Thursday, 18 May 2017

Flashback 1965: FBI Probes the Lyrics of “Louie Louie”

Almost a decade after Elvis Presley was dubbed “Elvis the Pelvis” for the “vulgar” act of gyrating his hips on national television, the FBI in reacting to an outcry from parents launched a formal investigation into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the R&B standard “Louie, Louie,” written and recorded by Richard Berry in 1957 but popularized by The Kingsmen in 1963.


from
https://www.soundandvision.com/content/flashback-1965-fbi-probes-%E2%80%9Clouie-louie%E2%80%9D

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