Louie Louie
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When David Gilmour of Pink Floyd was asked in an interview if he could name any song he wishes he might have created, he replied it would be The Kinks' Waterloo Sunset, and went on to praise the song. www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=4147 As Ray Davies admitted in an interview, "The Lyrics could be better" but they were "heartfelt and sincere" and "they dovetail with the music perfectly." And to paraphrase an old comment "if at 20 you have no love for God, for God's people, for God's creation, you have no heart, if at 40 you're not a conservative, you have no sense." But heart comes first. Right click here to view source |
Louie Louie (1956) by Richard Berry and the Pharaohs In a version by the Kingsmen, it peaked at No. 2 in the US in December 1963 The Kinks version in the UK was released on EP in November 1964 Sources stated that Ray Davies wrote "You Really Got Me" while trying to work out the chords of "Louie Louie" at the suggestion of the group's manager, Larry Page. According to biographer Thomas M. Kitts, Davies confirmed that Page suggested that "he write a song like 'Louie Louie'", but denied any direct influence. Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go A fine girl, who waited for me I catch a ship across the sea I sailed the ship all alone I wondered when I'm gonna make it home Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Three nights and days I sailed the sea I think of the girl constantly On the ship, I dream she there I smell the rose that's in her hair Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi I see Jamaican moon above See the girl I'm thinking of I take her in my arms and then Say I'll never leave again Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi |