Bandas como los Rolling Stones y los Who, en la década de los 60, se dejaron influir musicalmente por Bo Diddley, cuya estilo peculiar se detecta también en algunas canciones del 'Rey del Rock', Elvis Presley, y grupos y músicos de la talla de Bruce Springsteen, U2, David Bowie y The Police, entre otros.
Now when I was a little boy, at the age of five I had somethin' in my pocket, keep a lot of folks alive Now I'm a man, made twenty-one You know baby, we can have a lot of fun I'm a man, I spell M-A-N, man All you pretty women, stand in line I can make love to you baby, in an hour's time I'm a man, I spell M-A-N, man I goin' back down, to Kansas Stew Bring back the second cousin, Little Johnny the cocheroo I'm a man, I spell M-A-N, man The line I shoot, will never miss The way I make love to 'em, they can't resist I'm a man, I spell M-A-N, man
