Right On Jody
1971 · Paula 352 · USA
- Artist
- Bobby Patterson
- Title
- Right On Jody
- Release
- Right On Jody / If You Took A Survey
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Paula # 352
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Songwriter
- J. Strickland, J. Beach, R. Bell
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Texan soul singer / producer Bobby Patterson also released a Jody themed track, "Right on Jody" (Paula Records # 352). In this one the narrator has been doing a lot of overtime at work, as requested by his foreman, and so he starts to get suspicious that "Jody's been sleeping in my back door", and that it might be the case that "the foreman is Jody". The narrator then sends out a warning to everybody, that Jody is "in your town...on your street", and that it might be your neighbour or friend. The song concluded with a warning to the soldiers in South-East Asia: "you fellows over in Vietnam - watch out for Jody". Bobby Patterson produced many R&B singers, such as Chuck Jackson, Ted Taylor, and Roscoe Robinson.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: Something is going on, I don't know what it is / My baby's been acting funny since I started the midnight shift / I want to tell you, I think I know / Jody's been sleeping in my back door... / I've got the feeling in the back of my mind / The foreman always takes me to do his overtime... / I'm beginning to wonder if the foreman is Jody... / Beware because Jody is everywhere / He might be your neighbour, he might be your friend / When you walk out the front door, Jody walks in / Everybody better look out for Jody, he's in your town / He's on your street, he's in your house / The man ain't up to no good / You fellows over in Vietnam - watch out for Jody
Notes
Paula 352 (SL-1855), Side One; "Right On, Jody" (J. Strickland, J. Beach, R. Bell), 3:12, Rogan-Jetstar, BMI; produced by Bobby Patterson; engineer George Clinton; recorded at Sound City Studios, Shreveport, La.; "Division of Jewel Records – Shreveport, La." Red Paula label with cameo-silhouette logo. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Bobby Patterson (born 1944 in Dallas, Texas) is a soul singer, songwriter, producer and longtime Dallas radio DJ (KKDA) who recorded for Jetstar and Paula; 'Right On Jody' appeared on his 1971 Paula single (Paula 352), self-produced, and he returned with the album 'I Got More Soul!' in 2014. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs]
Themes
In collections
US Domestic Perspective Songs [War Years] · Jody Songs · Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs