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Motor Booty Affair

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Motor Booty Affair is a 1978 concept album by Parliament, the George Clinton-led group central to the P-Funk collective. Its songs and artwork place Parliament's recurring mythology in an underwater setting populated by characters such as Mr. Wiggles and Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk. The album includes Aqua Boogie, a successful rhythm-and-blues single, and uses layered vocals, synthesizers, horns, bass, and elaborate visual packaging to connect its narrative and music.

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What is the underwater story behind Motor Booty Affair?

Parliament moves its P-Funk mythology beneath the sea to the city of Atlantis, where funk becomes part of an aquatic struggle over pleasure and freedom. Mr. Wiggles guides the listener through a world that also includes Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk.

Which Motor Booty Affair track features Sir Nose?

"Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" centers on Sir Nose's resistance to dancing and swimming. It became one of Parliament's major funk singles from the 1978 album.

Why is Motor Booty Affair's packaging important?

Its artwork turns the record into a visual extension of the underwater concept, complete with cartoon characters and elaborate scene-building. That makes the sleeve part of the narrative experience, much like the artwork for other late-1970s Parliament albums.

Where does Motor Booty Affair sit in Parliament's album story?

It follows Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome and carries forward characters such as Sir Nose. Gloryhallastoopid followed in 1979, continuing Parliament's comic, science-fiction approach from a different conceptual angle.

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