1 day ago November 18, 2025Scott Goldfine

WYGYFF 35: 20 Top Parliament-Funkadelic Songs of All Time

Featured in WYGYFF Episode 35: This is the seventh Jam Fans Forum episode in which expert panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. This time around, we are taking on the hardcore jollies topic of the 5 Top Parliament-Funkadelic Songs of All Time.

Joining in are three distinguished Jam Fans: music scholar, author and History of Funk radio show host Rickey Vincent; accomplished musician and co-host of the Funkin’ Around podcast, Phil Jones, a.k.a. P T F I, or Phil the Funky Instrumentalist; and leading advocate and archivist honoring everything and everyone associated with the ParliaFunkadelicment Thang, P-Funk and George Clinton, Tim Kinley. Thanks to all of them for keeping the funk alive!

Panelists’ Picks Ground Rules:

– Panelists reveal their picks one at a time, explain why and allow others to react.

– Picks are not shared ahead of time, so everyone experiences the reveals together.

– Panelists may not select the same albums artist twice.

– Panelists should try to avoid picks they chose on past episodes.

– Panelists compile alternates in case someone else names the same pick first. Thus, we will end up with 20 picks in total!

– Album picks must contain minimum three funk tracks or one-third total playing time. – Picks must have had wide U.S. distribution – no bootlegs or imports.

– Picks must have been released as albums – no videos or DVDs.

– Picks may be shared in random, unranked or in non-chronological order.

– Picks may be based more on personal preference than historical context.

Go to https://wp.me/p77e8T-3Iw to listen to and buy this episode’s 20 all-time top Parliament-Funkadelic songs. Be sure to like, comment, share and subscribe – and let us know other categories you would like to see covered. Also, share your own choices for the 5 Top Parliament-Funkadelic Songs of All Time.

RECORDED AUGUST 2025

Hosted by Scott “DR GX” Goldfine — musicologist, author of “Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk” and creator/host of the popular TRUTH IN RHYTHM podcast — “Where’d You Get Your Funk From?” is the latest interview show brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET. Where’d You Get Your Funk From (WYGYFF) is an open format video and audio podcast focusing on the here and now, with a broad range of creative and artistic guests sharing fascinating stories, experiences, and perspectives.

Scott Goldfine

As a fervid lifelong music & film enthusiast / student, I grew up in and around the Los Angeles entertainment industry. I have worked and held many positions in various media realms, since 1998 serving as Editor-in-Chief and now Associate Publisher for Security Sales & Integration, a trade publication serving the electronic security industry. I love several genres of music & film. The former includes funk (Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, Ohio Players, etc.); blues (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, etc.); rock (Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, etc.); hard rock (AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc.); jazz (Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Crusaders, etc.); R&B (Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Gil Scott-Heron, etc.); and more. I was a club disc jockey and ran a mobile DJ company (Musical Moods) for more than 15 years, which is where the name Dr. GX originates (Doctor Good Times). Fave film genres include horror (Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.); science fiction (Aliens, Terminator, 2001, etc.); action (Warriors, Road Warrior, Die Hard); westerns (Outlaw Josey Wales, Showdown at OK Corral; Wild Bunch, etc.); suspense (Jaws, Inception, Silence of the Lambs, etc.); drama (Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, etc.); and comedies (Life of Brian, Superbad, Ruthless People, etc.). I have attended many hundreds of concerts and movies (in theaters or screenings). I may as well also throw in a few favorite TV shows to give an even broader taste of my sensibilities. A handful would be Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Lost, Justified, Fargo, Seinfeld, Sopranos, South Park, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Last Man on Earth, Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family and The Office. Fave authors are Stephen King, Clive Barker and Michael Crichton. I am also a big sports fan and lifelong supporter of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB). Also enjoy my family of course, electronics/computers/AV gear, and animals, nature and outdoor activities. Graduate of Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica College and California State University Northridge (Radio-TV-Film, Psychology minor). Also studied at UCLA for kinesiology/psychology and earned post-grad Certificate in Accounting from Santa Monica College. Present main occupation is as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Security Sales & Integration (SSI), which I joined in 1998. I am responsible for overseeing all editorial content in print. online, electronic, in-person and any other media or products for the electronic security industry's leading business-to-business trade publication. SSI is part of Framingham, Mass.-based Emerald Expositions.