R.I.P. Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley passed away Monday from heart failure.I don't have anything of major significance to say about him that's not already noted many other places, including this article from the L.A. Times.
I will say though, I find it unconscionable that the article lists U2 and, ugh, George Michael among those who stole the "Bo Diddley beat" but not once mentions Bow Wow Wow or the song I Want Candy.
Pffff...
In the mean time, enjoy this track by Bo Diddley while I run to the store and fix a major hole in my CD collection:
Who Do You Love
posted by Aaron Burkhalter @ 2:17 PM
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No doubt about it, "I walked 47 miles of barbed wire, I use a cobra snake for a necktie, I got a brand new house on the roadside made from rattlesnake hide, I got a brand new chimney made on top made from a human skull. Now c'mon take a little walk with me Arlene and tell me who do you love?" is like the blueprint for "I'm a street-walkin' cheetah with a heart full of napalm." A couple more steps and you've found yourself at "We let the jewelry store feeling like we left the morgue, we was frozen, and I bought an iced-out trojan." Bo knew, Bo knew...
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