Editing Louie Louie (section)

====Jon the Postman (1977)====
Described as "a committed and omnipresent figure on the punk and post-punk scene in [[Manchester]]",<ref name="Inglis">{{cite book|last=Inglis|first= Ian|date=2006|title=Performance of Popular Music: History, Place and Time| location=[[Farnham]]|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing|Ashgate]]|ISBN=978-0-7546-4057-8|page=93}}</ref> [[Jon the Postman]] became known for waiting until headline bands  like [[the Buzzcocks]], [[the Fall (band)|the Fall]], and [[Warsaw (band)|Warsaw]] (later [[Joy Division]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division|chapter=Timeline Two: June 1976-December 1977|first=Peter|last=Hook|author-link=Peter Hook|date=2012|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=New York|isbn=978-0062222565}}</ref> had finished their sets (sometimes before they had finished), then mounting the stage in a drunken state, grabbing the microphone, and performing his own versions of "Louie Louie".<ref name="Ogg2">Ogg, Alex (2006) ''No More Heroes: A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980'', Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|978-1-901447-65-1}}, pp.&nbsp;310–311</ref><ref name="Home" /> The first occurrence was at a [[Buzzcocks]] concert at the [[Band on the Wall]] venue on May 2, 1977,<ref name="Quantick">{{cite magazine|last=Quantick|first=David|author-link=David Quantick|title=John the Postman's Puerile (review)|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q Magazine]]|date=September 1998}}</ref> which he described:

<blockquote>''I think the Buzzcocks left the stage and the microphone was there and a little voice must have been calling, 'This is your moment, Jon.' I've no idea to this day why I sang 'Louie Louie,' the ultimate garage anthem from the 60s. And why I did it ''[[a cappella]]'' and changed all the lyrics apart from the actual chorus, I have no idea. I suppose it was my bid for immortality, one of those great bolts of inspiration.''<ref name="Haslam">{{cite book|last=Haslam|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Haslam|date=2000|title=Manchester, England|page=118|publisher=Fourth Estate Ltd.|isbn=978-1-84115-146-5}}</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>''For some reason it appeared to go down rather well. I suppose it was taking the punk ethos to the extreme – anyone can have a go. Before punk it was like you had to have a double degree in music. It was a liberation for someone like me who was totally unmusical but wanted to have a go.''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Jon The Postman - Puerile |date=2007 |first=CP |last=Lee|author-link=CP Lee|type=CD sleeve notes |publisher=Overground Records |location=London}}</ref></blockquote>

A version of the song by The Fall with Jon on vocals appeared on the ''[[Live 1977]]'' album which was described by [[Stewart Home]] as taking "the amateurism of the Kingsmen to its logical conclusion with grossly incompetent musicianship and a drummer who seems to be experiencing extreme difficulty simply keeping time".<ref name="Home">{{cite book|last=Stewart|first=Home|author-link=Stewart Home|date=1996|title=Cranked up Really High: Genre Theory and Punk Rock|edition=2nd|publisher=Codex|location=London|page=41|isbn=978-1-899598-01-4}}</ref> A version with his group Puerile was included on the 1978 album ''John the Postman's Puerile''.