Mannish Boy
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"Mannish Boy" is a classic blues song by Muddy Waters. The song was a rearrangement of the classic Bo Diddley hit "I'm a Man". It was originally recorded and released in 1955 and later 1977 re-recorded in a memorable hit version that was produced by Johnny Winter, released on Muddy Waters' Hard Again album and in 1988 featured in a jeans TV commercial. It was also the first track on the live album that Winter produced for Waters, with Waters and Winter sharing vocals on the song.
The same basic riff in "Mannish Boy" can also be heard on another Muddy Waters song: "Hoochie Coochie Man". This riff is common throughout the blues in both the 5 note and a shortened 4 note version.
A cover by Jimi Hendrix appears on the compilation album Blues.
The guitar riff also appears on George Thorogood's "Bad To The Bone".
The song was used in the movie The Long Kiss Goodnight, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Geena Davis. It also appears in Better Off Dead and Risky Business.
This song is also a part of the "Sunday, May 11th, 1980" montage in the movie Goodfellas.
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