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| − | [[Louie Louie (CC)|Louie Louie]] | + | __NOTOC__ |
| + | [[Louie Louie (CC)|Louie Louie]] is a song written by [[Richard Berry]] | ||
| − | Louie Louie was | + | [[Richard Berry]] & the Pharaohs - Louie Louie / You Are My Sunshine (Flip 45-321 1957) |
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| + | Louie Louie was often musically quoted by [[Frank Zappa|FZ]]. In ''[[Data For Sensitive or Critical-sensitive Position]]'' Zappa named the song his ''"favorite predecessor."'' | ||
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared== | ||
| − | === | + | ==="Louie Louie" on Zappa Albums=== |
| − | *[[Uncle Meat]] | + | *''[[Uncle Meat]]'' as "[[Louie Louie (At the Royal Albert Hall in London)|Louie Louie]]" |
| − | *[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]] | + | *''[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)]]'' as "[[Louie Louie]]" |
| − | Louie Louie | + | ===Zappa Songs Quoting "Louie Louie"=== |
| − | + | '''"[[Plastic People]]"''' | |
| − | *[[ | + | *on ''[[Joe's Corsage]]'' (Based directly on the "Louie Louie" progression.) |
| − | *[[ | + | *on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' (Only briefly quotes "Louie Louie" during the "DOOT DOOT DOOT"s in the beginning.) |
| + | '''"[[Son Of Suzy Creamcheese]]"''' | ||
| + | * on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' (Almost a direct parody of the song, with added time signature changes and of course different lyrics.) | ||
| + | '''"[[At The Gas Station]]"''' | ||
| + | *on ''[[Lumpy Gravy]]'' (briefly interpolates voices singing the title of the song) | ||
| + | '''"[[Ruthie-Ruthie]]"''' | ||
| + | * on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' (Direct parody with lyrics about an incident featuring [[Ruth Underwood]].) | ||
| + | '''"[[Florentine Pogen]]"''' | ||
| + | *on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".) | ||
| + | '''"[[Welcome To The United States]]"''' | ||
| + | *on ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".) | ||
| + | '''"[[Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top]]"''' | ||
| + | *on ''[[Bongo Fury]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie" towards the end.) | ||
| + | '''"[[Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk]]"''' | ||
| + | *on ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]]'' (Quotes the refrain of "Louie Louie" as "Jim and Tammy / You gotta go" in the end.) | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | * [[Alice Stuart]] got fired from [[The Mothers]] because she couldn't play "[[Louie Louie]]". | + | * [[Alice Stuart]] allegedly got fired from [[The Mothers]] because she couldn't play "[[Louie Louie]]". |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[wikipedia:Louie Louie|Wikipedia Louie Louie article]] | ||
[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]] | ||
Revision as of 06:59, 20 May 2011
Louie Louie is a song written by Richard Berry
Richard Berry & the Pharaohs - Louie Louie / You Are My Sunshine (Flip 45-321 1957)
Louie Louie was often musically quoted by FZ. In Data For Sensitive or Critical-sensitive Position Zappa named the song his "favorite predecessor."
Records On Which This Song Has Appeared
"Louie Louie" on Zappa Albums
Zappa Songs Quoting "Louie Louie"
- on Joe's Corsage (Based directly on the "Louie Louie" progression.)
- on Absolutely Free (Only briefly quotes "Louie Louie" during the "DOOT DOOT DOOT"s in the beginning.)
- on Absolutely Free (Almost a direct parody of the song, with added time signature changes and of course different lyrics.)
- on Lumpy Gravy (briefly interpolates voices singing the title of the song)
- on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (Direct parody with lyrics about an incident featuring Ruth Underwood.)
- on One Size Fits All (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".)
"Welcome To The United States"
- on The Yellow Shark (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".)
"Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top"
- on Bongo Fury (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie" towards the end.)
- on Broadway The Hard Way (Quotes the refrain of "Louie Louie" as "Jim and Tammy / You gotta go" in the end.)
Trivia
- Alice Stuart allegedly got fired from The Mothers because she couldn't play "Louie Louie".
