Mona (I Need You Baby)

About Mona (I Need You Baby)

"Mona (I Need You Baby)" is a song written by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) and was the B-side to his 1957 single "Hey! Bo Diddley". According to Diddley's obituary in The New York Times, "Mona" was a song of praise he wrote for a 45-year-old exotic dancer who worked at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit. The song also became the template for Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away".

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1959

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Bo Diddley done had a farm, 
On that farm he had some women 
Women here, women there, 
Women, women, women everywhere 
But one little girl lived on a hill, 
She rustled and tussled like Buffalo Bill 

One day she decided she'd go for a ride, 
With a pistol and a sword by her side 
She rolled right up to my front door, 
Knocked an' knocked 'til her fist got sore 

When she turned and walked away, 
All I could hear my baby say 
Hey Bo Diddley, oh Bo Diddley 
Hey Bo Diddley, oh Bo Diddley 
Saw my baby run across the field, 
Slippin' and slidin' like an automobile 

Hollerin', my baby got towed away, 
Slipped on from me like a Cadillac-8 
Hey Bo Diddley, oh Bo Diddley 
Hey Bo Diddley, oh Bo Diddley

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Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter (usually as Ellas McDaniel), and rock and roll pioneer. He was also known as The Originator because of his key role in the transition from the blues to rock, influencing a host of acts, including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Yardbirds, Eric Clapton,Elvis Presley,The Beatles, and George Michael, among others. He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard-edged electric guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs, along with African rhythms and a signature beat (a simple, five-accent rhythm) that remains a cornerstone of rock and pop. Accord… more »

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