The song was written by Parker, inspired by Dizzy Gillespie's "Manteca" and Ray Charles' "What'd I Say".
It was covered by various artists including Adam Faith, Manfred Mann, and the Spencer Davis Group.
[2] In particular, its main riff served as the inspiration for several songs by the Beatles, most notably "I Feel Fine" and "Day Tripper".
"[2] The Allman Brothers song he refers to is "One Way Out", originally written and recorded by Elmore James.
[6] Others, including the Yardbirds ("I’m Not Talking", 1965),[clarification needed] Deep Purple ("Rat Bat Blue", 1973), Gamma Ray ("New World Order", 2001) and Mahjongg ("Tell the Police the Truth", 2008) were inspired by the riff.