So I'm cruising through some stuff on The Work, and 30 Years of Unreleased Funk, and the SOTT rehearsals. "Rebirth of the Flesh" comes on from 30 Years. I immediately notice, the main hook sounds a LOT like "Baby A Go-Go"'s hook.

I know a lot of different things were borrowed from "Rebirth of the Flesh", and pretty much cemented it never being released, but I never picked up on the "Baby A Go-Go" borrowing.

Anyone else notice this with these two songs?

Lyrics for lyric's sake:

Ooh yeah, alright
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Kick drum pounds on the 2 and 4
All the party people get on the floor
We got the beat U're looking 4
The rebirth of the flesh is at your door (Let it in y'all!)

It's a brand new day
3 2 funk ain't in our way (No no no)
It ain't about the money, we just wanna play
The rebirth of the flesh is here 2day (Is here 2 stay)

La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)
The rebirth of the flesh, it's all over U

We are the fathers of a new boogie cool
Guaranteed 2 rock U cuz we're from the old school
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie blues (Check it out!)

It's a brand new day (Wooo!)
3 2 funk ain't in our way (No)
It ain't about the money, we just wanna play
The rebirth of the flesh is here 2day - now everybody say

La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool
La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool (Wooo!)
Souli-a-colia (Hey)
Souli-a-colia (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

Think about your man, the one U worked so hard (Hey)
What's his is his, what's yours is yours
Unless U beat him at a game of cards (Hey)
This ain't cards, motherfucker!
This is life, this is real

We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool
Come on
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool

La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool
La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)
We are here, where are U?
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool
Everybody jam 2 the new boogie cool

La la la la, souli-a-colia
(Hey) {x13}
No!
La la la la la la, souli-a-colia (Hey)

Welcome 2 the Crystal Ball

Ooh, baby what can I do
U know I can't dance unless it's me and U
This feelin' is much 2 strong
U and me a-gotta get it on

CHORUS:
Whenever I see your body move
Ooh baby, I lose my cool
Something about ya, I don't know
Makes me wanna go-go
My naked body on the floor
Is all U really need 2 know
Whatever U do, just don't say no
Come on baby, go-go

Oh baby, I really like your look
When U lay your eyes on me, U know I'm hooked
I'm waiting 2 feel your touch
Your body, your mind, and soul...
Is that 2 much?
No!

CHORUS
(In a man's world I can hold my own)
(Cuz I'm a super dense specimen - full grown)
(It doesn't really matter, it doesn't really matter)
(It doesn't really matter when U're all alone)

If U need a pretty lover
Let me hear U say go-go

Oh baby, what can I do?
U know I can't dance unless it's me and U (Ooh yeah)
This feeling is much 2 strong
U and me, we gotta get it on, get it on, get it on

CHORUS

Whenever I see your body move
Oh baby I lose my cool
Something about ya, something about ya
{circulating tape cuts here to instrumental ending}

ernestsewell said:

No.

Such a great, great song - i could listen to this all day all night!

he don't make funky trax like this no mo' (f.u.n.k comes the nearest)


don't hear the similarities to baby go-go though (another killer cut)



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[Edited 12/2/09 13:43pm]