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) - 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)
 * 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).

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