Gone Daddy Gone

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"Gone Daddy Gone"
Single by Violent Femmes
from the album Violent Femmes
B-side	"Good Feeling"
Released	1983
Recorded	1982
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:03
Label	Slash Records
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon
Producer(s)
Violent Femmes singles chronology
"Blister in the Sun" (1983) "Gone Daddy Gone" (1983) "Ugly" (1983)

"Who Cares?" / "Gone Daddy Gone"
Single by Gnarls Barkley
from the album St. Elsewhere
Released	November 6, 2006
Genre	Indie rock
Length	2:28
Label	Warner Music
Songwriter(s)	Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon
Producer(s)	Danger Mouse
Audio sample
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Music video
"Gone Daddy Gone" on YouTube

"Gone Daddy Gone" is a song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group Violent Femmes for their 1983 eponymous debut album.^[1]

The lyrics borrow 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.^[2] It features two xylophone solos.

A cover version of the song was the third single released in the United States by Gnarls Barkley, and is taken from their debut album St. Elsewhere (2006).^[3] An animated music video was also made. The cover was also 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, violin, lead vocal
• Brian Ritchie - xylophone, electric bass
• Victor DeLorenzo - snare drum and tranceaphone, Scotch marching bass drum, vocals

References[]

External links[]

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics