This week, we’ll point the mighty LOUIE spotlight at what we at LOUIE CENTRAL like to call a “LOUIE Mutant”- a song that borrows heavily from LOUIE LOUIE, but is another song…
Category: Louie of Week
Hot Chocolate’s Brother Louie (1973) – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is on “Brother Louie,” a song which many people have confused with Richard Berry‘s LOUIE LOUIE. “Brother Louie” became a hit recording with Ian Lloyd & Stories…
Sophie Villy on Aristrocrats.FM – LOUIE of the Week
Today, the mighty LOUIE LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Sophie Villy, a Georgian (not Russian) singer that delivered a soulful rendition of THE SONG, covering the Iggy Pop– American Caesar version, while…
White Sodium – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is by a band known as White Sodium, and I believe this performance is from a 2010 music festival in Lyon, France. I don’t know how old these kids…
elevator Muzak (minimalist version) – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is titled simply “Louie Louie elevator Muzak.” it’s a minimalist version performed by someone that won’t identify themselves, so we’ll just call it elevator Muzak. It’s a very different,…
Warn The Neighbours – LOUIE of the Week
Any band playing LOUIE LOUIE with the nerve to call themselves “Warn The Neighbours” is A-OK with me! What the hey…. Warn The Neighbours! It’s LOUIE LOUIE time! This was recorded at…
Barry Rillera, Bobby Kennedy, Demi Moore + Five Degrees of LOUIE – LOUIE of Week
Last week, I was alerted to an excellent article in the Huntington Beach Independent on Barry Rillera of the Rillera Brothers. The Rillera Brothers had a band in the 1950s called the…
The 2 & 1/2 Band – LOUIE of the Week
This week, it’s a LOUIE LOUIE for charity. The band is The 2 &1/2 Band, and their performance of LOUIE LOUIE is for The Mount Vernon Animal Shelter Charity event of 2014,…
The Black Spirit – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE is a French version of the song by a band that no longer exists. The band was called The Black Spirit, and in this clip they are performing LOUIE…
Bruce Springsteen in Charlotte – LOUIE of the Week
It’s been a long time since Bruce Springsteen performed LOUIE LOUIE. According to Stan Goldstein of the (New Jersey) Star-Ledger, the last time Bruce ever played LOUIE LOUIE was on May 7,…