"Louie, Go Home" is a song written by

Paul Revere Paul Revere (; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.)May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, ...

and

Mark Lindsay Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Early life Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon, and was the second of eight children of George and Esther Ell ...

as a sequel after Richard Berry declined their request for a follow-up to "

Louie Louie "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a Standard (music), stand ...

". It was recorded by

Paul Revere and the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for inclu ...

in 1963 and released in March 1964. The group recorded two versions of the song. The original (with sax opening) was only released as a single. A re-recorded "groovy, quasi-psychedelic rearrangement" (with guitar opening) was featured on the '' Midnight Ride'' album in 1966 as well as the group's first ''Greatest Hits'' compilation the following year.

Cover versions

Davie Jones with the King Bees version

When manager Leslie Conn obtained an acetate of the Raiders version in 1964, the young

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

, then still called David Jones, recorded the song with his band Davie Jones and the King Bees. It was titled "Louie, Louie Go Home" and released as the B-side of his first single " Liza Jane". Bowie's version of the song also appeared on the compilations ''Another Face'' (1981) and '' Early On (1964-1966)'' (1991). Bowie borrowed the call-and-response refrain of 'Just a little bit louder now' for the track " She'll Drive the Big Car" in 2003.

Other versions

The Who The Who are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of th ...

also recorded the song as "Lubie (Come Back Home)" in 1965. It was first released on the 1985 compilation '' Who's Missing''. A French version was released in 1964 as "Louie Reviens Chez Toi" by the Belgian group Ariane et Les 10/20. Spanish versions were released as "Lupe Vuelve A Casa" by Los Shain's (Peru, 1967) and Los Piedras Rosas (Bolivia, 1971). Other cover versions include the A-Bones (1993), Ceeds (1966, recorded as "Louie, Come Home), Chambermen (1966), Chesterfield Kings with

(1998), Coachmen (196?), Jack Ely and the Courtmen (1966), Fireballs (1966), Fugitives (1966), Fuzztones (2015), Grip Weeds (2021), Hypstrz (1981), Images (Italy, 1970), Missing Lynx (1967), Mussies (1966), Shades of Grey (1966), Time Beings (1996), Transatlantics (UK, 1966), Vandells (1967), and Danny Zella and the Zell Rocks (1996). A 1966 single released with the same title by the Campus Kingsmen is a different song. Answer song versions include "Louie Come Home" by the Epics in 1965 and "Louie Louie's Comin' Back" by the Pantels in 1966.

References

1964 singles Paul Revere & the Raiders songs The Who songs Answer songs 1964 songs Columbia Records singles Vocalion Records singles Sequel songs Songs written by Mark Lindsay {{1960s-single-stub