| Here Comes the Judge | |
| Cover: | Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shorty Long |
| Album: | Here Comes the Judge |
| B-Side: | Sing What You Wanna |
| Released: | 1968 (U.S.) |
| Genre: | Comedy, Soul, Funk |
| Length: | 2:33 |
| Label: | Tamla Motown Soul 35044 |
| Producer: | Shorty Long |
| Prev Title: | Chantilly Lace |
| Prev Year: | 1967 |
| Next Title: | Ain't No Justice |
| Next Year: | 1969 |
"Here Comes the Judge" is a 1968 song written by Shorty Long, Billie Jean Brown and Suzanne de Passe, and performed by Long. The song was Long's biggest hit, reaching No. 4 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. It held the No. 10 spot on Cashbox for two weeks. The song stayed on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and Cashbox for 9 weeks.[1] [2] The song also entered the UK chart in July 1968, and was a Top 30 hit, peaking at #30.[3]
"Here Comes the Judge" was inspired by a comic act on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In about a judge by Pigmeat Markham, whose own "Here Comes the Judge" - a completely different song - charted two weeks after Long's did in June 1968, and became a Top 20 hit.
| Chart (1968) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 8 | |
| US Cashbox | 10 |