Parliament is a funk band formed in the late 1960s by George Clinton as part of his Parliament-Funkadelic collective.Less rock-oriented than its sister act Funkadelic, Parliament drew on science-fiction and outlandish performances in their work.The band scored a number of Top 10 hits, including the million-selling 1975 single "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)," and Top 40 albums such as Mothership Connection (1975).