Diddy Wah Diddy, Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band, Sundazed Music, Record Store Day, 2012

This is pretty good. Diddy Wah Diddy, Who Do You Think You’re Fooling, Moonchild, and Frying Pan are the songs. Diddy Wah Diddy was written by Willie Dixon and Bo Diddley. It describes life in a mythical town of that name where food abounds, no one has to work, and no one has any cares. Frying Pan is a prediction about social media that, alas, has come true:

Out of the frying pan into the fire 
Anything you say, they’re gonna call you a liar
Go downtown, walk around
the man comes up, says he’s gonna put me down
you try to succeed, to fulfill your need
get hit by a car, people watching you bleed
out of the frying pan into the fire
anything you say, they’re gonna call you a liar
watch what you do do now, think what you’re saying
if you get crossed up, you’ll end up paying
ain’t no use, I’m gonna cut it all loose
I made a mistake, I can’t cut no break
Out of the frying pan into the fire

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