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"Where does George Clinton rank as a songwriter?"


          

  

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Where does George Clinton rank as a songwriter? [View all] , Black_N_Still Proud, Mon May-07-12 11:21 PM
 
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in the 50-150 circle
May 07th 2012
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RE: in the 50-150 circle
May 08th 2012
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      that would be insulting, because Clinton has real Music instincts
May 08th 2012
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      RE: that would be insulting, because Clinton has real Music instincts
May 08th 2012
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      dr. dre has NOTHING in common with george clinton.
May 08th 2012
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      PLEASE don't ever disrespect the GOD George like that again.
May 08th 2012
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      no.
May 08th 2012
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RE: Where does George Clinton rank as a songwriter?
May 08th 2012
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RE: Where does George Clinton rank as a songwriter?
May 08th 2012
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among the greatest.
May 08th 2012
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Top fucking tier
May 08th 2012
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look i love Clinton and his musical contributions however
May 08th 2012
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he's right in line w/them.
May 08th 2012
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you don't know nothing about no songwriting
May 08th 2012
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      i do. and i say Clinton is up there w/the greats.
May 08th 2012
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      i am intimately familiar w/ all the songwriters you mentioned.
May 08th 2012
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           Motown is wrong then ok?
May 08th 2012
30
                reply #44.
May 09th 2012
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Oddly enough got his writing chops from the same school as
May 08th 2012
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difference though those acts i mention have better songs
May 08th 2012
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      George was "ahead of his time" and Barry shut him down
May 08th 2012
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           Gordy was A Pimp and if you had true game he locked you up
May 08th 2012
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Fully agreed.
May 08th 2012
19
I'm disappointed in you, denny.
May 08th 2012
20
turkey please George will tell you he couldn't hold Sly Stone's
May 08th 2012
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devil's advocate.....
May 09th 2012
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RE: I'm disappointed in you, denny.
May 09th 2012
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The songs I posted could be played on MTV Unplugged
May 09th 2012
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      Michael Jordan wasn't a 3-point specialist.
May 09th 2012
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This is where I was heading
May 09th 2012
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      ^^^
May 09th 2012
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      Agreed.
May 09th 2012
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      Ridiculous
May 09th 2012
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           and you don't know George Clinton.
May 09th 2012
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           REAL TALK: Come to MUMU right now!!
May 09th 2012
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           Denny i have been saying this for years in here
May 09th 2012
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right on Denny Pound Pound
May 08th 2012
32
Norman Whitfield was a great producer, not songwriter.
May 13th 2012
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      not good looks turkey because i wanna get next to you
May 13th 2012
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           People still play "I Wanna Get next to You", but the lyrics are
May 13th 2012
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                dude i didn't name call
May 14th 2012
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In the ''His songs works performed alone at a piano or with an acoustic ...
May 08th 2012
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^ all of this.
May 08th 2012
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i dont think georges songs were loose jams
May 10th 2012
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      I have some issues with the standard definition of songwriting...
May 10th 2012
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           RE: I have some issues with the standard definition of songwriting...
May 10th 2012
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Ask his songwriting collaborators n/m
May 08th 2012
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top tier. i mean, james brown isn't known for writing "songs" either.
May 08th 2012
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and btw, he could write "regular" songs too... check out The Parliaments...
May 08th 2012
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Clinton is in the same boat as James Brown, however not as
May 08th 2012
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      Yep.
May 11th 2012
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           James Brown is a More important Artist and Icon
May 13th 2012
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                Agreed.
May 14th 2012
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                     true dat
May 14th 2012
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i almost widh u asked where g cLinton ranks as a personaLity
May 08th 2012
27
greatest funk songwriter maybe; def 1 of the all time best lyricists
May 09th 2012
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if george clinton isn't top tier b/c the songwriting is non-linear...
May 09th 2012
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      but they still stuck more to a verse-chorus format
May 09th 2012
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           the original post didn't say POP songwriter. (edit)
May 09th 2012
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                see #52
May 09th 2012
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the rockist bias in this p-funk post is fucking surprising.
May 09th 2012
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but george wasnt really a songwriter in the pop sense
May 09th 2012
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you too... come to da mu
May 09th 2012
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says theres no space...
May 09th 2012
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      after lunch
May 09th 2012
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neither was joni mitchell. or bob dylan. or jimi hendrix.
May 09th 2012
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      im not sure theres a difference
May 09th 2012
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           so how do great songs that aren't pop get made?
May 09th 2012
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           it came from them sitting around doing drugs and humming to each other.
May 09th 2012
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           ^ incisive.
May 09th 2012
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           lots of bands/artists dont 'write'
May 09th 2012
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                so, lyrics just fall out the sky, huh?
May 09th 2012
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                     who said anything about lyrics?
May 09th 2012
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                          *raises hand*
May 09th 2012
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                               ummm
May 09th 2012
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                                    *smh*
May 09th 2012
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           greatest funk song writer
May 09th 2012
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                but fuck Pop songwriting though. LOL
May 09th 2012
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                great records vs great songs
May 09th 2012
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                     P-Funk made great records and great songs.
May 09th 2012
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                now we're getting somewhere.
May 09th 2012
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           we can't? says who?
May 09th 2012
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           so great songwriting didn't happen until after the 50's... got it!!
May 09th 2012
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                50s?
May 09th 2012
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                     wikipedia ref
May 09th 2012
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totally.
May 09th 2012
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      Here's a perspective that might make the point.
May 09th 2012
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           but it doesn't sound quite right unless george clinton is in charge.
May 09th 2012
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           basically.
May 10th 2012
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           id give up
May 10th 2012
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           right. it's exactly like that.
May 10th 2012
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           awesome. still, IMO, Clinton is 1 of the greatest songwriters of all ti...
May 10th 2012
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           STFU!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3PZuECIKlE
May 10th 2012
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                This one is nice also:
May 10th 2012
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                That's a great link.....
May 14th 2012
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TOP TEN
May 09th 2012
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i'd take RICK James over him as a Songwriter
May 09th 2012
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      RE: i'd take RICK James over him as a Songwriter
May 14th 2012
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he's super underrated...also to me you can't disconnect
May 10th 2012
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yeah that tap dancing is all fine and good however
May 10th 2012
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and none of those people did anything as uniquely creative as GC
May 10th 2012
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      WARREN SHUT EM DOWN
May 10th 2012
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      Sly Stone by himself stands out
May 10th 2012
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           pretend like Sly isn't the only one on the list
May 10th 2012
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           Sly Stone changed the game turkey
May 10th 2012
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                who did Sly go to in hopes of making a comeback in the early
May 10th 2012
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                     he went there and also to Earth,wind and fire, Jesse Johnson
May 10th 2012
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                          Sly recorded with P-funk...Funk gets stronger...
May 10th 2012
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                               bottom line Sly wasn't with it completely
May 10th 2012
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           you talkin hood passes but listing Burt Bacharach...lol stop it maxx
May 10th 2012
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           FYI on Burt Bacharach.
May 10th 2012
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                Dionne w/ Bacharach was classic...but Black Radio wasn't checking
May 10th 2012
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                     Black radio did Check it because Bacarach influenced
May 10th 2012
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                          I'm specificlly stalking Dionne Warrick
May 10th 2012
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                          Dionne Warrick her songs did get alot of play Man
May 10th 2012
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                          But why are we requiring GC to do what Bacharach did?
May 14th 2012
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           THIS BLACK ON BLACK CRIME MUST STOP!
May 10th 2012
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                yo i named cats whose catelog as songwriters
May 10th 2012
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                     i've listened to the same albums that you have.
May 10th 2012
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                          one half good ear and the other filled with wax
May 10th 2012
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      you are on that double crack and your hood pass is about to be
May 10th 2012
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           EWF was a great band....but they couldn't fade the P
May 10th 2012
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                yo Warren did you not read what I wrote?
May 10th 2012
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RE: he's super underrated...also to me you can't disconnect
May 10th 2012
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.
May 10th 2012
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on the verge of getting it on..
May 10th 2012
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the songwriting team(s) Geroge had......
May 10th 2012
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Holland, Dozier and Holland thinks your cap is on too tight
May 10th 2012
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RE: Where does George Clinton rank as a songwriter?
May 10th 2012
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q - who are the great funk song writers?
May 10th 2012
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Sly Stone, Charlie Wilson, Chris Jasper,(don't front on 3+3 era)
May 10th 2012
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This is a awsome thread.
May 11th 2012
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He's definitely in the 70th percentile or higher.
May 13th 2012
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Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
May 13th 2012
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      RE: Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
May 13th 2012
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           RE: Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
May 14th 2012
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                RE: Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
May 14th 2012
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                     RE: Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
May 14th 2012
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                     RE: Clinton started out as a Motown staff writer
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