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Title: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: westen44 on November 01, 2023, 09:54:58 AM

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1209181745/louie-louie-the-story-behind-the-song-everyone-knows-but-no-one-understands

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: Pilgrim on November 01, 2023, 10:45:33 AM

Informal theme song of the state of Washington!

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: Dave W on November 01, 2023, 11:27:33 AM

I never understood how the words were supposed to be a mystery for so long. Sure, at first, almost no one outside the west coast had heard the original, but it was fairly well known within 2 or 3 years. At least it was in my neck of the woods.

When Richard Berry died in the late 90s, a local music columnist gave him a fitting four word obit:"he gotta go now."

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: uwe on November 01, 2023, 02:10:34 PM

If you ask me, the Commies were behind it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQUVdRJGiRs

Inevitably ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax33CZPZgKo

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: westen44 on November 02, 2023, 05:07:23 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvYGT1NloRs

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: wellREDman on November 05, 2023, 12:27:19 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDP7_h4wkgw

Title: Re: NPR Article on Louie Louie
Post by: Dave W on November 05, 2023, 08:01:50 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-2CKsaq5r8