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Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll)

Title of song: 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:

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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.

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