Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)

[4] The phrase "turn those mothers out" is sung repeatedly in the bridge to the 1990 song "Flovilla Thatch vs.The Virile Garbageman" by American ska-funk rock band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.In 1991, Ecuadorian rapper Gerardo Mejía sampled the chorus on "We Want The Funk", from the album "Mo Ritmo", adding rap lyrics.The phrase "...turn this mother out" from Parliament's "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)" is repeated in the bridge of MC Hammer's song "Turn This Mutha' Out" released on his 1988 album "Let's Get It Started".The American television series Glee covered the song in the season one episode "Funk".
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