" The Goose " is a song by the funk band Parliament . It was released as a two-part single , the group's first on their new label Casablanca Records . It was also a track on their 1974 album Up for the Down Stroke . The song failed to chart.
4-460: Like " Testify ", "The Goose" was borrowed from the repertoire of bandleader and producer George Clinton 's earlier doo-wop group The Parliaments . The lyrics use the story of the goose that laid the golden eggs as an eccentric metaphor for romantic attachment, an early instance of the references to fairy tales and nursery rhymes that would continue in Parliament's later releases. This song
8-518: Is a song by the band Parliament . It is a funk reworking of the song " (I Wanna) Testify ", which was originally recorded in 1967 by The Parliaments and reached #3 on the Billboard R&;B chart. This new version was the second single released from the 1974 album Up for the Down Stroke , and the second track on the album. The version of "Testify" included on early pressings of Up for
12-420: The Down Stroke featured a mix that highlighted the group vocals and deemphasized the instrumental sound. On later pressings this was replaced by a version with different, more rhythm-intensive mix - the version heard on the song's single release. The original mix of the song was included as a bonus track on the 2003 CD reissue of the album. The version of this song on the original album release also deleted
16-465: Was covered by the funk-rock band Fishbone and is included on their 1996 compilation album Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay . This 1970s R&B / soul music song-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 1970s single –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Testify (Parliament song) " Testify "
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