Historical currents in American pop music, where nonsense syllables have always held a special place: Blind Blake, in 1929, recorded
Diddie Wa Diddie, which Ry Cooder
covered in 1974, and which Leon Redbone also
covered in 1977. Now, folks, that tune is not to be confused with Bo Diddley's 1956 recording
Diddy Wah Diddy, which a young Captain Beefheart
covered in 1966, and which was also
covered by Aussie garage rockers the Missing Links. Likewise,
that tune is not to be confused with a little ditty recorded in 1963 by the Exciters, called
Do Wah Diddy Diddy, which was
covered with great commercial success in 1964 by British band Manfred Mann.
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posted by flapjax at midnite
on Feb 27, 2011 -
38 comments
Legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier interviewed in
the XXL Icon Interview and
The Smoking Section. Remarkably candid conversations about his life in East Coast hip hop, with interesting stories about his work with Jay-Z, Biggie, Puff, Nas, Jeru the Damaga, Group Home, Suge Knight, Christina Aguilera and of course, Guru. On finding records to sample:
"Well, there’s still diggin’ spots. If you’re in that world like I am, you know the spots, you see everybody—Just Blaze, Alchemist, Large Professor, Pete Rock—we still pop up in those spots. You got Big City records, you got Turntable Lab, you still have A1, you got Academy, you know. I’m not gonna tell you all the digging spots."
posted by the mad poster!
on Dec 20, 2010 -
11 comments
It's not Just a Label, it's a Lifestyle. I really dig the Flash site for Sean "P Puffy Diddy Daddy" Comb's new clothing line. It's a fancy and somewhat restrained use of Flash, but with an UCR (unintentional comedy rating) through the roof. Choose your own sountrack while you explore the catwalk shots. "It's how you freak it baby," indeed.
posted by sixfoot6
on Nov 15, 2002 -
20 comments
