(Newish) Eric Copeland's not so "Louie, Louie, Louie"

There was a time when every band, from the most punk or hadcore to the most Mania-enducing, covered Richard Berry's "Louie, Louie" on tour. Iggy Pop taunted a biker gang with "Louie, Louie", Henry Rollins turned it into a gutteral dirge, and The Fat Boys rapped about its history and controversy. It feels as though "Louie, Louie" is dying out as a rock standard... and it's still on life support, despite the title of Eric Copeland's new song, "Louie, ...

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