Greebo
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...because the lyrics no-one can understand are supposedly naughty...
Never mind the band isn't gonna sing it...
We live in absuridstan.
http://wbal.com/stories/anmviewer.asp?a=30831
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Never mind the band isn't gonna sing it...
We live in absuridstan.
http://wbal.com/stories/anmviewer.asp?a=30831
Absurd...oops I mean WBAL said:"Louie Louie" Banned From Parade
Thursday, May 05, 2005
The Associated Press
[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan middle school's marching band has been ordered not to perform "Louie Louie" in a parade this weekend.
The Benton Harbor school superintendent sent a letter to parents saying the song's allegedly raunchy lyrics makes it inappropriate -- even though the marching band wasn't going to sing it.
She says she'll rethink her decision if most parents support their children playing the song.
Richard Berry wrote "Louie Louie" in 1956. It's one of the most recorded songs in history. The best-known version was a hit in 1963 for the Kingsmen.
But exactly what it's about remains a topic of debate.
The F-B-I spent two years investigating the lyrics before declaring them "unintelligible."
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