THE COMMODORES - "Rise Up" ..........

[roger]

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/displayProduct....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