The Story Of Bo Diddley-The Animals

[ti:The Story Of Bo Diddley] [ar:The Animals] [al:The Complete Animals] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Story Of Bo Diddley - The Animals [00:10.25]Now let's hear the story of Bo Diddley [00:11.49] [00:13.28]And the rock 'n' roll scene in general [00:16.32] [00:17.47]Bo Diddley was born Ellis McDaniels [00:21.21]In a place called McCoom [00:23.41]Mississipi about 1926 [00:26.90] [00:27.59]He moved to Chicago about 1938 [00:31.96]Where his name was eventually changed [00:35.12]To Bo Diddley [00:37.27]He practiced the guitar everyday and sometimes into the night [00:43.00] [00:45.01]Till his papa's hair began to turn white [00:49.08]His pa said "Son listen hear I know [00:53.36]You can stay but that guitar has just gotta go" [00:58.63]So he pulled his hat down over his eyes [01:02.55]Headed out for them western skies [01:04.95]I think Bob Dylan said that [01:06.31]He hit New York City [01:08.63] [01:10.39]He began to play at the Apollo in Harlem [01:13.28]Good scene there everybody raving [01:17.07]One day one night came a Cadillac with four head lights [01:24.76] [01:26.72]Came a man with a big long fat cigar [01:28.68]Said "C'mere son I'm gonna make you a star" [01:32.49]Bo Diddley said "Uh what's in it for me " [01:36.88]Man said "Shut your mouth son [01:39.15]Play the guitar and you just wait and see" [01:42.29]Well that boy made it he made it real big [01:46.99]And so did the rest of the rock 'n' roll scene along with him [01:50.85]And a white guy called Johnny Otis took Bo Diddleys rhythm [01:55.21]He changed it into handjive and it went like this [01:58.99] [02:02.46]In a little old country town one day [02:06.10]A little old country band began to play [02:09.88]Add two guitars and a beat up saxophone [02:13.78]When the drummer said "Boy those cats begin to roam" [02:17.42]Oh baby oh we oh oh [02:21.98]Ooh la la that rock 'n' roll [02:25.26]Ya hear me oh we oh oh [02:28.88] [02:29.55]Ooh la la that rock 'n' roll [02:32.74] [02:34.99]Then in the U S music scene there was big changes made [02:39.09]Due to circumstances beyond our control such as payola [02:45.23]The rock 'n' roll scene died after two years of solid rock [02:49.98]And you got discs like ah [02:52.21] [02:53.83]"Take good care of my baby [02:57.28] [02:57.88]Please don't ever make her blue" and so forth [03:03.34]About ah one year later in a place called Liverpool in England [03:09.67]Four young guys with mop haircuts began to sing stuff like ah [03:16.98]"It's been a hard days night and I've been workin' like a dog" and so on [03:26.91]In a place called Richmond in Surrey way down in the deep south [03:32.36]They got guys with long hair down their back singin' [03:35.50]"I wanna be your lover baby I wanna be your man yeah" and all that jazz [03:43.10]Now we've doin' this number Bo Diddley for quite some time now [03:47.36]Bo Diddley visited this country last year [03:52.33]We were playin' at the club a Gogo in Newcastle our home town [03:58.07]And the doors opened one night and to our surprise [04:02.53]Walked in the man himself Bo Diddley [04:06.04]Along with him was Jerome Green his Maraca man [04:10.34]And the Duchess his gorgeous sister [04:13.71] [04:14.44]And a we were doin' doin' this number [04:18.08]Along with them came the Rolling Stones the Mersey Beats [04:22.92]They're all standin' around diggin' it [04:24.99]And I overheard Bo Diddley talkin' [04:27.72]He turned around to Jermone Green [04:28.89]And he said "Hey Jerome [04:32.68]What do you think these guys doin' our our material " [04:37.49]Jerome said "Uh where's the bar man please show me to the bar" [04:43.77]He turned around the Duchess [04:44.53]And he said "Hey Duchess [04:45.98] [04:46.83]What do you think of these young guys doin' our material " [04:48.42] [04:49.72]She said "I don't know [04:51.52] [04:52.30]I only came across here to see [04:53.45]The changin' of the guards and all that jazz" [04:56.72]Well Bo Diddley looked up at me and he said [04:59.31]With half closed eyes and a smile [05:02.28] [05:02.84]He said "Man took off his glasses" [05:05.42] [05:07.00]He said "Man that sure is the biggest load of rubbish [05:13.05]I ever heard in my life" [05:15.78]Hey Bo Diddley [05:20.01]Oh Bo Diddley [05:23.62]Yeah Bo Diddley [05:27.42]Oh Bo Diddley [05:31.28]Yeah Bo Diddley [05:35.11]Oh Bo Diddley