In an interview with the paper, the then-teen girl admitted to liking the song when she first heard it. Ely's controversial song was a monster hit. [Chorus] Louie, Louie Me gotta go Louie, Louie Me gotta go [Verse 1] Fine little girl she wait for me Me catch the ship for cross the sea I sail the ship all alone I never think I make it home "[18] However, drummer Lynn Easton later admitted that he yelled "Fuck" after fumbling a drum fill at 0:54 on the record.[107][108][109][110]. Me catch the ship across the sea. [18] The nearly unintelligible (and innocuous) lyrics were widely misinterpreted, and the song was banned by radio stations. Where can you hear the instrumental. The guitar break is triggered by a shout, "Okay, let's give it to 'em right now! Sales estimates ranged from 40,000[31] to 130,000 copies. [101] Total sales estimates for the single range from 10 million[26] to over 12 million with cover versions accounting for another 300 million. It's the essential equation of art. The Who were impacted in their early recording career by the riff/rhythm of "Louie Louie", owing to the song's influence on the Kinks, who were also produced by Shel Talmy. Louie Louie: Rockin Robin Roberts: March 1961: Louie Louie: Paul Revere and The Raiders: April 1963: Louie Louie: The Kingsmen [US1] May 1963: Louie Louie: I. Kadez: November 1963: Louie Louie: The Wailers [US] December 1963: Louie Louie: Otis Redding: February 1964: Louie Louie: The Surfaris [US1] February 1964: Louie Louie: The Beach Boys . 128 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 in April 1966. [20] Jacob McMurray in Taking Punk To The Masses noted, "All of this only fueled the popularity of the song imprinting this grunge ur-message onto successive generations of youth, all of whom amplified and rebroadcast its powerful sonic meme ."[21], Richard Berry was inspired to write the song in 1955 after listening to an R&B interpretation of "El Loco Cha Cha" performed by the Latin group Ricky Rillera and the Rhythm Rockers. The one person they never interviewed was the man who actually sang the words in question, Jack Ely, whose name apparently never came up because he was no longer with the Kingsmen. [289], The first release by the Three Amigos (Dylan Amlot, Milroy Nadarajah, and Marc Williams) was their cover of "Louie Louie". The origins of "Louie Louie" That version from the Kingsmen a '60s beat/garage-rock band from Portland, Oregon sold millions and millions of copies. Latin American jazz/rock innovator Carlos Santana compared Tito Puente's 1962 "Oye Como Va" to "Louie Louie" saying, " how close the feel was to 'Louie Louie' and some Latin jazz tunes" [163] and " this is a song like 'Louie Louie' or 'Guantanamera'. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 3 letters. Bruce Springsteen has had a long association with "Louie Louie", playing it at multiple concerts and guest appearances, and commenting often on its significance. [p] The Kingsmen version also appeared on More American Graffiti (1975) and Good Morning Vietnam (1987) compilations, but was not used in either movie. I changed the first line and reference of the "Legacy" section to make the uncertainty clear. Metallic KO (1976) featured a provocative version with impromptu obscene lyrics from the last performance of Iggy and the Stooges in 1974 at the Michigan Palace in Detroit where, according to Lester Bangs, "you can actually hear hurled beer bottles breaking on guitar strings". [7] Although he characterized the Kingsmen version as an "Animal House joke",[166][167] he had a higher opinion of Berry's opus, saying, "No one may not underestimate [sic] the impact of 'Louie Louie', the original Richard Berry version. His resolution also called for the creation of a new "Louie Louie County". [393], April 28, 2015 Death of Kingsmen vocalist Jack Ely. The Wailers, Little Bill and the Bluenotes, the Frantics, Tiny Tony and the Statics, Merrilee and the Turnabouts, and other local groups soon added the song to their set lists. 1 on Cashbox before Beatlemania hit the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". This date was chosen as the most significant date for the observance of International Louie Louie Day from a list of "Louie Louie"-related dates occurring in April, including: April 13, 1957 Release of Richard Berry's original single. Beginning in 1988, multiple rap and hip hop artists used audio samples of the keyboard intro and chorus of the Kingsmen version.[373]. I've no idea to this day why I sang 'Louie Louie,' the ultimate garage anthem from the 60s. Last October, original members from The Kingsmen came together to. [365] In April 2015 Orme Radio broadcast the First Italian Louie Louie Marathon, playing 279 versions in 24 hours. ", both lifted from the Roberts version. Am Dm There he stood in the night. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. A D Em D A D Em D Louie Louie, oh baby, we gotta go. That psyches me up!" Am Dm Louie, Louie, Louie, Loo-ee. The one hour session cost either $36,[66] $50,[67] or somewhere in between[68] and the band split the cost. You're yearning for 'Where's that big party that I know is out there, but I can't find it'. "[348][349], A history of the song and its notoriety was published in 1993 by Dave Marsh, including an extensive recounting of the multiple lyrics investigations,[350] but he was unable to obtain permission to publish the song's actual lyrics[351] because the then current owner, Windswept Pacific, wanted people to "continue to fantasize what the words are". "[43] "Radio Dave" Milberg on the Rare & Scratchy Rock 'n Roll podcast noted, "As long as there's rock and roll, there will be more remakes of 'Louie Louie' and more songs about its title character; and that's how it should be. One writer called the two songs "sparse representations of a "Louie Louie" mentality",[143] Another noted that the "You Really Got Me" riff is "unquestionably a guitar-based piece, [that] fundamentally differs from "Louie Louie" and other earlier riff pieces with which it sometimes is compared",[144] while another succinctly calls it "a rewrite of the Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie'". [148] According to biographer Thomas M. Kitts, Davies confirmed that Page suggested that "he write a song like 'Louie Louie'", but denied any direct influence. Marsh also notes (pp. Not on the 1979 LP or 1993 CD reissue. 2 the following week, a spot which it held for six non-consecutive weeks; it would remain in the top 10 throughout December 1963 and January 1964 before dropping off in early February. "[234] Steven Van Zandt remembered it as the record that changed his life saying, "That's where it all started. It's the reason the universe will never be fully comprehensible. s eye Lord up above Oowee Louie pie Mama Satan sat down on . The earliest known sampling of "Louie Louie" (Kingsmen version) was "Flying Saucer" by Ed Solomon in 1964 (Diamond 160), one of many "break-in" records popular in the 1960s. A 12" EP (Cypress Records V-74500) was released with four tracks: "Louie Rap", "Louie Vocal Attack", "Louie Louie House Mix", and "Louie DePalma Mix" (all "featuring Maestro Fresh Wes" and "produced by Young MC"). [388][389], April 11 or 13, 1963 Paul Revere and the Raiders recorded their competing version in the same studio. In the 1980s, due to the widespread availability of sheet music arrangements, "Louie Louie" became a staple of concert, marching, and pep bands for middle schools, high schools, and colleges and universities in the U.S. 1 on Seattle's KJR and establishing "Louie Louie" as "the signature riff of Northwest rock 'n' roll". Danny DeVito. But the song was under investigation by the FBI for two whole years. Talmy wanted the successful sounds of the Kinks' 1964 hits "You Really Got Me", "All Day and All of the Night", and "Till the End of the Day" to be copied by the Who. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was covered that same year in German by Die Rosy-Singers.[319]. Since the original lyrics were notoriously difficult to discern, the translations were often inaccurate or adapted to a different storyline. And, thanks to Toots soulmans disregard for verbal meaning, the words are, if anything, even harder to discern than in the Kingsmen's version. Two days later, a Seattle event commemorated the occasion with the premiere performance of a new, Washington-centric version of the song written by composer Berry. ", Excerpts from the FBI file about the song, A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Episode 106: Louie Louie by the Kingsmen, Lyrics transcription with comments from Jack Ely, The Louie Louie Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS), The Almost-Complete Louie Louie Discography, Orme Radio 2015 Louie Louie Marathon playlist, Reported 7" Vinyl Singles & EPs for Louie, Louie & Related Songs. The film's soundtrack producer Kenny Vance (formerly of Jay and the Americans) also released a version with his group The Planotones on the 2007 album Dancin' And Romancin'. Recording Industry Association of America, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road), You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 20 in 1964 and remained on the charts for over two years (131 weeks total) until 1966. The Just Dance video game also featured this version performed by a dancing Iggy Pop avatar.[204]. The bureau's. [409], A sculpture titled "Louie Louie, 2013" by Las Vegas-based artist Tim Bavington is displayed on the lobby wall of the Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon. A "rough-edged cover of the garage rock warhorse"[224] with Clarke's guitar emulating the Hohner Pianet electric piano riff, it was released with "Tear Ya Down" as a 7" vinyl single. [258][259] A live version of "Louie Louie", recorded by the band's 1985 lineup, was released on the live album Who's Got the 10?, with Rollins improvising his own lyrics.[260]. [5] Music historian Peter Blecha noted, "Far from shuffling off to a quiet retirement, evidence indicates that 'Louie Louie' may actually prove to be immortal. A duo of "jazz rock fusioneers",[261] bassist Stanley Clarke and keyboardist George Duke, included a "killer version"[262] "funk cover"[263] on The Clarke/Duke Project, a 1981 album of eight original compositions and one cover. The reissue was covered in the April 10, 1961 issue of Billboard magazine (p. 38) and reviewed in the April 15, 1961 issue of Cash Box magazine (p. 10). Peak chart position reached in February 1964. The Children's Hospital of Illinois is the most recent charitable beneficiary. The National Association of Broadcasters also investigated and deemed it "unintelligible to the average listener", but that "The phonetic qualities of this recording are such that a listener possessing the 'phony' lyrics could imagine them to be genuine. The song was re-released by Flip in 1961 as an A-side single and again in 1964 on a four-song EP, but never appeared on any of the various record charts. [361][362] During a change in format from adult-contemporary to all-oldies in 1997, WXMP in Peoria became "all Louie, all the time," playing nothing but covers of "Louie Louie" for six straight days. Louie Louie Louie Louis Louie Louis Louie Loueye Louie Louie Louie Louis Louie Louie you're gonna die. [140] Other early Latin-flavored versions were released by Pedrito Ramirez con los Yogis (Angelo 518, 1965), Pete Terrace (El Nuevo Pete Terrace, 1966), Eddie Cano (Brought Back Live from P.J. Go to google and type in Louie Louie and it'll give you several websites that have the lyrics. Crowd noise overdubs added to simulate live version. She said, "The beat and everything was beautiful. Multiple concert bootleg albums included a live "Louie Louie" version: Reggae 'N' Soul (1988), Notre Dame Game (1981), Rockin' Days (1983), Rock Through The Jungle (1983), Rock & Roll is Here to Stay (1990), Clubs' Stories (1994), Songs for an Electric Mule (1994), Lost & Live (1995), The Boss Hits the Sixties (2009), Satisfaction (2014), Charlotte, NC 04/19/14 (2014), Whos Been Covered By The Boss (2014), Saginaw 1978 (2015), and High Hopes Tour 2014 (2018). The lyrics may have been hard to interpret while listening to the song, but that didn't stop the FBI from spending 2 years investigating this song. "Louie Louie" was written by a minor songwriter and performer from Los Angeles named Richard Berry (no relation to Chuck Berry) and was recorded several times in the 1950s, including by Berry,. They also made it more "fierce and threatening"[162] by altering the traditional 1-4-5-4 chord pattern to the "darker, more sinister" 1-3b-4-3b.[36]. " Louie Louie " is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. [117], When Mike Mitchell died on April 16, 2021, he was the only remaining member of the Kingsmen's original lineup who still performed with the band. [276] Notable live performances in 1988 included Club MTV and the MTV Video Music Awards. A separate version by Belushi played during the credits and was included on the soundtrack album. A D Em D A D Em D Uh-huh we gotta go. [380], Picking up on this initially prankish effort, Whatcom County Councilman Craig Cole introduced Resolution No. The Kingsmen The Best of The Kingsmen 1963 Kingsmen International Licensing, Inc. 2005 Ki. [138], With a version on their 1964 album A Halo to You, the Angels were the first girl group to cover "Louie Louie". Commemorations of International Louie Louie Day have included newspaper articles,[398] magazine stories,[399][400] and radio programs with discussions of the song's history and playlists of multiple "Louie Louie" versions. [47] "The influential rock critics Dave Marsh and Greil Marcus believe that virtually all punk rock can be traced back to a single proto-punk song, 'Louie Louie'. Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive.[90]. Although not commercially released, an example of the song's influence was the 2000 performance by the Dover High School Band joined on saxophone by Bill Clinton (who played in a jazz trio named the Kingsmen at Hot Springs High School, and at whose 1964 graduation dance the actual Kingsmen performed). The engineer for the session was the studio owner, Robert Lindahl. [118] His "Louie Louie" guitar break has been called "iconic",[119] "blistering",[120] and "one of the most famous guitar solos of all time". [290], The group's logo paid tribute to the logo of the Kingsmen. Multiple versions played during the closing credits: Richard Berry, the Rice University Marching Owl Band, the Sandpipers, Les Dantz and his Orchestra,[288] the Kingsmen, and Young MCs "Louie Louie House Mix" (a remix of the Kingsmen version with samples from Richard Berry and the Rice University MOB). [406] DeBella described it as " a parade for no reason and the no reason would be 'Louie Louie'. She was black as the nightLouie was whiter than whiteDanger, danger when you taste brown suga'Louie fell in love overnightNothing bad, it was goodLouie had t. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louie_Louie&oldid=1152506921, The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century, Ultimate Jukebox: The 100 Singles You Must Own, The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time, The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years, Big Bangs: 100 Records That Changed The World. Described as a major influence on punk and garage music worldwide,[159] the group's characteristic hard-edged, fuzz-drenched sound and "abrasive, all-out approach"[160] "took the Northwest garage sound to its most primitive extreme"[161] and made their "Louie Louie" version ahead of its time. [102], Another factor in the success of the record may have been the rumor that the lyrics were intentionally slurred by the Kingsmento cover up lyrics that were allegedly laced with profanity, graphically depicting sex between the sailor and his lady. [28][29], Just prior to the song's release, Berry sold his portion of the publishing and songwriting rights for "Louie Louie" and four other songs for $750 to Max Feirtag, the head of Flip Records, to raise cash for his upcoming wedding. 3)), but not again until two Wammack compilations, That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis (1987) and Scr-Scr-Scratchy! [130] Another signature lyric was "Stomp and shout and work it on out". He took her home to meet his mama and papa, Man, he had a terrible fight. It might be the most important rock song of all time. Like our sister . Chorus: "Louie, Louie, oh no. For the American singer, see, Second Wand release with "Lead vocal by Jack Ely" text, Original version by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs, Rockin' Robin Roberts and the Wailers (1961), Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (1967), Entered chart November 9, 1963, and remained for 16 weeks; peaked in February 1964. 30 and No. The Kingsmen version was heard during the film along with a brief live rendition by Belushi with Tim Matheson, Peter Riegert, Tom Hulce, Stephen Furst, Bruce McGill, and James Widdoes. The FBI's interest. Who sang i want to be like you from jungle book? [Intro] A D Em D A D Em Lou..ie Lou..ie, oh no, we gotta go..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, D yeah, yeah. [150], Whether directly or indirectly, the Kingsmen version influenced the musical style of the early Kinks. Bluto Blutarsky (John Belushi) performing "Louie Louie" in National Lampoon's Animal House forever cemented the song's status as a "frat rock" classic and a staple of toga parties. [36], After their No. [41] It has been released or performed by a wide range of artists from reggae to hard rock, from jazz to psychedelic, from hip hop to easy listening. And it's the reason true rock 'n' roll, and true rock 'n' roll bands, will never die. [59], Female solo artist versions in the 1960s included Maddalena in 1967, titled "Lui Lui", as a single (RCA Italiana 3413), Tina Turner in 1968, released in 1989 on The Best of Louie Louie, Volume 2, and "a sexiest-of-all version by smokey-voiced diva Julie London"[141] released as a single (Liberty 56085) and included on her 1969 album Yummy, Yummy, Yummy. Throughout the majority of The Kingsmen's existence, the late Jack Ely was not the band's lead singer. Louie Louie, oh baby. The title was written and sung by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson of the group Hot Chocolate, and was a No. go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta. [396][397] and "Louie Louie" fans worldwide. 1 on the Cashbox and Music Vendor/Record World pop charts, as well as No. "[85] Marsh ranked the song as No. [136] Their rendition also appeared on The Best of Louie Louie, Volume 2. In 1967 French composers Michel Colombier and Pierre Henry, collaborating as Les Yper-Sound, produced a synthesizer and musique concrte work based on the "Louie Louie" riff titled "Psych Rock". Their effort was unusual in that it was rendered "in a version so faithful to Berry's Angeleno-revered original"[136] instead of the more common garage rock style as they "[paid] tribute to the two most important earlier recordings of 'Louie Louie' the 1957 original by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs, and the infamously unintelligible 1963 cover by the Kingsmen". Brothers, you know what I mean. "[15] Humorist Dave Barry (perhaps with some exaggeration) called it "one of the greatest songs in the history of the world". "), Kareem Abdul Jabbar ("Its a dance song! The 2009 compilation album Fat Boys On Rewind included it as well. The Who also covered the 1964 Lindsay-Revere sequel "Louie Go Home" in 1965 as "Lubie (Come Back Home)". [381] After a spirited debate, the legislature ultimately preserved "Washington, My Home" as the state song while also adopting Woody Guthrie's "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On" as the official folk song. The Kingsmen version was used in television commercials for Spaced Invaders (1990), but did not appear in the movie. [59] The arrangement, devised by Roberts with the band, was "the first-ever garage version of 'Louie Louie'"[59] and included his "one of the true great moments of rock"[36] ad-lib "Let's give it to 'em, RIGHT NOW!!" Rogan also cited brother Dave Davies' distorted power chords as "the sonic contribution that transformed the composition" into a hit song. From the 2018 soundtrack album for Springsteen on Broadway (spoken intro to "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out"):[229]. The error "imbued the Kingsmen recording with a touching humility and humanity"[36] and is now so well known that multiple versions by other groups duplicate it. Louie Louie (Lou-i, Lou-i):The Kingsmen. re all under arrest now! The first album to reach number one was Abbey Road by the Beatles in 1969, and the first Swedish-language album was Cornelis sjunger Taube by Cornelis Vreeswijk that same year) "[164], "Louie Louie" occurred repeatedly as an "ide fixe" in the musical lexicon of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention in the 1960s; he categorized the riff as one of several "Archetypal American Musical Icons [whose] presence in an arrangement puts a spin on any lyric in their vicinity"[165] and used it initially "to make fun of the old-fashioned rock 'n' roll they had transcended". Released on Hart's Sand label and plugged on his radio show,[123] their version was more successful locally. "[268], The track was released on White's 1981 Beware! Their anonymity remained in place, so no one would ever know exactly who was behind the banning of Louie Louie. 1 in the West and Hawaii, but only reached No. There was a move to make it such, but it apparently died in the legislature. Jack Ely, lead singer of The Kingsmen, who were best known for 1960s hit Louie Louie, has died at the age of 71. 1) were set to the melody of "Louie Louie" and included Richard Berry co-writer credits. [200] ("55 Minute Louie-Louie", released in 2017 by Shave on their High Alert digital album, commemorated the occasion.) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Specialties: Founded in 2007 (formerly Mary Lou's Tavern) we have become a destination for families, both local and seasonal, that specialize in seafood i.e., fish and chips, oysters, steamers, wild Pacific salmon, flamed broiled burgers, prime rib (and lots of gluten free options) AND a full service bar with Pacific NW microbrews and specialty island drinks. Columbia Records issued the single nationally in June 1963 and it went to No. "[17], The Kingsmen's recording was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed, but nonexistent, obscenity of the lyrics that ended without prosecution. [94] It was the last No. As the group was going by the Wailers version, which has a brief restatement of the riff twice over before the lead vocalist comes back in, it would be expected that Ely would do the same. [257], The front cover art shows the main verse of the lyrics to "Louie Louie" over a photograph by Edward Colver featuring Black Flag's third singer Dez Cadena. "Barry White did it exactly the way I wanted to do it," Berry enthused, "I loved it. Since its introduction in 1987, California Games has been ported to more than a dozen gaming platforms, resulting in multiple unique "Louie Louie" versions based on different or improved programmable sound generator (PSG) chips. Released nationally on Wand label in October 1963. #3. [56], Robin Roberts developed an interest in rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues records as a high school student in Tacoma, Washington. "Louie Louie" tells, in simple versechorus form, the first-person story of a Jamaican sailor returning to the island to see his lover. "[202] Far Out Magazine called it "the best version of the song out there". Same version re-issued as "Louie Louie 64-65-66". )[93] "Louie Louie" did reach No. Among the songs he began performing as an occasional guest singer with a local band, the Bluenotes, in 1958 were "Louie Louie", which he had "rescued from oblivion"[7] after hearing Berry's obscure original single, and Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin", which gave him his stage name. All the great rock songs are about longing. [203] It was used during the opening credits of Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story and as an ending song in Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes in which Pop took part as himself. Other major examples of the song's legacy include the celebration of International Louie Louie Day every year on April 11; the annual Louie Louie Parade in Philadelphia from 1985 to 1989; the LouieFest in Tacoma from 2003 to 2012; the ongoing annual Louie Louie Street Party in Peoria; and the unsuccessful attempt in 1985 to make it the state song of Washington. [18] Over the course of the investigation, a "folk legend of modern times that has yet to be bettered for sheer inanity",[36] the FBI interviewed Richard Berry, members of the Kingsmen, members of Paul Revere and the Raiders, and record company executives. The official lyrics are listed below in plain print, with one of the many alternative versions in italics. Ain't no difference if you're black or white. [23][24], In Berry's mind, the words "Louie Louie" "just kind of fell out of the sky",[22] superimposing themselves over the repeating bassline. [12], Others noted that it "served as a bridge to the R&B of the past and the rap scene of the future",[13] that "it came to symbolize the garage rock genre, where the typical performance was often aggressive and usually amateurish",[14] and that "all you need to make a great rock 'n' roll record are the chords to 'Louie Louie' and a bad attitude. Entered chart October 22, 1966, for seven weeks. followed by a sax intro similar to the Rockin' Robin Roberts version (guitar in later releases). There is good in the night, Knowing what's wrong from what's right. Sail that ship about, all alone. 2010-03-05 17:15:01. Kids Menu. KFJC's Maximum Louie Louie Marathon topped the competition in August 1983 with 823 versions played over 63 hours, plus in studio performances by Richard Berry and Jack Ely. [359][360], In the early 1980s KALX in Berkeley and KFJC in Los Altos Hills engaged in a "Louie Louie" marathon battle with each station increasing the number of versions played. Summary of "Louie Louie" rankings and recognition in major publications and surveys. [16] American Songwriter summarized, "It might be the best-known rock song of all time. Live 1960s versions were released on bootlegs The Kinks in Germany (1965), Kinky Paris (1965), Live in San Francisco (1969), Kriminal Kinks (1972), and The Kinks at the BBC (2012). [320] CD Review characterized his version as "oddly appropriate".[323]. April 11 (Richard Berry's birthday) is celebrated as International Louie Louie Day[384][385] and is listed by Chase's Calendar of Events, the National Special Events Registry,[386] and other sources. We gotta go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta . [22] The tune was written originally as "Amarren Al Loco" ("Tie Up the Madman") by Cuban bandleader Rosendo Ruiz Jr. (also known as Rosendo Ruiz Quevedo), but became best known in the "El Loco Cha Cha" arrangement by Ren Touzet which included a ten-note "1-2-3 12 1-2-3 12" tumbao or rhythmic pattern. 85-12 in the state legislature, citing the need for a "contemporary theme song that can be used to engender a sense of pride and community, and in the enhancement of tourism and economic development". 76 in Record World, No. Two rival editionsone featuring lead singer Jack Ely, the other with Lynn Easton who held the rights to the band's namewere competing for live audiences across the country. [73], The Kingsmen's version with its "ragged",[74] "sloppy",[75] "chaotic",[76] "shambolic, lumbering style",[77] complete with "manic lead guitar solo, insane cymbal crashes, generally slurred and unintelligible lyrics",[78] transformed the earlier Rockin' Robin Roberts version on which it was based into a "bumbling, bear-in-a-china-shop",[79] "gloriously incoherent",[80] "raw and raucous"[81] "stomping garage-rocker"[82] "so wrong it's right". The FBI started a 31-month investigation into the matter and concluded they were "unable to interpret any of the wording in the record. The track also appeared on the CD re-issues of Overkill (1996) and The Best of Motrhead (2000). [392], April 10, 1998 The Kingsmen won a historic legal case against Gusto Records/GML, regaining ownership and royalty rights to all their recordings. 15 on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the Kingsmen's No. [366], Various versions of "Louie Louie" have appeared in the films listed below.[367]. The song was written by Richard Berry in the 1950s, but it is most famous for the 1963 cover by the Kingsmen. [408], Peoria, Illinois has held an annual "Louie Louie" street party and festival every year since 1988. Entered chart May 14, 1966, for two weeks. Entered chart September 16, 1999, for two weeks. Lyrically, the first person perspective of the song was influenced by "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)", which is sung from the perspective of a customer talking to a bartender ("Louie" was the name of Berry's bartender). There he stood in the night Knowing what's wrong from what's right He took her home to meet his mama and papa Man he had a terrible fight Louie nearly caused a scene Wishin' it was a dream Ain't no diff'rence if you're black or white Brothers you know what I mean. [211] The original release by Hot Chocolate reached No. [36], While the title of the song is often rendered with a comma ("Louie, Louie"), in 1988, Berry told Esquire magazine that the correct title of the song was "Louie Louie" with no comma.
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