Who Do You Love?
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| “Who Do You Love?” | |||||
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| Single by Bo Diddley from the album Bo Diddley |
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| B-side | "I'm Bad" | ||||
| Released | 1956 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Blues | ||||
| Label | Checker Records 842 (USA) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ellas McDaniel | ||||
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"Who Do You Love?" is a song written by Bo Diddley, (real name Ellas McDaniel) in 1956. The song has been recorded by many other performers since, including The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Band, The Blues Project, The Doors, George Thorogood, Golden Earring, Juicy Lucy, King Earl Boogie Band, The Meteors, The Misunderstood, Patti Smith[1], Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Ronnie Hawkins, Tom Rush, Townes Van Zandt, UFO, The Woolies and Cross Canadian Ragweed.
The lyrics to the song, in which Bo Diddley speaks of wearing a cobra for a necktie, having a house built of rattlesnake hides, with a chimney made of human skulls, are a punning reference to the African-American tradition of hoodoo folk magic.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Patti Smith's version at Allmusic
- ^ Elias McDaniel, "Who Do You Love", in Rolling Stone magazine, byline Dec 09, 2004, accessed June 3, 2008.
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