Speedoo

About Speedoo

"Speedoo" is a song written by Esther Navarro and performed by The Cadillacs featuring the Jesse Powell Orchestra. It reached #3 on the U. S. R&B chart and #17 on the U. S. pop chart in 1955. The song was featured on their 1957 album, The Fabulous Cadillacs. Lyrically, the song tells of Mister Earl who acquired the nickname "Speedo" because, when it comes to his pursuit of pretty girls, "he don't believe in wastin' time" and "he don't never take it slow". The song was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).  more »

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2005

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Now they up and call me Speedoo,
But my real name is Mister Earl.
Now they up and call me Speedoo,
But my real name is Mister Earl.
All for meetin' brand-new fellows
And for takin' other folks' girls.

Now they up and call me Speedoo,
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time.
Now they up and call me Speedoo,
'Cause I don't believe in wastin' time.
Now I've known some pretty women
And I thought that would change their minds.

Well, now, some they call me Joe.
Some they call me Moe.
Best man is Speedoo;
He don't never take it slow.

Now they up and call me Speedoo,
But my real name is Mister Earl.
Now they up and call me Speedoo,
But my real name is Mister Earl.
Now they're gonna call me Speedoo,
Till they call off makin' pretty girls.

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The Cadillacs

The Cadillacs were an American rock and roll and doo-wop group from Harlem, New York; active from 1953 to 1962. The group was noted for their 1955 hit "Speedoo", which was instrumental in attracting White audiences to Black rock and roll performers. more »

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