Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll)

Artist: Funkadelic

Title of album: One Nation Under a Groove

Year of first release: 1978

Trivia:

With a groovy, tight beat, "Cholly" is an eminently danceable song, and sounds disco influenced (though P Funk has repeatedly insulted disco music); it is highly reminiscent of The Bee Gees.

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Songwriters: George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Junie Morrison[?]

Memorable Lyrics:

• "I was strung out on Bach/And Beethoven was my thing/I dug jazz, I dug rock/Anything with a swing/Then I ran into a friend/Who told me there was so much more/Find the void that you missed"
• "They was trying to take me, next thing I/Know they were saying something like this:/Funk, gettin' ready to go"
• "I would dance, I would sing,/I could get lost in my dreams/I would fly, but never too high"

Complete lyrics at the Motherpage (http://www.duke.edu/~tmc/motherpage/lyrics_funkadelic/lyr-1nation#lyr-s-cholly)

The singer describes his musical interests as being Bach, Beethoven, jazz and rock until a friend introduced him to funk music. With his newfound interest, the singer discovered the wonders of Funk, as it liberated his mind.

Personnel:

• Lead Vocals: Garry Shider
• Bass: Bootsy Collins

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