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[andrew_jorgensen]

This must be seen. (It's thirteen minutes and eighteen seconds, so I suggest hitting pause immediately and letting the whole thing load before playing.) The Parliaments, back in 1969, appearing on Boston public television. I never before realized that Mr. T got his haircut from George Clinton. And while Clinton takes the lead on a burning "Testify," the Parliaments temptation walk, but they're temptation walkin' with anarchy. I knew this was their Temptations-on-acid period, but it surprised me how synchronized they got with it. Clinton was probably looking for one of those four-headed microphone stands like the Temps used, too. Anyway, Fuzzy Haskins sounds amazing on the leads he takes, and you'll get to hear an early version of "Maggot Brain" . . . with words.

From this I Love Music thread, brought to my attention by TMFTML.