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Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors
Episode: Louie, Louie and the FBI
Description: The supposedly pornographic lyrics of garageband classic āLouie Louieā by the Kingsmen were, improbably, thoroughly investigated by the FBI, who reached a conclusion on May 17th, 1965, when the FBI Laboratory declared the lyrics to be āofficially unintelligibleā.Ā The FBI had spent two years analyzing the song, consulting outraged parents, and playing it at different speeds to uncover hidden obscenities.In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the controversy helped cement the reputation of this punk pop classic; explain how āLouie Louie marathonsā also played a part in the songās virality; and reveal that...