It Was Like Motörhead Didn’t Even TRY!

I hate to be a complainer, but as much as I love Motörhead, I think they turned in one of the WORST stock versions of the garage-rock standard “Louie Louie.”

Look, y’all, I wish the Motörheads had goosed the song up a bit, not that there is much to work with, but maybe they could’a tried a riff rearrangin’ like what the Sonics did? Really, ANYTHING?! And for some reason “Louie Louie” was specifically recorded as the fucking A side for their first single on Bronze. The flip, “Tear Ya Down,” was way more Motörheady and, obviously, seems like a better choice as an A side; I can only imagine “Tear Ya Down” was why the kids bought the record. Still, the 45 is said to have sold enough copies it earned ’em the above BBC spot. Also, if not for the good sales of “Louie Louie,” the band might not have gotten around to this AND then this: Live Fast, Die Old.