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"What's Going On" rip offs!

lambertlambert 1,166 Posts
edited October 2005 in Strut Central
I was just listening to these two wondering what other rip offs (or tracks obviously influenced by) there might be.Les McCann- Talk to the PeopleCarl Holmes- Your Game

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  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    The last song on the first Divine Styler Lp has a version.
  • m_dejeanm_dejean Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut. 2,946 Posts
    Not specifically a WGO ripoff, but I'd say that some tracks on

    is slobbing heavily on Marvins knob.
  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    Wasn't the first side of Mike James Kirkland's "Hang On In There" LP heavily inspired by "What's Going On"?

    SG
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Wasn't the first side of Mike James Kirkland's "Hang On In There" LP heavily inspired by "What's Going On"?

    Definitely. Kirkland admits it up front.

    As far as What's Going On knockoffs, you should get a load of Jerry Butler's Spice Of Life. Social consciousness themes, interludes between songs, and there's even a photo collage inside the gatefold cover. On top of that, Jerry decided to make this one a two-record set...

  • soulcitizensoulcitizen 304 Posts


  • Mongo_SladeMongo_Slade 999 Posts
    More a rip-off of "Inner City Blues" than "What's Going On," but still...
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    William Bell's Phases Of Reality.
  • Strider79itStrider79it 1,176 Posts
    William Bell's Phases Of Reality.

    this is really a rip off :

    funk inc - "where are we goin"......
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