Biography:
The Parliaments were an early doo-wop singing group from Plainfield, New Jersey. Formed in the back room of a barbershop, they were a quintet composed of:
* George Clinton
* Stingray Davis
* Fuzzy Haskins
* Calvin Simon
* Grady Thomas
The group was based on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, but quickly created a unique sound, including, most notably, very bizarre lyrics. While Clinton, the leader of the group, made weekly trips to Detroit to produce for such groups as The Pets and Roy Handy
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THE PARLIAMENTS
(I WANNA) TESTIFY
Released in 1967
#3 On the billboard R&B chart
#20 on the Pop Chart
Cm Eb C
C Eb
Friends, inquisitive friends
F Eb C
Are asking me what's come over me
C Eb
A change, there's been a change
F Eb C
And it's oh so plain to see
C F F#
Love just walked in on me
And took me by surprise
Happiness surrounds me,
C F F#
You can see it in my eyes
Now it was just a little while ago
My life was incomplete
I was down, so doggone low
I had to look up at my feet
Cm Eb
Don't you know, I wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
Oh girl, what your love has done for me
C Eb
Hum - mmmm luscious,
Eb Cm
Sho been delicious to me
C
Hear me now, hum-mmmmmmm
Eb F C
Luscious, sho been delicious to me
C F Cm
Once I was a hollow man
Cm F C
In which a lonely heart did dwell
C F Cm
Then love came sneaking up on me
Cm F C
Bringing hope to an empty shell
C F Cm
Now I've heard so many times before
C F Cm
That you love can be so bad
A# F
But I just want to tell you people
Eb C F
It's the best love I ever had
C Eb
Talkin' 'bout, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing (oh girl) I just wanna testify
F Eb Cm
What your love has done for me
C C
Hear me now, hummmmmmm
Eb F Eb Cm
Luscious sho been delicious to me
C Eb
Bring it home now, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What you love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
(I WANNA) TESTIFY
Released in 1967
#3 On the billboard R&B chart
#20 on the Pop Chart
Cm Eb C
C Eb
Friends, inquisitive friends
F Eb C
Are asking me what's come over me
C Eb
A change, there's been a change
F Eb C
And it's oh so plain to see
C F F#
Love just walked in on me
And took me by surprise
Happiness surrounds me,
C F F#
You can see it in my eyes
Now it was just a little while ago
My life was incomplete
I was down, so doggone low
I had to look up at my feet
Cm Eb
Don't you know, I wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
Oh girl, what your love has done for me
C Eb
Hum - mmmm luscious,
Eb Cm
Sho been delicious to me
C
Hear me now, hum-mmmmmmm
Eb F C
Luscious, sho been delicious to me
C F Cm
Once I was a hollow man
Cm F C
In which a lonely heart did dwell
C F Cm
Then love came sneaking up on me
Cm F C
Bringing hope to an empty shell
C F Cm
Now I've heard so many times before
C F Cm
That you love can be so bad
A# F
But I just want to tell you people
Eb C F
It's the best love I ever had
C Eb
Talkin' 'bout, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing (oh girl) I just wanna testify
F Eb Cm
What your love has done for me
C C
Hear me now, hummmmmmm
Eb F Eb Cm
Luscious sho been delicious to me
C Eb
Bring it home now, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What you love has done for me
C Eb
Everybody sing, I just wanna testify
F Eb C
What your love has done for me
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