Poëzie in blues in auto
vrijdag 04 september 2015 - 16:15
In de auto, waar anders, kwam vanmorgen eerst Chuck Berry's Too much monkey business in m'n hoofd. Daarna nam Bo Diddley het over met You can't judge a book by looking at the cover. Zo'n liedje kan bij mij dagen duren. Vandaar nu.
Bo Diddley is slang voor 'ellendige nietsnut'. Ellas McDaniel (1928-2008) adopteerde het als artiestennaam. Erger nog, zijn eerste hit (1955) ging over een dwaas genaamd Bo Diddley. Op zijn heel eigen Bo Diddley-ritme. Meer eigenheid lijkt moeilijk denkbaar. Het liedje over het boek en het omslag (1962) - tekst van Willie Dixon - gaat ook niet over boeken, maar over Bo Diddley, de man met de vierkante gitaar:
You can't judge an apple by looking at a tree
You can't judge honey by looking at the bee
You can't judge a daughter by looking at the mother
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover
Oh, can't you see, oh, you misjudge me
I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover
Can't judge a book by looking at the cover
Oh, come on in closer baby
Hear what else I gotta say
You got your radio turned down too low
Turn it up
You can't judge sugar by looking at the cane
You can't judge a woman by looking at her man
You can't judge a sister by looking at her brother
You can't judge a book by looking at the cover
Oh, can't you see, oh, you misjudge me
Well, I look like a farmer, but I'm a lover
Can't judge a book by looking at the cover
C'mon
Oh, how am I doing baby? Yeah
You can't judge a fish by lookin' in the pond
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