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Originally posted by MysticCat81
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, (Oh No)
me gotta go.
Louie, Louie, (Oh Baby, or Yeah Baby)
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.
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I did a response earlier, but GC is acting pretty strange. Anyone else having a problem?
Anyway,
Not that it matters, but to be technical, I doubt that President Herbert Hoover cared much about Louie Louie, but FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover probably did. Heck, he didn't even like Richard Nixon.
Second, as a high school junior in 1963, I had a job answering the phone in the evenings at a rock and roll radio station in Columbus, Ohio. I took literally thousands of calls from "tenny boppers," their parents and local clergy about the "filthy" song. Frankly, there was no way to understand the words without having them written out in front of you. I had a copy of the above lyrics (the words in ( ) are my addition as I recall the record). Of course nobody would believe me when I read them. Thus is the stuff of urban legends.
Finally, as a Delt, I stand upon my Constitutional rights under the Fifth Amendment and respectfully refuse to comment on the grounds of potential self incrimination as to any similarity to, portrayal of or interest in any Delt Chapter/Brother, living or dead.
Take that, J. Edgar!