"Good Golly, Miss Molly" was written in 1956 by John Marascalco and Robert "Bumps" Blackwell -- the latter of whom is best known for producing Little Richard, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price, and Sly and the Family Stone, among others. I believe it was at least partially in conjunction with Little Richard, who claimed to have contributed the lyric "sure like to ball," substituting it for a milder line now lost to history.
"Miss Molly" has been a standard cover almost since it was released in 1958.
The CCR version slows the tempo, which is fairly unusual among the many covers (maybe because there is no piano):
This clip shows that even up-tempo versions can be original:
From the Czech Republic:
Mandatory cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51TeD6GwJBo
Posted by: Cory | June 29, 2024 at 07:06 AM
And my guys covering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnexRrHgqOo
Posted by: Cory | June 29, 2024 at 09:34 AM
The accents in some of these covers reminds me of the line in "Spies Like Us" when one of the Russian soldiers guesses "Good Golly Miss Molly" as the answer to a Trivial Pursuit question.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/11821a16-e836-470c-921e-04205ad81da1
Posted by: Milbarge | June 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Status Quo's cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOqLsl96FwU
SQ is more famous for Picures of Matchstick Men:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP6RzRfVlpA
Posted by: Johnson Blaine | June 30, 2024 at 05:04 PM