"That crowd is REALLY enthusiastic (for white people)... they must not be Americans." Really fucking stupid comment, winston. Go move to mexico, fucking hippie...
This is of course from the 1973 Movie Release -"Let The Good Times Roll". As stated elsewhere, the track is actually "Bo Diddley Itis" from Bo's album the year before. I think for the movie, it should have been credited "Hey Bo Diddley Itis" then everyone's happy and the title more recognisable to traditional rockers. Bo, when on "live" form was utterly dynamic. I know cos I saw him about 5 years later in nearby Bournemouth. This clip though is terrific.
His dance steps don't surprise me... he was a very good boxer back in his day. Wouldn't surprise me if he influenced Ali... Sure looks like he was dancing like a butterfly and stinging like a bee
I HAVE JUST BAD ASSED THIS BUT I WAS WRONG, THE MORE I LISTERN TO THIS THE MORE I REALISE ITS NOT NOISE BUT AN ACCURATE SOUND OF CHAOS A TRAFFIC JAM AN ANNOYING SOUND OF CHAOS AND IN THAT IT IS BRILLIANT I BEGAN TO LIKE IT.
It always frustrated me how many great guitarists strum in such a boring way... But seeing this video years ago opened my eyes and inspired me to play guitar! I've been playing 5 years now, I can't do very fancy solos but I strum like a motherfucker!
Bo Diddley rocks! Just wish I could move my legs like that.
A performance like this can put tears in your eyes because we will NEVER see anything as great as this again. Bo was the true king of Rock N Roll and is truly missed.
That backwards dance from 0:43 - 0:53 to is just one of the greatest fucking moves I've ever seen in my life and I can't stop rewinding and watching it again.
"Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp. Nothing fancy" NOTHING FANCY?!!! hahahaha this completely KILLS anything even daring to CALL it's self music in the last FIVE YEARS good god . . . why doesn't anyone PLAY LIKE THIS ANY MORE! IT'S AMAZING!
Check out Rosetta West "Underground" on Youtube for some deep raw blues, circa 2011 (believe it or not). Not as exuberant as this...a little darker...but some fans of this will definitely like it.
i gotta more than a few bills wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original edit of the footage from 1973 and gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. there is a lot of other contemporary concert footage that was edited that way ... it was a popular look at the time.
i gotta more than a few bills wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original edit of the footage from 1973 and gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. there is a lot of other contemporary concert footage that was edited that way ... it was a popular look at the time.
i have quite a few bill to wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original 1973 edit and that gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. it was a very popular look at the time.
A much oppressed, abused and even, regularly murdered group of people was about to stand up for itself. It made music to that effect. Boxers are not by nature 'fearful types' ( Jack Johnson ) I'm not at all surprised that this master of his instrument was a boxer. "Omfug" the guy's in the hoods music. :)
I was in the presence of this greatness in Charlotte Airport '93. I told him, "You look just like Bo Diddley." He said "That's what I think when I look in the mirror in the morning." I did get his autograph...I would NOT have let him get to his gate until he signed my notebook.
After seeing this monster live it makes me want to puke when I see todays "pop" stars. I would love to see Justin Bieber try to keep up with this. Most likely Bo would punt him about 20 rows into the crowd
Seen Bo in the Lonestar Cafe in NYC, great show.... Seen his bus parked on street and got two tickets, that over 25 yrs ago....Me and my old lady to this day still talk about the show, thats when we were in love, now we hate each other...but we still love Bo...
1 honest black man on stage, 1 honest white audience in attendence. No YO YO YO's, no YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING'S, no I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, no fake pretences about image on either part. Just honest kick-ass music.
PROOF Superman didn't wear no silly red cape... he wore a black leather vest, a "go to hell hat" and swung one badass guitar! Plain and simple as THAT!!!
This Man is the TRUE Pioneer of R&R!! The guy in white is tellin him: "c'mon, ya gotta go", but Bo pays him No mind & says (with I Dunno WHAT He has in his hands): "I Ain't Done Yet"
All you Rockers; All you Punks; All you Indies... HEADS-UP FO' DIS!
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"That crowd is REALLY enthusiastic (for white people)... they must not be Americans." Really fucking stupid comment, winston. Go move to mexico, fucking hippie...
BROOKLYNBOUNDTRA1916 1 week ago
What film is this video from. I've been trying to find it for years. Thanks.
tonyrio 1 week ago
@tonyrio @tonyrio Let the Good Times Roll, 1973.
gimmeaslice 1 week ago
hallo das nenne ich rocken roll voll die herte echt super bo ............
silvioboss42 1 week ago
That crowd is REALLY enthusiastic (for white people)... they must not be Americans.
wistoncap 2 weeks ago in playlist rock stuff
Quasi un heavy metal...
89peline 3 weeks ago
I wish there was a button higher than "like".
junedeon 3 weeks ago
@junedeon godlike button?
jjmull3 3 weeks ago
My mind. Blown. This is what music is all about, and this is the true spirit of performance.
irocktherooster 1 month ago
E un genio...
89peline 1 month ago
Shaserv tua madre è mia...
89peline 1 month ago
He floats like a butterfly,
Plays like a 'G',
He is the greatest,
Bo Diddley.
cookieinthewoods 1 month ago
Bo makes Jimi look humble
666oelewapper 1 month ago
Bo was a Bad Mother Fucker......
shaserv 1 month ago
Fuck Newt Gingrich that fat piece of shit should not come on Before the GREAT BO DIDDLEY
getzen700 1 month ago
@getzen700 Ron Paul? :D
TyrannosaurusMan 1 month ago
@TyrannosaurusMan Ron Paul is acceptable but I haven't made a decision yet.
getzen700 1 month ago
This is of course from the 1973 Movie Release -"Let The Good Times Roll". As stated elsewhere, the track is actually "Bo Diddley Itis" from Bo's album the year before. I think for the movie, it should have been credited "Hey Bo Diddley Itis" then everyone's happy and the title more recognisable to traditional rockers. Bo, when on "live" form was utterly dynamic. I know cos I saw him about 5 years later in nearby Bournemouth. This clip though is terrific.
chrisnewman44 1 month ago
1 too many people dislike this...it's beyond perfect.
BKfkkkinJames 1 month ago
Anybody names his dog after Bo, is good for Prez in my book.
objuan6 1 month ago
His dance steps don't surprise me... he was a very good boxer back in his day. Wouldn't surprise me if he influenced Ali... Sure looks like he was dancing like a butterfly and stinging like a bee
saxxon7273 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
1 dislike, kill yourself. There's no point in going on.
thelonious1234 2 months ago in playlist bo diddley 2
Questo uomo è un Dio non si è fermato un momento...
89peline 2 months ago
amo sus canciones de 1955 especialmente "cops and robbers" genial
emilianopierro 2 months ago
que bestia
emilianopierro 2 months ago
awesome, awesome, awesome
credencedawg 2 months ago
Che potenza esplosiva...
89peline 2 months ago
Bo Diddley is the masterpiece of the electric guitar!
dannpenn 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
In 1973 he was 45 years old. I couldn't have done those dance steps at (0:43) at age 45...Wait...I couldn't have done those dance steps ever.
euqip 2 months ago
GREATEST ROCK & ROLL EVER FILMED!! Led Zep, please bite Bo's ass! His dead maggoty ass! BO DIDDLEY WAS A MAN AMONG MEN, THE ORIGINATOR!
shaneunterthiner 2 months ago
I HAVE JUST BAD ASSED THIS BUT I WAS WRONG, THE MORE I LISTERN TO THIS THE MORE I REALISE ITS NOT NOISE BUT AN ACCURATE SOUND OF CHAOS A TRAFFIC JAM AN ANNOYING SOUND OF CHAOS AND IN THAT IT IS BRILLIANT I BEGAN TO LIKE IT.
niceonemicky 2 months ago
THESE ARE NOT BO DIDDLE'S THEY ARE JUST NOISE MERCHANTS TRYING TO CASH IN ON THE BO DIDDLEY THEME.
niceonemicky 2 months ago
If you are still sitting in your chair after hearing this you must be dead.......Hey Bo Diddley!!!!
bluedaddy23 3 months ago
One person need to hae Bo Diddley Backwards Dance all over htheir ass!
Dreaded88 3 months ago
This isn't, "Hey! Bo Diddley". It's "Bodiddleyitis".
Raikaage 3 months ago 2
Thank you God for Bo Diddley.
Jeromus1970 3 months ago 3
It always frustrated me how many great guitarists strum in such a boring way... But seeing this video years ago opened my eyes and inspired me to play guitar! I've been playing 5 years now, I can't do very fancy solos but I strum like a motherfucker!
Bo Diddley rocks! Just wish I could move my legs like that.
Darbyjack 3 months ago 2
This is Rock and Roll
johnnnyboy27 3 months ago 2
That's so extremely great... It's like caribean obscure forces being unleashed.
bennyfromthe72 3 months ago
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bennyfromthe72 3 months ago
Now I know where ELWOOD BLUES got his moves/ WHat a performer Bo was/
mikemac71 3 months ago
Bo was not only the founder of rock... he was the granddaddy of funk as well... check that sick jungle groove... Who? YOU! Bo Diddley!!!
TennesseeOwnsMyBones 4 months ago
where was this version uploaded form? where an you get a decent audio recording of this performance? anyone?
jayrockwell33 4 months ago
Amen to that backward dance!!
stegg17 4 months ago
A performance like this can put tears in your eyes because we will NEVER see anything as great as this again. Bo was the true king of Rock N Roll and is truly missed.
WatchVenusSpa 4 months ago
Epitaph reads - "Pioneer - Icon - Pharaoh - Originator - Legend"
Somehow word just fall short
DrMotorDude 4 months ago
Great music, but everyone in 1973 was fucked up.
arjunpuri123 4 months ago
if you ever need energy just look at this track thanks uploader for your effort and sharing
trollalo 5 months ago
Ladies and Gents....Please welcome Rock and Roll in it's purest form!
mrhoffame 5 months ago 3
If a freight train could play a guitar he would play like Bo Diddley!!!
BigDaddydigsdp 5 months ago 3
@BigDaddydigsdp At FULL throttle...
DrMotorDude 4 months ago
Otha kicking all the Ass and taking ALL the names!!!
rbhiphopsux 5 months ago in playlist rbhiphopsux's Favorited Videos
the ESSENCE.
BabeleDunnit 5 months ago
that is what you fucking call stage presence
TheGent85 5 months ago 10
One of the greatest.
HEY, Bo Diddley!
NYCity99 5 months ago
i could listen to this for hours i love it when it kicks in with the drums at the start fuckin amazing
lightningphil360 6 months ago 3
That jump at 1:55 is so fucking sick.
TheBigFusionBand 6 months ago
No mess, no fuss, just pure impact! Diddleydoo!
ZLUGGO 6 months ago
@CJAnonymous: that part is so fucking mesmerizing. Feels like my heart's gonna jump outta my chest
mishadash 6 months ago
The only thing square about that man was his guitar
RikkiVanHowle83 6 months ago 26
@RikkiVanHowle83 lol
BOKNOWSCOMPUTERS 4 months ago
@RikkiVanHowle83 and was a rectangle
NathanSnyder13 1 month ago
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he is the less talented but more goffy brother of jimi hendrix
emilgerm 7 months ago
@emilgerm the less talented???? he created rock...
diegocostarica21 6 months ago
Can't imagine more fun and power channelled through a guitar. Best!!!
PhotoRhino 7 months ago
ROCK STAR!!!
GansoMen 7 months ago
Is there an available LP or CD track of this particular version available? I can;t stop watching. I can;t stop watching. I can;t stop watching......
fuzzydeuce 7 months ago 2
@fuzzydeuce The track is called "Bo Diddley-itis" off his album "Where It All Began".
MotownMarvel 5 months ago 3
This isn't, "H, BD!" but "BoDiddley-itis," from his 1972 album Where It All Began.
I can't ever get enough of this, either.
BuddyPC 7 months ago 3
this is the whitest crowd i have ever seen haha
johnnyt471 8 months ago
BO can dance & rock with the best of them!!!!! The foot shuffle is legend!!!!
redhead5150 8 months ago
Well...he's no Justin Beiber.
wind6670 8 months ago
@wind6670 Thank God he´s not!
Meufi1980 7 months ago
@wind6670 Thank God !!!
TheGary1882 7 months ago
Bo was the man!
ZLUGGO 8 months ago
he is mean with that guitar!!!
putzanto123 8 months ago
da daddy of rock
TheSatanas666 8 months ago 4
That backwards dance from 0:43 - 0:53 to is just one of the greatest fucking moves I've ever seen in my life and I can't stop rewinding and watching it again.
CJAnonymous 8 months ago 111
This vid is gonna be a Legend on Youtube.
TakamineLTD 9 months ago
whatever that is that's it !
incarta999 9 months ago
tooooooooo gooooooooooooooood
badhands22 9 months ago
Ballin like im Bo Diddley!!!
Jaythed0n 9 months ago
I'm suprised he did all of that in leather and did not pass out. Way to go Bo Diddlley!
keonewstuff 9 months ago
Primal music! YEAH!
oliverecords 9 months ago
Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp
uglyguitarman 9 months ago
one of a kind... one of a kind...RIP Bo
kpcolman 9 months ago
this is how Hendrix came up with VOODOO CHILD.... trust me.... watch berkley version of it....
codehendrix 10 months ago
Bo stole one YouTube's user's lunch money back in grade school.
dissolutionsolution 10 months ago
May Leonard Chess rot in Hell.
TheRetltbcpd124 10 months ago
where is this footage from?? a movie?
tommy1gtr 10 months ago
@tommy1gtr This is footage is from a documentary called "Let the Good times Roll"
OptimusSublyme 9 months ago
@OptimusSublyme thanks i will look it up!
tommy1gtr 9 months ago
Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp. Nothing fancy.
Yah, but no one does it better !!!
Can you imagine having to follow this ??
saxxon7273 10 months ago
Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp. Nothing fancy.
Yah, but no one does it better !!!
saxxon7273 10 months ago
groove, damned good groove ...
obiwanfrombelgium 10 months ago
"Bomp bomp-a bomp, a bomp-bomp. Nothing fancy" NOTHING FANCY?!!! hahahaha this completely KILLS anything even daring to CALL it's self music in the last FIVE YEARS good god . . . why doesn't anyone PLAY LIKE THIS ANY MORE! IT'S AMAZING!
jayrockwell33 10 months ago
Nothing fancy... just SHREDDING!
TheAJay47 10 months ago
@TheAJay47 motherfucker show me a man who can dance, shred and sing like bo diddley, then I'll believe this just shredding
uoza92 10 months ago 2
@TheAJay47
do you have any idea what shredding on guitar actually means?
DerEchteBold 9 months ago
Check out Rosetta West "Underground" on Youtube for some deep raw blues, circa 2011 (believe it or not). Not as exuberant as this...a little darker...but some fans of this will definitely like it.
mielazul 10 months ago
he is the freaking best i lovee him
sashellfierce 10 months ago
ALWAYS IMPROVISING.
connecticutskier 11 months ago
@ gimmeaslice WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SCREW WITH THE VIDEO.? All that double back to back crap,,JUST SHOW BO DOIN HIS THING,,,ding dong!!
THEMOJOMANsince1959 11 months ago
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i gotta more than a few bills wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original edit of the footage from 1973 and gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. there is a lot of other contemporary concert footage that was edited that way ... it was a popular look at the time.
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@THEMOJOMANsince1959
i gotta more than a few bills wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original edit of the footage from 1973 and gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. there is a lot of other contemporary concert footage that was edited that way ... it was a popular look at the time.
kiely 11 months ago
@THEMOJOMANsince1959
i have quite a few bill to wager that "all that double back to back crap" was in the original 1973 edit and that gimmeaslice had nothing to do with it. it was a very popular look at the time.
kiely 11 months ago
The GREAT Bo Diddley!
AntoniusRome 11 months ago
A much oppressed, abused and even, regularly murdered group of people was about to stand up for itself. It made music to that effect. Boxers are not by nature 'fearful types' ( Jack Johnson ) I'm not at all surprised that this master of his instrument was a boxer. "Omfug" the guy's in the hoods music. :)
vladdrac88 11 months ago
heeey eeeey
heeey eeeeey!!!
munkdo3 11 months ago
OH MY GOD ~ ROCK AND ROLL MOTHERFUCKERS!
jayrockwell33 11 months ago
wow some high energy stuff - some damn good footwork too
raddmann99 11 months ago
the best yes yesssssss
bobledoc 1 year ago
raw and real as it gets
peacewavenow 1 year ago
This man IS A GOD!
adders45 1 year ago
after a while he kind of just jacking his dick (guitar), but what ever i still dig it. back in 55 he was the shit.
steveejay90 1 year ago
Bomp? Bomb!
fuerchtegottkrause 1 year ago
Helllllll fucking yeaaaahhhhhh.
jacob7207 1 year ago 3
if you're patient there's way more than bomp bomp. As an instrument of war it puts bagpipes to shame. Posatively orgasmic toward the end. :)
vladdrac88 1 year ago
@vladdrac88 hahahahah
munkdo3 11 months ago
@spagetthi7
I've said for ages that BO, not Elvis, was the true King! :)
Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
hide the women and children
jkrogue711 1 year ago 2
i get goosebumps
ThatGvy99 1 year ago
Im Still Ballin' Like Im Bo Diddley!!!
xxant33xx 1 year ago
I was in the presence of this greatness in Charlotte Airport '93. I told him, "You look just like Bo Diddley." He said "That's what I think when I look in the mirror in the morning." I did get his autograph...I would NOT have let him get to his gate until he signed my notebook.
DrMotorDude 1 year ago 4
Satan called. he wants his guitar back.
mackmccann 1 year ago 5
@mackmccann WWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA---HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
adidas331 1 year ago
One of the true Guitar pioneers and showman. Like Chuck Berry & Jimi Hendrix !
WerdnaCourt 1 year ago 3
fucking clasic let blues live on bo diddley is a legend
2010Ajholmes 1 year ago 3
Bo Shuffle!
tweedledamanddee 1 year ago
Outstanding Classic !
deidraj44 1 year ago
I tear up every time I see this! I can't wait to hear you play in heaven Bo!
hd652d 1 year ago 3
repeat it bitch!
mattybock 1 year ago
After seeing this monster live it makes me want to puke when I see todays "pop" stars. I would love to see Justin Bieber try to keep up with this. Most likely Bo would punt him about 20 rows into the crowd
saxxon7273 1 year ago 3
there is no one like mr. bo didddley
seafood360 1 year ago
one person is a communist.
mharrin5507 1 year ago 19
@mharrin5507 Yep, can somebody shoot the guy in white at 3:05
TakamineLTD 8 months ago
Freakin Wow! and people still tried to play guitar after this? Ok?
sparc0man 1 year ago
And i thought hendrix moved a lot XD
hamajuggle 1 year ago
This is simply called "Kicking ALL the ass and taking ALL the names!!!!
rbhiphopsux 1 year ago
Seen Bo in the Lonestar Cafe in NYC, great show.... Seen his bus parked on street and got two tickets, that over 25 yrs ago....Me and my old lady to this day still talk about the show, thats when we were in love, now we hate each other...but we still love Bo...
johnnybagofdonets 1 year ago 3
great way to start the day ! nice post
FAZOOO 1 year ago
i wish i could just walk into a library and start playing this
BIGZphillybirdfan 1 year ago 2
@BIGZphillybirdfan -LOL!!
semilost 1 year ago
This is the greatest video ever. I could watch/listen to it all day.
evilnewwargod 1 year ago 2
@evilnewwargod
Me too!
Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
bo didley is the most bad ass mofo in music.
hippiefreak66 1 year ago
It's all downhill from here....
maximusspqr 1 year ago
Love the camerawork on this!!!!
saanzacs 1 year ago
Who dah fuck disliked this?
aptnormal 1 year ago
FOR SOME REASON THIS GAVE ME BIEBER FEVER
MrCru5h 1 year ago
1 honest black man on stage, 1 honest white audience in attendence. No YO YO YO's, no YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING'S, no I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, no fake pretences about image on either part. Just honest kick-ass music.
seniorjohnl 1 year ago 3
fuck what a beast - i never knew...
orbitalvids 1 year ago
jeeesus christ. this is unbelievably powerful. those white boys in the band are keeping up with him to.
sssnacksss 1 year ago 3
PROOF Superman didn't wear no silly red cape... he wore a black leather vest, a "go to hell hat" and swung one badass guitar! Plain and simple as THAT!!!
RedAllison 1 year ago 3
It's "Bo Diddley it is", not "Hey Bo Diddley"!
It's so good....
Alchy00 1 year ago
pretty much just fucking rock and roll. I never understood how dipshit critics never connected live diddley to the ramones. He was an originator.
5150zombie 1 year ago
0:47 to 0:53...I could watch that move at least 900x in a row.
BO DIDDLEY FOREVER!!!!
ajanes 1 year ago
And on the 8th day, God created Bo Diddley!
semilost 1 year ago
All I can say is "Holy Crap"
swain199 1 year ago
Bo was a wildass,one of the original wild men of Rock 'n' Roll like Lil Richard,Chuck, & Jerry Lee.
JRussoBuffaloNY 1 year ago
Who is the KING
petetripp 1 year ago
Simply the greatest music Video on YouTube
negretti65 1 year ago 40
@negretti65
I agree 100%, no other music video here even comes close to this!
Babyhowdy233 1 year ago
@negretti65
I absolutely agree with you. I have watched this so many times & continue to do so. Yup, the greatest music video on youtube.
FLIPRONXXOFFICIAL 7 months ago 2
man, one of those artist that kick more ass live!
mldytwkr85 1 year ago
God this rox !!
semilost 1 year ago
he is the KING!!!!
poolman1369 1 year ago
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0:38-0:55 and look at the foot work DAMN
BIGZphillybirdfan 1 year ago 2
He's God.
thelonious1234 1 year ago 2
Punk as fuck.
sconl 1 year ago 2
As far as a bad to the bone, taste the beat in your mouth, blood raw Blues Rock benchmark, this - my friends - IS THE SHIZZLE!!
retailthread 1 year ago
This Man is the TRUE Pioneer of R&R!! The guy in white is tellin him: "c'mon, ya gotta go", but Bo pays him No mind & says (with I Dunno WHAT He has in his hands): "I Ain't Done Yet"
midnitecowboy100 1 year ago