NPR Article on Louie Louie

[westen44]

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

[Pilgrim]

Informal theme song of the state of Washington!

[Dave W]

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."

[uwe]

If you ask me, the Commies were behind it.



Inevitably ...

[westen44]

[wellREDman]

[Dave W]