A single was also released in Europe (cut to 3:38 from the album's 5:05 length). This article is about the song. 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. Released as a single on the band's own label, Etiquette, in early 1961, it became a huge hit locally, charting at No. Brother Louie (Hot Chocolate song) - Wikipedia Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie Me gotta go. Entered chart July 3, 1999, for six weeks. Originally released on the 1967 album Hey! 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. 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. [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". 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! Although similar to the original, the version on Rhino's 1983 The Best of Louie, Louie compilation[33] is actually a note-for-note re-recording (with backup vocals by doo wop revival group Big Daddy)[34] created because licensing could not be obtained for Berry's 1957 version. [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. 1 in the West and Hawaii, but only reached No. [365] In April 2015 Orme Radio broadcast the First Italian Louie Louie Marathon, playing 279 versions in 24 hours. It was released in November on the Kinksize Session EP and on two 1965 US-only albums, Kinks-Size and Kinkdom. Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A - Brother Louie Lyrics - LetsSingIt [1] Alexis Korner has a spoken word part in this version of the song. [366], Various versions of "Louie Louie" have appeared in the films listed below.[367]. 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. 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'". "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen - Song Meanings and Facts The Kingsmen's lead vocalist, Jack Ely, based his version on the recording by Rockin' Robin Roberts with the Fabulous Wailers, but unintentionally reintroduced Berrys original stop-time rhythm as he showed the other members how to play it with a 123, 12, 123 beat instead of the 1234, 12, 1234 beat on the Wailers record. 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. Summary of "Louie Louie" rankings and recognition in major publications and surveys. The crossword clue possible answer is available in 3 letters. [22][30] The single was a regional hit on the West Coast, particularly in San Francisco, and when Berry toured the Pacific Northwest, local R&B bands began to play the song, increasing its popularity. 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. I changed the first line and reference of the "Legacy" section to make the uncertainty clear. Peter Doggett labeled it "almost impossible to play badly"[42] and Greil Marcus proclaimed, "Has there ever been a bad version of 'Louie Louie'? LOUIE LOUIE CHORDS (ver 2) by Kingsmen @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com [113], On 9 November 1998, after a protracted lawsuit that lasted five years and cost $1.3 million, the Kingsmen were awarded ownership of all their recordings released on Wand Records from Gusto Records, including "Louie Louie". The 1983 compilation The Best of Louie, Louie featured a Russian version by Red Square,[33] and in 1997 an entire album of Spanish covers, The First Louie Louie Spanish Compilation, was released with versions by the Flaming Sideburns, the Navahodads, Los DelTonos, and eight others. [36], After their No. "[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. "[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. The Kingsmen The Best of The Kingsmen 1963 Kingsmen International Licensing, Inc. 2005 Ki. Rock is primarily about longing. 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. [371] In 2017 ByteDance acquired Musical.ly and merged it with TikTok to deliver app functionality for creating short lip-sync and music videos. Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive.[90]. The movie trailer also used the Richard Berry and Kingsmen versions. In the liner notes to Baba Boom! A crowd of 4,000, estimated by press reports, convened at the state capitol that day for speeches, singalongs, and performances by the Wailers, the Kingsmen, and Paul Revere & the Raiders. [380], Picking up on this initially prankish effort, Whatcom County Councilman Craig Cole introduced Resolution No. 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? [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. LOUIE, LOU EYE, GO FIGURE IT OUT - Chicago Tribune [290], The group's logo paid tribute to the logo of the Kingsmen. Wiki User. 1 on the Cashbox R&B chart. hey! [Intro] A D Em D A D Em Lou..ie Lou..ie, oh no, we gotta go..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, D yeah, yeah. [271], I'm gonna sing just like Richard Berry. By helping UG you make the world better. Entered chart August 2, 1975, for six weeks. And why I did it a cappella and changed all the lyrics apart from the actual chorus, I have no idea. Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, you're gonna cry. (Trivia: 'Louie' is written, directed, edited and produced by comedian Louis C.K.) Entered chart November 5, 1988, for four weeks. Me gotta go." "Fine little girl waits for me. 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. '"[116] When it came time to do that, however, Ely discovered the sound engineer had raised the studio's only microphone several feet above his head. I've no idea to this day why I sang 'Louie Louie,' the ultimate garage anthem from the 60s. [116], April 24, 2020 Death of Kingsmen front man Lynn Easton. [54] Lewis, "the singularly most significant figure on the Pacific Northwest's nascent rhythm & blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s",[55] released a three chord clone, "David's Mood - Part 2", that was a regional hit in 1963. 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). 7 on the UK singles chart. Entered "Bubbling Under" chart November 9, 1963, for three weeks. [84], Critic Dave Marsh suggests it is this moment that gives the recording greatness: "[Ely] went for it so avidly you'd have thought he'd spotted the jugular of a lifelong enemy, so crudely that, at that instant, Ely sounds like Donald Duck on helium. go Ay ay ay ay ay Louie-o Lou-ay Oh, baby We gotta. 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]. [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. The Kingsmen version was used in television commercials for Spaced Invaders (1990), but did not appear in the movie. [390][364], April 12, 1985 "Louie Louie Day" proclaimed by the state of Washington. STORIES - BROTHER LOUIE LYRICS - SongLyrics.com [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. [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. 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. LOUIE LOUIE LIVE CHORDS by The Kinks @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com 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. The song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen might not strike you as Federal Bureau of Investigation material. The 2009 compilation album Fat Boys On Rewind included it as well. 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). Originally. (, Following the death of Kingsmen singer Jack Ely, Mark Lindsay tweeted on April 28, 2015, "To settle it once and for all: Jack Ely/The Kingsmen recorded Louie Louie 3 days BEFORE the Raiders. [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. Holden recorded an unreleased version, backed by the Thunderbirds, for the Nite Owl label in 1959. [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. behind the guitar solo. Released on: 1993-01-01 Producer. 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). Working with local radio station WCOL, a letter was sent to Wand Records requesting a copy of the lyrics. (Marsh, 1993, p. 116). Supported by a "back-breaking" touring schedule, the "high-octane" version reached No. Sales estimates ranged from 40,000[31] to 130,000 copies. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen 1963 - YouTube As this song has been covered innumerable times (reliable sources speak of 1500 versions, but I guess there are more), I do not aim for completeness, but rather I try to list original, unusual versions that show how one simple song can be adapted to a variety of genres . The Just Dance video game also featured this version performed by a dancing Iggy Pop avatar.[204]. "[339], The following month an outraged parent wrote to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy alleging that the lyrics of "Louie Louie" were obscene, saying, "The lyrics are so filthy that I can-not [sic] enclose them in this letter. "[201], Pop later wrote a new version with political and satirical verses instead of obscenities that was released on American Caesar in 1993. The engineer for the session was the studio owner, Robert Lindahl. 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. "[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. 31 in the UK. 1 hit in the U.S. later the same year, but with the parental roles reversed. There is no love without one plus one equaling three. Let's Party, it was also included on the 1983 compilation The Best of Louie Louie, Volume 2. His son Sean Ely said the musician died at home in Redmond, Oregon, after a long . 2010-03-05 17:15:01. 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.
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