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This pancocojams post presents three examples of the United States military cadence entitled "Bo Diddley".
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OTHER YOUTUBE EXAMPLES OF "BO DIDDLEY, BO DIDDLEY, HAVE YOU HEARD"
SHOWCASE EXAMPLE #2
Kyle Union, March 30, 2012
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Here's my transcription of this cadence from this sound file:
Hey hey Bo Diddley
(Hey hey Bo Diddley)
Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo
(Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo)
Hey hey Bo Diddley
(Hey hey Bo Diddley)
Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo
(Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo)
Well-a Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard
(Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard)
Well-a Mama gonna buy you a mockingbird
(Mama gonna buy you a mockingbird)
And if that mockingbird don't sing
(If that mockingbird don't sing)
Well-a Mama gonna buy you a diamond ring
(Mama gonna buy you a diamond ring)
And if that diamond ring don't shine
(If that diamond ring don't shine)
Well-a Mama’s gonna buy you a bottle of wine
(Mama’s gonna buy you a bottle of wine)
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This cadence has the same tune as "Hambone". The second part of the cadence has the words for standard forms of "Hush Little Baby".
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2
TWO WORD ONLY EXAMPLES OF "BO DIDDLEY" MILITARY CADENCE
WARNING - Many examples of military cadences contain of profanity, excessive violence, and sexually explicit content.]
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1.
From http://squad-leader.com/bo-diddley/ February 19, 2012
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley where you been? Down in Texas drinkin’ gin! What you gonna do when you get back? Run it all out on the PT track!
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These examples show how closely the song "Bo Diddley" is related to its source song "Hambone" ("Hambone Hambone Where You Been").
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2.
From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101218190909AAQK6ZQ
posted by Charles.young580, 2010 [reformatted for this post]
"Military.com has many Cadence calls. The one i like is
Bo Diddly. Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly, where you been?
I've been around the world and i'm going again.
Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard,
we're going to jump from a big iron bird.
If my my shute don't open wide,
I'll be splattered over the countryside.
Tell my girl i did my best
and bury me in the leaning rest, Hey Bo Diddly.
Source(s): served 20 years "
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This version combines lines from "Hambone" with lines from the military cadence "C-130".
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Read two other word examples of this military cadence in the comment section below. Thanks to those contributors!
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(If that mockingbird don't sing)
Well-a Mama gonna buy you a diamond ring
(Mama gonna buy you a diamond ring)
And if that diamond ring don't shine
(If that diamond ring don't shine)
Well-a Mama’s gonna buy you a bottle of wine
(Mama’s gonna buy you a bottle of wine)
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This cadence has the same tune as "Hambone". The second part of the cadence has the words for standard forms of "Hush Little Baby".
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2
The U.S. Army Infantry - Topic, May 8, 2020
Provided to YouTube by SongCast, Inc.
Bo Diddley · The U.S. Army Infantry
Run to Cadence With The U.S. Army Infantry
℗ 1999, The U.S. Army Infantry
Released on: 2015-07-22
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Bo Diddley Bo Diddley, where you been
(Bo Diddley Bo Diddley, where you been)
Down ? drinkin gin
(Down ? drinkin gin)
Said What you gonna do when you get back
(What you gonna do when you get back)
Grind it all out on the airborne track
(Grind it all out on the airborne track)
I said "Hey Bo Diddley"
(Hey Bo Diddley)
Hey, Hey, Bo Diddley boy
(Hey, Hey, Bo Diddley boy)
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The tune that is used for this cadence is different from the "Hambone" tune that is used for sound file is given as Showcase #1 above.
TWO WORD ONLY EXAMPLES OF "BO DIDDLEY" MILITARY CADENCE
WARNING - Many examples of military cadences contain of profanity, excessive violence, and sexually explicit content.]
These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1.
From http://squad-leader.com/bo-diddley/ February 19, 2012
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley where you been? Down in Texas drinkin’ gin! What you gonna do when you get back? Run it all out on the PT track!
-snip-
These examples show how closely the song "Bo Diddley" is related to its source song "Hambone" ("Hambone Hambone Where You Been").
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2.
From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101218190909AAQK6ZQ
posted by Charles.young580, 2010 [reformatted for this post]
"Military.com has many Cadence calls. The one i like is
Bo Diddly. Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly, where you been?
I've been around the world and i'm going again.
Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard,
we're going to jump from a big iron bird.
If my my shute don't open wide,
I'll be splattered over the countryside.
Tell my girl i did my best
and bury me in the leaning rest, Hey Bo Diddly.
Source(s): served 20 years "
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This version combines lines from "Hambone" with lines from the military cadence "C-130".
-snip-
Read two other word examples of this military cadence in the comment section below. Thanks to those contributors!
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Visitor comments are welcome.
For most of the cold war this one cadence kept soldiers and trainees moving during PT runs. What many did not know was the history of the beat itself. In 1955 Ed Sullivan introduced this beat which originated out of Harlem from a street singer looking to be discovered. The name itself,
ReplyDelete"Bo Diddley" was a prize fighter from Chicago who found his fame in music on stage who created this up tempo beat and made it famous. And has been used ever since for it's perfect timing mile after mile step after step be it walking or running this beat could work and will continue to move our troops of the future. For some original songs check youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfUni4-5-GA
Greetings, Robert Hanson.
DeleteThanks for your comment.
With regard to what is often called "the Bo Diddley beat", although that beat was popularized by Bo Diddley, it actually is much older that that musician/singer/composer.
Here's some information about that beat from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley_beat:
"The "Bo Diddley Beat" (1955) is perhaps the first true fusion of 3-2 clave and R&B/rock 'n' roll.
The Bo Diddley beat is essentially a 3-2 clave rhythm, one of the most common bell patterns found in Afro-Cuban music, and its origin goes back to the sub-Saharan African music traditions.[5] The Latin connection was so strong that Bo Diddley used maracas as a basic component of his sound.[6] Bo Diddley has given different accounts regarding how he began to use this rhythm. In an interview with Rolling Stones magazine, Diddley said he came up with the beat after listening to Gospel music in church when he was 12 years old.[7]
...The Bo Diddley beat is also akin to the age-old rhythmic pattern best known as "shave and a haircut, two bits." And it's been linked to Yoruba drumming from West Africa.[6]
In its simplest form, the Bo Diddley beat can be counted out as either a one-bar, or a two-bar phrase. Here is the count as a one-bar phrase: One e and ah, two e and ah, three e and ah, four e and ah. The bolded counts are the clave rhythm.
Songs using the Bo Diddley Beat.[prior to 1955]
Three years before Bo's "Bo Diddley" (1955), a song similar syncopation "Hambone", was cut by Red Saunders' Orchestra with The Hambone Kids. In 1944, "Rum and Coca Cola", containing the Bo Diddley beat, was recorded by The Andrews Sisters ... This rhythm occurs in 13 rhythm and blues recordings made in the years 1944–55, including two by Johnny Otis from 1948.[13]"...
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-bo-diddley-got-that-name-with-videos.html for a pancocojams post that presents various theories about how Bo Diddley got his name.
DeleteBo Diddley Bo Diddley have you heard I'm gonna jump from a big iron bird. If that chute don't open wide I've got another one at my side. If that chute don't open either I've gotta eat with old Saint Peter.
ReplyDeleteThanks Unknown for sharing that version of Bo Diddley military cadence.
DeleteHaving served with the 82nd Airborne, when we did PT our rendition of this was "Bo Diddley Bo Diddley where ya been? Down in Columbus drinkin' gin. What ya gonna do when you get back? Run five miles on the airborne track!"
ReplyDeleteHello Unknown.
DeleteThank you for your service.
Thanks also for sharing this version of :Bo Diddley where ya been?
For the folkloric record, would you please share when and where you learned this rendition of Bo Diddley Where You Been?
When I went through Airborne at Benning in 1974, it was as Unknown said except we sand "take 5 miles". Then we sang "C-130 sitting on the strip/Airborne momma on a one way trip/Stand up hook up shuffle to the door/jump outside and count to four/If my chute don't open wide/I've got another on by my side/If that one should fail me too/I'll get down before you do!
Deletesorry for the typos, cannot edit. Should be: "C-130 sitting on the strip/Airborne momma on a one way trip/Stand up hook up shuffle to the door/jump right out and count to four/If my chute don't open wide/I've got another one by my side/If that one should fail me too/I'll get down before you do!
DeleteAnonymous, thanks for sharing the version of this military cadence that you remember.
DeleteThanks for your service.