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

funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the ...

band

Parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

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

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

''. 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. 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, singer, and songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himse ...

, and keyboardist

Bernie Worrell George Bernard Worrell, Jr. (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) was an American Keyboard instrument, keyboardist and record producer best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective. In later years, he also worked with ...

Personnel

*George Clinton, Garry Shider, Ray Davis, Walter Morrison, Ramond Spruell (bird calls) - lead vocals *Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Phelps Collins - guitars *Bernie Worrell - keyboard *Gary Mudbone Cooper - drums *

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- Oh ...

, 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 Br ...

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

Chart performance

"Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" spent four weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart during the winter of 1979. It peaked at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart.

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