A one-off electronic funk collaboration between Talking Heads keyboardist Jerry Harrison and Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins, Bonzo Goes to Washington bridged post-punk innovation with funk sensibility. Their 1984 single "5 Minutes," released on the influential Sleeping Bag Records label, showcased Harrison's production prowess alongside Collins' distinctive bass work, creating a track that merged electronic experimentation with groove-oriented dance music.
The project represents a notable intersection of 1980s electronic music and funk traditions, demonstrating how artists from disparate genres could converge through the emerging dance and electronic music infrastructure of the era.
