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thtownse commented on the word diddy wah diddy
YAY! I love this tune (Blind Blake, Leon Redbone) But do you know what Diddy Wah Diddy means?
June 30, 2008
skipvia commented on the word diddy wah diddy
I think it means, roughly, "whop bop a loo bop, ba lop bam boom."
June 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word diddy wah diddy
"Do be do be do do do oh" in Lennoxese.
July 1, 2008
dontcry commented on the word diddy wah diddy
We have an old Leon Redbone Christmas CD. It's our favorite!
July 1, 2008
thtownse commented on the word diddy wah diddy
An article about this tune:
http://www.hawkeyeherman.com/pdf/diddie_wa_diddie.pdf
July 1, 2008
bilby commented on the word diddy wah diddy
I think it's a contraction of doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy dee.
July 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word diddy wah diddy
And a relative of wee dee dee dee do dee dee dee dee do wee um um oh way.
July 1, 2008
gangerh commented on the word diddy wah diddy
Or even
'Doo wah diddy diddy dum diddy doo' - Showaddywaddy
or even
'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do' - Manfred Mann
or even
''Do-wah diddy-diddy down diddy-do' - Rick Springfield.
July 1, 2008