Bo Diddley died yesterday at the age of 79. Born Elias Bates, he invented rock and roll, but never got what he was due: "I am owed. I never got paid," Diddley said, noting that
"A dude with a pencil is worse than a cat with a machine gun."
But his lyrics were the best, including these from
Who Do You Love?"I got 47 miles of barbed wire/I use a cobra snake for a necktie/I got a brand new house by the road side/Made from rattlesnake hide/I got a brand new chimney up on top/Made from a human skull/Now come on, baby, take a walk with me now/And tell me, who do you love?"
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