Gaar, Gillian G. (2015). "1966 The Ceremony Is About to Begin". The Doors: The Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p.17. ISBN 978-1627887052. Fagggen, Gil (February 1, 1964). "Indiana Gov. Puts Down 'Pornographic' Wand Tune" (PDF). Billboard magazine . Retrieved May 15, 2019. The Fat Boys with producers Latin Rascals brought "Louie Louie" up to date in 1988 with a hip hop version which reached No. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 46 on the UK Top 100. Their rap, with rewritten lyrics, "chronicled a pursuit of the song's real words". [291] Dave Marsh in 1993 called their version "the last great 'Louie Louie' to date". [291] Ogg, Alex (2006) No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 978-1-901447-65-1, pp.310–311 Ry Cooder, live in 1990 at a Village Music function with Richard Berry, Tim Drummond, Scott Mathews, Steve Douglas, and Johnnie Johnson.

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Although musically not a true cover version, " Brother Louie", Errol Brown and Tony Wilson's song about an interracial romance, was termed by Dave Marsh as "one of the truest heirs Richard Berry's 'Louie Louie' ever had" based on its theme of separated lovers and its minor key reprise of the chorus. [223] The original release by Hot Chocolate reached No. 7 on the UK singles chart. A cover version by Stories was a No. 1 hit in the U.S. later the same year. [223] In 1993, the Quireboys' version reached No. 31 in the UK. [224] Patti Smith (1975) [ edit ] Sales of the Kingsmen record were initially so low (reportedly 600) that the group considered disbanding. Things changed when Boston's biggest DJ, Arnie Ginsburg, was given the record by a pitchman. Amused by its slapdash sound, he played it on his program as "The Worst Record of the Week". Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive. [97] Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p.206. ISBN 0-312-16968-X.

Prototype English punk/garage band The Troggs recorded a version of "Louie Louie" in 1966. Their 1966 hit single " Wild Thing" also uses a very similar chord progression. Wake, Matt (July 3, 2018). "Meet the unsung Muscle Shoals guitarist who's also a snake hunter". AL.com . Retrieved March 7, 2023. Toots & the Maytals recorded a version for their album Funky Kingston. It has been suggested that use of the Kingsmen's beat from this song may have thus helped lead to the invention of reggae music. [28] At the 1997 opening of the Experience Music Project, an encore version was performed by the Kingsmen joined by Paul Allen, the Presidents of the United States of America, and Steve Turner of Mudhoney. The other members of Mudhoney declined to participate, calling it "kind of lame". [322] A LOUIE account on an NAU computer system is a privilege available to qualified students. Usage of this system is monitored and you must understand and agree to the following to use this account:A sculpture titled "Louie Louie, 2013" by Las Vegas-based artist Tim Bavington is displayed on the lobby wall of the Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon. The work is constructed of 80 colored glass and acrylic panels representing the waveforms of the song using Bavington's concept of sculpting sound waves. In 1966 the Sandpipers, a US group, released a slower tempo Spanish language version that reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was covered that same year in German by Die Rosy-Singers. [340] Pronunciation has varied widely from Berry's original "Lou-ee Lou-ee" to "Lou-eye Lou-eye" (Kingsmen, 1963), "Lou-ee Lou-eye-ay" (Angels, 1964), "Lou-eye Lou-way" (Sonics, 1966; Iggy Pop, 1972), "Lou-ee-a Lou-way" (Kinks, 1964; Motörhead, 1978), "Lou-way Lou-way" (Clarke/Duke Project, 1981), and others.