[26], Los Angeles-based Flip Records recorded Berry's composition with his vocal group the Pharaohs in April 1956 and released it in April 1957 as a single B-side of "You Are My Sunshine". [290], The group's logo paid tribute to the logo of the Kingsmen. More recent non-English efforts included: "Louie Louie" has spawned a number of answer songs, sequels, and tributes from the 1960s to the present:[44], As "Louie Louie" began to climb the national charts in late 1963, Jack Ely's "slurry snarl"[328] and "mush-mouthed",[329] "gloriously garbled",[330] "legendarily manic", [331] "punk squawk"[36] vocals gave rise to dark rumors about "dirty lyrics". 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.
Louie Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics - Lyrics On Demand Answer (1 of 7): The song Louie Louie, by the Kingsmen was about a guy sailing to Jamaica to see his girl who was waiting for him. [32], Other versions appeared on Casino Club Presents Richard Berry (1966), Great Rhythm and Blues Oldies Volume 12 (1977), The Best of Louie, Louie (1983), and In Session: Great Rhythm & Blues (2002). Subscribe to our mag by Paul Stokes | Posted on 30 04 2015 The Seattle Times annually bestows its Louie Awards upon "those who - through conscious act, rotten luck or slip of the tongue - stretch the limits of imagination or tolerance or taste in the Great Northwest."[413]. In an interview with the paper, the then-teen girl admitted to liking the song when she first heard it. The song is actually called Brother Louie (NOT the Kingsmen's song Louie Louie) and came from 1973, first recorded by Hot Chocolate, but the one confused as being Rod Stewart was the version . [60] It also picked up play across the border in Vancouver, British Columbia, appearing in the top 40 of the CFUN chart. Meanwhile, the Raiders version, with far stronger promotion, was becoming a hit in California and was also listed as "bubbling under" one week after the Kingsmen debuted on the chart. "[335] Richard Berry told Esquire Magazine in 1988 that the Kingsmen had sung the song exactly as written[22] and often deflected questions about the lyrics by saying, "If I told you the words, you wouldn't believe me anyway.
DId Rod Stewart ever sing the song Louie Louie Louie Louie? Sales estimates ranged from 40,000[31] to 130,000 copies. 2 pop hit, but also helped set the template for garage-rock and later hard-rock guitar.
Louie Duck (2017) | DuckTales Wiki | Fandom Only included on the 2000 CD reissue. [320] CD Review characterized his version as "oddly appropriate".[323]. [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. Later releases featured different lead vocalists on Special Edition (1982, Michael Bradley), Generic Rock & Roll (1993, Carlo Driggs), Flower Power (2011, Darren Dowler), and The Revolutionary Hits of Paul Revere & the Raiders (2019, David Huizenga). [62], Roberts was killed in an automobile accident in 1967, but his "legacy would reverberate down through the ages". 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. Subsequent Kingsmen "Louie Louie" versions with either Lynn Easton or Dick Peterson as lead vocalist appeared on Live & Unreleased (recorded 1963, released 1992), Live at the Castle (recorded 1964, released 2011), Shindig! 68 on the UK Singles Chart.[225].
Castaway's Seafood Grille - Yelp Wild Flower Records Archives - Zero to 180 - Three Minute Magic [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. That distinction apparently belonged to Mike Mitchell. [61] The track was included on the 1963 album The Wailers & Co, the 1964 compilation album Tall Cool One, the 1998 reissue of the 1962 album The Fabulous Wailers Live at the Castle, and multiple later compilations. Louie's phone number is 555-0123. Entered chart August 2, 1975, for six weeks. [35][7] The original version was not legitimately re-released until the Ace Records Love That Louie compilation in 2002. [271], I'm gonna sing just like Richard Berry. "[48], Richard Berry was on the underbill for a concert in the Seattle-Tacoma area in September 1957 and his record appeared on local radio station charts in November 1957. I'm gonna make it home Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We . Cadena would go on to sing on the Six Pack EP before switching to rhythm guitar and being replaced on vocals by Henry Rollins. Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie
Cover versions of Louie Louie written by Richard Berry | SecondHandSongs BROTHER LOUIE CHORDS by Stories @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Louie Louie, me gotta go. Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
Stories - Brother Louie Lyrics | Genius Lyrics A 1973 live version was released on The Detroit Tapes (2009). CHORUS: Am Dm Louie, Louie, Louie, Loo-ee. Louie's mom was originally going to name him Rebel. 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. [265] One Allmusic reviewer called it "a truly bizarre rendition"[266] while another lamented that the Clarke/Duke version "criminally, never made it onto any of the various artists collections that showcased the legendary Richard Berry tune."[263]. [208] Another author, writing about the song's use in a scene in This Is England noted, "A black Jamaican band's cover of a black American song, made famous by a white American band, seems an appropriate signifier of the racial harmony that [director Shane] Meadows seeks to evoke ."[209], The group performed the song frequently in concert and a live version appeared on the 1998 various artists album Reggae Live Sessions Volume 2. re all under arrest now! Aye-yi-yi, I said. [231], The first known recorded performance was on September 9, 1978 at the University of Notre Dame on the Darkness Tour, followed by other tour performances in 1978, 1981, 2009, and 2014. hey! [382], Although the effort failed in the end, a cover of Berry's rewritten version was released in 1986 by Jr. Cadillac and included on the 1994 compilation The Louie Louie Collection. The Raiders also recorded Richard Berry's "Have Love, Will Travel", a "'Louie Louie' rewrite",[133] and "Louie, Go Home", an answer song penned by Lindsay and Revere after Berry declined their request for a "Louie Louie" follow-up,[134] as well as "Just Like Me", a "first cousin to 'Louie Louie'".
Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie' lyrics dirty? Well, the FBI got involved. And it's the reason true rock 'n' roll, and true rock 'n' roll bands, will never die. The original version also contains a scarcely audible "dirty lyric" when Mark Lindsay says, "Do she fuck?
LOUIE LOUIE CHORDS (ver 2) by Kingsmen @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com Their rap, with rewritten lyrics, "chronicled a pursuit of the song's real words".[275]. [p] The Kingsmen version also appeared on More American Graffiti (1975) and Good Morning Vietnam (1987) compilations, but was not used in either movie. Later with the Stooges and as a solo performer, he recorded multiple versions of the song. 89, No. [59], The record was then reissued and promoted by Liberty Records in Los Angeles, but it failed to chart nationally. Amused by its slapdash sound, he played it on his program as "The Worst Record of the Week". Louie Louie (Lou-i, Lou-i):The Kingsmen. [227], In the film, the Deltas were clearly aping the Kingsmen version complete with slurred dirty lyrics, but the setting was 1962, a year before the Kingsmen recording. Let's Party, it was also included on the 1983 compilation The Best of Louie Louie, Volume 2.
FBI Records: The Vault Louie Louie (The Song) [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. "[85] Marsh ranked the song as No. Entered ""Bubbling Under" chart April 9, 1966, for one week. and earn IQ. [326] The "state rock song" was played following "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch at all Seattle Mariners home games from 1990 up until the 2022 season.[383]. [91] In total, the Kingsmen's version spent 16 weeks on the Hot 100, selling a million copies by April 1964. [138] Early big band releases included Dick Crest (Would You Believe - The Dick Crest Orchestra) and Neil Chotem (Neil Chotem and his Orchestra), both in 1968. The 12" EP, titled Louie Louie, included "Original Mix", "Da Digglar Mix", "Wiseguys Remix", and "Touch's Bonus Beats". They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (b. Jack Ely, the lead singer of the group the Kingsmen which recorded the hit " Louie Louie " -- a song that prompted an FBI investigation -- has died. 1 on Cashbox before Beatlemania hit the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand". 30 and No. And there are actually practical reasons why the lyrics are so difficult to understand. Who sang i want to be like you from jungle book? [140], A Minnesota girl group, the Shaggs, released a version as a 1965 single (Concert 1-78-65), and Honey Ltd. covered the song on a 1968 album and as a single (LHI 1216); however, the distinction of first girl group participation on a version of "Louie Louie" would go to the Shalimars, an Olympia girl group who provided overdubbed backing vocals in 1960 for a recording by Little Bill (Englehardt) released as a single in 1961 (Topaz 1305). [123][124][125][126] The recording was paid for and produced by KISN radio personality Roger Hart, who soon became personal manager for the band. And, thanks to Toots soulmans disregard for verbal meaning, the words are, if anything, even harder to discern than in the Kingsmen's version. "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. The work is constructed of 80 colored glass and acrylic panels representing the waveforms of the song using Bavington's concept of sculpting sound waves. 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. 1 (although Marsh asserts that it "far outsold" the other records, but was denied Billboard's top spot due to lack of "proper decorum". Although Richard Berry released his original version of the song in 1957, and the song had been popular with local bands in the Northwest following Rockin' Robin Roberts' 1961 single, the mythical Faber College was based on Dartmouth College in the Northeast U.S., so the use of "Louie Louie" was an anachronism.[227]. Trojan's compilation of Jamaica Independence Festival songs from 1966-1975 one piece of text really jumped out at me: 1974's 'Play De Music' by Tinga Stewart - a monster hit and the very last one of the archetypal Festival Songs, celebrating the
Richard Berry - Louie Louie Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Described as "a committed and omnipresent figure on the punk and post-punk scene in Manchester",[216] Jon the Postman became known for waiting until headline bands like the Buzzcocks, the Fall, and Warsaw (later Joy Division)[217] had finished their sets (sometimes before they had finished) before mounting the stage in a drunken state, grabbing the microphone, and performing his own versions of "Louie Louie". [156], With the only instrumental version to make the charts, Travis Wammack reached No. By the end of October, it was listed in Billboard as a regional breakout and a "bubbling under" entry for the national chart. It's the essential equation of rock 'n' roll. [276] Notable live performances in 1988 included Club MTV and the MTV Video Music Awards. 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. [396][397] and "Louie Louie" fans worldwide. [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. In compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI's capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. That psyches me up!" E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg played "Louie Louie" on his 2017 live Jukebox show,[233] and guitarist Nils Lofgren credited some of his success to "I just happened to play 'Louie Louie' a little different than the other guys. Am Dm Louie, Louie, Louie, Loo-ee. [56], Robin Roberts developed an interest in rock 'n' roll and rhythm and blues records as a high school student in Tacoma, Washington. 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"). [83] Ely had to stand on tiptoe to sing into a boom mike, and his braces further impeded his singing.
Are the Lyrics to 'Louie, Louie' Obscene? | Snopes.com Then we heard The Kingsmen and he had that lazy, throwaway, laid-back drawl in his voice, and it was magic. Early video games with chiptune versions of "Louie Louie" included California Games and Donkey Konga. Peak chart position reached in February 1964.
Louie Bags lyrics [358] They subsequently worked with choreographer Maurice Bjart on a "Psych Rock"-based score for the ballet Messe pour le temps prsent. [221] For some reason it appeared to go down rather well. The tune went on to be covered by the Beach Boys, the Grateful Dead. I sailed the ship all alone. [256] Demo versions of both tracks, recorded with Cadena, were included on the 1982 compilation album Everything Went Black. 's, 1967), Mario Allison (De Fiesta, 1967), and Rey Davila (On His Own, 1971). 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 . 97 in Billboard[99][100] and cracking the Top 40 in the Washington market. Peter Doggett labeled it "almost impossible to play badly"[42] and Greil Marcus proclaimed, "Has there ever been a bad version of 'Louie Louie'? ", James Marshall, writing in the February 1993 issue of, Taken from the "Sandinista Sessions" tracks not used for the, The FBI file states, " the record was played at various speeds but none of the speeds assisted in determining the words of the song on the record." Crowd noise overdubs added to simulate live version. Bruce Springsteen has had a long association with "Louie Louie", playing it at multiple concerts and guest appearances, and commenting often on its significance.
Louie Louie - Wikipedia It might be the most important rock song of all time. (2014). 11 out of the 1001 greatest singles ever made, describing it as "the most profound and sublime expression of rock and roll's ability to create something from nothing". The FBI's FOIA Library contains many files of public interest and historical value. [2] Phil Dennys arranged the string section. I was always trying to get Ray to sing, because I thought he had a great voice, but he was very shy. CultureSonar - Louie Louie: Why Is This Song So Awesome? 1 in the West and Hawaii, but only reached No. 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. Where can you hear the instrumental. [25] Berry cited Chuck Berry's "Havana Moon" and his exposure to Latin American music for the song's speech pattern and references to Jamaica. Louie hates hot dogs, golf, fishing, and surprises. Entered "Bubbling Under" chart November 9, 1963, for three weeks. Jack was the guitarist, singer and original member of The Kingsmen, a clean-cut bunch of musicians who recorded the smash hit "Louie Louie" back Detail:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-didnt-know-jack-larry-pugliese%3FarticleId%3D7447832767226892987 3Kingsmen - Louie Louie Author:powerpop.blog Published:12/04/2021
'Louie Louie' Lead Singer Dies -- Dead at 71 - TMZ Their anonymity remained in place, so no one would ever know exactly who was behind the banning of Louie Louie. A settlement was reached later in 1964 giving Easton the right to the Kingsmen name but requiring all future pressings of the original version of "Louie Louie" to display "Lead vocal by Jack Ely" on the label. Released nationally on Wand label in October 1963. 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". A music video of "Louie Louie House Mix", credited to "Various Artists (featuring Young MC)", was concurrently released and included appearances by Robert Townsend ("Its a hump song! [8] Other writers described it as "musically simple, lyrically simple, and joyously infectious",[9] "deliciously moronic",[10] "a completely unforgettable earworm",[11] and "the essence of rock's primal energy". [116], April 24, 2020 Death of Kingsmen front man Lynn Easton. It's the essential equation of art. 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. The official lyrics are listed below in plain print, with one of the many alternative versions in italics. [36], After their No. Released on regional Sand label in April 1963. Dave Marsh asserts that "Louie Louie" "far outsold" the No. [320] Other Spanish versions were released by Los Hermanos Carrion (Mexico), as "Alu, Aluai" on a 1971 album Lagrimas de Cristal Que Manera de Perder, Los Elegantes (Spain), as "Luisa Se Va" on a 1985 album Paso A Paso,[321] and Desperados (Spain), on a 1997 album Por Un Puado De Temas. Written by Mike Binder and directed by Joe Roth, Coupe de Ville featured an extended scene discussing possible interpretations of the "Louie Louie" lyrics and a closing credit montage of multiple "Louie Louie" versions. 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. The engineer for the session was the studio owner, Robert Lindahl. The first college band album was the USC Trojan Marching Band's Let The Games Begin in 1984. A hotel room in the McMenamins Crystal Hotel in Portland, Oregon has a "Louie Louie" theme including a painting representing the song by artist Jonathan Case and lyrics on the walls. On September 5, 2013, the city of Portland dedicated a plaque at the site to commemorate the event. [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. More recent rhythm action games featured individual artist versions including Rocksmith (Joan Jett), Just Dance (Iggy Pop), and Rocksmith 2014 (Motrhead). The initial release of the Kingsmen version on the regional Jerden label was in May 1963, but no significant national radio airplay and chart activity (or lyrics controversy) occurred until October and its national chart debut was not until early November. 20 in 1964 and remained on the charts for over two years (131 weeks total) until 1966.
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen - Songfacts 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 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. Inspired by Rene Touzet's "El Loco Cha Cha" and Chuck Berry's "Havana Moon," Berry.
Louie Louie singer Jack Ely dies aged 71 - BBC News I changed the first line and reference of the "Legacy" section to make the uncertainty clear. Louie often calls his oldest brother Huey "nerd". behind the guitar solo. Members of the Wailers, Kingsmen, Raiders, Sonics and other groups with "Louie Louie" associations regularly made appearances. The song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen might not strike you as Federal Bureau of Investigation material. [27] The Pharaohs were Godoy Colbert (first tenor), Stanley Henderson (second tenor, subbing for Robert Harris), and Noel Collins (baritone). [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. 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. Now louie louie had his time Seemed . [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. A D Em D A D Em D I said, Lou..ie Lou. [57], In 1959, Roberts left the Bluenotes and began singing with another local band, the Wailers, famed for their "hard-nosed R&B/rock fusion". Music critic Dave Marsh wrote a 245-page book about the song, Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song, Including the Full Details of Its Torture and Persecution at the Hands of the Kingsmen, J.Edgar Hoover's F.B.I, and a Cast of Millions.[369]. "[63], On 6 April 1963,[65] the Kingsmen, a rock and roll group from Portland, Oregon, chose "Louie Louie" for their second recording, their first having been "Peter Gunn Rock". 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". 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'". The year 1988 also saw multiple rap and hip hop releases with "Louie Louie" sampling (see Use in sampling section below). 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'.