6132. The Kingsmen - Louie Louie

From: The Kingsmen in Person; Year: 1963; Genre: Rock 'n Roll/R&B/Garage Rock
I have been at this "song-a-day" blogging thing for over 16 years now and I had not chosen this deeply storied track that has been covered and recorded more times than I dare to count. However, I do believe that The Kingsmen's cover of this song, originally written and recorded by Richard Berry, is more or less the de-facto version even though it wasn't initially intended to be more than a quick and cheap demo for the band. As stated, I could type an entire novella about this version of Louie Louie alone, let alone every one of the, (probably), thousands of other recordings, suffice it to say, there is a lot already written out there.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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My song pick 7 years ago today: Jethro Tull - Farm on the Freeway

My song pick 8 years ago today: Quasar - The Loreli

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My song pick 10 years ago today: The Cosmic Sound Orchestra - Fly Some Funk Up to the Moon

My song pick 11 years ago today: Laura Branigan - Self Control

My song pick 12 years ago today: Yes - Starship Trooper

My song pick 13 years ago today: Buffalo Springfield - Mr. Soul

My song pick 14 years ago today: Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

My song pick 15 years ago today: J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers - Last Kiss

My song pick 16 years ago today: Queensrÿche - Anybody Listening?
 
 

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