Bo Diddley

Released: January 1, 1971

Songwriter: Bernie Taupin Elton John

Producer: Bob Gallo

[Verse 1]
Seems as though I've lived my life on the bad side of the moon
To stir your dregs, and sitting still, without a rustic spoon
Now come on people, live with me, where the light has never shone
And the harlots flock like hummingbirds, speaking in a foreign tongue

[Chorus]
This is my life, this is my life, this is my life, my life[x2]

[Verse 2]
It seems as though I've lived my life on the bad side of the moon
To stir your dregs, and sitting still, without a rustic spoon
Now come on people, live with me, where the light has never shone
And the harlots flock like hummingbirds
Speaking in a foreign tongue

[Chorus]
I'm a light world away, from the people who make me stay
Sitting on the bad side of the moon
This is my life, this is my life, this is my life, my life[x2]

[Verse 3]
There isn't no need for watchdogs here, to justify our ways
We lived our lives in manacles, the main cause of our stay
And exiled here from other worlds, my sentence comes to soon
Why should I be made to pay on the bad side of the moon

[Chorus]
I'm a light world away, from the people who make me stay
Sitting on the bad side of the moon
This is my life, this is my life, this is my life, my life

Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates, 30 December 1928 – 2 June 2008) took the stage name Bo Diddley and was a blues and R&B singer, songwriter and musician. He’s noted for his great rhythms and guitar work. For years, he studied violin, but when he heard John Lee Hooker perform in Chicago, he switched to guitar.

Diddley achieved some success in Chicago during the 1950s, winning a record contract with Checker, a subsidiary of Chess Records. That contract produced his first R&B hit, “I’m a Man.” He enjoyed continued success well into the 1960s, when pop music began to change. Although his record sales were down, he remained a popular live act.

Didley is named as an influencer by artists like Buddy Holly, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, the Doors and the Who.

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