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Title of song: "You And Your Folks, Me And My Folks"

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: Maggot Brain

Year of first release: 1971

This is widely considered one of the best songs on the album.

Songwriters: George Clinton, Judie Jones, Bernie Worrell

Memorable Lyrics:

  • "If you and your folks love me and my folks like/Me and my folks love you and your folks"
  • "If you and your thing dig me and my thing/Like me and my thing dig you and your thing"
  • "The rich got a big piece of this and that/The poor got a big piece of roaches and rats"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage

Some claim that this song is, lyrically and musically, a sequel to "Hit It And Quit It" (the previous song on the same album). It is a very class-conscious song, with the singer pleading for unity among the poor because without doing so, equality could not be achieved.

Personnel

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