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The definitive party anthem? -[ HMM ]-
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“Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen (Wand Records 143), the single declared “the party anthem of the universe” by the British newspaper The Independent.
The original version of the tune, written and recorded by Richard Berry, was on the flip side of a 1957 single (on the Flip Records label, amusingly enough, and available on a 78-rpm record as well as a 45). A curious radio DJ decided to give that B-side a spin for his audience, launching a regional hit that would soon inspire countless covers and grow into an international phenomenon supercharged by this cover (itself originally a hot-selling regional release) and all the admiration, scorn, controversy, and scrutiny it would generate.
The definitive party anthem? -[ HMM ]-
Happy 20th birthday, Flickr! |
Happy 17th birthday, Macro Mondays!
“Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen (Wand Records 143), the single declared “the party anthem of the universe” by the British newspaper The Independent.
The original version of the tune, written and recorded by Richard Berry, was on the flip side of a 1957 single (on the Flip Records label, amusingly enough, and available on a 78-rpm record as well as a 45). A curious radio DJ decided to give that B-side a spin for his audience, launching a regional hit that would soon inspire countless covers and grow into an international phenomenon supercharged by this cover (itself originally a hot-selling regional release) and all the admiration, scorn, controversy, and scrutiny it would generate.