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I never doubted that there were actual words to the song Tom, I just couldn't make out what those words were. like I said maybe it was due to the music being louder than the guy singing.
 
Rick2583 said:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kinks/louielouie.html

Though they're not great lyrics as you can see they are there but again like the Numb song you can't really understand what they're saying.
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...what we're talking about is your belief that the words to Comfortably Numb are more ore less audible than Louie Louie.
...Louie Louie is a song that originated in the 50's and was later brought back to life by the Kingsman who are generally considered the ones most connected with the song. The Kinks were just one of many other band who subsequently covered the song and if you ask most people who sung the song their answer is almost always the Kingsmen.
...but the lyrics are so mumbled that they caused an uproar among parents and were a source of an investigation by the FBI about exactly WTF the lyrics really were because nobody really knew for sure...and the FBI finally gave up trying to figure it out.

...Louie Louie's lyrics were so garbled that the song became somewhat of an urban legend mostly because of the "mis-heard lyrics"...many radio stations back then banned the song because it was believed the songs lyrics were too risque. What I'm saying is that nobody back then knew for sure what the song was really about...while on the other hand, Comfortably Numb, IMO, is quite easily and audibly understood and there's no controversy as to what David Gilmore is singing about.
 
Now even as a Jersey native, I struggle to understand the boss at times....Born to Run for example.
 
Rick2583 said:
Yeah, I seriously couldn't understand a word. Why, you could? If it was English the music drowned the vocals out, maybe that was it. But I did like the music though.
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Absolutely... far easier to understand that than Ina gadda de vida
 
totus44 said:
Now even as a Jersey native, I struggle to understand the boss at times....Born to Run for example.
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I would agree with that... and Comfortably Numb is easier to understand than Born to Run....
 
yankeesince59 said:
... there are no definitive lyrics to Louie Louie. The FBI spent years trying to figure them out.

...the lyrics to Comfortably Numb are quite clear.
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On the mark as usual 59, here's some background info, on that.....

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie

The Kingsmen's edition was the subject of an FBI investigation about the supposed but nonexistent obscenity of the lyrics, an investigation that ended without prosecution.

Another factor in the success of the record may have been the rumor that the lyrics were intentionally slurred by the Kingsmen---allegedly to cover the fact that it was laced with profanity, graphically depicting sex between the sailor and his lady. Crumpled pieces of paper professing to be "the real lyrics" to "Louie Louie" circulated among teens. The song was banned on many radio stations and in many places in the United States, including Indiana, where it was personally prohibited by Governor Matthew Welsh.


These actions were taken despite the small matter that practically no one could distinguish the actual lyrics. Denials of chicanery by Kingsmen and Ely did not stop the controversy. The FBI started a 31-month investigation into the matter and concluded they were "unable to interpret any of the wording in the record." Ironically, however, drummer Lynn Easton later admitted that he yelled "Fuck" after fumbling a drumstick at 0:54 on the record.


Sales of the Kingsmen record were so low (reportedly 600) that the group considered disbanding. Things changed when Boston's biggest DJ, Arnie Ginsburg, was given the record by a pitchman. Amused by its slapdash sound, he played it on his program as "The Worst Record of the Week". Despite the slam, listener response was swift and positive.

By the end of October, it was listed in Billboard as a regional breakout and a "bubbling under" entry for the national chart.
 
This is the best article I've read on the song, and the FBI's 2 year investigation. More details, and specifics, in this link......

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...alizing-copyright-office-must-have-them.shtml

The FBI Investigation, was initially complete, then J. Edgar Hoover, decided to re-open the case, for another 2 years of milking govt. funding. All in all, a 119 page investigation, when all they had to do, was go down the street to the copyright

and-

Also, as Marc Randazza notes, it took nearly two years for someone in the FBI to think, hey, isn't the song registered at the Copyright Office down the street? Maybe we should send someone over there; to find out what it says? This was after the FBI had reached out to the record label (who gave them the accurate lyrics) along with the original author of the song, Richard Berry, who told them the lyrics. Oddly, apparently, the FBI never bothered to ask Ely himself what he sang, though I'm sure he would have said the same damn lyrics,
 
yankeesince59 said:
...I had seen this before as well as their list of "Best Guitarists" of all time...disagreed with about 1/2 of both lists.
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...^^^

same here.......

Several tunes and guitarist, should be in the top 25, while some in the top 25, should be moved much further out....

Personally I loved Bob Dylan, and attended 3 of His concerts in 3 different decades......always loved his lyrics, poet laureate, and His "Plugging In", now that was a big ordeal, a paradigm shift of sorts, yet NO ONE, I mean no one, ever commanded the presence of a crowd of 20, 000 people, enough for all of them to get out of their chairs, and squash up against the stage, like cattle, just to get as close to the eclectic esoteric Bobby Zimmerman......

me, I stayed in my seat, so I could easily see over everyone's heads, and not have to stand up for 2 1/2 hrs........
 
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