That Was My Girl

Title of song: That Was My Girl

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: America Eats Its Young

Year of first release: 1972

It is widely considered one of the weaker songs on a very weak and uneven album.

Songwriters: George Clinton, Sidney Barnes[?]

Memorable Lyrics:

• "Unlike a deck of cards where there's four of a kind/There's only one of her and she's all mine"
• "As rare as a mink with yellow fur/You'll find one of them before you find one of her"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-ameats.html#lyr-s-mygirl)

This is a sugary sweet love song, in which the singer describes his former girl, a beautiful woman who could always "drive the fellas wild."

Personnel:

• Lead Vocals: George Clinton