Gone Daddy Gone

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“Gone Daddy Gone”

Single by Violent Femmes
from the album Violent Femmes

B-side

"Good Feeling"

Released

1982

Format

7" vinyl

Recorded

1982

Genre

Alternative Rock

Length

3:03

Label

Slash Records

Writer(s)

Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon

Producer

Mark Van Hecke

Violent Femmes singles chronology

"Blister in the Sun"
(1982)

"Gone Daddy Gone"
(1982)

"Ugly"
(1982)

This article is about the Violent Femmes song. For the Gnarls Barkley single which includes a cover version of the song, see Who Cares? (song).

"Gone Daddy Gone" is a 1982 song written by Gordon Gano and originally recorded by his group the Violent Femmes for their 1982 eponymous debut album.

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). The Femmes give proper credit for this in the liner notes of their debut album. 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. 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). An animated music video was also made.

Discography
Violent Femmes
Gordon Gano \| Brian Ritchie \| Victor DeLorenzo \| Guy Hoffman
Studio albums: Violent Femmes \| Hallowed Ground \| The Blind Leading the Naked \| 3 \| Why Do Birds Sing? \| New Times \| Rock!!!!! \| Freak Magnet
Compilations: Debacle: The First Decade \| Add It Up (1981-1993) \| Something's Wrong \| Permanent Record: The Very Best of Violent Femmes
Live Albums: Viva Wisconsin \| BBC Live \| Archive Series No. 1: Live in Iceland \| Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
DVDs: Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise \| No, Let's Start Over \| Live at the Hacienda