[Mono] Cable rebroadcast of an entertaining visit to late night mainstream television. Live performance, assisted by the house band, followed by an entertaining interview.
I remember watching this episode in 1986 ....I was a big fan of David Letterman watching every night. (most definitely the funniest late night show at the time)..I was an even bigger fan of P-Funk since elementary school in the 70s Parliament Funkadelic were my favorite funk band. This was a very rare appearance of George Clinton on any TV show..P-Funk music was too black, too funky, too everything for regular tv but when I read on the TV Guide and saw that George Clinton, my favorite funk artist was going to be a guest on my favorite late night tv show, I was going bonkers because this was maybe the first time George was on any tv show ever or my first time seeing him on tv...he was definitely a mysterious guy to me. So I prepared my little cassette tape recorder put a tape in and recorded the George segment strait from my television speakers..I still have the to this day. PS special appearance by Gary Shider on guitar and vocal @ 1;;20 standing in the back .Thank you for sharing What's for afters?
Thank you! A real fan's obsession with getting it all down on tape, and then having to wait years to see it all again :) Glad I could help out, and bring back those memories! Much appreciated, and very happy to read that you are pleased with the results. I, too, would scan the papers, to see who might pop up on Letterman, all those years ago, in hopes of catching a one-off performance by any number of people - your personal story brought back good memories ;)
I remember staying up late to see this episode, and paid dearly the next day when it was time to get up and go to work the next day. It was worth it! It was great seeing George come out of his self-imposed exile.
Damn after watching this and the ppl in the audience having such a blast TOGETHER, it makes you really miss these times, and also wonder wtf happened to ppl having so much fun in the audience and at shows in general… Way before the cell phones and politics bullish!t separating us. BIG props to Don Johnson making an appearance at 2:05 too!
+Mike Jones (MC Beast) Well then, MC BEAST, being as young as you are, and on here, digging the George Clinton, your parents did good raising you. KUDOS. Parenting done right!!!
He used to hit the cymbals in P funk, bootsy told him about the ONE aka emphasising a heavy first beat. That was James Brown's rule, you gotta have that ONE
To me, George's pointer finger in the air ALWAYS means either "One Nation Under a Groove" or "Everthing Is On The One" lol Doesnt matter what he's talkin about lol
Can y’all stop making remarks about he he went from colorful dreds to a bald head the man was on LSD and Crack for 30 years he finally got a hold of himself and said I’m almost 80 I need to get a grip
Dude clapping on 1&3 at 2min28sec....you get an A for effort, but George was trying to help you clap on 2&4...just follow the snare drum and the entire crowd!
Wait a minute, you're telling me the guy with the rainbow hair did a ton of LSD? I'm not buying it. He'd do something crazy like have a dude only wearing a diaper in his band... Really? Well I'll be damned.
scared prejudiced little boy, it's in his posture, his voice and his condescending snarky little comments. Sir nose will never understand the science of the funk.
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Clinton took that room from lame to game in two minutes flat.
Yes, he did!! 😊❤️🕺
The cocaine 80s rules dude
@@CantTellYou - now that's a good one, but it's true.
90 percent of the audience didn't know what to do but they tried so hard, the few black women in the crowd was already funkin
the first 20 seconds was the David Letterman Show....
3 minutes in it was the George Clinton show!!!
FACTS!
darn tootin'
Yup!! 😊❤️🕺
That black lady in the crowd was trying to get a record deal. Lol.
😹😹😹😹
She was hittin' them harmonies and everything 😂😂 she was like "i'm the only black person here I gotta prove myself" 🤣
I was the only white boy in Hot Springs, AR rocking this in the car everywhere I went.
Then you where the only white dude in Hot Springs who's rims was spinnin' while in park.
Keep on Funkin' brother.
“A positive creative nuisance.” Now that’s a compliment coming from George Clinton.
Paul Shafers band was amazing they played all of the great music. Incredible musicians!
I wonder who those white ppl were
And it’s funny how people think 6ix9ine is the first artist to have rainbow hair George pulled it off in ‘86
ALL right
That right and the boy doesn't get nearly enough recognition
Try 72
That's not hair. It's a physical manifestation of the funk. More akin to a halo.
George did it without looking gay
pretty sure george clinton knows how to work a crowd
I remember watching this episode in 1986 ....I was a big fan of David Letterman watching every night. (most definitely the funniest late night show at the time)..I was an even bigger fan of P-Funk since elementary school in the 70s Parliament Funkadelic were my favorite funk band. This was a very rare appearance of George Clinton on any TV show..P-Funk music was too black, too funky, too everything for regular tv but when I read on the TV Guide and saw that George Clinton, my favorite funk artist was going to be a guest on my favorite late night tv show, I was going bonkers because this was maybe the first time George was on any tv show ever or my first time seeing him on tv...he was definitely a mysterious guy to me. So I prepared my little cassette tape recorder put a tape in and recorded the George segment strait from my television speakers..I still have the to this day. PS special appearance by Gary Shider on guitar and vocal @ 1;;20 standing in the back .Thank you for sharing What's for afters?
Thank you! A real fan's obsession with getting it all down on tape, and then having to wait years to see it all again :) Glad I could help out, and bring back those memories! Much appreciated, and very happy to read that you are pleased with the results.
I, too, would scan the papers, to see who might pop up on Letterman, all those years ago, in hopes of catching a one-off performance by any number of people - your personal story brought back good memories ;)
I remember staying up late to see this episode, and paid dearly the next day when it was time to get up and go to work the next day. It was worth it! It was great seeing George come out of his self-imposed exile.
I am also a big fan, the music was the best 🙏🏻
GEORGE CLINTON IS THE BEST FUNKY GUY IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE HE ROCKS
George Clinton has some Wild Energy, even till this day.
G.C. made funk a spiritual experience.
Even then his music seemed so ahead of it’s time 😎
@hendrxfn- Hey Joe 🎶🎶✌🏾
BROTHER GEORGE CAN MAKE ANYONE DANCE, JUST ASK SIR NOSE!
LET GO MAH LEG!
The way he commanded the audience like it was second nature, people who probably never listened to funk before getting up and dancing xD
Totally out of control, live on TV! Tear the roof of the sucker; go George !
despite the snide remarks from letterman George Clinton took over the show.
When George said “I know what it’s like to be a jerk”….Yes Dr.Funkenstein took over the show completely!
George is such an awesome guy, I wish he was my friend.
2:06 that one guy clapping to his own beat
He’s on tha one
Lmao!
The band was spot on ! Will Lee !!!!!!
Damn after watching this and the ppl in the audience having such a blast TOGETHER, it makes you really miss these times, and also wonder wtf happened to ppl having so much fun in the audience and at shows in general… Way before the cell phones and politics bullish!t separating us. BIG props to Don Johnson making an appearance at 2:05 too!
Hell yeah cocaine rules
I remember watching this when I was 15 & I had no idea who he was. I have this on a videotape in my basement somewhere...
+Mike Jones (MC Beast) Not yet. But I will be in 10 days!!! Eff Yah!!! Happy Birfday To Meeeeeeehhhhh!
+Mike Jones (MC Beast) Well then, MC BEAST, being as young as you are, and on here, digging the George Clinton, your parents did good raising you. KUDOS. Parenting done right!!!
2018 I. Was listening to George and parliament funkadelic in the early 70s..I believe I was 13 or 14...
George was SO handsome. loved his smile. ❤❤
3:31 Hell with the commercial, Paul was doin knee deep and it sounded good too dammit
One of the baddest groups of all time. Parliament/Funkadelic
HAHA He MADE them get up
"It was cool...but can you imagine doobie in your funk?"
man what the fuck are you talking about?!! that makes no sense!...it's actually "doobie ON your funk" ;)
Jamal X it's a song reference lol
Robert McNeill who's the one in the beginning saying we have taken control?
i dont know who? the fuck are you talking about?
MajesticWaffle Lollipop man, aka The Long Haired Sucker.
When he got in the crowd, they had no choice but to stand up
Sounds like it got a 3 on it tho, to me.
David letterman was a HUGE accomplishment especially in the 80’s. The whole world seen you then…
2:07 love the white man with moustache. he is really having fun!!!
My favorite guy here.
drummer held that roll pretty long, haha!
who else would sing hank williams in their funk montage
George made a whole song out of Hey Good Lookin
This is Great!! ❤️😊🕺
The one and only. Love George Clinton!!!
His hair is short now for over 3 years.
“the Funkadelics”
-Dave Letterman, close friend of George Clinton
George got their asses up!
George owned that.
The Funk brought me hear from planet Funktasia
I love this guy
The bass player is tight but made so many mistakes haha. 2:58 he keeps playing the chorus
2:29 She knows the words.
(seconds later)
2:36 Hopeless white girl just screams into mic
George swiftly moves mic to woman behind her. lol
differrent soul
😂😂
She's vibing don't need to know the words to feel the funk of Parliaments his solo albums just could hold the expectations from the Uncle Jam album
It looks like George hits the crash right after 2:58
He used to hit the cymbals in P funk, bootsy told him about the ONE aka emphasising a heavy first beat. That was James Brown's rule, you gotta have that ONE
@Johnny Awesome O Haha! You mean CRACK, He took a Crack in my Girlfriends Car
ahahhaahahahaha those white people look terrified
"quick hunny do what he says and stand up before it's too late"
+Steve O'Connell LMAO
Yooooooo lmao
Even the band members looked worried
Fuckin' sad lol
They look happy to me. Don't try so hard.
BEST I THING I EVER SEEN
"Positive creative nuisance" .. love it!
Legend.
That was fun!
King Georges soul brothers stand with thé funky Time
I love you mr George Clinton ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
New York had the best crack.
SUPER FUNKY!
69 clown couldn't carry George's bass strings
Just wanted to hear George's speaking voice back when he still had one. Sure wish he'd put that pipe down sooner.
Do you mean the crack pipe?
Yeah was smoking crack until like 2011
check the rolling stone interview from a couple months ago. He sounds good. Been off drugs for several years now. Pretty much since Garry passed.
Yeah sucks our government must likely supplied him in the early days
Everyone get up..! 😍😉😉
Letterman was intimidated from the start, and then George told him he was a jerk.
GC could get anybody off their chair.
Gary Shider on guitar and vocal @ 1;;20
They weren’t ready, geesh! 😅🎉❤
This was my Shit!
Legendary
Hilarious. Two of my favorites.
Schoolboy q was flames back then
To me, George's pointer finger in the air ALWAYS means either "One Nation Under a Groove" or "Everthing Is On The One" lol Doesnt matter what he's talkin about lol
UNCLE GEORGE!
Paul Shaffer was jamming! 🤘
A Punk Funk Master ❤️
Bass line
Wowww
3:46-3:52... that was so loud he won't be using a mic. Holy cow! 😊
Incredible. I'm P-Funk-4-Life
That shit was fire 🔥
tony robbins at 1'53?
I was conceived around this time
What kind of necklace did he give Letterman?
George Clinton is the RIGHT time capsule.
Can y’all stop making remarks about he he went from colorful dreds to a bald head the man was on LSD and Crack for 30 years he finally got a hold of himself and said I’m almost 80 I need to get a grip
Dude clapping on 1&3 at 2min28sec....you get an A for effort, but George was trying to help you clap on 2&4...just follow the snare drum and the entire crowd!
Awwwww sheet it's George Clinton
Wait a minute, you're telling me the guy with the rainbow hair did a ton of LSD? I'm not buying it. He'd do something crazy like have a dude only wearing a diaper in his band... Really? Well I'll be damned.
01:43 Pierce Brosnan on guitar?
fly
The G O A T
What's the song used before the commercial break in the bumper
+ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ (not Just) Knee Deep
Will fucking Lee !!!
P-Funk
Plainfield, NJ Funk
He stuck with those braids ...
3:46
2:30 - 2:40 Funny
2:37
BISH WAT ?
They should have Bootsy up there with him those dudes in the band CANT funk none of them know anything about the 1
That's derek chisora with a wig trying 2 fool us all better luck next time Dell boy.
They ain’t funky like Dave these days!
Back up band fked it up. It took original band not just him.
scared prejudiced little boy, it's in his posture, his voice and his condescending snarky little comments. Sir nose will never understand the science of the funk.
+paul c. Well, maybe we was in the process of learning.
who is the "we" that your speaking of?
George rapping with the sistas
4:48 a positive creative nuisance...
LMAO Stiff ass muhfukkas in the crowd didn't know what to do wit it
He's lying, he could hear them