Editing Louie Louie (section)

==Cultural impact==

===Book===
Music critic [[Dave Marsh]] wrote a 245-page book about the song, ''Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song, Including the Full Details of Its Torture and Persecution at the Hands of the Kingsmen, J.Edgar Hoover's F.B.I, and a Cast of Millions''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marsh |first=David |title=Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song... |year=1993 |publisher=Hyperion|location=New York |isbn= 978-1562828653 |ref=none}}</ref>

=== The Who ===
[[The Who]] were impacted in their early recording career by the riff/rhythm of "Louie Louie", owing to the song's influence on the Kinks, who were also produced by [[Shel Talmy]]. Talmy wanted the successful sounds of the Kinks' 1964 hits "You Really Got Me", "[[All Day and All of the Night]]", and "[[Till the End of the Day]]" to be copied by the Who.{{sfn|Marsh|1993|p=144}} As a result, [[Pete Townshend]] penned "[[I Can't Explain]]", "a desperate copy of The Kinks",{{sfn|Hasted|2011|page=36}} released in March 1965. The Who also covered the 1964 Lindsay-Revere sequel "[[Louie Go Home]]" in 1965 as "Lubie (Come Back Home)".

In 1979, "Louie Louie" (Kingsmen version) was included on the [[Quadrophenia (soundtrack album)|''Quadrophenia'' soundtrack album]], and in 1980 the group performed a brief version in concert at the [[Los Angeles Sports Arena]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 198 - Sports Arena, June 28, 1980|date=1980|type=CD liner notes|publisher=JEMS Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|title=The Who - Los Angeles Sports Arena, June 28, 1980|type=CD|date=1980|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Bebx_p6ZM}}</ref>  In his 1993 book, Dave Marsh compared [[Keith Moon]]'s drumming style to Lynn Easton of the Kingsmen.{{sfn|Marsh|1993|pp=104-105}}

=== "Psyché Rock" and ''Futurama'' ===
In 1967 French composers [[Michel Colombier]] and [[Pierre Henry]], collaborating as Les Yper-Sound, produced a synthesizer and [[musique concrète]] work based on the "Louie Louie" riff titled "Psyché Rock".<ref>{{cite book|last=Taylor|first=Timothy Dean|title=Strange Sounds: Music, Technology and Culture|date=2001|publisher=[[Routledge]]|chapter=Postwar Music and the Technoscientific Imaginary|location=London|page=63|isbn=0-425-17045-4}}</ref> They subsequently worked with choreographer [[Maurice Béjart]] on a "Psyché Rock"-based score for the ballet ''Messe pour le temps présent''. The full score with multiple mixes of "Psyché Rock" was released the same year on the album ''Métamorphose''.  The album was reissued in 1997 with additional remixes including one by Ken Abyss titled "Psyché Rock (Metal Time Machine Mix)" which, along with the original, "... [[Christopher Tyng]]  reworked into the theme song for the animated television comedy series ''[[Futurama]]''."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/arts/music/whirs-beeps-and-mating-calls-the-music-of-pierre-henry.html|first1=Daniel E.|last1=Slotnik|first2=Amisha|last2=Padnani|author2-link=Amy Padnani|date=July 27, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2021|title=Whirs, Beeps and Mating Calls: The Music of Pierre Henry}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Pierre Henry, Composer Who Found the Music in Sounds, Dies at 89|first=William|last=Grimes|author-link=William Grimes (journalist)|date=July 7, 2017|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/arts/music/whirs-beeps-and-mating-calls-the-music-of-pierre-henry.html|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|first=David X.|last=Cohen|author-link=David X. Cohen|date=2001|title=Futurama, Season 1 DVD|type=commentary track|publisher=[[20th Century Home Entertainment]]|location=Los Angeles}}</ref>

=== "Louie Louie" marathons ===
In the early 1980s, [[KPFK]] DJs Art Damage and Chuck Steak began hosting a weekly "Battle of the Louie Louie" contest featuring multiple renditions and listener voting.<ref name="Best of liner notes" /> In 1981, [[KFJC]] DJ Jeff "Stretch" Riedle broadcast a full hour of various versions. Soon after, [[KALX]] in Berkeley responded and the two stations engaged in a "Louie Louie" marathon battle with each increasing the number of versions played.  KFJC's Maximum Louie Louie Marathon topped the competition in August 1983 with 823 versions played over 63 hours, plus in studio performances by Richard Berry and Jack Ely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kfjc.org/about/history|title=History - Over 60 years of Radio Activity|website=KFJC.org|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kalx.berkeley.edu/full-and-unabridged-history-kalx|title=The Full and Unabridged History of KALX|website=Kalx.berkeley.edu|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref>

During a change in format from adult-contemporary to all-oldies in 1997, [[WIXO|WXMP]] in Peoria became "all Louie, all the time," playing nothing but covers of "Louie Louie" for six straight days.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-03-18-9703180009-story.html|title=Too Much Of A Good Thing? Not When It's 'Louie'|first=Bob|last=Greene|author-link=Bob Greene|date=March 18, 1997|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>  Other stations used the same idea to introduce format changes including [[WWSW-FM|WWSW]] (Pittsburgh), [[KROX-FM|KROX]] (Dallas), [[WNOR]] (Norfolk), and [[WRQN]] (Toledo).{{sfn|Marsh|1993|page=186}}<ref name="bestof2 liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|date=1989|type=liner notes|publisher=[[Rhino Records]]|first=Doc|last=Pelzell|title=The Best of Louie Louie, Vol. 2 - Various Artists}}</ref>

In 2011, [[KFJC]] celebrated International Louie Louie Day with a reprise of its 1983 event, featuring multiple "Louie Louie" versions, new music by Richard Berry and appearances by musicians, DJs, and celebrities with "Louie Louie" connections.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Return Of The Return Of The Invasion Of Maximum Louie Louie |url=https://kfjc.org/listen/program-event-info?eventId=4107 |website=KFJC.org |access-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref> In April 2015, Orme Radio broadcast the First Italian Louie Louie Marathon, playing 279 versions in 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ormeradio.it/about/llm/|title=The First Italian Louie Louie Marathon|website=Ormeradio|first=Riccardo|last=Lancioni|date=2015|access-date=October 6, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, the city of Portland hosted a 24-hour live marathon to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Kingsmen version.<ref>{{cite web|website=louielouiemarathon.com|title=Louie Louie 24 Hour Marathon|url=https://louielouiemarathon.com/|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>

=== Use in movies ===
Various versions of "Louie Louie" have appeared in the films listed below.<ref>{{cite web|first=Theo|last=de Grood|url=https://tdg.home.xs4all.nl/louie1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417225751/https://tdg.home.xs4all.nl/louie1.html |archive-date=2021-04-17 |title="Louie Louie" Movie List|publisher=The Louie Louie Pages|access-date= November 6, 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Version(s)
!On [[Original soundtrack|OST]]<br />Album
!Comments
|-
|1969
|''Zavolies (Ζαβολιές)''{{Efn|{{IMDb title|qid=Q127870216|title=Zavolies}}}}
|Fotis Lazaridis Orchestra
|n/a
|Greece release
|-
|1972
|''Tijuana Blue''{{Efn|{{cite web |title=Tijuana Blue Soundtrack (1972) |url=https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/tijuana-blue/51936 |website=ringostrack.com |publisher=Ringostrack}}}}
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|
|-
|1973
|''[[American Graffiti]]''
|[[Flash Cadillac]]
|No{{Efn|Not on the 1973 OST album or the 1979 ''More American Graffiti'' album.}}
|
|-
|1978
|''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]''
|Kingsmen, Cast, John Belushi{{Efn|The Kingsmen version is heard during the film as is an impromptu version by John Belushi, [[Tim Matheson]], [[Peter Riegert]], [[Tom Hulce]], [[Stephen Furst]], [[Bruce McGill]], and [[James Widdoes]]. Both versions were used in the trailer. A separately recorded version by John Belushi plays over the closing credits and was released as a single.}}
|[[Animal House#Soundtrack and score|Yes]]{{Efn|Only the John Belushi version is on the soundtrack album.}}
|Billboard #71
|-
|1979
|''[[Quadrophenia (film)|Quadrophenia]]''
|Kingsmen
|[[Quadrophenia (soundtrack)|Yes]]{{Efn|Not on the original 1973 album. Included on the 1979 soundtrack LP and subsequent CD reissues.}}
|Billboard #46; UK #23{{Efn|Chart rankings for 1979 soundtrack album. The original 1973 LP (without a "Louie Louie" version) reached #2 in the US and the UK.}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983
|''[[Heart Like a Wheel (film)|Heart Like A Wheel]]''
|[[Jack Ely]]
|No
|
|-
|''[[Nightmares (1983 film)|Nightmares]]''
|[[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]
|Yes
|
|-
|1984
|''[[Blood Simple]]''
|[[Toots and the Maytals]]
|No
|
|-
|1986
|''The Cult: Live In Milan''{{Efn|{{IMDb title|qid=Q127870233|title=The Cult: Live in Milan}}}}
|[[The Cult]]
|No
|Italy release
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1987
|''Survival Game''{{Efn|{{IMDb title|qid=Q127870278|title=Survival Game}}}}
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|Also in trailer
|-
|''[[The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987 film)|The Return of Sherlock Holmes]]''
|Cast (uncredited bar band)
|n/a
|TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1988
|''[[The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!]]''
|[[Marching Owl Band]]{{Efn|In the film the USC [[Trojan Marching Band]] is shown but the Rice University MOB version is heard.}}
|Yes
|
|-
|''[[Love at Stake]]''
|Kingsmen
|No
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Fright Night Part 2]]''
|Black Flag
|No
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Coupe de Ville (film)|Coupe de Ville]]''
|Kingsmen, [[Young MC]]{{Efn|The Kingsmen version occurs during the film.  The Young MC "Louie Louie House Mix" (feat. [[Maestro Fresh Wes]]) plays during the credits and samples versions by Richard Berry, the Kingsmen, and the Rice University Marching Owl Band. Both versions are on the soundtrack album}}
|Yes
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Black Flag discography#Films|Reality 86'd]]''
|Black Flag
|n/a
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1992
|''[[Jennifer 8]]''
|Kingsmen
|No
|
|-
|''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]''
|Kingsmen
|Yes
|
|-
|''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]''
|Cast ([[Kevin Kline]])
|No
|
|-
|1993
|''[[Wayne's World 2]]''
|[[Robert Plant]]
|[[Music from the Motion Picture Wayne's World 2|Yes]]{{Efn|Also included on the [[Sixty Six to Timbuktu]] compilation album.}}
|Billboard #78; UK #17
|-
|1994
|''[[A Simple Twist of Fate]]''
|Cast (party singalong)
|No
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
|''[[Mr. Holland's Opus]]''
|Cast (student band instrumental)
|[[Mr. Holland's Opus#Soundtrack releases|No]]
|
|-
|''[[Man of the House (1995 film)|Man of the House]]''
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Down Periscope]]''
|''USS Stingray'' crew ([[Kelsey Grammer]] and others)
|n/a
|
|-
|1997
|''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]''
|Kingsmen
|[[My Best Friend's Wedding#Soundtrack|No]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1998
|''ABC - The Alphabetic Tribe''{{Efn|{{IMDb title|qid=Q127870259|title=ABC – The Alphabetic Tribe}}}}
|Kingsmen, [[The Sandpipers|Sandpipers]]
|n/a
|Swiss release
|-
|''[[Wild Things (film)|Wild Things]]''
|Iggy Pop
|No
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]''
|Kingsmen
|No
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2002
|''[[:fr:La Bande du drugstore|La Bande du drugstore]]''
|Full Spirits
|Yes
|France release
|-
|''[[24 Hour Party People]]''
|[[John The Postman]], [[Factory Records|Factory All Stars]]
|[[24 Hour Party People#Soundtrack|No]]
|UK release
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
|''[[Old School (2003 film)|Old School]]''
|Black Flag
|[[Old School (2003 film)#Soundtrack|Yes]]
|Kingsmen tribute{{Efn|A recreation of the 1965 [[The Kingsmen in Person]] [[album cover]] occurs when the main characters, dressed in [[Cardigan (sweater)|cardigan]] sweaters, walk down the [[Janss Investment Company|Janss Steps]] located on the [[UCLA]] campus.}}
|-
|''[[Coffee and Cigarettes]]''
|[[Richard Berry (musician)|Richard Berry]], [[Iggy Pop]]
|Yes
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]''
|Cast (marching band instrumental)
|[[Friday Night Lights (film soundtrack)|No]]
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Guy X]]''
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
|''[[This Is England]]''
|Toots and the Maytals
|[[This Is England#Soundtrack|Yes]]
|UK release
|-
|''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
|Cast ([[Demi Moore]]){{Efn|Imitation of 1969 [[Julie London]] version.}}
|Yes
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Capitalism: A Love Story]]''
|Iggy Pop
|n/a
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2010
|[[Lemmy (film)|''Lemmy'']]
|[[Motörhead]]
|n/a
|UK release
|-
|''[[Knight and Day]]''
|Kingsmen{{Efn|Used as a cell phone ringtone by Roy Miller ([[Tom Cruise]]) character.}}
|No
|
|-
|''[[On Tour (2010 film)|Tournée]]''
|Nomads, Kingsmen
|Yes{{Efn|Nomads version only.}}
|France release
|-
|2012
|''Best Possible Taste: The [[Kenny Everett]] Story''{{Efn|{{IMDb title|qid=Q30671208|title=Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story}}}}
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|UK TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
|''[[:fr:Il était une fois les Boys|Il était une fois les Boys]]''
|King Melrose
|Yes
|Canada release
|-
|''[[Jini Dellaccio|Her Aim Is True]]''
|Sonics, Wailers
|n/a
|Sonics version also in trailer
|-
|2014
|''[[Desert Dancer]]''
|Jack Ely
|No
|UK release
|-
|2018
|''[[A Futile and Stupid Gesture (film)|A Futile and Stupid Gesture]]''
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Assholes: A Theory (film)|Assholes: A Theory]]''
|Kingsmen{{Efn|''Animal House'' clip}}
|n/a
|Canada release
|-
|2020
|''[[The Way Back (2020 film)|The Way Back]]''
|Cast (pep band instrumental)
|No
|
|-
|2021
|''[[Penguin Bloom]]''
|Kingsmen
|n/a
|Australia release
|}
The Kingsmen version was used in television commercials for ''[[Spaced Invaders]]'' (1990), but did not appear in the movie.{{efn|''YouTube: Spaced Invaders TV Spot 1990''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hAKdkU2WAU|title=Spaced Invaders TV Spot 1990|author=The W/O/C/ Archive|access-date=January 13, 2022|website=YouTube}}</ref>}} The Kingsmen version also appeared on [[More American Graffiti#Soundtrack|More American Graffiti]] (1975) and [[Good Morning Vietnam]] (1987) compilations, but was not used in either movie.

;Movie table notes
{{notelist}}

=== Use in video games ===
Early video games with [[chiptune]] versions of "Louie Louie" included ''[[California Games]]''<ref>{{cite web|website=The Atari Times|url=http://www.ataritimes.com/index.php?ArticleIDX=487|date=August 29, 2005|first=Dan|last=Loosen|title=California Games - Fun in the Sun|access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref> and ''[[Donkey Konga]]''.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Chicago Maroon]]|title=Donkey Konga appeals to kids and slackers alike|url=https://chicagomaroon.com/2031/arts/donkey-konga-appeals-to-kids-and-slackers-alike/|date=November 9, 2004|first=Sean|last=Ahmed|access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref> Since its introduction in 1987, ''California Games'' has been ported to more than a dozen gaming platforms, resulting in multiple unique "Louie Louie" versions based on different or improved [[programmable sound generator]] (PSG) chips. "Back 2 Back", composed by [[Hideki Naganuma]] for ''[[Sonic Rush]]'', borrows the "Louie Louie" riff for its main section.

More recent [[rhythm action]] games featured individual artist versions including ''[[Rocksmith]]'' ([[Joan Jett]]), ''[[Just Dance (video game)|Just Dance]]'' ([[Iggy Pop]]),<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnKKGzRJR_o |title=Just Dance - Louie Louie by Iggy Pop Gameplay |author=justdancebr |date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=January 27, 2025 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> and ''[[Rocksmith 2014]]'' ([[Motörhead]]).

===Use in ringtones and apps===

"Louie Louie" has long been a popular downloadable ringtone, starting with early [[MIDI]] versions, then audio track excerpts, and then full audio tracks.  [[Tom Cruise]] in ''[[Knight and Day]]'' (2010) used the Kingsmen version as a ringtone/movement reminder.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Olympian|date=July 16, 2013|first=Ernest|last=Jasmin|title=Me gotta go now? Never|access-date=October 12, 2023|url=https://www.theolympian.com/entertainment/article25281232.html}}</ref>

In 2015 [[Microsoft Messenger]] introduced the Zya Ditty app which allowed users to create short text-to-autotune music videos using a library of pre-licensed songs including "Louie Louie" and others.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/03/new-app-facebook-messenger-turns-text-pop-song/|magazine=Wired|title=Sweet New Facebook Messenger App Turns Texts Into Pop Songs|first=Tim|last=Moynihan|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref>

=== Use in audio sampling ===
The earliest known sampling of "Louie Louie" (Kingsmen version) was "Flying Saucer" by Ed Solomon in 1964 (Diamond 160), one of many "break-in" records popular in the 1960s.

Beginning in 1988, multiple rap and hip hop artists used audio samples of the keyboard intro and chorus of the Kingsmen version.

*1988: [[Ultramagnetic MCs]], "Travelling at the Speed of Thought" (12" single, initial release only); described by ''[[Melody Maker]]'' columnist [[Simon Reynolds]] as "a sublimely teasing edit ... [of] the sixties punk tearaway reincarnated in the eighties B-boy motormouth!"<ref>{{cite book|title=Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing About Hip Rock and Hip Hop|date=2011|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|author-link=Simon Reynolds|isbn=978-1593764609|publisher=Soft Skull Publishing|chapter=Hip Hop and House Singles Reviews|location=Berkeley}}</ref>
*1988: [[JVC Force]], "Doin' Damage" (from album ''Doin' Damage'')
*1988: [[Fat Boys]], "Louie Louie" (from album ''Coming Back Hard Again''; also released as a single)
*1990: [[Young and Restless (hip hop band)|Young and Restless]], "Louie Louie" (from album ''Something To Get You Hyped'')
*1990: [[Young MC]] and [[Maestro Fresh Wes]], "Louie Louie" (from ''[[Coupe de Ville (film)|Coupe de Ville]]'' soundtrack album; samples Richard Berry, Kingsmen and other versions)
*1999: [[The Three Amigos (band)|The Three Amigos]], "Louie Louie (Original Mix)" and "[[The Wiseguys|Wiseguys]] Remix" (12" EP, UK release)
*1999: Mutha Funkin, "Say It Again" (12" single, UK release)
*2004: [[T.O.K.]] feat. Shaggy, "Déja Vu" (from album ''[[Unknown Language]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ann Marie|last=Nicholson|date=August 2004|title=T.O.K. Unknown Language (review)|page=144|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe Magazine]]}}</ref>

===Marching and concert band arrangements===

In the 1980s, due to the widespread availability of sheet music arrangements, "Louie Louie" became a staple of concert, marching, and pep bands for middle schools, high schools, and colleges and universities in the U.S. The earliest known high school band albums with a song version were the [[Evanston Township High School]]'s ''Hi-Lights 1965'' and the [[Franklin High School (Seattle)|Franklin High School]] Choir, Orchestra, and Stage Band's ''1966 Bel Cantos Concert''. The first college band album with a version was the USC [[Trojan Marching Band]]'s ''Let The Games Begin'' in 1984.{{sfn|Marsh|1993|pp=208-238}} Early orchestra and big band releases included [[Dick Crest]] (''Would You Believe - The Dick Crest Orchestra'') and [[Neil Chotem]] (''Neil Chotem and his Orchestra''), both in 1968.

Although not commercially released, an example of the song's influence was the 2000 performance by the [[Dover High School (New Hampshire)|Dover High School Band]] joined on saxophone by [[Bill Clinton]] (who played in a jazz trio named the Kingsmen at [[Hot Springs High School (Arkansas)|Hot Springs High School]], and at whose 1964 graduation dance the actual Kingsmen performed).<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Baker|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|location=Washington, DC|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/09/28/president-enjoys-reunion-like-everybody-else/ade54e03-6c10-40f2-8fc1-6499747562c8/|title=President Enjoys Reunion 'Like Everybody Else'|date=September 28, 1997|access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://louielouie.org/tips-tricks/|publisher=The Kingsmen Official Site|title=Things You Probably Don't Know|first=Dick|last=Peterson|access-date=September 23, 2021}}</ref>

===Washington State song===
In 1985, [[Ross Shafer]], host and a writer-performer of the late-night comedy series ''[[Almost Live!]]'' on the [[Seattle]] TV station [[KING-TV|KING]], spearheaded an effort to have "Louie Louie" replace "[[Washington, My Home]]" by Helen Davis as [[Washington (state)|Washington]]'s official [[List of U.S. state songs|state song]].<ref name="Seattle Weekly">{{cite magazine|magazine=Seattle Weekly|date=October 27, 1999|first=Kurt B.|last=Reighley|access-date=October 9, 2023|url=https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/the-state-im-in/|title=Music: The State I'm In}}</ref> A "groundswell of public support" followed including support from the Kingsmen, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Wailers, an appearance by Shafer on [[Dick Clark]]'s ''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]'', and a Dubious Achievement Award from [[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Ross|last=Shafer|author-link=Ross Shafer|title=Nobody Moved Your Cheese!|chapter=Stop Taking Credit for Your Phenomenal Success|pages=98–99|date=2003|isbn=978-1553956587|publisher=[[Trafford Publishing]]|location=Victoria, BC}}</ref>

Picking up on this initially prankish effort, [[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom County]] Councilman Craig Cole introduced Resolution No. 85-12 in March 1985 to endorse Louie Louie as the state song, citing the need for a "contemporary [[Theme music|theme song]] that can be used to engender a sense of pride and community, and in the enhancement of tourism and economic development". His resolution also called for the creation of a new "Louie Louie County".<ref>{{cite web |date=March 7, 1985 |title=Whatcom County Council Resolution No. 85-12 |url=https://documents.whatcomcounty.us/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=3277507&dbid=0&repo=WC |publisher=Whatcom County Clerk |accessdate=March 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fernando |first=Andy |date=March 8, 1985 |title=Council rocks 'n' rolls |page=1A |work=[[The Bellingham Herald]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-council-rocks-n/168548639/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=March 21, 2025}}</ref> While the state legislature did not designate Louie Louie as the state song, it did declare "Louie Louie Day" for April 12.<ref>{{cite news |last=McDaniel |first=Robert |date=March 16, 1985 |title=Senate OKs 'Louie, Louie' resolution |page=C4 |work=[[The Oregonian]] |agency=[[United Press International]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-senate-oks-louie-louie/168548867/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 21, 2025}}</ref> A crowd of 3,000, estimated by press reports, convened at the [[Washington State Capitol|state capitol]] in [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia]] that day for speeches, singalongs, and performances by [[The Fabulous Wailers|the Wailers]], [[the Kingsmen]], and [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Burt |first=Lyle |date=April 13, 1985 |title=Boogie for 'Louie': 3,000 cheer support for song |page=A1 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Horne |first=Vance |date=April 12, 1985 |title=Capitol Dome rocks to 'Louie Louie' beat |page=1A |work=[[The Olympian]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian-capitol-dome-rocks-to-loui/168548937/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 21, 2025}}</ref> Two days later, a Seattle event commemorated the occasion with the premiere performance of a new, Washington-centric version of the song co-written by composer Berry.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Best Of Louie Louie Volume 2 |date=1992 |first=Doc |last=Pelzel |type=CD sleeve notes |publisher=[[Rhino Records]]}}</ref> After a spirited debate, the legislature ultimately preserved "Washington, My Home" as the state song while also adopting [[Woody Guthrie]]'s "[[Roll On, Columbia, Roll On]]" as the [[List of Washington state symbols|official folk song]]. "Louie Louie" remains the "[[List of U.S. state songs|unofficial state rock song]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mynorthwest.com/2100161/when-louie-louie-almost-became-washingtons-state-song/|title=When 'Louie, Louie' almost became Washington's state song|website=mynorthwest.com|first=Feliks|last=Banel|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>

Although the effort failed in the end, a cover of Berry's rewritten version was released in 1986 by Jr. Cadillac and included on the 1994 compilation ''The Louie Louie Collection''.<ref name=JerdenComp/> The "state rock song" was played following "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game]]" during the [[seventh-inning stretch]] at all [[Seattle Mariners]] home games from 1990 through 2021,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Seattle Times|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/heres-why-the-mariners-arent-playing-louie-louie-during-the-seventh-inning-stretch/|title=Here's why the Mariners aren't playing 'Louie Louie' during the seventh-inning stretch|date=April 19, 2022|url-access=subscription|access-date=April 19, 2022|first=Larry|last=Stone}}</ref> then reinstated in 2025.{{refn|The original Kingsmen version plays during day games and a faster, "juiced up" remix plays during evening games.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Seattle Times|first=Kai|last=Uyehara|title=How 'Louie Louie' returned to T-Mobile Park for 2025 Mariners season|date=May 9, 2025|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/how-louie-louie-returned-to-t-mobile-park-for-2025-mariners-season/|access-date=May 11, 2025}}</ref>}}

===International Louie Louie Day===

April 11 ([[Richard Berry (musician)|Richard Berry's]] birthday) is celebrated as '''International Louie Louie Day'''<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[United Press International]]|date=April 8, 2022|first=Ben|last=Hooper|title=International 'Louie Louie' Day celebrates birthday of songwriter Richard Berry|url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/04/08/International-Louie-Louie-Day-started-2003/4921649451584/|access-date=June 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=The Daily Kos|url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/11/2089137/-04-11-International-Louie-Louie-Day|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=June 24, 2022|title=04/11 - International Louie Louie Day}}</ref> and is listed by [[Chase's Calendar of Events]], the National Special Events Registry, and other sources.

Support for International Louie Louie Day and other "Louie Louie"–related observances is provided by the Louie Louie Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society (LLAMAS)<ref>{{cite web|website=Acronym Attic|url=https://www.acronymattic.com/LOUIE-LOUIE-Advocacy-and-Music-Appreciation-Society-(LLAMAS).html|title=LLAMAS stands for LOUIE LOUIE Advocacy and Music Appreciation Society|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref> and "Louie Louie" fans worldwide.

===LouieFest===
The City of [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] held a summer music and arts festival from 2003 to 2012 in July named [[LouieFest]]. The event began in 2003 as the "1000 Guitars Festival" and featured a group performance of "Louie Louie" open to anyone with a guitar. The event was renamed [[LouieFest]] in 2004. Members of the Wailers, Kingsmen, Raiders, Sonics and other groups with "Louie Louie" associations regularly made appearances. The grand finale each year was the "Celebration of 1000 Guitars" mass performance of "Louie Louie" on the main stage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ko|first=Michael|newspaper=The Seattle Times|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20030825&slug=louie25m|title=754 guitars rock into the record book with 'Louie Louie'|date=August 25, 2003|access-date=November 10, 2022}}</ref>

===Louie Louie parades===
The largest "Louie Louie" parade, organized by [[WMMR]] deejay [[John DeBella]], was held in Philadelphia from 1985 to 1989 with proceeds going to leukemia victims.{{sfn|Marsh|1993|pages=186-190}} DeBella described it as "a parade for no reason ... and the no reason would be 'Louie Louie'."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 25, 1987|title=When Springtime Comes to Philadelphia Even the Robins Sing 'Louie Louie'|pages=34}}</ref> It regularly drew crowds in excess of 50,000, but was ultimately cancelled due to excessive rowdiness.<ref>{{cite news|title=City Cancels 'Louie Parade;' Cites Rowdies |url=http://articles.philly.com/1989-05-20/news/26111465_1_parade-today-louie-parade-city-and-police-officials|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529065348/http://articles.philly.com/1989-05-20/news/26111465_1_parade-today-louie-parade-city-and-police-officials|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2015|access-date=May 5, 2013|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=May 20, 1989}}</ref>

[[Peoria, Illinois]] claims the longest running "Louie Louie" event, holding an annual "Louie Louie" street party, parade, and festival every year since 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://louielouiepeoria.com/|publisher=louielouiepeoria.com|date=2019|title=St. Jude Louie Louie Street Party|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Louie Louie sculpture===
A sculpture titled ''Louie Louie, 2013'' by [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]-based artist Tim Bavington was displayed on the lobby wall of the [[Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building]] in [[Portland, Oregon]] from 2013 to 2024.  The work is constructed of 80 colored glass and acrylic panels representing the waveforms of the song using Bavington's concept of sculpting sound waves.
<ref>{{cite news|title=The Kingsmen's famously innocent "Louie Louie" now back in front of the feds at downtown Federal Building|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/07/the_kingsmens_infamously_innoc.html|access-date=July 30, 2013|newspaper=[[The Portland Oregonian]]|date=July 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Editorial: Me gotta go now: 'Louie' sculpture is fitting tribute|url=http://democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-me-gotta-go-now-louie-scupture-is-fitting-tribute/article_5d280dbe-f61a-11e2-ab08-001a4bcf887a.html|access-date=July 30, 2013|newspaper=[[Albany Democrat-Herald|The Albany Democrat-Herald]]|date=July 27, 2013}}</ref> In 2024, it was sold for $250,000 to a private party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/artwork/tim-bavington-louie-louie-2|title=Tim Bavington: Louie Louie, 2012-2013|website=Artsy.net|date=2024|access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

===The Louie Awards===
The ''[[Seattle Times]]'' bestows its Louie Awards upon "those who - through conscious act, rotten luck or slip of the tongue - stretch the limits of imagination or tolerance or taste in the Great Northwest."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Seattle Times]]|title=The 1992 Louie Awards -- Sex, Sewage And Mr. Lifto Win Our Louies|date=December 27, 1992|first=Marla|last=Williams|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921227&slug=1532120|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>

===Recognition and rankings===
Summary of "Louie Louie" rankings and recognition in major publications and surveys.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Source'''
|'''Poll/Survey'''
|'''Year'''
|'''Rank'''
|-
|[[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]]
|Hall of Fame Singles
|2018
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8333912/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inducts-songs-born-to-be-wild-louie-louie |title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts Songs for the First Time, Including 'Born to Be Wild' & 'Louie Louie' |date=April 14, 2018 |magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]] |access-date=2020-07-11}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]]
|[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame#Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]]
|1995
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/halloffame.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219104535/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/halloffame.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 19, 2010 |title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - 500 Songs That Shaped Rock|date=February 11, 2017 |first=Steve|last=Parker|publisher=rocklistmusic|access-date=November 13, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]
|[[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]]
|1999
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame-award |title=GRAMMY Hall Of Fame |date=October 18, 2010 |publisher=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[NPR|National Public Radio]]
|The 300 Most Important American Records of the 20th Century
|1999
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/300.html |title=The Original ''NPR 300'' |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|''Smash Hits'', James E. Perone
|''The 100 Songs That Defined America''
|2016
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sHkbDQAAQBAJ |title=Smash Hits: The 100 Songs That Defined America |first=James E.|last=Perone|date=2016|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9781440834691|pages=141–144|access-date=2022-02-03}}</ref>
|-
|[[The Wire (magazine)|''The Wire'' Magazine]]
|The 100 Most Important Records Ever Made
|1992
|align="center"|None<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire_p3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730014805/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/thewire_p3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 30, 2010 |title=The Wire - 100 Most Important Records Ever Made |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'' Magazine]]
|Ultimate Jukebox:  The 100 Singles You Must Own
|2003
|align="center"|#1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p2.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908114215/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=Ultimate Jukebox : The 100 Singles You Must Own |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|''The Ultimate Playlist'', Robert Webb
|The 100 Greatest Cover Versions
|2012
|align="center"|#1<ref>{{cite book|first=Robert|last=Webb|date=2012|pages=1–2|title=The Ultimate Playlist: The 100 Greatest Cover Versions|publisher=McNidder and Grace Limited|location=London|isbn=978-0857160577}}</ref>
|-
|[[Paste (magazine)|''Paste'' Magazine]]
|The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time
|2014
|align="center"|#3<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Paste Magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-50-best-garage-rock-songs-of-all-time|first=Bonnie|last=Stiernberg|date=August 27, 2014|title=The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'' Magazine]]
|40 Songs That Changed The World
|2007
|align="center"|#5<ref>{{cite web|website=Via Chicago|url=https://viachicago.org/topic/28093-rolling-stones-40-songs-that-changed-the-world/|date=2007|title=Rolling Stone's 40 Songs That Changed The World|access-date=December 11, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'', [[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]
|The All-Time Top 100 Singles
|2000
|align="center"|#6<ref>{{cite book|title=All Time Top 100 Albums|first=Colin|last=Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|date=1999|isbn=978-0753503546|publisher=Virgin|location=London|chapter=The All-Time Top 100 Singles}}</ref>
|-
|[[Q (magazine)|''Q'' Magazine]]
|The Music That Changed the World
|2004
|align="center"|#10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#The%20Music%20That%20Changed%20The%20World |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060224054627/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage3.htm#The%20Music%20That%20Changed%20The%20World |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 24, 2006 |title=Q Magazine: The Music That Changed the World |access-date=2022-02-15}}</ref>
|-
|[[VH1]]
|100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll
|2000
|align="center"|#11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1rocksongs.htm |title=VH1: '100 Greatest Rock Songs': 1-50 |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|''The Heart of Rock and Soul'', [[Dave Marsh]]
|The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made
|1989
|align="center"|#11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/dmarsh_1001.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629220508/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/dmarsh_1001.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |title=1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made – Part 1. Nos 1 to 500 |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'' Magazine]]
|The 100 Best Singles of the Last 25 Years
|1989
|align="center"|#18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#singles |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110718180414/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/rstone.html#singles |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |title=Rolling Stone – The 100 Best Singles Of The Last 25 Years |access-date=2013-09-12}}</ref>
|-
|[[Los Angeles (magazine)|''Los Angeles'' Magazine]]
|LA's Top 100
|2001
|align="center"|#19<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0l0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82|magazine=Los Angeles|title=Los Angeles Magazine - LAs Top 100|first=Steve|last=Erickson|date=November 2001|page=88|access-date=2022-01-28}}</ref>
|-
|''Rock and Roll'', [[Paul Williams (Crawdaddy)|Paul Williams]]
|The 100 Best Singles
|1993
|align="center"|#22<ref>{{cite book|title=Rock and Roll: The 100 Best Singles|first=Paul|last=Williams|date=1993|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|isbn=978-0881849660}}</ref>
|-
|''[[VH1]]''
|100 Greatest Dance Songs
|2000
|align="center"|#27<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1dance.htm|title=VH1 - '100 Greatest Dance Songs'|access-date=2015-04-29}}</ref>
|-
|[[NME|''NME'' Magazine]]
|Top 100 Singles of All Time
|1976
|align="center"|#43<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_singles.htm#singles |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110526195319/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_singles.htm#singles |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |title=NME Magazine: Top 100 Singles of All Time |access-date=2022-02-15}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'' Magazine]]
|100 Greatest Singles of All Time
|1997
|align="center"|#51<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p2.htm#singles |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908114215/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p2.htm#singles |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |title=Mojo – The 100 Greatest Singles Of All Time |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'' Magazine]]
|[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]
|2004
|align="center"|#55<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619072533/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-06-19 |title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 2004 #1-100|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=12 Aug 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'' Magazine]]
|[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]
|2010
|align="center"|#54<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs |title=Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time - 2010|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622145429/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs |access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2008 }}</ref>
|-
|[[National Endowment for the Arts|NEA]] and [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]
|[[Songs of the Century]]
|1999
|align="center"|#57<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chartts.tripod.com/AIR/365songs.htm |title=NEA and RIAA: The top 365 songs of the 20th century |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'' Magazine]]
|Big Bangs: 100 Records That Changed The World
|2007
|align="center"|# 70<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120526220952/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 26, 2012 |title=Big Bangs: 100 Records That Changed the World |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'' Magazine]]
|The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s
|2006
|align="center"|#154<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/ |title=Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=August 18, 2006 |access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rolling Stone|''Rolling Stone'' Magazine]]
|[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]
|2021
|align="center"|#156<ref name="rollingstone_2021-09-16"/>
|-
|[[NME|''NME'' Magazine]]
|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
|2014
|align="center"|#157<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140325220723/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/nme_500_greatest_songs_2014.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 25, 2014 |title=NME Magazine: 500 Greatest Songs |access-date=2014-12-26}}</ref>
|-
|[[WCBS-FM]]
|Top 1001 Songs of the Century
|2005
|align="center"|#184<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/list/wcbsfm-top-1001-songs-century-long |title=WCBSFM: Top 1001 Songs Of The Century |access-date=2013-09-21}}</ref>
|}