Who Do You Love? (Bo Diddley song)  

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"Who Do You Love?" is a song written and recorded in 1956 by Bo Diddley. The record features Jody Williams, then a member of Bo Diddley's band, on lead guitar.

Legacy

"Who Do You Love?" has been covered by many bands and artists. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song as #132 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time on December 9, 2004.

Cover Versions

The following artists have covered "Who Do You Love?:

• The Bachman-Cummings Band
• The Blues Magoos
• The Blues Project
• Cross Canadian Ragweed
• Dion DiMucci
• The Doors
• The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• Rory Gallagher
• The Grateful Dead
• Golden Earring
• Gov't Mule
• Ronnie Hawkins with The Band
• Hoodoo Gurus as 'Hoodoo You Love'.
• The Jesus and Mary Chain
• Jack Johnson
• Jessica's Crime
• Juicy Lucy
• The Meteors
• The Misunderstood
• Nash The Slash
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
• The Raconteurs
• Paul Roland
• The Rolling Stones
• Tom Rush
• Santana
• Bob Seger
• Smith
• Patti Smith
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers
• Townes Van Zandt
• UFO
• The Woolies
• The Yardbirds
• John Hammond, Jr.
• Maciej Maleńczuk
• Super Hooligan

Appearances in Popular Culture

• A later version of this song was released in 1987 on the soundtrack to the film La Bamba.

• The version by George Thorogood (from his 1978 album Move It On Over) has long been a staple of AOR and classic rock radio, and was featured in commercials for Samuel Adams beer, as well as in promos for the 2010 season premiere of the CBS television drama NCIS.

• "Who Do You Love?" was sung by Robert Britton Lyons (portraying Carl Perkins) in the Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet and on the original cast recording.

• Radio track in Mafia 2 videogame