Bad to the Bone

Bad to the Bone


	George Thorogood & the Destroyers




	Bad to the Bone



	Family Friendly


	Information

	Released	1982
	Genre	Rock
	Language	English
	Source	Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock
	Source	also on iPhone OS also in Mobile version
	Available	May 19, 2009 (Pack) (DLC)


	Playable in
	Rock Band Rock Band 2 Rock Band 3 Rock Band Blitz Lego Rock Band Rock Band iPhone


	Difficulty

	Band	1
		Basic	Pro
	Guitar	3	NoNo Part
	Bass	0	NoNo Part
	Drums	3	3
	Keys	NoNo Part	NoNo Part
	Vocals	2	NoNo Part

	Difficulty (on iPhone OS)

	Band	1
	Guitar	3
	Bass	0
	Drums	3
	Vocals	2


	Details
	Male singer
	Guitar Solo
	Vocal Tambourine
	Big Rock Ending

Bad to the Bone is a song by George Thorogood & the Destroyers which is based on the Bo Diddley Blues song "I'm A Man." Thorogood is influenced by The Blues, and Diddley is one of his heroes. Thorogood's version has a much heavier guitar sound, which replaces the harmonica in Diddley's recording. Both songs are full of swagger, with the singers exuding lots of testosterone.

The phrase "Bad to the Bone" means there isn't a bit of good in him. Other songs have been published with that title, but Thorogood popularized it and created a modern Blues classic with this song. Some artists to cover it include The Countdown Singers, Molly Hatchet, and The Starlite Singers. Hip-Hop artist Tek did a Rap version of the song.

With MTV coming on the air in 1981, Thorogood picked a good time to release a memorable video. The clip showed Thorogood playing pool against Bo Diddley in a place where there was no chance of a dance sequence breaking out. Pool champion Willie Mosconi also appears in the video, which introduced Thorogood - and to some extent, Diddley - to the younger MTV crowd. Among the British New Wave acts that dominated MTV playlist at the time, Thorogood certainly stood out, and he created an image of a bad man. While Thorogood is a disciple of the Blues, he was raised in a Delaware suburb and by most accounts is actually a pretty nice guy, despite what he claims in this song.

This song was featured in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day when Arnold Schwarzenegger steps out of a bar wearing biker clothes. It also appears in the movies The Parent Trap, Major Payne, Christine and Problem Child.

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