While split on the impeachment vote of Vice President John A. Burton '01 on Sunday night, Undergraduate Council members agreed for the most part on one thing, at least: Harvard wants the funk.

Despite the substantial cost--$5,000 extra--the council voted to move George Clinton up to the top spot in the list of Springfest band bids, which Campus Life Committee (CLC) Chair Stephen N. Smith '02 faxed yesterday to a production company.

The original list of bids, agreed on in last Friday's executive board meeting, placed the swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy first at $15,000, with Clinton second at $20,000 and They Might Be Giants third at $15,000.

Late Sunday night, once the Burton proceedings had concluded, Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Chair Michael D. Shumsky '01 unleashed a tirade of support for the artist, calling Clinton and his bands, Parliament Funkadelic and the P-Funk All-Stars, "one of the most influential musicians of the past 50 years."

The council erupted into cheers when Frank X. Leonard '01 restated Shumsky's argument.

Leonard posed a pointed question to the representatives remaining in the chamber.

"Do you want the funk?" he asked, and a chorus of wild applause was his answer.

But whether the student body wants the funk as much as the council does is questionable. According to Smith, CLC surveys of dining halls revealed more support for They Might Be Giants.