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Post by jpkansas on Feb 1, 2011 3:17:00 GMT -5
1964: Newsmen learn that Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh has banned the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," then sitting at Number Six on Billboard's Hot 100, for allegedly containing obscene lyrics. Claiming it makes his "ears tingle" to listen to it, Walsh requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record from airplay on all radio stations in the state. For his part, the song's publisher, Max Firetag, offers $1000 to anyone who can prove that the song contains obscene lyrics. The FBI eventually gets involved, and after extensive study reports that the lyrics of this version of the song, originally recorded by Richard Berry and the Pharoahs, are so garbled as to be unintelligible. oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february1.htm |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 1, 2011 9:16:39 GMT -5
1964: Newsmen learn that Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh has banned the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," then sitting at Number Six on Billboard's Hot 100, for allegedly containing obscene lyrics. Claiming it makes his "ears tingle" to listen to it, Walsh requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record from airplay on all radio stations in the state. For his part, the song's publisher, Max Firetag, offers $1000 to anyone who can prove that the song contains obscene lyrics. The FBI eventually gets involved, and after extensive study reports that the lyrics of this version of the song, originally recorded by Richard Berry and the Pharoahs, are so garbled as to be unintelligible. oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february1.htmI was in college then. I remember we'd sing the "obscene" lyrics at parties. The problem was that the obscene lyrics didn't make any sense. The words just seemed to fit the mumbled/garbled sounds that you were hearing. For instance: (shut your eyes and ears if your that sensitive) one of the supposed phrases was "if she's got a rag on, I'll go above" Now what the heck does THAT mean? Above what? |
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Post by smittykins--70s pop RULES! on Feb 1, 2011 16:10:51 GMT -5
1964: Newsmen learn that Indiana Governor Matthew Walsh has banned the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," then sitting at Number Six on Billboard's Hot 100, for allegedly containing obscene lyrics. Claiming it makes his "ears tingle" to listen to it, Walsh requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record from airplay on all radio stations in the state. For his part, the song's publisher, Max Firetag, offers $1000 to anyone who can prove that the song contains obscene lyrics. The FBI eventually gets involved, and after extensive study reports that the lyrics of this version of the song, originally recorded by Richard Berry and the Pharoahs, are so garbled as to be unintelligible. oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february1.htmI was in college then. I remember we'd sing the "obscene" lyrics at parties. The problem was that the obscene lyrics didn't make any sense. The words just seemed to fit the mumbled/garbled sounds that you were hearing. For instance: (shut your eyes and ears if your that sensitive) one of the supposed phrases was "if she's got a rag on, I'll go above" Now what the heck does THAT mean? Above what? ( TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT) Oral maybe? |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 1, 2011 16:20:33 GMT -5
The lyrics to Louie Louie, exactly as they were sung:
Looweeloowhy ono sadday we gowgow
yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh sadday looweeloowhy oh bebay sadday we gowgow
Ayfain liyelkurwl away onee
eektatsh ahip oconstalee
ale wine shit wine all alowe
eenever acow aamay gitome
Aloowee loowhy nanananana heywegowgow
Oh no addeeloowee loowhy oh bebay heddeweegoddegow
Wenite andayo afaildefee
kaykogorld ocontoflee
a on ay shit awayteedair
agul ayrow mowinherrair
Aloowee loowhy oh no heddewegowgow
ya ya ya ya ya sadday loowee loowhy oh bebay heddeweegowgow
OWKAYLITSGITITOOWERITENEOW
teey.... teteeynow ingamymoowabow
theymuppeelow they peepeealow
theypayinarhear my artegen
aymebber ay mebbelayergen
Looweeloowhy ono sadday we gowgow
yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh sadday looweeloowhy oh bebay sadday we gowgow
Ayseddewegoddegownow
Beybeeconnoweekot
Etco!
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Post by Ken on Feb 1, 2011 19:29:04 GMT -5
I remember reading an article quite a few years back about the "uproar" over "Louie Louie." It was the first time I had read about the FBI getting involved etc.
I know that over the years other songs have been banned (Eight Miles High, A Day in the Life, that 2 Live Crew album) etc
Now, however you don't seem to hear about song banning. The record companies just send "clean" versions of songs to radio if there is a lot of swearing included.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 2, 2011 9:29:32 GMT -5
I was in college then. I remember we'd sing the "obscene" lyrics at parties. The problem was that the obscene lyrics didn't make any sense. The words just seemed to fit the mumbled/garbled sounds that you were hearing. For instance: (shut your eyes and ears if your that sensitive) one of the supposed phrases was "if she's got a rag on, I'll go above" Now what the heck does THAT mean? Above what? ( TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT TMI ALERT) Oral maybe? Yeah, I suppose.  I like MC's lyrics better anyway. ;D |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 2, 2011 18:58:16 GMT -5
I can't move it here, but on youtube there's a video of Iggy Pop performing Louie Louie in Paris.
Singing it with all the dirty lyrics attributed to it.
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