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I called [Leonard Chess] to tell him he had recorded a song published by my company and that he owed us royalties for the sales of Muddy's recording. He signed a mechanical license agreeing to pay us royalties and I thought the problem was solved. Over the years we have had legal action concerning the song, but today, that is over, and the song is now acknowledged to be Preston Foster's. He said "Every six months I send Preston a check He's basically still making a living from this song.
Muddy Waters' song "Louisiana Blues" includes a reference to acquiring a mojo: When you're writin' them songs that are coming from down that way [Mississippi Delta], you can't leave out somethin' about that mojo thing. Because this is what black people really believed in at that time Waters recorded the song on December 1, , for Chess Records in Chicago.
AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald notes the song's influence: This song has been the subject of copyright litigation.
I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you Well, you're mine all mine no matter what you do. Meta Added by anto When you're writin' them songs that are coming from down that way [Mississippi Delta], you can't leave out somethin' about that mojo thing. This is possibly because you are running an ad blocker or another browser extension that is preventing ads from showing, or are using browser privacy settings that do not allow ads to show. No matter what you do, play it son Well she's long lean and lanky, sweet as she can be Hands off of her unless you want to deal with me I got my mojo working but it just don't work on you Well you're mine all mine no matter what you do Yeah! Desktop Google Chrome Windows 8. Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers.
Muddy Waters, heard Ann Cole perform it while she was on tour with him in He modified the words, and attempted to copyright his own version. Arc Music F.
In disagreement with Plaintiff Stratchborneo's claim, the ruling held that the term "Mojo" was essentially in the public domain and that the various uses of it in recordings by Ann Cole, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Smith and Bill Cosby did not, therefore, constitute infringement. As a figure of speech, the concept of having, or not having, one's MOJO working is not something in which any one person could assert originality, or establish a proprietary right.
Importantly, the ruling also unequivocably established the copyright of Preston Foster and Dare Music, Inc. Got my mojo working but it just won't work on you Got my mojo working but it just won't work on you I want to love you so bad I don't know what to do Going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand Going down to Louisiana to get me a mojo hand I'm going to have all you women, getcha under my command Got my mojo working, I got my mojo working Well my mojo working Well my mojo working Well my mojo working My mojo working but it just won't work on you.
You grab your little girl and spin her around You grab both hands and holler out loud You turn and turn till you're back to back You move your feet and you don't look back.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved May 22, Archived from the original on July 7, Chess Box Box set booklet. The judge who hated red nail polish: Got My Mojo Working. Ann Cole with The Suburbans and Orchestra. Got My Mo-Jo Working. I Got My Mojo Working. Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated.
Mack Allen Smith and The Flames. Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers. I've Got My Mojo Working. Alex Harvey and His Soul Band.
The Graham Bond Organization. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. I've Got My Molo Working. Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs.
The Shadows of Knight. Got My Mojo Workin'.
The James Cotton Band. Got My MoJo Working. Low Budget Blues Band. Phil Guy - Mojo Buford. I Got My Mojo Workin'.