Artist: Funkadelic
Title of album: Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Year of first release: 1974
Trivia:
This song features a guitar solo by Eddie Hazel, and sermonic, preacher-style vocals.
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Songwriters: George Clinton, Grace Cook (Eddie Hazel)
Memorable Lyrics:
Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-standing.html#lyr-s-thoughts)
This is a song of self-empowerment, and of mystical achievement. The third quote above is perhaps the best summary of the song (though "Good thoughts bring forth..." is more popularly quoted) as it explains first that the acorn contains within it an oak[?] (an adult acorn), and so on for sequoia trees[?] and birds. This is then juxtaposed by the last line, where it is implied (by extension) that each man has the capablity of "unfolding" into God.
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