Louie Louie (CC)

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

• Uncle Meat as "Louie Louie"
• Unmitigated Audacity (BTB) as "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

• Alice Stuart allegedly got fired from The Mothers because she couldn't play "Louie Louie".

See Also

• Wikipedia Louie Louie article