything is on the One!

[sonicboomfunk]

Larry Graham & Bootsy Collins wrote the book on funk bass!

[BuddyWillis]

Bernie!

&

Bootsy is always smiling

[readyrocdc]

Oh man the Mothership never landed the same without Glen. He left Parliament in 77 and died the next year. Thank God for Bootsy to keep the bass pumping in his memory.

[readyrocdc]

Yes very sad, she suffered a stroke in detroit before going on stage and passed Feb 5, 2010. RIP Queen of Funk.

[Hardtack444]

IM diggin on this funk

[sonicboomfunk]

I agree NYRADFilms...it should happen more...I caught a little of Bernie's set that night. He played a lotta stuff from a recent CD he has...one CD he did with the producer Laswell was sweet. Yeah he's a great keyboardist...on all the boards!

[sonicboomfunk]

excuse the typo's y'all.

[sonicboomfunk]

I'd like to hear Bootsty Collins with a really psychadelic wah wah guitar player.

[sonicboomfunk]

This video is 10 minutes of PLEASURE!!!

[NYRADFilms]

I especially love Bernie Worrell callin' up a little "Summer Madness" up in there!!! The Holy Trinity of Funk, on one stage... Should happen a lot more often!

[SuperDrufus]

@sonicboomfunk

more like ten minutes of musical genius

[sonicboomfunk]

George is also doing an album w/ Sly Stone...

[sonicboomfunk]

Belita Wood does excellent vocals on Georger Clinton (& the P-Funk Allstars) double CD: "How late Do You Have 2BB4UR Absent," That came out a couple of years back.

[Hardtack444]

george looks like hes havin fun!

so so awesome....history