(Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic (1979)

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" is a funk song featured on side one of Funkadelic's 1979 album "Uncle Jam Wants You". An edited version of the song, appearing as Side A on the single release, reached number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart. The song was written by George Clinton and Walter 'Junie' Morrison but the songwriting credit is listed as George Clinton, Jr. on the album pressing as a gift to Clinton's son. The songwriting credit on the single, however, is listed as George Clinton. The song is about a girl who's 'freak of the week' and dances 'never missing a beat'. It is widely seen as a funk classic, peaking at number seventy-seven on the Hot 100 and topping the U.S. R&B charts in 1979 in heavily edited form. The lyrics deal with a man meeting a woman, presumably at a party, where she dances for him. He is unimpressed by the Jerk, the Monkey, the Moose and the Chicken, but is blown away by the Freak. The song is considered a classic and has been heavily sampled by many artists such as De La Soul, LL Cool J, Tone Loc, MC Hammer, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas, Bobby Brown, EPMD, Digital Underground, and 2Pac. "Uncle Jam Wants You" was the eleventh studio album by American funk band Funkadelic. It was originally released by Warner Brothers Records in 1979, and was later reissued by Priority Records in 1993. It was produced by George Clinton under the alias Dr. Funkenstein. It is the first Funkadelic album since "America Eats Its Young" in 1972 not to sport a cover illustrated by Funkadelic artist Pedro Bell, though Bell did contribute some interior artwork. In some ways, "Uncle Jam Wants You" (a reference to the 'Uncle Sam Wants You!' U.S. Army recruitment posters) is a more militant sequel to the group's previous album, "One Nation Under A Groove". Whereas that album described an ideal country ruled by Funk, "Uncle Jam Wants You" actually attempts to provoke the conversion into Funkadelia. Its purpose is also (as the cover claims) to 'rescue dance music from the blahs'. The cover art depicts George Clinton in a Huey Newton-Black Panthers pose, reflecting the more martial lyrical themes of the album. The group that would become Funkadelic was originally formed by George Clinton in 1964, as the unnamed musical backing for his doo wop group The Parliaments while on tour. The band originally consisted of musicians Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce, and Langston Booth plus the five members of the Parliaments on vocals. Boyce, Boyce, and Booth enlisted in the Army in 1966, and Clinton recruited bassist Billy 'Bass' Nelson and guitarist Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also added guitarist Tawl Ross and drummer Tiki Fulwood. The band name Funkadelic was coined by Nelson after the band relocated to Detroit. By 1968, because of a dispute with Revilot, the record company that owned the name 'The Parliaments', the ensemble began playing under the name 'Funkadelic'. As Funkadelic, the group signed to Westbound in 1968. Around this time, the group's music evolved from soul and doo wop into a harder guitar-driven mix of psychedelic rock, soul and funk, much influenced by the popular musical and political movements of the time, with Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone as major inspirations. This style later evolved into a tighter guitar-based funk (circa 1971-75), which subsequently, during the height of Parliament-Funkadelic success (circa 1976-81), added elements of R&B and electronic music, with less psychedelic rock elements. This channel is dedicated to all the great 'old school' R&B music I grew up with, the stuff that originally made me tap my feet and want to be a DJ. Funk, soul, disco, R&B, dance, hip-hop, pop . . . 60s, 70s, 80s . . . whatever you call it, it's all 'Old School' and it's all here!

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[fireredalex]

GOOD BURGER



[ilovegoodsax]

My sister and I were getting dinner at a fish joint this evening and this was blasting from the speakers, which I hadn't heard in at least 25 years! I was immediately transported back to a '78 house party and I'm 17 again. There's nothing like 70's funk and this epitomized the era. What's really weird is today, 10/26/11, is Bootsy's birthday and I'm surprised that he's only 60! I would've thought he was older. I came here to pay homage to Bootsy in honor of his b-day. Happy Birthday Bootsy!

[richieboi81]

Nice vid to the gods of funk

[1i1b4113r]

what's sad is that the younger generation of today might never hear or even enjoy the harmony of funk due to the junk that's produced in the radio, I'm 20 so im planning on passing down the funky beats to my children so that true music will never die...Thumbs up for Funk, Not Junk :) peace

[hyghiaumtym]

Mirror Mirror on the wall, Tell me Mirror, What is wrong? Can it be my De La Clothes or is it just my De La Song?

[JaneSmithCEO]

@fireredalex OH yeah. I don't know how I didn't hear this particular song until "Ed" danced to it in the nuthouse! lol

[gizmo1877]

REAL FUNK I LOVE IT

[kissmylipsification]

Gotta get knee deep everrrrrrrrrrrrrday

[kissmylipsification]

I'm 50 and still jammin 15:00 still dancin.

[danam67]

32 years later and you still would be able to release this timeless piece of music in today's music. And it would no doubt dominate the charts!!!!!

[CT2kX]

not just knee deep she was totally deep when she did the freak with meee!!!!!

[GravityZero13]

The Wash!!