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"Diddy Wah Diddy" is a song written by Willie Dixon and Ellas McDaniel—known as Bo Diddley—and recorded by the latter in 1956.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Allmusic )〕 Over the years, the song has been covered by many bands and artists, including The Astronauts, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, The Remains, The Twilights, Taj Mahal, The Sonics, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Ty Segall Band, and The Blues Band among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Allmusic )〕 ==Original version by Bo Diddley== "Diddy Wah Diddy" was Bo Diddley's fourth single release on Checker Records, and was released in early 1956.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=David Blakey )〕 The song was recorded on November 10, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. The recording featured The Moonglows on backing vocals, Willie Dixon on bass, Jody Williams along with Bo Diddley on guitar, Clifton James on drums, Jerome Green playing the maracas, and Little Willie Smith on harmonica.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=WDD )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Classic R&B )〕 Lyrically, the song makes mention of the mythical town of Diddy Wah Diddy. It was not unusual in the early part of the 20th century for African Americans in the southern states (particularly in Florida) to speak of various mythical cities and countries such as Beluthahatchie, Heaven, Diddy Wah Diddy and West Hell as if they were real. Of all the imaginary locations that were in common usage at the time, folklorist and ethnomusicologist Benjamin A. Botkin has noted that Diddy Wah Diddy was "the largest and best known of the Negro mythical places." It was commonly believed that in Diddy Wah Diddy food could be found in abundance, the townsfolk did not have to work, and people and animals had no concerns. Dixon and McDaniel's song is sung from the point of view of a man whose lover lives in this mythical location, as evidenced by such lines as... :''She loves her man, just is a pity :''Crazy 'bout my gal in Diddy Wah Diddy :''Ain't no town, and it ain't no city :''But oh, how they love in Diddy Wah Diddy The song is often confused with Blind Blake's similarly titled 1928 song, "Diddie Wa Diddie", which was also covered by various bands and artists mostly under the name "Diddy Wah Diddy".〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Allmusic )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Pop Archives )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diddy Wah Diddy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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