Today is my old man's 63rd birthday. Happy birthday, pops! :)
Louie Louie, perhaps THE rock song above all other rock songs, was written in 1955 by Rick Berry and has been covered more times than anyone can could count. The main riff has over the years become a standard in rock and can be found in everything from several Stooges and Rolling Stones songs to Smells Like Teen Spirit.
The Kingsmen recorded the most well-known version in 1963, and Toots & The Maytals (one of very few reggae groups I can actually listen to without having a nervous breakdown) recorded their take on it ten years later. Makes sense that they covered it since it tells the story of a Jamaican sailor bragging to someone named Louie about his fine woman.
It's probably my favorite version of the song, which really is saying something - I fucking hate reggae.
(mp3) The Kingsmen - Louie Louie (1963)
(mp3) Toots & The Maytals - Louie Louie (1973)
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