Editing Louie Louie (section)

===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>}}