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Mona (I Need You Baby)

The Rolling Stones / The Rolling Stones 1963-1971

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The Rolling Stones

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The Rolling Stones 1963-1971

Release date

April 16, 1964

Duration

3:35

Genres

Rock

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Bo Diddley

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"Mona (I Need You Baby)" is a song written by Ellas McDaniel (Bo Diddley) that appeared as the B-side to his 1957 single "Hey! Bo Diddley". According to Diddley's obituary in The New York Times, "Mona" was a song of praise he wrote for a 45-year-old exotic dancer who worked at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit. The song also became the template for the Crickets's "Not Fade Away".

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