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The Bo Diddley Beat

Posted at 11:49 AM on July 13, 2009 by Steve Seel

This morning just before 8:00, we played "Teen Beast" by Los Straightjackets, and that got us to thinking about the so called "Bo Diddley beat." You know the one; "bomp, bomp, bomp ... da bomp-bomp." Diddley may not have invented it, but he sure perfected it and made it famous. So we thought we'd ask for songs that use the beat for the 9:30 Coffee Break today. Your suggestions:

1) Bow Wow Wow, "I Want Candy"
2) U2, "Desire"
3) The Who, "Magic Bus"
4) The Rolling Stones, "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly cover)
5) The Stooges, "1969"

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