| “Bop Gun (Endangered Species)” | ||
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| Single by Parliament from the album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome |
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| B-side | "I've Been Watching You" | |
| Released | 1977 | |
| Format | Vinyl | |
| Genre | Funk | |
| Length | 8:31 (album version) | |
| Label | Casablanca 900 | |
| Writer(s) | George Clinton/Bootsy Collins | |
| Producer | George Clinton | |
"Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track on their 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Parliament was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. Funkentelechy Vs The Placebo Syndrome is a Funk album by Parliament, released in 1977 (see 1977 in music) It was released as the album's first single. The song's lead vocal is performed by Glen Goins, his last performance on a P-Funk record. --> Glen Lamont Goins (born January 2, 1954, died July 29, 1978) was a singer and guitarist for Parliament Funkadelic P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic
The Bop Gun is an imaginary weapon that makes whatever it shoots funky. A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons It was used as a stage prop in Parliament's late-1970s concerts. A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an Actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a Theatrical This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. George Clinton is depicted wielding it on the cover of the Funkentelechy Vs. An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially-released audio recording product or Album. the Placebo Syndrome album.