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  • But the record doesn’t open with the verse, it opens with the chorus: “Louie Louie, me gotta go.” The rest is part of rock & roll history.
    • 3.3.1 Iggy Pop (1972)
    • 3.3.3 "Brother Louie" (1973)
  • In 1963, a rock group named the Kingsmen recorded the song “Louie, Louie.” The popularity of the song and difficulty in discerning the lyrics led some...
  • The Communist world is fallin' apart The capitalists are just breakin' hearts Money is the reason to be It makes me just wanna sing Louie Louie.
  • History of International Louie Louie Day. Richard Berry wrote ‘Louie Louie’ in 1955. The Pharaohs recorded and issued the song in 1957.
  • Find out at which radio station you can hear The Kingsmen - Louie Louie.
  • When Richard Berry composed and wrote “Louie Louie” in the late 1950s, he couldn’t have imagined it would be one of the most influential of all time.
  • * On May 8th, 1966 the Kingmen's originally version of "Louie Louie" re-entered the Top 100 at #99; the following week it peaked at #97 and fell off the chart.
  • But the record doesn’t open with the verse, it opens with the chorus: “Louie Louie, me gotta go.” The rest is part of rock & roll history.