[78] The song quickly became "something of a Rorschach test for dirty minds"[332] who "thought they could detect obscene suggestions in the lyric". Rogan also cited brother Dave Davies' distorted power chords as "the sonic contribution that transformed the composition" into a hit song. You know the pain that's in my heartIt just shows I'm not very smartWho needs love when you've got a gun?Who needs love to have any fun? The song's combination of narration and singing within a storytelling structure elicited a variety of critic's reactions ranging from "appealing"[264] and "imaginative adaptation"[261] to "probably the funkiest version of 'Louie Louie' ever recorded". The first college band album was the USC Trojan Marching Band's Let The Games Begin in 1984. 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'". and earn IQ. Jack Ely, founder and guitarist with the Kingsmen and lead singer on their #2 hit, "Louie Louie" (1963), died Monday (April 27th, 2015) at his home in Redmond, Oregon after what as termed a "long illness." He was 71. Denials of chicanery by Kingsmen and Ely did not stop the controversy. (1965), Paul Revere Rides Again! Presents Frat Party (VHS, recorded 1965, released 1991), 60s Dance Party (1982), California Cooler Presents Cooler Hits (recorded 1986, released 1987),[112] The Louie Louie Collection (as the Mystery Band, 1994), Red, White & Rock (2002), Garage Sale (recorded 2002, released 2003), and My Music: '60s Pop, Rock & Soul (DVD, 2011). [211] The original release by Hot Chocolate reached No. (2014). Brother Louie by Hot Chocolate Album: Greatest Hits ( 1973) Charted: 7 License This Song songfacts She was black as the night Louie was whiter than white Danger, danger when you taste brown sugar Louie fell in love over night Hey man, what's wrong with that? "[354], The lyrics controversy resurfaced briefly in 2005 when the superintendent of the school system in Benton Harbor, Michigan, refused to let a marching band play the song in a local parade; she later relented.[355][356]. "[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. The inclusion of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" is a bit of an anachronism in that the film takes place on a trip from Detroit to Florida during the summer of 1963. [410][411]. 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. 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! Jack Ely would later insist that as a 19-year-old singing "Louie Louie" in one take in a Portland, Ore., studio in 1963, he had followed the original lyrics faithfully. [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!!" 10 Great Versions Of Louie Louie Following the death of Kingsmen vocalist Jack Ely, whose vocal turned Richard Berry's song into a rock'n'roll phenomenon, MOJO presents our favourite versions. 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. Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie Bruce Springsteen has had a long association with "Louie Louie", playing it at multiple concerts and guest appearances, and commenting often on its significance. [169] Zappa said that he fired guitarist Alice Stuart from the Mothers of Invention because she couldn't play "Louie Louie", although this comment was obviously intended as a joke. [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". hey! Before punk it was like you had to have a double degree in music. [320] CD Review characterized his version as "oddly appropriate".[323]. "[336] In response, Max Feirtag of publisher Limax Music offered $1,000 to "anyone finding anything suggestive in the lyrics",[337] and Broadcasting magazine published the actual lyrics as provided by Limax. 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. "[268], The track was released on White's 1981 Beware! "Like A Rolling Stone" is about longing; 'How does it feel to be without a home?' Alec Palao in the Love That Louie CD sleeve notes highlighted Davies' "supremely lecherous, almost drunken vocal" and suggested that "Davies drew from 'Louie' the urchin persona that populated so much of the Kinks' early work". But you couldn't understand the words, they were all garbled.". [138], With a version on their 1964 album A Halo to You, the Angels were the first girl group to cover "Louie Louie". 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! [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. (1983), and The Last Madman of Rock and Roll (1986, DVD). I'm gonna do this song that this black guy wrote. They were huge fans of the Kingsmens "Louie Louie" and Dave Davies remembered the song inspiring Rays singing, saying in an interview:[151][152]. This article is about the song. The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" While Jack Ely's crazed vocal gets almost all of the attention, the Kingsmen were a group that played their own instruments and sang. [401][402][403], The City of Tacoma held a summer music and arts festival from 2003 to 2012 in July named LouieFest. This is truly the quintessential garage band moment, an audio-vrit snapshot that communicates directly what red-blooded grass roots American rock 'n' roll is all about the Kingsmen's 'Louie Louie' spills forth with a rush of teenage hormones: raw, untutored yet seemingly ready to take on the world. Then he placed Ely in the middle of his fellow musicians, all in an effort to create a better "live feel" for the recording. 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". 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. Released nationally on Wand label in October 1963. [2] Phil Dennys arranged the string section. s eye Lord up above Oowee Louie pie Mama Satan sat down on . (Trivia: 'Louie' is written, directed, edited and produced by comedian Louis C.K.) [138][213][214] Her cover version has been described as tapping "directly into the primal, urchin-like spirit of rock's renaissance".[215]. On September 5, 2013, the city of Portland dedicated a plaque at the site to commemorate the event. [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]. [138], Otis Redding's "spunky free-associating"[36] version was released on his 1964 album Pain in My Heart. 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). "Louie Louie" journeyed to its lyrical Jamaican destination with a reggae version "as soulful as it gets"[36] by Toots and the Maytals. But it's actually a cover of a song. [145] A 1965 letter to London's Record Mirror opined, "Besides completely copying the Kingsmen's vocal and instrumental style, The Kinks rose to fame with two watery twists of this classic."[146], Dave Marsh asserted that the Kinks "blatantly based their best early hits" on the "Louie Louie" riff. The "remarkable historical impact"[3] of "Louie Louie" has been recognized by organizations and publications worldwide for its influence on the history of rock and roll. Crumpled pieces of paper professing to be "the real lyrics" to "Louie Louie" circulated among teens. More recent rhythm action games featured individual artist versions including Rocksmith (Joan Jett), Just Dance (Iggy Pop), and Rocksmith 2014 (Motrhead). 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". Louie Louie, me gotta go. Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, you're gonna cry. Am Dm He took her home to meet his mama and papa, Em Dm Am Man, he had a terrible fight. And it's that faintly ridiculous air that makes the Kingsmen's record the classic that it is, especially since it's followed by a guitar solo that's just as wacky. ", "The Tall Cool Tale of Paul Revere & the Raiders: A Conversation with Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere", "Paul Revere five great songs from one of America's 60s rock legends", The Best of Louie Louie, Vol. The Kingsmen's studio version was recorded in one partial and one full take. We gotta go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta . Nothing bad, it was good Louie had the best girl he could TikTok's current Commercial Music Library of 150,000+ pre-licensed songs includes "Louie Louie" versions by the Kingsmen, the Kinks, Otis Redding, Motrhead, Young and Restless, and the Most.[372]. 89, No. 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. CHORUS: Am Dm Louie, Louie, Louie, Loo-ee. 68 on the UK Singles Chart.[225]. Who sang i want to be like you from jungle book? [137] Other surf music versions included the Chan-Dells in 1963, the Pyramids and the Surfaris in 1964, the Trashmen, the Invictas, and Jan and Dean in 1965, the Challengers in 1966, the Ripp Tides in 1981, and the Shockwaves in 1988. Louie Louie, me gotta go . Let's Party, it was also included on the 1983 compilation The Best of Louie Louie, Volume 2. I'm gonna make it home Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We . I suppose it was my bid for immortality, one of those great bolts of inspiration. 1 in the West and Hawaii, but only reached No. [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 Louie Anderson, longtime comic, game show host and actor who won an Emmy for his role as Christine Baskets in the FX series "Baskets," has died at age 68. 1, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, the Presidents of the United States of America, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, University of Washington Husky Marching Band.
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