roger
07-27-2012, 03:43 PM
Been playing some early Funk tunes today and I don't know why I never noticed it before but "Rise Up" by THE COMMODORES, released as Atlantic 45-2633 in 1969 a few years before they signed with Motown, is nothing more than a thinly disguised reworked version of "Night Fo' Last" by SHORTY LONG ..
Check for yourself ..
THE COMMODORES - "Rise Up" ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr2ZW3ZX14
SHORTY LONG - "Night Fo Last [[Instrumental)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoqxMbdrBks
"Rise Up" can be found on the C.D. "Funk Drops Volume 3" which was released in 2004 ..
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=192129
Interestingly the C.D. booklet notes maintain that "Rise Up" was written by JERRY WILLIAMS JR [[ a.k.a. "SWAMMP DOGG" ) who produced the track, rather than by CLARENCE PAUL and SHORTY LONG who are listed as the songwriters for "Night Fo Last" ..
I wonder if Mr Gordy had anything to say about this when THE COMMODORES signed for his label .. :)
Roger
Check for yourself ..
THE COMMODORES - "Rise Up" ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfr2ZW3ZX14
SHORTY LONG - "Night Fo Last [[Instrumental)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoqxMbdrBks
"Rise Up" can be found on the C.D. "Funk Drops Volume 3" which was released in 2004 ..
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=192129
Interestingly the C.D. booklet notes maintain that "Rise Up" was written by JERRY WILLIAMS JR [[ a.k.a. "SWAMMP DOGG" ) who produced the track, rather than by CLARENCE PAUL and SHORTY LONG who are listed as the songwriters for "Night Fo Last" ..
I wonder if Mr Gordy had anything to say about this when THE COMMODORES signed for his label .. :)
Roger