Difference between revisions of "Louie Louie (CC)"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
[[Richard Berry]] & the Pharaohs - Louie Louie / You Are My Sunshine (Flip 45-321 1957) | [[Richard Berry]] & the Pharaohs - Louie Louie / You Are My Sunshine (Flip 45-321 1957) | ||
| − | Louie Louie was often musically quoted by [[ | + | Louie Louie was often musically quoted by [[Biography|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== | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
*on ''[[Joe's Corsage]]'' (Based directly on the "Louie Louie" progression.) | *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]]'' (Only briefly quotes "Louie Louie" during the "DOOT DOOT DOOT"s in the beginning.) | ||
| − | '''"[[Son | + | '''"[[Son Of Suzy Creamcheese]]"''' |
* on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'' (Almost a direct parody of the song, with added time signature changes and of course different lyrics.) | * 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]]"''' | '''"[[Ruthie-Ruthie]]"''' | ||
* on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' (Direct parody with lyrics about an incident featuring [[Ruth Underwood]].) | * on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]'' (Direct parody with lyrics about an incident featuring [[Ruth Underwood]].) | ||
| Line 24: | Line 26: | ||
*on ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".) | *on ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie".) | ||
'''"[[Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top]]"''' | '''"[[Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top]]"''' | ||
| − | *on ''[[Bongo Fury]]'' (Briefly quotes "Louie Louie" | + | *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== | ||
| Line 33: | Line 37: | ||
[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 17 July 2021
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".
