Louie, Louie Go Home
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| “Louie, Louie Go Home” | |||||
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| Single by Paul Revere and the Raiders | |||||
| B-side | "Have Love Will Travel" | ||||
| Released | 1964 | ||||
| Format | 7", 45rpm | ||||
| Label | Columbia Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Paul Revere, Mark Lindsay | ||||
| Paul Revere and the Raiders singles chronology | |||||
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"Louie, Louie Go Home" is a song written by Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay. This song is a sequel to "Louie Louie" by Richard Berry, recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders in 1963.
[edit] Cover versions
In 1964 the young David Bowie, then still called David Jones, recorded the song with his band Davie Jones and the King Bees. This was released as the B-side of Bowie's first ever single, "Liza Jane". Bowie's version of the song also appeared on the compilations:
- Another Face (1981)
- Early On (1964-1966) (1991)
The Who also recorded the song in the mid-1960s. It was released on the compilation Who's Missing

