In case any of you have spent many years wondering about the song "Louie Louie" I decided to dedicate today's post telling what I have learned about the inscrutable "Louie Louie" over the years. First off as indicated in the title there is no comma between Louie and Louie. The original lyrics were written on toilet paper by Richard Berry in 1955 and he also recorded it as a B side in 1956. What happened that made the song famous was when it was recorded by the Kingsmen in 1963. They were going to record the song as an instrumental but decided to use the lyrics at the last minute. The lead singer wore braces on his teeth and the only mike was attached to the ceiling and to high for him so he had to stand on his tip toes which resulted in unintelligible singing. A rumor was started by an unknown source that the lyrics were nasty and eventually the FBI was asked to investigate. After 2 1/2 years the FBI concluded in an 116 page report that they were unable to determine the wording of the record. Another fine example of our tax dollars at work!
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