Song 506: This week the playlist applauds Louie Louie by The Kingsmen, written by Richard Berry, and you can find a YouTube video of it by clicking on the title. The main reason to feature this track this week is that Saturday, 4/11, just so happens to be Louie Louie Day. Also, The Kingsmen actually recorded their version on 4/6, so tomorrow will be the 57th anniversary of that particular session, which ended up costing the band $50, according to the Wikipedia article about it. I'd say that the quintet definitely got their money's worth from that studio adventure, and the rest of us got a very captivating spin out of the deal. I don't recall the first time I got to hear the cut, but I believe that at some point during my HS years it showed up on my radar as a classic golden oldie, and I certainly agreed with that assessment. It also didn't take long to learn how to play it, and the piece would often enliven guitar circles that I joined at various events, whether chosen by me or some other member of the group. At such entertaining gatherings, I would rarely think how I'll make it home, but I would enthusiastically jump in with the chorus when it came time to sing Let's go, even though most of us at that moment were not really thinking about leaving.
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