You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover

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"You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" is a blues classic originally written by Willie Dixon and popularized by Bo Diddley, known for its driving rhythm and cautionary lyrics about appearances being deceiving.

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instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithArtist Bo Diddley ⓘ
associatedWithSongwriter Willie Dixon ⓘ
basedOnProverb Don't judge a book by its cover ⓘ
composer Willie Dixon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
guitarist Bo Diddley ⓘ
hasEra early 1960s ⓘ
hasForm verse-chorus structure ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
hasLyricalPerspective first person narrator ⓘ
hasMoral outward appearance does not reveal true value ⓘ
hasMusicalKey E major ⓘ
hasNotableLine You can't judge a book by looking at the cover ⓘ
hasRhythm driving rhythm ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic blues shuffle feel ⓘ
strong backbeat ⓘ
hasSubjectMatter hidden qualities of people ⓘ
judgment based on looks ⓘ
hasTempo up-tempo ⓘ
influencedGenre blues rock ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
isClassicOf blues ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Willie Dixon ⓘ
lyricTheme appearances can be deceiving ⓘ
caution against superficial judgments ⓘ
notablePerformer Bo Diddley ⓘ
notableSongwriter Willie Dixon ⓘ
originallyPopularizedBy Bo Diddley ⓘ
performedBy Bo Diddley ⓘ
recordedBy Bo Diddley ⓘ
recordLabel Checker Records ⓘ
vocalist Bo Diddley ⓘ
writer Willie Dixon ⓘ

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Chapter and Verse → featuresSong → You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover ⓘ
Bo Diddley → notableWork → You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover ⓘ
Goin' Home → hasTrack → You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover ⓘ
Girls Go Wild → hasPart → You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover ⓘ
linked to: You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover