"Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" is a song by funk band

Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. ...

. The track was released from their 1978 album, ''

Motor Booty Affair ''Motor Booty Affair'' is the seventh album by funk band Parliament. Released on November 20, 1978. It contains two of the group's most popular tracks, "Rumpofsteelskin" and " Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" which went to numb ...

''. The song describes being compelled to learn to swim despite the persistent fear of water and drowning, comparing it to the reluctance to dance.

Background

The track features lead vocals by George Clinton,

Garry Shider Garry Marshall Shider (July 24, 1953 – June 16, 2010) was an American musician and guitarist. He was musical director of the P-Funk All-Stars for much of their history. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, with fifteen ...

, Ray Davis, and newly recruited member

Walter "Junie" Morrison Walter "Junie" Morrison (June 28, 1954 – January 21, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was a member of the Ohio Players in the early 1970s, and later became a member and musical direc ...

. It is one of the last P-Funk tracks written by core members Clinton, bassist

Bootsy Collins William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist and singer. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins established himself as one of the leading ...

, and keyboardist

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and for his work with Talking Heads. He is a member of the Rock and Rol ...

Personnel

*Lead vocals-George Clinton, Garry Shider, Ray Davis, Walter Morrison, Ramond Spruell (bird calls) *Guitars-Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Phelps Collins *Keyboards-Bernie Worrell *Drums-Gary Mudbone Cooper *Background vocals-: George Clinton, Gary Shider, Ray Davis, Debbie Wright, Walter Morrison, Jeanette Washington,

Mallia Franklin Rosalind Mallia Franklin (March 1, 1952 – February 5, 2010), also known as The Queen Of Funk, was a vocalist of the American funk band Parliament-Funkadelic. She introduced friends George Clinton and Bootsy Collins in 1971, and brought ex- Ohi ...

, Shirley Hayden, Cheryl James, Lynn Mabry,

Dawn Silva Dawn Silva is an American funk vocalist. Silva started her career as a background vocalist for Sly and the Family Stone. She joined Parliament-Funkadelic in 1977. She was the only original Brides of Funkenstein member to continue through the B ...

, Linda Brown, Richard "Kush" Griffith, Raymond Spruell, Mike "Clip" Payne, Joey Zalabok, Robert "P-Nut" Johnson, Larry Heckstall,

Overton Loyd Overton Loyd (born April 20, 1954) is an American artist best known for creating the cover art for the Parliament album '' Motor Booty Affair'' and several other records. His style of art varies often from work to work, and can range from loose sk ...

Chart performance

"Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" spent four weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the winter of 1979. However, it was not as successful on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, only peaking at number 89.

References

1979 singles Parliament (band) songs Songs written by George Clinton (funk musician) Casablanca Records singles Songs written by Bootsy Collins Songs written by Bernie Worrell {{1970s-R&B-song-stub