DiscoverThe Muck PodcastEpisode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie
Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie

Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie

Update: 2024-03-06
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Hillary and Tina cover the FBI investigation of the Louie, Louie song.



The Kingsmen's rendition of "Louie, Louie" has been an iconic song since its debut in the 1960s. BUT when rumors surfaced about potentially obscene lyrics surfaced, the FBI was called in to investigate.



Sources

Hillary's Story

FBI

Louie Louie (The Song)



History

The FBI Laboratory weighs in on the “dirty” lyrics of “Louie Louie”



Indy Star

That time Indiana teens ratted out dirty ‘Louie Louie’ lyrics, and the FBI got involved--Will Higgins



The Legal Satyricon

The Raunchy Version of Louie Louie — Lyrics Are Public Domain?



Loudersound

What happened when the FBI tried to decipher The Kingsmen's Louie Louie--by Bill DeMain



Medium

About Those Banned “Louie Louie” Lyrics--by Neal Umphred



The New Yorker

Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties?--by Anwen Crawford



NPR

How the universally recognized song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen came to be--by Deena Prichep on Weekend Edition Sunday

'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands--by Deena Prichep



Wikipedia

The Kingsman

Louie Louie



Photos

Richard Berry--from Richard Berry Estate via KCRW's X post

The Kingsmen--from Scandore/Shayne via Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Louie Louie Lyrics--via Techdirt

FBI Report--from Mental Floss via Medium

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Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie

Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie

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