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The Kingsmen – Louie Louie
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The lyrics to the most famously incomprehensible song of all time. But what do they MEAN?
“Louie Louie” began life as a 1955 Richard Berry song, an imitation Jamaican sea shanty
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Motörhead – Louie Louie
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Motörhead’s version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in 1976
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Stories – Brother Louie
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Ten years after the controversial and extremely popular Louie Louie by the Kingsmen (and many others), another “Louie Louie” song, also with a then controversial subject.
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The Kingsmen – Louie Louie Interpolations
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See all of “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen’s interpolations
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The Kingsmen – Louie Louie Samples
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See all of “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Richard Berry – Louie Louie
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The original version of one of the most recorded songs of all time. The 1957 Richard Berry song was popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in
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The Sandpipers – Louie, Louie
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The Sandpipers' version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Louie Louie
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The Blackhearts' version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in
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The Stooges – Louie Louie
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Louie Louie, oh no / Me gotta go / Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said / Louie Louie, oh baby / Me gotta go / Fine little girl waits for me / Catch a ship across the sea / Sail that ship about
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Black Flag – Louie Louie
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Black Flag’s version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in 1976
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ft. The Kingsmen) – "Louie Louie" Files (Excerpts)
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In early 1964, because there were, you know, no other notable crimes at the time or anything, the FBI opened up a huge (over 100 pages!) file dedicated to the burning question of
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Todd Snider – Ballad of the Kingsmen
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[Verse 1] / The Kingsmen came together in a garage / They could hardly even play / But they practiced night and day / And pretty soon they got to where they could really play that
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Barry White – Louie Louie
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Barry White’s version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard in
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Black Flag – Louie Louie (Live)
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Black Flag’s version of one of the most recorded songs of all time, the 1957 Richard Berry song popularized by the Kingsmen’s 1963 rendition and turned into a punk standard by the
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Iggy Pop – Louie Louie
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Cover of the rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 [hit version by The Kingsmen.]
After performing it on French television, Iggy
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Richard Berry – Louie Louie Covers
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See all of “Louie Louie” by Richard Berry’s covers
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Todd Snider – Ballad of the Kingsmen (Live)
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[Verse 1] / The Kingsmen came together in a garage / They could hardly even play / But they practiced night and day / And pretty soon they got to where they could really play that
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Do we accept lower standards on Rock Genius?
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Rock Genius is the appropriate place for many mass-market pop songs with very generic lyrics. Some of these are annotated with obvious restatements of the lyrics, the sort of thing which would be rejected on poetry or rap. Yet if I rejected them then some songs would remain pretty much empty, so I’m hesitant to do so.
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Spotify – Original Rock N' Roll
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening Every Day / Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode / Little Richard - Tutti Frutti / Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes / Sister Rosetta
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The Mothers of Invention – Plastic People Samples
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See all of “Plastic People” by The Mothers of Invention’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Ultramagnetic MC's – Travelling at the Speed of Thought (Original Version) Samples
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See all of “Travelling at the Speed of Thought (Original Version)” by Ultramagnetic MC's’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Frank Zappa – Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk Samples
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See all of “Jesus Thinks You're a Jerk” by Frank Zappa’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Kingsmen – J.A.J.
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[Instrumental]
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Ultramagnetic MC's – Travelling at the Speed of Thought (Original Version)
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[Chorus] / (Magnetic) / Ultra... MC's / Ultra... MC's / Ultra... MC's / Ultra... MC's / (Magnetic) / Ultra... MC's / Ultra... MC's / Ultra... / [Verse 1: Kool Keith and Ced-Gee
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The Kingsmen – Twist & Shout
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Well, shake it up, baby, now, (shake it up, baby) / Twist and shout (twist and shout) / C'mon c'mon c'mon, c'mon baby, now, (c'mon baby) / Come on and work it on out (work it on
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The Kingsmen – Money
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You know the best things in life are free / But you can give 'em to the birds and bees / I want money / Yeah, lots of money, child / Yeah, stomp and shout, work it on out / Every
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The Smithereens – Yesterday Girl
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[Verse 1] / I never think about the future / I just live for today / And if you want a ready answer / I've got nothing to say / So please don't bother talking to me / I'll just
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Motörhead – Louie Louie Samples
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See all of “Louie Louie” by Motörhead’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Boston – More Than a Feeling Samples
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See all of “More Than a Feeling” by Boston’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Kingsmen – You Can't Sit Down
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[Instrumental]
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