| 词条 | Chocolate City (song) | ||||||
| 释义 |
| name = Chocolate City | cover = ChocolateCitySingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Parliament | album = Chocolate City | B-side = Chocolate City (long version) | released = May 1975 | format = Vinyl | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Funk/R&B | length = 3:08 | label = Casablanca 831 | writer = George Clinton Bootsy Collins Bernie Worrell | producer = George Clinton | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} "Chocolate City" is a song by the funk band Parliament, the lead track of their 1975 album of the same name. It was also released as a two-part single, the first from the album. The song's largely spoken vocals (delivered by George Clinton) express pride in "Chocolate Cities", that is, cities with a majority black population. The song also reflects on the solidarity of African-American society at the time. The singer playfully hypothesizes what it would be like if there were an African American in the White House, and assigns the following people to positions in government:
"Chocolate" cities in the song
Clinton's lyrics referred to Chocolate City as "my piece of the rock", as opposed to the "40 acres and a mule" that slaves were promised after the Civil War. The song closes with phrase "Just got New York, I'm told." Chart performance
7 : Parliament (band) songs|1975 singles|Songs written by George Clinton (musician)|Songs written by Bootsy Collins|Songs written by Bernie Worrell|Casablanca Records singles|1975 songs |
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