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

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Official Zappa Albums

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

Louie Louie shows up in the following songs:

• Son of Suzy Creamcheese is almost a direct parody of the song, with added time signature changes and of course different lyrics.
• Plastic People on the album Joe's Corsage was based directly on the Louie Louie progression.
• Plastic People evolved for Absolutely Free and only briefly quotes Louie Louie during the "DOOT DOOT DOOT"s in the beginning.
• 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 during the last minute.

Trivia

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

See Also

• Wikipedia Louie Louie article