RIP Jack Ely This article glosses over some of the best parts of the story. For a better treatment check out: https://www.npr.org/2015/05/02/403623915/louie-l

RIP Jack Ely This article glosses over some of the best parts of the story. For a better treatment check out: https://www.npr.org/2015/05/02/403623915/louie-louie-indecipherable-or-indecent-an-fbi-investigation https://www.npr.org/2015/05/02/403623915/louie-louie-indecip... or https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150503/22075130880/fbi-spent-years-researching-lyrics-to-louie-louie-before-realizing-copyright-office-must-have-them.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150503/22075130880/fbi-s... The best parts are: the reports of what people thought they heard (people heard what they wanted to hear) and that after two years of investigating, the FBI realized they simply could walk across the street and get a copy of the actual copywrited lyrics With the actual lyrics in hand, agents re-listened to the song and realized it was just poorly recorded (from a technical perspective) and dropped the case.