Talk:Do Wah Diddy Diddy

Album

Was this song ever included on an album? I have checked the listings for The Five Faces of Manfred Mann from 1964 and Mann Made from 1965, and couldn't find it on either. Was it a single only? leevclarke (talk) 21:58, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

It was released on an EP, Groovin' with Manfred Mann. Carptrash (talk) 03:27, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Other Advert?

I'm sure this was in another advert. I rember seeing on telly (in Scotland) but I can't remember what it was an ad for. Does anyone know? Munci (talk) 10:36, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Doo Wop

Could this be considered doo wop? AmericanLeMans (talk) 17:49, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

No. Carptrash (talk) 03:27, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

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I am suggesting that we change the name

of the article to Do-Wah-Diddy because that was the name of the song when author Ellie Greenwich recorded a demo of it and the title of The Exciters version when the song was first released as a single in 1963. "the Manfreds added an extra "Diddy" to the title and their version..." in 1964. I understand that the Manfred Mann version was the big hit, but the naming of the song came first. Speak now or forever hold your peace (piece?). Carptrash (talk) 04:33, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, you could suggest the article be moved (via WP:RM#CM) - but I'd oppose it per WP:COMMONNAME. There are many cases where the original title of a song is not the best known title, and there is currently a discussion at Talk:What a Man (song) to do precisely the reverse of what you suggest - to change the current article title based on the original song to that of the later, more successful, version ("Whatta Man"). Other examples of where the original song title is not used for that very reason include "Somethin' Stupid" (not "Something Stupid"), "Tell Mama" (not "Tell Papa"), "Stagger Lee" (not "Stack-a-Lee").... - I'm sure there are many more. There may well be a need for a consistent approach on these - to be discussed at WT:SONG or WT:TITLE, perhaps? Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:02, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

@Ghmyrtle: Tell Him (Bert Berns song) was originally Tell Her, so that's another good example that (with me) strengthens your argument. Or weakens mine, if I choose the "half empty" option. I'm not going to rerad the rules or guidelines that you kindly supplied because I am not really a rules kind of person, but I have no problem backing down to a persuasive presentation such as yours. Put another way, never mind. Carptrash (talk) 06:55, 30 November 2016 (UTC).

References

Popular culture

Was the Manfred Mann's version present in Riptide (American TV series) ? The article does not say it, but I clearly remember it from my young years. Specifically, was it in the ORIGINAL soundtrack of the third episode of the second season, "Catch of the Day", when Boz uses his polygraph? Or in another episode? (An Amazon customer claims that the DVD soundtrack has been changed, so that the episodes with the original soundtrack are unavailable. Is this claim true? If yes, is there a way to retrieve the original episodes?) --82.54.127.237 (talk) 16:08, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Schoolyard parodies

In parts of the southeastern UK, schoolboys have sung bawdy versions of this song since the early 80s, if not before. One was about a prostitute getting impregnated by a black skinhead, and another was about a gay man having a night of passion with a stranger at Brighton pier and catching Aids. If a reliable source can be found, would anyone have any objection to the inclusion of a section summarising the subject matter of the various parodies? 53zodiac (talk) 19:27, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

There she was lying in the snow
Singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
With her legs wide open saying "come on have a go"
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
She looked rough
Looked rough
Looked drunk
Looked drunk
Looked rough, looked drunk
Needed money for some junk

Along came a skinhead, gave her twenty pounds
For some do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Shoved her in the bushes and moved it up and down
Singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
With loud moans
Loud moans
Loud groans
Loud groans
Loud moans, loud groans
Put her clothes on, walked off home

Nine months later her belly went pop
From too much do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
Out came a baby with a big black cock
Singing do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
She yelled
She cursed
She yelled, she cursed
Should have worn a Johnny first

You think that's funny? That's not all
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
The poor little bugger only had one ball
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
One ball
One ball
One ball, one ball
And a knob ten inches tall

Whoah-oh-oh-oh, yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
We saw her
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah!
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do