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Originally posted by Symphony
Two interesting mistakes that were made in the movie....
Flounder Drives a 1964 Lincoln in a movie that is set in 1962.
The movie, set in 1962, features "Louie, Louie", which did not come out until 1964.
Thought kinda funny! Sue
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Actually, Richard Berry wrote "Louie, Louie" and recorded it with the Pharoahs in 1956. It was released in 1957 on the B side of a single, enjoyed a little popularity on the west coast, and then faded from sight (or hearing), except for in the Pacific Northwest. Robin Roberts and the Wailers of Seattle revived and recorded it in 1961, but they didn't make it a hit either. Then in 1963 two bands from Portland -- the Kingsmen and Paul Revere and the Raiders -- recorded the song within days of each other at the same studio. Both versions became popular and made the charts, but the Kingsmen's version eventually won out as the one everybody knows. The popularity of the song in 1963 was fueled by the rumors that the lyrics, which are hard to understand in the recording, were "filthy." Copies of the "real," explicit lyrics were even circulating through the country. The rumors were so strong that an FBI investigation actually resulted (I'm not making this up, I swear by Herbert Hoover), but even playing the song at different speeds FBI agents were unable to crack the case.
The anachranism in "Animal House" was that Brother Bluto was teaching the pledges the "dirty lyrics," which did not begin to circulate until after the Kingsmen recorded the song in 1963.
In the event anyone has ever wondered, here are the actual lyrics:
Louie, Louie,
me gotta go.
Louie, Louie,
me gotta go.
A fine little girl, she wait for me;
me catch a ship across the sea.
I sailed the ship all alone;
I never think I'll make it home
Three nights and days we sailed the sea;
me think of girl constantly.
On the ship, I dream she there;
I smell the rose in her hair.
Me see Jamaica moon above;
It won't be long me see me love.
Me take her in my arms and then
I tell her I never leave again.
Now go have a toga party.