![]() ![]() The Kingsmen insisted they said nothing lewd, despite the obvious mistake at the end of the instrumental, where Jack Ely started to sing the last verse one bar too soon, and can be heard yelling something in the background. They were never able to determine the actual lyrics used. The FBI tried to track down Richard Berry, The Kingsmen, and various record company executives. ![]() This was the most ingenious marketing scheme ever. There was probably a leak somewhere that the lyrics were obscene otherwise no one would have realized it. No question that this added significantly to the sales of the single. ![]() The words to "Louie Louie" are almost impossible to understand, and are rumored to be obscene. Dwight Rounds, author of The Year The Music Died, 1964-1972, writes: ![]()
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