Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut

Our Mother's Day special episode features 4 versions of a song only a mother could hate - Bo Diddley's 1964 putdown, "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut." The original has a great riff, a funky strut, vibrato on the vocals (Bo is a way underrated singer), and overall,  the tremendous tremulous sound you know from Bo (1:33). The next year, The Pretty Things make the song less funky but still smelly, with some frantic rhythm strum, some strident singing, and a rave-up section in the middle (50:14).  From Sweden the same year, The Gonks add even snottier vocals and keep the song in the garage with the now-usual truncated lyrics and rave-up part (1:12:15).  The final word comes from Canada's Ugly Ducklings who made plans for this tune in 66: they add fuzz and make the tempo faster than the speed of snot! (1:25:46)  Don't let the door hit you where the dog bit you!!