Good Golly Miss Molly is a hit rock n roll song first recorded in 1958 by the American musician Little Richard. The song, a 12-bar blues, was written by John Marascalco and producer Robert Bumps Blackwell. Although it was first recorded by Little Richard, Blackwell produced another version by The Valiants, who imitated Little Richard, but sang the song even faster. Although the Valiants version was released first, Little Richard had the hit, reaching #4.[1] Like all his early hits, it quickly became a rock n roll standard and has subsequently been covered by hundreds of artists. The song is ranked #94 on the Rolling Stone magazines list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the early 1960s the song became a continental hit in Latin America performed by the Mexican band Los Teen Tops, whose lead singer was teen idol Enrique Guzman, and sung in Spanish under the title, La Plaga (The Plague), which actually is a Mexican Spanish slang word referring to the gang (as in the gang one hangs out with). It was recorded in 1959, and it was the first single of the band. Its considered one of the first rock in Spanish hits. Almost 30 years later in 1988, it became a hit again for Guzmans daughter, Alejandra Guzmán, on her debut LP Bye Mama. The British band The Swinging Blue Jeans skirted the UK Top 10 hitting #11 with their revival issued in early 1964 (HMV Pop 1273).[2] In 1966, the song again became a hit when Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels recorded it in a medley with Devil with a Blue Dress On, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band would make Detroit Medley a staple of their concerts encores in the 1970s and 1980s; one such performance is captured on the 1980 No Nukes album. Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded the song in 1969 with slightly changed lyrics. Instead of the result of the gift of a diamond ring being When she hugs me, her kissin make me ting-a-ling-a-ling, John Fogerty sang, Would you pardon me a kissin and a ting-a-ling-a-ling? The song was also covered by the Meat Puppets on their album Out My Way. The song was covered on The Crests first LP album, The Crests Sing All Biggies, in 1960. The song is included on the Jerry Lee Lewis album Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, recorded in 1964. In the feature film King Ralph, John Goodmans title character played the song. The song has also been covered by The Sonics on their album Here Are The Sonics and as well as by Screaming Lord Sutch. The Deep Purple song Speed King references the song (Good Golly, said Little Miss Molly). An episode of Hannah Montana is titled Good Golly Miss Dolly in a reference to this song. Song origin[edit] Little Richard first heard the phrase Good golly, Miss Molly from a Southern DJ named Jimmy Pennick. He modified the lyrics into the more suggestive Good golly, Miss Molly/You sure like to ball. Little Richard himself later claimed that he took the music from Ike Turners piano intro to Jackie Brenstons influential 1951 rock and roll song Rocket 88, and used it for Good Golly Miss Molly. I always liked that record, Richard recalled, and I used to use the riff in my act, so when we were looking for a lead-in to Good Golly, Miss Molly, I did that and it fit.
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