Posted on 05/17/2011 6:42:01 AM PDT by Hatteras
Based on outcry from parents who bought into what may have started as an idle rumor, the FBI launched a formal investigation in 1964 into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the song "Louie, Louie." That investigation finally neared its conclusion on this day in 1965, when the FBI Laboratory declared the lyrics of "Louie Louie" to be officially unintelligible.
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Louie Louie WAS the ‘B’ side.
“’Louie Louie’ is released by Flip Records on a 45 single as B-side to ‘You Are My Sunshine’. When ‘Louie Louie’ attracts more attention than its A-side the single is rereleased with ‘Louie Louie’ on A- and ‘Rock Rock Rock’ as new B-side. These singles becomes a minor local hit in the LA-area. “
What a load of hogwash. The Kingsmen version might be slurred, but the lyrics in the original Richard Berry version are clear as day, and once you’ve listened to that, it’s easy to hear that the Kingsmen are singing the same words.
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