"The Goose" is a song by the funk band

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. It was released as a two-part single, the group's first on their new label

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. It was also a track on their 1974 album '' Up for the Down Stroke''. The song failed to chart. Like "

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", "The Goose" was borrowed from the repertoire of bandleader and producer George Clinton's earlier doo-wop group

The Parliaments The Parliaments were an American vocal quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, United States. Originally formed in the back room of a barbershop in 1956, the quintet was named after the cigarette brand. The Parliaments initially performed doo-wop ...

. 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 was covered by the funk-rock band

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and is included on their 1996 compilation album '' Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay''.

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Parliament (band) songs 1974 singles Songs written by George Clinton (funk musician) Songs written by Eddie Hazel Casablanca Records singles 1974 songs {{1970s-single-stub