"Louie Louie" Larceny!!

Duh duh duh -- Grab your partner, it’s Louie Louie time – again!! One cover and three “soundalikes” of Richard Berry’s bartalk-ian classic. First in the parade is I. Kadez’s Nashville version of “Louie Louie” from the portentous month of November, 1963 (2:51). We think this might be the first cover that uses the Kingsmen version as a template. Listen in to find out the mystery vocalist behind the pseudonym. Second up is the first duplicate, “12 Months Later,” by another mystery band, The Sheep (27:49). Great sax, group vocals, and grotesque ad-libs make this a frat rock delight – and just about 12 months later after it was released came a cover by a wild pack of Ohio teens, The Shy Ones (53:11). Total teen termite trash!! Wild vocal stylings and inexhaustible energy … this version is one of the best songs we’ve ever covered on the podcast … The last example of Louie larceny arrives with the aptly-named “Beg, Borrow, and Steal” by The Rare Breed (1:34:35). Or is it by The Ohio Express? No, it’s by The Conquests! – listen to the tangled tale of this tune as we take it into the textbooks. Duh Duh!