Who the heck sings Louie Louie??

[homeyg]

The Kingsmen or The Kinks?

 

[Cassius Maius]

I'm not 100% sure but I think Richard Berry wrote it for The Kingsmen.

 

[pawpaw]

Wrote & recorded by Richard Berry in 1957
Covered by The Pharoahs, wailers & Little Bill & the Blue Notes
By @1960's every cover band in NW america played it
1963 The Kingsmen & Paul Revere and the Raiders released it within a week of each other--was a hit for both

 

[antonio]

Motorhead also did a cover of it.

 

[Jawz II]

Wrote & recorded by Richard Berry in 1957
Covered by The Pharoahs, wailers & Little Bill & the Blue Notes
By @1960's every cover band in NW america played it
1963 The Kingsmen & Paul Revere and the Raiders released it within a week of each other--was a hit for both

i thought sam the sham & the pharoahs sang "wooly bully", is it the same song?

btw best version of louie louie is black flags, live!

 

[Scuffer]

Add The Sonics to that list too, an aggressive punky version

 

[sysyphus]

If there were any justice in the world, nobody would have ever sang Louie Louie.

 

[Stapel]

The Kingsmen, among others. Most certainly not The Kinks !

And wooly bully is a totally different song.

 

[wilbill]

Wrote & recorded by Richard Berry in 1957
Covered by The Pharoahs, wailers & Little Bill & the Blue Notes
By @1960's every cover band in NW america played it
1963 The Kingsmen & Paul Revere and the Raiders released it within a week of each other--was a hit for both

There's a website that claims over 1600 different recorded versions of "Louie, Louie" have been identified. The Kingsman's version was the only US national hit (Top 10 in early 1963). Paul Revere and the Raiders version (much superior IMO) was a regional hit in the Pacific Northwest. It later appeared on one of their albums after they achieved fame.

 

[homeyg]

All right so I guess I was right.