The quick success of "Louie Louie" faltered, however, due to lack of support from Columbia and its A&R man Mitch Miller,[127] a former bandleader (Sing Along With Mitch) with "retrogressive taste"[128] who disliked the "musical illiteracy" of rock and roll. On September 5, 2013, the city of Portland dedicated a plaque at the site to commemorate the event. "Louie Louie" was the creation of Richard Berry, a Los Angeles sideman, session player, and singer-songwriter. 's, 1967), Mario Allison (De Fiesta, 1967), and Rey Davila (On His Own, 1971). I'm gonna make it home Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta . A single was also released in Europe (cut to 3:38 from the album's 5:05 length). 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. [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. A partial list (see Recognition and rankings table below) includes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, National Public Radio, VH1, Rolling Stone Magazine, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Recording Industry Association of America. Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, you're gonna cry. [27] The Pharaohs were Godoy Colbert (first tenor), Stanley Henderson (second tenor, subbing for Robert Harris), and Noel Collins (baritone). [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. [101] Total sales estimates for the single range from 10 million[26] to over 12 million with cover versions accounting for another 300 million. Released nationally on Columbia label in October 1963. On the ship, I dream she there. [118], Support for International Louie Louie Day and other "Louie Louie"related observances is provided by the Louie Louie Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS). [138][213][214] Her cover version has been described as tapping "directly into the primal, urchin-like spirit of rock's renaissance".[215]. A version of the song by The Fall with Jon on vocals appeared on the Live 1977 album which was described by Stewart Home as taking "the amateurism of the Kingsmen to its logical conclusion with grossly incompetent musicianship and a drummer who seems to be experiencing extreme difficulty simply keeping time". "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. More recent rhythm action games featured individual artist versions including Rocksmith (Joan Jett), Just Dance (Iggy Pop), and Rocksmith 2014 (Motrhead). 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. Both tracks from the single were included on the 1983 compilation album The First Four Years, and "Louie Louie" was also included on 1987's WastedAgain. [138], Otis Redding's "spunky free-associating"[36] version was released on his 1964 album Pain in My Heart. There were many covers of the song over the years since it was written. Released nationally on Wand label in October 1963. [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]. [121] Guitar Player magazine noted, "Raw, lightning-fast, and loud, the solo's unbridled energy helped make the song a No. Entered chart August 2, 1975, for six weeks. Born in Portland, Jack started out as a jazz pianist but switched to guitar after seeing Elvis Presley perform on television. [86] The Independent in Britain noted that it reinforced "a growing suspicion that enthusiasm was more important to rock 'n' roll than technical competence or literal meaning. 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. [138], The Kinks recorded "Louie Louie" on October 18, 1964. Louie Louie Louie Louie. 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. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was covered that same year in German by Die Rosy-Singers.[319]. 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 [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". [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. Released as a single (Atlantic 2322), the track was not included on Wammack's first album in 1972 or any thereafter. [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). "[340][341] The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the complaint,[342] and looked into the various rumors of "real lyrics" that were circulating among teenagers. Who sang i want to be like you from jungle book? [272], In White's arrangement, "Louie Louie" emerges as an up-tempo Latin groove, driven by timbales and congas and punctuated by brilliant trumpet riffs, while White supplements the chorus with the plaintive interpolation "Comin' home, Jamaaaica!" Entered chart September 30, 1978, for four weeks. [139] Other versions by R&B artists included Ike & Tina Turner, the Tams, and Nat & John in 1968, Wilbert Harrison in 1969, the Topics in 1970, and Barry White in 1981. Hint: It's Not Who You Think", Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind, "RIP: The Last of Richard Berry's Pharaohs", "RIP: Dorothy Berry, high school sweetheart + first wife of Richard", "Louie Louie why the influential garage classic was investigated by the FBI", "Richard Berry: Los Angeles Native Turned Tacoma Icon", "Little Bill & the Bluenotes (2008) LOUIE of the Week", "Mr. Jimbo Metastasizing, or, You Can't Aways Death What You Want: Griel Marcus on the Doors", "The History of "Louie Louie" - Part 3: Answer Songs, Sequels, and Tributes", "Proto-punk: 10 records that paved the way for '76", "Lewis, Dave (19381998): Father of Northwest Rock", "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time", "Everybody sing! That psyches me up!" 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. Originally. Entered chart October 15, 1988, for three weeks. The 12" EP, titled Louie Louie, included "Original Mix", "Da Digglar Mix", "Wiseguys Remix", and "Touch's Bonus Beats". Entered chart October 22, 1966, for seven weeks. The Kingsmen recorded the song at Northwestern Inc. Motion Pictures & Recording Studios at 411 SW 13th Avenue in Portland, Oregon. 103 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. [69], The session was produced by Ken Chase, a local disc jockey on the AM rock station 91 KISN who also owned the teen nightclub where the Kingsmen were the house band. 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". 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. The movie trailer also used the Richard Berry and Kingsmen versions. [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. A 1973 live version was released on The Detroit Tapes (2009). 1 on Seattle's KJR and establishing "Louie Louie" as "the signature riff of Northwest rock 'n' roll". [256] Demo versions of both tracks, recorded with Cadena, were included on the 1982 compilation album Everything Went Black. Originally released on the 1967 album Hey! It was released in November on the Kinksize Session EP and on two 1965 US-only albums, Kinks-Size and Kinkdom. Louie . Nothing bad, it was good Louie had the best girl he could 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 earliest known high school band albums with a song version were the Evanston Township High School's Hi-Lights 1965 and the Franklin High School Choir, Orchestra, and Stage Band's 1966 Bel Cantos Concert. He died in Las Vegas after undergoing . 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. 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. "Louie Louie" was Motrhead's first single for Bronze Records in 1978, following their initial release on Chiswick Records in 1977. "[32] In the Love That Louie CD booklet, Alec Palao wrote,[36]. We think ELY is the possible answer on this clue. 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. No strangers to controversy themselves, the band pummel the song with their trademark pre-Henry Rollins era guitar sludge, while singer Dez Cadena spits out his nihilistic rewording of the most misunderstood lyrics in rock history."[256]. In 1979 "Louie Louie" (Kingsmen version) was included on the Quadrophenia soundtrack album. [18] The nearly unintelligible (and innocuous) lyrics were widely misinterpreted, and the song was banned by radio stations. Used as a cell phone ringtone by Roy Miller (. Ely's controversial song was a monster hit. [p] The Kingsmen version also appeared on More American Graffiti (1975) and Good Morning Vietnam (1987) compilations, but was not used in either movie. "Like A Rolling Stone" is about longing; 'How does it feel to be without a home?' Columbia Records issued the single nationally in June 1963 and it went to No. Quick interpolations of "Louie Louie" also frequently turn up in other Zappa works. Throughout the majority of The Kingsmen's existence, the late Jack Ely was not the band's lead singer. [36], After their No. Louie Louie Louie Louis Louie Louie Louie Loueye Louie Louie Louie Louis Louie Louie you're gonna cry. [254][255], Bryan Carroll of AllMusic gave the single four out of five stars, saying, "Of the more than 1,500 commitments of Richard Berry's 'Louie Louie' to wax Black Flag's volatile take on the song is incomparable. As a quick fix, drummer Lynn Easton covered the pause with a drum fill. Later with the Stooges and as a solo performer, he recorded multiple versions of the song. Entered chart October 17, 1966, for nine weeks. 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". Me gotta go." "Fine little girl waits for me. Another actor from the film, DeWayne Jessie as Otis Day of Otis Day and the Knights, included a version on the VHS release Otis My Man in 1987. As the "godfather of punk", he inspired a host of punk rock successors, including many with their own versions as the song became a "live staple for many punk-rock bands of the 1970s". [347], In a 1964 interview, Lynn Easton of the Kingsmen said, "We took the words from the original version and recorded them faithfully. We gotta go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta . [370], In 2015 Microsoft Messenger introduced the Zya Ditty app which allowed users to create short text-to-autotune music videos using a library of pre-licensed songs including "Louie Louie" and others. 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. The original version also contains a scarcely audible "dirty lyric" when Mark Lindsay says, "Do she fuck? Multiple live versions by Patti Smith, the "punk poet laureate",[212] were released in the mid-1970s on bootleg albums Let's Deodorize The Night, Teenage Perversity & Ships In The Night, In Heat, and Bicentenary Blues, usually as a medley in which Lou Reed's "Pale Blue Eyes" would "sacrilegiously segue" into "Louie Louie". 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 [92] "Dominique" by the Singing Nun and "There! [267] The album was nominated for a 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Marsh wrote that the lyrics controversy "reflected the country's infantile sexuality" and "ensured the song's eternal perpetuation",[19] while another writer termed it "the ultimate expression of youthful rebellion". Danny DeVito. The single also included an early version of "Damaged I", which would be re-recorded with Rollins for the band's debut album, Damaged, later that year. 97 in Billboard[99][100] and cracking the Top 40 in the Washington market. "Louie Louie" journeyed to its lyrical Jamaican destination with a reggae version "as soulful as it gets"[36] by Toots and the Maytals. behind the guitar solo. When the Monkees sang ''I thought love was more or less a giving thing,'' in their 1966 song, ''I`m a Believer,'' my personal version had love as ''moral lessons and given things.'' And it was. "Louie Louie (Where Did She Roam)", 1996, "Louie Louie Music", 2012, Armitage Shanks (, "I Wanna Louie Louie (All Night Long)", 2020, Charles Albright (, 1999: Mutha Funkin, "Say It Again" (12" single, UK release), This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 17:09. The guitar break is triggered by a shout, "Okay, let's give it to 'em right now! [404][405], The largest "Louie Louie" parade, organized by WWMR deejay John DeBella, was held in Philadelphia from 1985 to 1989 with proceeds going to leukemia victims. [83] Ely had to stand on tiptoe to sing into a boom mike, and his braces further impeded his singing. "[122], Paul Revere & the Raiders also recorded a "cleaner, more accomplished"[36] version of "Louie Louie", probably on April 11 or 13, 1963, in the same Portland studio as the Kingsmen. " 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. [394][395], April 16, 2021 Death of Kingsmen guitarist Mike Mitchell. 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. "Louie, Louie"! 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. Now louie louie had his time Seemed . The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Louie Louie (Lou-i, Lou-i):The Kingsmen. A shorter version was released as a 1972 single in Jamaica (Jaguar J.49) and the U.K. (Trojan TR-7865) with a longer version included on the 1973 Funky Kingston album, described by rock critic Lester Bangs writing in Stereo Review as "Perfection, the most exciting and diversified set of reggae tunes by a single artist yet released". 3)), but not again until two Wammack compilations, That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis (1987) and Scr-Scr-Scratchy! album, and also as 12" and a 7" single (shortened from 7:14 to 3:35). 1 record ". 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'. [156], With the only instrumental version to make the charts, Travis Wammack reached No. go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta. Richard Berry loved it because White's version finally brought to life his original vision of "all the timbales and congas going, and me singing 'Louie Louie'." [393], April 28, 2015 Death of Kingsmen vocalist Jack Ely. One lyric in particular captured Pop's long term relationship with the song: "I think about the meaning of my life again, and I have to sing "Louie Louie" again. Recording Industry Association of America, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road), You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. I suppose it was taking the punk ethos to the extreme anyone can have a go. The song was written by Richard Berry in the 1950s, but it is most famous for the 1963 cover by the Kingsmen. [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. 26 in 1964, and to date remains the last "Louie Louie" version to appear on the US or UK charts. The Belushi version was also released as a single (MCA 3046) and reached No. 91, and No. The song was originally written and recorded in. Continued touring, line-up changes, and occasional reunions resulted in multiple recorded live versions with various lead singers Keith Morris, Dez Cadena, Henry Rollins, Ron Reyes, and Mike Vallely. 1 (although Marsh asserts that it "far outsold" the other records, but was denied Billboard's top spot due to lack of "proper decorum". Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive.[90]. Hot Chocolate - Brother Louie 1973 She was black as the nightLouie was whiter than whiteDanger, danger when you taste brown sugarLouie fell in love over nigh. 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? [401][402][403], The City of Tacoma held a summer music and arts festival from 2003 to 2012 in July named LouieFest. 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 FBI . The bureau's. hey! Later versions appeared on Sinderella (1980) and Live at Easy Street (2016). [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!!" Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! Louie Louie, me gotta go. Not on the 1979 LP or 1993 CD reissue. Entered "Bubbling Under" chart November 9, 1963, for three weeks. The album was reissued in 1997 with additional remixes including one by Ken Abyss titled "Psych Rock (Metal Time Machine Mix)" that, along with the original, heavily influenced Christopher Tyng's Futurama theme song. Entered chart September 16, 1999, for two weeks. Entered chart January 30, 1964, for seven weeks. 68 on the UK Singles Chart.[225]. "[235], More recently, Springsteen included the Kingsmen's version in a curated "frat rock" playlist on the 25th episode of his From My Home to Yours Sirius XM radio show in July 2021. 76 in Record World, No. [116], April 24, 2020 Death of Kingsmen front man Lynn Easton. Louie hates hot dogs, golf, fishing, and surprises. [218][219] The first occurrence was at a Buzzcocks concert at the Band on the Wall venue on May 2, 1977,[220] which he described: I think the Buzzcocks left the stage and the microphone was there and a little voice must have been calling, 'This is your moment, Jon.' Tom Cruise in Knight and Day (2010) used the Kingsmen version as a ringtone/movement reminder. I smell the rose in her hair. [147] Other sources stated that Davies wrote "You Really Got Me" while trying to work out the chords of "Louie Louie" at the suggestion of the group's manager, Larry Page. I've no idea to this day why I sang 'Louie Louie,' the ultimate garage anthem from the 60s. [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. Go to google and type in Louie Louie and it'll give you several websites that have the lyrics.
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