Drummer and Missy's Place

[Biowatch]

Some California radio stations had “Louie Louie” contests. People could send in any version of the song that they wanted, and it would get airtime.

I knew some people that recorded a version in a bathroom (Great acoustics? Well, maybe...) and it got airtime.

That version may have been played in the wee hours of the night, but there are many great versions of the song.

http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/04/06/kfjcs-return-of-the-invasion-of-maximum-louie-louie/

http://www.louielouie.net/blog/?p=324
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12 Hours and We Still Couldn't Figure Out the Damn Lyrics

1980 - Nobody had any idea how many versions of "Louie Louie" were out there. But every week, listeners of KPFK in Los Angeles would vote on the best versions in a weekly battle of the "Louie Louie" featured on the show "Unprovoked Attack."

This inspired KFJC Music Director Stretch Riedle, who fired the first shot in what would become known as the "Louie Louie Wars" by playing 33 versions of the song back to back in a 90-minute marathon. After a listener survey revealed that "Louie Louie" was the Bay Area's all-time favorite song, KALX aired a 50-version tribute in December 1981.

Not to be outdone, KFJC did another tribute in May of 1982, this time with 88 versions. KALX did not take this matter sitting down. In December of 1982, KALX's Amazing Mystery DJ spent 12 hours spinning 200 versions of "The most easily recognizable rock song of all time."

But wait, there's more! On August 19, 1983, KFJC one-upped KALX by playing no less than 300 distinct versions of "Louie Louie" in a special hosted by the song's author Richard Berry, complete with live versions played by local bands. And that, apparently, was the end - though some KALX old-timers whisper of a secret cadre hiding in the hills, squirreling away ever more versions of the rock classic and awaiting the right moment to strike.