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Best use of the Bo Diddley beat (roughly translated: thunka-thunka-thunk THUNK! THUNK!) by an artist other than Bo Biddley?

― fritz, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Bowie, "Up the Hill Backwards"
Stones, "Not Fade Away"

― dave q, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I'm Sorry I Love You by Magnetic Fields

I Want Candy by The Strangeloves

Does Bo Diddley by Buddy Holly count?

― scott, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

And the worst use is surely George Michael's Faith.

― scott, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No, the ABSOLUTE worst is the Doors' "Who Do You Love", with Ray Manzarek on vox

― dave q, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

A great one I forgot: Rudie Can't Fail by the Clash

― scott, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Practically every song by the Gories.

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Absolutely HORRIBLE use: U2, "Desire"

Much better use: Jane's Addiction, "Stop"

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Diddley Variants: B-52s "Strobe Light", X "I Am the Hungry Wolf". Or are those surf rhythms? Anyway, most gratuitous use to Demonstrate EclecticismL Elvis Costello "Lover's Walk"..

― Curt, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Does anyone recall the jesus & mary chain using a diddley-beat on one of their own songs, or am I just thinking of their cover of "who do you love"?

― fritz, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Didn't they use it on like every song?

― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

no it's the "be my baby" beat on every song. subtle difference.

― fritz, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Someone with a good multi-track editor and an even better ear must put together a Diddley-beat mix, seamlessly running all of these tracks into one another. One listen would probably make your head explode.

― Nitsuh, Wednesday, 15 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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