p-funk "Tear the Roof Off"

Added: Aug 26, 2007

Duration: 9:32

This was my first exposure to p-funk when I was about 18. All I saw was a terribly-edited, two-minute version of it. But that two minutes was enough to bewilder me into a different hemisphere, from which I have never returned. Since then, I have been lucky enough to discover, that a P-Funk party, on a good night, when the stars are aligned perfectly, is the finest place to be, in any known, or unknown, universe...period. It's hard to pick a favorite aspect of this video. Is it those fearless Tyrone Lampkin drum fills? Is it that full-force cymbal smash on the one? Is it the Fuzzy Haskins Bug-eyes? Is it the fact that Fred Wesley is wearing a suit while everyone else is wearing space outfits? And what about that dude with the candle? This is simply the best band on the planet playing as hard as they can, and feeling every note. It starts out strong, and ends ten times stronger. It cuts abruptly at "The Night of the Thumpasaurus People", because someone else has already uploaded it.

Channel: Music

Tags: clinton funkadelic george p-funk parliament

Rating: 4.98 (117 ratings) Views: 47682' favoriteCount='435 Comments: 25

twingats16 Says:

Sep 23, 2008 - Fantastic. Even got my 1 year old dancing

KamalKauffman Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - This was in 1977 in Houston.

KamalKauffman Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - The funk is so strong on this track that my plant is dancing!!!

KamalKauffman Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - What type of dope are you putting in your arms!!!

KamalKauffman Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - You must be from the zone of zero funkativity!!!

Forluk Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - Wonderful funk

stellahazel Says:

Oct 6, 2008 - best "concert" vid i've seen so far...it's just like being there! i see the "tear the roof of the sucker" was taken over by gclinton. how sad. ray had it going opening the song. how sad he's gone too. r.i.p. ray. saw my 1st concert in 1968. it was wild then and never let up!

mathewpaguio Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - Shit! Gottdamn!

myfunklast Says:

Oct 20, 2008 - the best muzak of my life got almost funk song on my ipod 900 songs ... what...

Sunni4lyf Says:

Oct 21, 2008 - i wish i had phunkii clothes like them....

JakeJax Says:

Oct 25, 2008 - Ray was awesome in Parliment and the Tempts. I had the pleasure of hearing him do that intro live months before he died. hail him and farewell...

stellahazel Says:

Oct 27, 2008 - and g clinton did it to himself. greedy pig. i read prince had to pay for the mothership tour when g.c. ran out of money. was giving the group bus tickets and $25 per gig.

stellahazel Says:

Oct 27, 2008 - have you seen ray's headstone? it's on his son's myspace site (derrick davis). it's got bow-wow-wow yippee yo yippee yea carved in it. what a fitting tribute to the man with the deep, deep voice! my mom would freak out at his voice when he called. ray was one of the the good guys. i doubt gclinton can replace him.

JakeJax Says:

Oct 28, 2008 - Thats really cool! I saw him perform with a temptations tribute band, but he did a bit of his parliment stuff just to show off. I met him after the show, I could literally feel my chest vibrating when he talked his voice was so deep.

FlashPac17 Says:

Oct 31, 2008 - I swear everyone: P-Funk is the coolest, most hip band of, of this era. now, I love James Brown, God rest his soul, but it's something about P-Funk...especially live! He came to Cleveland, Ohio, USA sometime ago, and I was fortunate to watch the performance. A total OMG moment! I'ma funktapus for LIFE! Oh: Shit, goddamn, get off yo ass and JAM! Peace and Love everyone! ~FlashPac17

slikkboi Says:

Nov 4, 2008 - R ppl hatin' on here...jus chekin! PFunk is the greatest band ever. Music, Lyrics, Stage production, cartoons in the Albums, great road stories and most of all, the backstage parties and antics. We've smoked some bigazz joints!!!! I was involved in alot of it and I still go and "git down" when I have the time. I got hooked at 14 years old. Yes, George made some mistakes as we all do, but the FUNK flies on. To the members who have passed: we love ya's and F.I.P.-funk in peace

oneEIGHTsevenKilla Says:

Nov 4, 2008 - the funk in full effect so dont break ya neck

83pea Says:

Nov 5, 2008 - The new national anthem

TitsMcAssh0le Says:

Nov 7, 2008 - we're playing this in pep-band, it's freakin' awesome

Laeblum Says:

Nov 7, 2008 - Goddamn! This is funky!

Flaytt744 Says:

Nov 11, 2008 - That is Lexington Steele's Father at 6.50

lexiiis939 Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - get up off ya ass!! now that's real music

JonnyDarkly Says:

Nov 14, 2008 - You gotsta recognize the power of Funk.

TuffCheez Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - Get on ya goodfoot!

Laeblum Says:

Nov 22, 2008 - I was actually worried someone was going to fall of the stage! I knew they had big bands, but how may people were in P-Funk?