YOU CAN'T JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER
"You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" is a 1962 song by rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley. Written by Willie Dixon, the song was one of Diddley's last record chart hits. Unlike many of his well-known songs, "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" does not rely on the Bo Diddley beat. A variety of rock and other performers have recorded renditions of the song, including Cactus (1970 Cactus). (More from Wikipedia)
The band's first album, Cactus was one of the best hard rock albums of 1970. The album opens with a fierce version of the Mose Allison song "Parchman Farm" (about the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary of that name) – and not long after Blue Cheer recorded that classic blues song (misnamed "Parchment Farm") on their debut 1968 album, Vincebus Eruptum – plus the Willie Dixon song "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" that was made famous by Bo Diddley. But Cactus's own songs rock just as hard, like "Let Me Swim", "Oleo" and "Feel So Good".
(April 2014)
