Who Do You Love?
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"Who Do You Love?" is a song written by Bo Diddley, (real name Ellas McDaniel) in 1956. The song has been recorded by many other performers since, including The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Band, The Blues Project, The Doors, The Grateful Dead, George Thorogood¹, Golden Earring, Juicy Lucy, King Earl Boogie Band, The Meteors, The Misunderstood, Patti Smith², Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Ronnie Hawkins, Tom Rush, Townes Van Zandt, UFO, The Woolies and Cross Canadian Ragweed.

The lyrics to the song, in which Bo Diddley speaks of wearing a cobra for a necktie, having a house built of rattlesnake hides, with a chimney made of human skulls, are a punning reference to the African-American tradition of hoodoo folk magic.³ It was ranked #132 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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