Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Title of song: Music for My Mother Artist: Funkadelic Title of album: Funkadelic Year of first release: 1970 The vocals are of primary interest here (from Motown sessionman Herb Sparkman). It is, essentially, a blues song, featuring harmonica-like singing. Songwriter: George Clinton Memorable Lyrics: "(I) got my harp out/Sit down by old beat-up railroad train/And get me get myself /A little of that old funky thang" "I heard someone on my way by/Sounded a little something like raw funk to me" Complete lyrics at the Motherpage The song explains how the singer, while traveling through Keeprunin', Mississippi, hears the sound of funk music and then proceeds to get funky himself. Personnel Vocals: Herb Sparkman Bass: Billy Nelson Guitar: Eddie Hazel Drums: Brad Innis --- Westbound released a greatest hits album called Music for my Mother in 1993. For more information, see Funkadelic compilations. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.