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Gone Daddy Gone
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Gone Daddy Gone
| cover = Violent Femmes Gone Daddy Gone.gif
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Violent Femmes
| album = Violent Femmes
| B-side = Good Feeling
| released = 1983
| recorded = 1982
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = 3:03
| label = Slash Records
| writer = Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon
| producer = Mark Van Hecke
| prev_title = Blister in the Sun
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Ugly
| next_year = 1983
| misc =
}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Who Cares?" / "Gone Daddy Gone
| cover =
| alt =
| caption =
| type = single
| artist = Gnarls Barkley
| album = St. Elsewhere
| released = November 6, 2006
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = 2:28
| label = Warner Music
| writer = Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon
| producer = Danger Mouse
| prev_title =
| prev_year = 2006
| title = Who Cares?
| title2 = Gone Daddy Gone
| next_title =
| next_year = 2008
| misc =
}}
"'Gone Daddy Gone'" is a song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group Violent Femmes as the first single for their first album, 'Violent Femmes'.
The lyrics use a complete verse from Willie Dixon's 1954 song "I Just Want to Make Love to You", originally recorded by Muddy Waters. For this reason, the song is occasionally referred to as "Gone Daddy Gone/I Just Want to Make Love to You", as on 'Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes'. It has two xylophone solos.
A cover version of the song was the third single released in the United States by the American soul duo, Gnarls Barkley, and is taken from their first album 'St. Elsewhere' (2006). An animated music video was also made. The cover version was used in a 2008 commercial for the movie 'Igor', in the TV series 'Entourage' and 'Chuck', in the 2006 game 'Tony Hawk's Project 8' and in the 2007 game 'Forza Motorsport 2'.
Personnel
*Gordon Gano - guitar, lead vocal
*Brian Ritchie - xylophone, electric bass guitar
*Victor DeLorenzo - snare drum and tranceaphone, Scotch marching bass drum, vocals
References
Category:1983 singles
Category:1984 singles
Category:Violent Femmes songs
Category:2006 singles
Category:Gnarls Barkley songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Danger Mouse (musician)
Category:Songs written by Willie Dixon
Category:Songs written by Gordon Gano
Category:Slash Records singles
Category:1983 songs
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