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Buddy Knox, 1957
Written by Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen
A simple but bouncy rockabilly number, this song expresses the most primitive urge in rock music: a guy's gotta have a gal. "Every man has got to have a party doll / To be with him when he's feeling wild / To be ever-loving, true and fair / To run her fingers through his hair." Knox sings in an affable twang that calls to mind the more famous, glasses-wearing Buddy who would very soon follow. It's all very ramshackle, a vibe as if the fellas were putting on a show as a lark, not in a professional recording session. An ambling guitar strums along, some enthusiastic young girls (Knox's neighbors, apparently) sing backing, blocky percussion keeps the beat, and a ringing cymbal adds brightness.
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