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From Mark London <mrl@psfc.mit.edu>
Subject The person who wrote Louie Louie, and what happened to him (a must read, if you don't know it).
Date Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:11:36 -0400

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See:

https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/he-wrote-the-most-recorded-song-in-rock-history-then-sold-his-rights-for-750-dont-worry-he-got-revenge-eventually/

And FWIW, here the story of the government's investigation in the 1960s 
of the supposedly obscene lyrics of the the Kingsmen's version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXascwDxu6I&ab_channel=RockN%27RollTrueStories

There actually IS a swear word uttered, but it not from the singer 
himself!  And it's really hard to notice.

- Mark
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