Song

Silly Willy

by Bo Diddley · from Road Runner: The Chess Masters, 1959-1960

2008Rock2:32Track 13

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Review by DeShawn Price★★★½Sample

the highs are high but it sags in the middle. still coming back for “Silly Willy” though.

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Review by Mira Okafor★★★Sample

Overhyped? Maybe. Did I still cry at “Silly Willy”? Also maybe.

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Disc 1
1
Mama Mia
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3:00
2
Bucket (Take 1)
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2:54
3
Bucket (Take 5)
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3:15
4
What Do You Know About Love?
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3:14
5
Lazy Woman (Alternate Take 1)
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2:53
6
Lazy Woman (Take 3)
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2:53
7
Come On Baby (Take 2)
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0:54
8
Come On Baby (Take 3)
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1:14
9
Come On Baby (Take 4)
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2:00
10
Nursery Rhyme
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2:47
11
Mumblin' Guitar
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2:50
12
James' Instrumental
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3:21
13
Silly Willy
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2:32
14
I Love You So
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2:23
15
The Story of Bo Diddley
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2:52
16
She's Alright (Undubbed Version)
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4:21
17
She's Alright (Alternate Version)
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2:40
18
She's Alright (Mindy Lou) [Alternate Version]
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4:24
19
She's Alright
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4:03
20
Darling Tell Me
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2:37
21
Limbo (Alternate Version)
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2:47
22
Limbo
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2:42
23
Gonna Tell It Like It Is
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2:20
24
Say Man, Back Again (Alternate Version)
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3:26
25
Say Man
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3:08
26
Jungle
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1:51
Disc 2
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Walking (Alternate Take 2)
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3:10
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Walking (Alternate Take 4)
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2:52
3
To Each His Own
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2:28
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Run Diddley Daddy (Alternate Take)
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2:41
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Unknown Title
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1:57
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Road Runner (Alternate Version)
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2:18
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Road Runner
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2:47
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Spend My Life With You
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2:51
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Love You Baby
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2:28
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Diddling
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2:11
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Cadillac
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2:45
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Limbo (Single Version)
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2:40
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Willie Fell In Love (Version 1)
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6:11
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Willie Fell In Love (Version 2)
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2:40
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Look At My Baby
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2:35
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Better Watch Yourself
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2:54
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Prisoner of Love
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2:32
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Prisoner of Love (Slow Version)
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3:45
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You Know I Love You So
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2:34
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Let Me In (Alternate Version 1)
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4:07
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Let Me In (Alternate Version 2)
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2:16
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Let Me In
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2:04
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Signifying Blues (Unedited Version)
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5:04
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Signifying Blues
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2:37
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Deed and Deed I Do (Alternate Version)
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3:21
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Deed and Deed I Do
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2:20