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Koko Taylor — Wang Dang Doodle
Album: Essential Blues 2
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Released: 1996
Length: 4:44
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Tell Automatic Slim , tell Razor Totin' Jim
Tell Butcher Knife Totin' Annie, tell Fast Talking Fanny
A we gonna pitch a ball, a down to that union hall
We gonna romp and tromp till midnight
We gonna fuss and fight till daylight
We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
Tell Kudu-Crawlin' Red, tell Abyssinian Ned
Tell ol' Pistol Pete, everybody gonna meet
Tonight we need no rest, we really gonna throw a mess
We gonna to break out all of the windows,
We gonna kick down all the doors
We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
Tell Fats and Washboard Sam, that everybody gonna to jam
Tell Shaky and Boxcar Joe, we got sawdust on the floor
Tell Peg and Caroline Dye, we gonna have a time
When the fish scent fill the air, there'll be snuff juice everywhere
We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
All night long
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 maryte wrote:

Love this, love her.  On the evening of our wedding, we got to see her perform live.  Gobsmackingly memorable, even if she was no longer in her prime.



Just had to reiterate this.
Posted 3 days ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
 ccjemmett wrote:

Wow

Makes me wonder what would happen if one of the  current crop of female pop star girl/women who try so hard to be bad and sexy and all that just let it out and covered this one...

IMHO, I don't believe "today's" female artists could pull off such a feat! Not knocking them but, Koko is definitely in a class of her own! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:

if you tried to walk down the sidewalk like this song sounds...

they could arrest you  

LMAO.... Oh, what the minds eye can conjure up to your description!! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:

I agree and less Doors and Who
.
(some Stones are okay) 
Love Koko but, let's not be too hasty in dismissing Floyd or Zep....!! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 Bleyfusz wrote:

They MUST have had fun, back then....

Well, this was a '96 release but, I catch your drift! In her earlier years, running with the folks in the biz that she did, I couldn't imagine it to ever be a bad time! Many comparable, none the same as Ms. Koko! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 siriuss wrote:

one of those days when all music is lame

Koko couldn't be any further from lame.... Nominated for 11 Grammys says differently! As well as wide praise, here in comments! Your hearing aid must need batteries. 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

I'm so glad I got to see her belt it out like only she can, at a weekend-long blues festival in K.C., along with Albert King, Buddy Guy, and lots of other legends...

CJ... I'd bet that show was one you'll never forget! What a lineup to catch at one show! Wow! 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
Another great Willie Dixon tune.
 
Dude had it
Posted 1 year ago by weedyjoe    [ Reply ]
Ive been a Union Member Since I was 19. Im 69 now and we never had a Wang Dang Doddle at the Union hall. I feel so deprived.
Posted 2 years ago by Bruiser    [ Reply ]
From an Obit:

"Taylor's career stretched more than five decades. While she did not have widespread mainstream success, she was revered and beloved by blues aficionados, and earned worldwide acclaim for her work, which including the best-selling song "Wang Dang Doodle" and tunes such as "What Kind of Man is This" and "I Got What It Takes."



Posted 2 years ago by cogbehaviour1    [ Reply ]
 lewie221 wrote:

I keep waiting for the chord change that never comes...

Chord change? Koko Taylor don't need any stinkin' chord change!
c.

Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I'm so glad I got to see her belt it out like only she can, at a weekend-long blues festival in K.C., along with Albert King, Buddy Guy, and lots of other legends...
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I keep waiting for the chord change that never comes...
Posted 2 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]
I'm reading a book about the Chitlin' Circuit - this song is its aural embodiment.
c.
Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
When the fish scent fill the air, there'll be snuff juice everywhere

Is that what the kids are calling it these days?
Posted 3 years ago by Fionn    [ Reply ]
if you tried to walk down the sidewalk like this song sounds...

they could arrest you  
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
I thought she was singing about pinching a wang dang doodle! Stay away from me! Ouch!
Great song anyway.
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Gramps come quick, they're playing your music on the computer!
 
Don't even!  
Posted 3 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
My other half and I saw Koko some years ago in Rehoboth Beach and even in her late 70s that woman can put on a show. 
Posted 3 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Dunno about you lot, but the idea of this one pitching anyone's wang dang doodle scares me. solid 7
Posted 4 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
And here I thought Tom Waits had some gravel in his throat! Woah!
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

nope.
you can only have one or the other.
 
Are you sure?  I thought you could get a hoochie doodle.  Maybe that has to be special-ordered.
Posted 4 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Is a wang dang doodle like a hoochie coochie? 

Can you do both at the same time? 

  Shazam!
 
nope.
you can only have one or the other.
Posted 4 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
They MUST have had fun, back then....
Posted 4 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Saw her perform this in 1998 with Houston Person at a small venue in Columbia, MO and she was freakin' awesome
Posted 4 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
one of those days when all music is lame
Posted 5 years ago by siriuss    [ Reply ]
Can't beat this!
Posted 5 years ago by Jackalope1    [ Reply ]
great voice
Posted 5 years ago by Internazionale    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 
Well...if you're male picture jumpin' around all up and down, without wearing any underwear.  Maybe you're doing it to this music.  Odd's are your wang will be dangin' and doodlin' all over the place.... 

Just some thoughts is all.....

Highlow
American Net'Zen


Posted 5 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Is a wang dang doodle like a hoochie coochie? 

Can you do both at the same time? 
 
Only if you've got your mojo woikin'.
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Damn Bill u killin it with the phonk
Posted 6 years ago by TerrorGovernor    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty ! would love to hear savoy browns version from street corner talking
Posted 6 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
Is a wang dang doodle like a hoochie coochie? 

Can you do both at the same time? 

  Shazam!
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 niseywee wrote:
saw Koko and Houston Person in 1998 in a small venue and they were both amazing. 
 
Cool.  Never got around to see her in Chicago.
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
saw Koko and Houston Person in 1998 in a small venue and they were both amazing. 
Posted 6 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
 Ugh! Sing It! 
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 

  If you have to ask, you'll never know.

Posted 6 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
With that voice and energy, its a damn shame someone couldn't write her a better hook.....

Amazingly powerful vocalist.
Posted 6 years ago by Clyde_Bedow    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 

 
Actually probably all of those but the TV show.  I always thought it was a sexual reference, but it is more of a reference to having a raucous good time:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wang%20dang%20doodle
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Love this, love her.  On the evening of our wedding, we got to see her perform live.  Gobsmackingly memorable, even if she was no longer in her prime.
Posted 7 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 

 
Apparently, it is a music making endeavor of considerable energy.
Posted 7 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 

 
Don't know but Koko sure is doing it.
Posted 7 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
What the heck is a wang dang doodle, anyway?

Is it a food? A drink? A dance? A TV show?

 
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 musicforme wrote:
GoGo KoKo. RP are wonderful for playing this, more of this and less Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

 
I agree and less Doors and Who
.
(some Stones are okay) 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
saw her once in a small club in Ames,Iowa. I remember her having a gold tooth in her big smile, singing this song. Good show.  
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
GoGo KoKo. RP are wonderful for playing this, more of this and less Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
Posted 8 years ago by musicforme    [ Reply ]
 
 Hannio wrote:
I know two Asian guys named Wang and Dang.  I told them they needed to find a guy named Doodle.  They had no idea what I was talking about.  I swear I am not making this up.

 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Our high school guidance counselor used to tell us not to doodle our wangs.

  
When cultures collide...
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
saw her once
at the Soup Kitchen in Detroit
an excellent show 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Gramps come quick, they're playing your music on the computer!
Posted 8 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
Gotta be the definitive version of this classic! Wonderful!
Posted 9 years ago by dirtbagpook    [ Reply ]
I know two Asian guys named Wang and Dang.  I told them they needed to find a guy named Doodle.  They had no idea what I was talking about.  I swear I am not making this up.
Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Hoka-Hey Bobert!  Shake that doodle son!!!
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
most excellant !

 
Duke - how you doing?  I was down Monkey Wrench way - Page AZ - a while back.  Lake is low - a big white rim.
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
most excellant !
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
When I brought my cat home from the shelter she hid behind the bed.  So I named her Koko, for Ms Taylor - Queen of The Blues.  
Posted 9 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
Crank up those speakers....
MORE MORE MORE KOKO !!

Excellent... wang dang doooodle... all night long !!!! 
Posted 9 years ago by kennewicksheri    [ Reply ]
REAL Retro...my mom use to have this on the jukebox! Love it...
Posted 9 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Very fine.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
Our high school guidance counselor used to tell us not to doodle our wangs.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Wow

Makes me wonder what would happen if one of the  current crop of female pop star girl/women who try so hard to be bad and sexy and all that just let it out and covered this one...
Posted 10 years ago by ccjemmett    [ Reply ]
I met the lady once backstage in Detroit during a huge blues fest. She was an absolute gem and as sweet as anyone I've ever met.  I miss her.
Posted 10 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
OH MY!!!!!
Posted 10 years ago by KCayenne    [ Reply ]
Been listening to the Savoy Brown version of this song for years.  Thanks RP for letting me see the actual lyrics!!
Posted 10 years ago by 12stepgazette    [ Reply ]
Now THIS is down and dirty!
Posted 11 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
Is pitching a wang dang doodle anything like pitching a no-hitter?

 
It's considerably more private
Posted 11 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Is pitching a wang dang doodle anything like pitching a no-hitter?
Posted 12 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Koko "Wang Dang" Taylor played in Lincoln, Nebraska a bunch of times. What a great performer! I feel lucky to have heard and seen her perform live in small venuesk.
Posted 12 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
....dancing round the table....thanx....smiley.....
Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
It should be GODDESS not GODLIKE... Either way KoKo is a 10!!
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
my sheila sez she's gonna pinch my wang dang noodle

love this 
Posted 12 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Very hot!
Posted 12 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
It's that little guitar pick during the chorus that makes this song, love it!{#Bananajam}
  Well, I think Ms. Taylor's growl helps too.

Just sayin'.

But yeah, that extra little guitar work is icing on the cake.


Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
I  remember this song from my mom's jukebox...such a fun classic....makes ya feel good all over!
Posted 12 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Maybe I'm getting old, but I just can't go all night anymore.  I have to sleep (or in my case, work) and will need to do some other things at some point.  Still, fond memories of my early 20's when I had the energy to be "active" during the night and still be able to pull of working in the day.   

On an unrelated note...  it's amazing how much my wife's boss looks like Koko Taylor.  From what I understand, she can't sing like Koko at all though.
Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]

OK.  Just as long as you stay away from my Dang Wang Noodle. {#Lol}
Posted 12 years ago by GeneP59    [ Reply ]
Happy New Year... May 2012 be much better in every direction for all who read this-!... Now Let's Dance....
Posted 12 years ago by AndyJ    [ Reply ]
Surprised this one is under a 7... Such a classic blues party tune.
Posted 13 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Ok, I give in - what is a "wang dang doodle"? The last use I heard of "wang" was referring to the small male appendage. . .
 
Willie said it didn't mean anything.

Posted 13 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Can't believe it has been me who saw TULL 3 times live in the
70's and LOVED them.

This song and a few others are still great, but in the last 25-30 years
I have never played a single Tull-CD at home on my system!

PS
I believe that "STAND UP" and even "THIS WAS" - not to mention
"LOCOMOTIVE BREATH" - have been their best works!
 
WTF? Y'know, buddy, even for you this one's sorta out there. Then again maybe I'm the only guy in town who doesn't instantly get the relationship between Koko and your love/hate thing with Jethro Tull. Maybe you can sort this one out for us. No, wait, you don't listen...you only talk.

Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
She was always great at the NOLA Jazz and Heritage Festival. Starts on Thursday, hope to see some of you there.
Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Prefer live version but LOVE this...met her in Detroit...classy lady...RIP
Posted 14 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Another great Willie Dixon tune.
Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 bongmiester wrote:
i prefer the Howlin Wolf version
 
   And not to be lost in shuffle, Savoy Brown does a terrific cover.

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Can't believe it has been me who saw TULL 3 times live in the
70's and LOVED them.

This song and a few others are still great, but in the last 25-30 years
I have never played a single Tull-CD at home on my system!

PS
I believe that "STAND UP" and even "THIS WAS" - not to mention
"LOCOMOTIVE BREATH" - have been their best works!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Ok, I give in - what is a "wang dang doodle"? The last use I heard of "wang" was referring to the small male appendage...
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Is that the lost son of..., what's the name of the late wig-wearing madman?
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Anybody remember the Hindu Love Gods version?
Posted 14 years ago by stevebeaver    [ Reply ]


The Queen Herself, Koko Taylor by ~dablueshound
©2006-2010 ~dablueshound

Koko Taylor


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
It's that little guitar pick during the chorus that makes this song, love it!{#Bananajam}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 bongmiester wrote:
i prefer the Howlin Wolf version
 

Solid version that.

I prefer the Koko version on the Chess Box compiliation honoring Willie Dixon.
Posted 14 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
That is such a great picture on the cover of this LP - it looks like she sounds - Rockin'!!
Posted 14 years ago by grant    [ Reply ]

Crap, I was just getting into this and my boss came into my office.  PLAY IT AGAIN, BILL! {#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
I had the good fortune to see Koko at the old Walnut Hills bar in Dayton back around '77.  The place was way oversold both in seats and drinks.  She rocked us hard and left us all exhausted. 

God rest, Koko.  Ye are sorely missed!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
What exactly is a wang dang?  I may need to pinch one!
Posted 15 years ago by More_Cowbell    [ Reply ]
 ptooey wrote:
Yeah, there it goes again.

{#Yell}  YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

 
YIKES! {#Surprised} Run! Back to the tree house guys.

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
i prefer the Howlin Wolf version


Posted 15 years ago by bongmiester    [ Reply ]
 queenjill wrote:
Nice re-interpretation of a PJ Harvey song. You go, Koko.
  Yeah, there it goes again.

{#Yell}  YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

Posted 15 years ago by ptooey    [ Reply ]
 rob50 wrote:
I prefer the Pointer Sister's version.

 
You have got to be kidding me.

Posted 15 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
dig it dig it dig it! {#Cowboy}
Posted 15 years ago by tugandbuster    [ Reply ]
I prefer the Pointer Sister's version.

Posted 15 years ago by rob50    [ Reply ]
I've seen Koko sing this more times than I can count. Always got the place movin'{#Dancingbanana_2} and groovin'. {#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by Rozsa    [ Reply ]
Got to see her in Alaska a few years back at the now defunct Blues on the Green festival. Talk about woman POWER, this gal's got it in spades! Not the biggest fan of her voice but the woman's got more soul in her little finger than in James Brown's well used you-know-what! (R.I.P James!) You go girl!{#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by akmegan    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
This genre is entirely under-represented at RP.

IMHO.

I am cuckoo for Koko.
 

  Although I do prefer Savoy Brown's version over this.

(Well, and then there's the Wolf...)
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 Excelsior wrote:
This song is interminable {#No}
 
No, this song is CLASSY
Posted 15 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
There's not much played on RP that will make me turn the volume off - but this is one of them...
 Interminable, yes, I agree.
 
Posted 15 years ago by tdola2    [ Reply ]
dang!
Posted 16 years ago by crazy    [ Reply ]

 

what it is good finishes fast..... like your songs.....tankyou for following singing for us ms. Koko Taylor -  ** 9 **


Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
This genre is entirely under-represented at RP.

IMHO.

I am cuckoo for Koko.


Posted 16 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
This song is interminable {#No}
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
Koko could be a mixed blessing live. I saw her live at a dive in Indiana sometime in the eighties.

She refused to come out on stage until the crowd was chanting K0-KO TAY-LAR, KO-KO TAY-LAR. She then spent most of her set yelling at the drummer.

But then again there were concerts in Chicago where she tore the house down!
Posted 16 years ago by The_Wanderer    [ Reply ]
You're a GENIUS, BILL!!
Posted 17 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
cc_rider wrote:
P.J. Harvey? WTF? This was written long before P.J. was a gleam in her daddy's eye. Koko Taylor's got it goin' ON, baby! c.
Dionysius and I saw Koko on our wedding night - she rocked the house! Had a fabulous backup band and she was flirted BIG TIME with her shockingly young guitarist! She was (and you can quote me on this) throwing it out both pants legs!
Posted 17 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
kcar wrote:
Better than Howlin' Wolf's? Now there was a crazy man. I've read that in his prime, he'd break chairs, pound the stage, even climb the curtains during live performances.
I heard when he went in to get paid at the end of the night, he put a loaded .44 on the table. I imagine he got his money!
Posted 17 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
BastetBubbyHead wrote:
I like PJ Harvey a lot, but her version does nothing for me. I like Koko's over all versions out there, even the original.
Better than Howlin' Wolf's? Now there was a crazy man. I've read that in his prime, he'd break chairs, pound the stage, even climb the curtains during live performances.
Posted 17 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
P.J. Harvey? WTF? This was written long before P.J. was a gleam in her daddy's eye. Koko Taylor's got it goin' ON, baby! c.
Posted 17 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
I like PJ Harvey a lot, but her version does nothing for me. I like Koko's over all versions out there, even the original.
Posted 17 years ago by BastetBubbyHead    [ Reply ]
SING IT, BABY!!
Posted 17 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Dang girl! AWESOME!
Posted 17 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]