Vespas, Lambrettas, Scooter boys & Mods out & about in various London locations. All photo's taken with permission of the scooters (& sometimes the riders).
OMG remember the Mod's and Rockers, big confrontations st Brightion, been, there, still got "T" shirt lol... happy days to all that remember great times :)
Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Fine little girl waits for me Catch a ship across the sea Sail that ship about, all alone Never know if I make it home Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Three nights and days I sail the sea Think of girl, constantly On that ship, I dream she's there I smell the rose in her hair. Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Okay, let's give it to 'em, right now! See Jamaica, the moon above It won't be long, me see me love Take her in my arms again Tell her I'll never leave again Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Let's take it on outta here now Let's go!
Jack Ely, lead singer of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," dies at 71. www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/29/jack-ely-singer-known-for-louie-louie-dies-aged-71 R.I.P. Jack.
On this day in 1963 {December 8th} "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen peaked at #2 {for 6 non-consecutive weeks} on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on November 9th, 1963 and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100... The first two weeks it was #2 "Dominique" by the Singing Nun was #1 and then "There, I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton kept it out of the top spot for four weeks... It re-entered the Top 100 again three years later in 1966 for a two week stay, peaking at #97... John Belushi covered it in 1978; his version reached #89 and was on the Top 100 for 4 weeks...
There use too be a old Lambretta in the back yard when i was a boy, it was leaning up against the fence for years and on the back wheel covers was a Map of Australia!, HAHAHA , hell of a long slow trip it must of been on a 62? Lambretta! Hell wish i had it now!
Aaah the memories, spotted Enfield on a sign, I come from Southgate, we had a lot of Lambrettas, Vespas and Bubblecars in late 50's early 60's. Great times. But the ones with the big windscreen were deadly in a strong wind )).
@ambertjeblue A classic Mod anthem. My mum and dad were mods from Whetstone/Finchley early 60's. Me still carrying the scooter torch, a scooterist for life. There is a club from Enfield called the Enfield Rifles which is still going strong. Scooters, a way of life.
it was a shame when we had to wear helmets but i can see there point as i had a Raleigh moped as at the age of sweet 16 when i almost lost my life but now i have 2 vespa's i have a full licence & i used to teach people how to ride up to test standard i have been on a few rallies its a great seen long live us mods
Gotta laugh my ass off thinking about how the FBI scrutinized this song in their famous crime lab for "bad language". Running it backwards, forwards, slow speed, high speed, etc. and at the end they determined it to be "indecipherable at any speed". *AND THEN TOTALLY MISSING THE DRUMMER SAYING "FUCK!" at **0:56** when he missed a beat!!*
Perfect dancing song. I tried desperately to discover the words, but never could! I HAD to know the words as I was dancing across that floor. It's rubbish, but it's a classic from late 1964/early 1965, I think! Anyone know for certain, please let me know.
Here's a question: How would I have fitted in during the sixties? I love the Mod culture, the music, and the clobber... but hell I'm not a scooter man... I love fast bikes so I'd have had to own a big Norton or Triumph cafe racer. I'd have looked a bit silly on it in my parker though ;)
Not true. Mods, originally were modern jazz fans who later embraced R n B and soul. Some of the best mod classics however, were one-offs like this. Bands like the Who and the Small Faces came at the end of the mod scene and had little influence on the movement. The first home-grown mod band were probably the Kinks because they came from a R n B background but developed their own hard rocking style which had no precedent and which mods liked. Don't forget, mods were into early rock music wh
@Ray Thanks Ray, Doesn't look like I finished the point I was trying to make about early rock music coming from the blues and NOT rock and roll. The early punks had a similar ethic to the early mods and despised the later commercialism of the movement. I sold original 60's box jackets (and a lamb's wool boating blazer I wish I still had) to punks in 1980. The Spencer Davis group were very important in the 60's and Stevie Winwood went to one of my local schools. I wish I'd been around to see them on the same bill as the Yardbirds at Birmingham town hall in '64
@Ray Thanks Ray. I am a Brummie. I used to drink with a guy who was much older than me and Knew Stevie from school. He said that wherever he went in the playground, he had an entourage of 'thugs' with him. He was playing in the band while he was still at school and I think he had trouble playing gigs because of his age. Paul
they need pixel test for old pic to identify what actually color that they used. -:born to be someone else is waste, except you have you own signature.
Why do grown men feel the need to end every comment with ‘KTF?!’ It only has any relevance to your own tiny band of like-minded half-wits. BTW, ‘KTF’ has no connection to Mod, only to Northern Soul. They’re not the same thing.
@ThisisTedWells Well, they have the lyrics to the original version, you can find those online. As to what he's actually saying, who knows. The FBI couldn't figure it out, and they spend two years trying. (true story btw)
Another brilliant mod song I like this one good to dance to, long live mods 🤩😊😎🤗
It ACTUALLY doesn't get any better than this.
Mod For Life
2022 still reaching us . BRILLIANT ❤
I was there and loved every minute of it.
this is my ringtone 🎶👍
Me too
OMG remember the Mod's and Rockers, big confrontations st Brightion, been, there, still got "T" shirt lol... happy days to all that remember great times :)
What an Anthem, gonna love it, squeeze it n call it George, never get tired of playing it, a Pure Classic 👍🎶🎶🎶
Great mod tune. We are the mods!
Best song ever!
My nickname is Louie, and when we were kids my older sisters use to spin this 45 on the old phonograph and we all tried to dance along to the song.
Great stuff 💚mods Dublin lreland .2019 .
The scooters are fantastic,and the song is just as good.
Love this Mod anthem. It was played in every club back in the day. (nice scooters too ) Thanks for posting
Like a fascinating mix of The Who and The Kinks. 😀
Listen at around 00:56 and you hear a slight shout in the background, that is in fact the drummer shouting "Fuck"
metallic purple lambretta li 150 with chrome sides and a far too big canadian army surplus anorak, in 1966!
Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go
Fine little girl waits for me
Catch a ship across the sea
Sail that ship about, all alone
Never know if I make it home
Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go
Three nights and days I sail the sea
Think of girl, constantly
On that ship, I dream she's there
I smell the rose in her hair.
Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go
Okay, let's give it to 'em, right now!
See Jamaica, the moon above
It won't be long, me see me love
Take her in my arms again
Tell her I'll never leave again
Louie Louie, oh no
Me gotta go
Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said
Louie Louie, oh baby
Me gotta go
Let's take it on outta here now
Let's go!
Thank you!
Jack Ely, lead singer of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie," dies at 71.
www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/29/jack-ely-singer-known-for-louie-louie-dies-aged-71
R.I.P. Jack.
One of 1963's best
The first "garage" version of "Louie-Louie" is due to Rockin' Robin Roberts & the (fabulous) Wailers. It is this cover that inspired the Kingsmen.
On this day in 1963 {December 8th} "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen peaked at #2 {for 6 non-consecutive weeks} on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart on November 9th, 1963 and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100...
The first two weeks it was #2 "Dominique" by the Singing Nun was #1 and then "There, I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton kept it out of the top spot for four weeks...
It re-entered the Top 100 again three years later in 1966 for a two week stay, peaking at #97...
John Belushi covered it in 1978; his version reached #89 and was on the Top 100 for 4 weeks...
"Louie Louie" has held up so much better than those two #1 songs.
There use too be a old Lambretta in the back yard when i was a boy, it was leaning up against the fence for years and on the back wheel covers was a Map of Australia!, HAHAHA , hell of a long slow trip it must of been on a 62? Lambretta! Hell wish i had it now!
Best song ever
😎EXCELLENT LOVE IT 😎BIG DEE BELFAST UP THE MODS 😎🛵🛵🛵🛵🧥💊💊😎
CRACKED.
only take they made of this song, singer didn't know half the words, they played it in the wrong time signature, and it is amazing.
The scooter @ 10 seconds in this video is a Lambretta SX200.
Aaah the memories, spotted Enfield on a sign, I come from Southgate, we had a lot of Lambrettas, Vespas and Bubblecars in late 50's early 60's. Great times. But the ones with the big windscreen were deadly in a strong wind )).
Still have a genuine old copy of the original hit single, in my cupboard.
Great sound quality! Thanks for posting.
Really enjoyed your mix. I've got many of the same songs on my personal playlist. Also, like the ones you have - that are not on mine. Thanks.
AS everyone forgot John Belushi in ANIMAL HOUSE, what a legend!!!
Great song and good pictures too
Keep the faith .... great tunes...... scooters ain't bad ......
@ambertjeblue A classic Mod anthem. My mum and dad were mods from Whetstone/Finchley early 60's. Me still carrying the scooter torch, a scooterist for life. There is a club from Enfield called the Enfield Rifles which is still going strong. Scooters, a way of life.
it was a shame when we had to wear helmets but i can see there point as i had a Raleigh moped as at the age of sweet 16 when i almost lost my life but now i have 2 vespa's i have a full licence & i used to teach people how to ride up to test standard i have been on a few rallies its a great seen long live us mods
this was my late uncles favourite song
Love This Song.
This is the real original version, the Kinks did a good one as well.
Love it great mod. Track
brilliant track
Takes me back!
Gotta laugh my ass off thinking about how the FBI scrutinized this song in their famous crime lab for "bad language". Running it backwards, forwards, slow speed, high speed, etc. and at the end they determined it to be "indecipherable at any speed".
*AND THEN TOTALLY MISSING THE DRUMMER SAYING "FUCK!" at **0:56** when he missed a beat!!*
some class scooters there boyz
A way of life.
Perfect dancing song. I tried desperately to discover the words, but never could! I HAD to know the words as I was dancing across that floor. It's rubbish, but it's a classic from late 1964/early 1965, I think! Anyone know for certain, please let me know.
Can't beat mod music
Here's a question: How would I have fitted in during the sixties? I love the Mod culture, the music, and the clobber... but hell I'm not a scooter man... I love fast bikes so I'd have had to own a big Norton or Triumph cafe racer. I'd have looked a bit silly on it in my parker though ;)
awesome track and top video mate
The ultimate `Mod` anthem.
@redman8903 They didn't play it in the wrong time signature, it's in 4/4 like it should be. They just left out the guitar on the fourth beat.
Why is this not a thing anymore?
Cool video
Großartig
Modern Scooter Lad's. In the day we rarely wore helmet's... Only if it was raining. LOL
Show music for me in Soho in the 60's ))
Garage Rock band that partially influenced some of the greatest rock and metal groups. Funny to see it associated with Scooters..lol
Heard this on National Lampoon's Animal House Bangin' film!
Five people wouldn't know a great rock classic if it bit 'em on the ass.
Real Mod music. Love it.
Thumbs up if you heard the "FUCK!" at 0:56
Oh Louie Lou-ay
At 0:55 the drummer yells fuck because he dropped a mic
we have covered this in the past
Bom... Muito bom.
JIMMY!
gd track.great pics K.T.F
@LImiJA13
Your uncle certainly had taste, one of my fav's too.
Quadrophenia brought me here.....MODS RULE!!!!!!!!!!!
@iberfiber interesting combo...
A1 top class, scooters.
There's a video here with the lyrics.
Greatoldie sounds like the original it's great
Mods and Rockers 👊👊👊❤️❤️❤️😂😂😂
i came for the song, stayed for the.... pictures of scooters?
Oh Louie Louie oh no
fuckin epic!
@harryburra Not in your time? I don't get it. Do you mean not "from" your time? Or do you mean the timing is of??
Mods in Portland`
Not true. Mods, originally were modern jazz fans who later embraced R n B and soul. Some of the best mod classics however, were one-offs like this.
Bands like the Who and the Small Faces came at the end of the mod scene and had little influence on the movement.
The first home-grown mod band were probably the Kinks because they came from a R n B background but developed their own hard rocking style which had no precedent and which mods liked. Don't forget, mods were into early rock music wh
@Ray Thanks Ray, Doesn't look like I finished the point I was trying to make about early rock music coming from the blues and NOT rock and roll.
The early punks had a similar ethic to the early mods and despised the later commercialism of the movement. I sold original 60's box jackets (and a lamb's wool boating blazer I wish I still had) to punks in 1980.
The Spencer Davis group were very important in the 60's and Stevie Winwood went to one of my local schools. I wish I'd been around to see them on the same bill as the Yardbirds at Birmingham town hall in '64
@Ray Thanks Ray.
I am a Brummie. I used to drink with a guy who was much older than me and Knew Stevie from school. He said that wherever he went in the playground, he had an entourage of 'thugs' with him. He was playing in the band while he was still at school and I think he had trouble playing gigs because of his age.
Paul
it was quite expensive to be a mod in the 60s you hadto have all the gear to be a true mod plus the scooter they looked good though
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Of course, the Mods NEVER wore helmets !! Such bad pics. Just a few authentic ones.
they need pixel test for old pic to identify what actually color that they used.
-:born to be someone else is waste, except you have you own signature.
Always KTF...mod forever....
Why do grown men feel the need to end every comment with ‘KTF?!’ It only has any relevance to your own tiny band of like-minded half-wits.
BTW, ‘KTF’ has no connection to Mod, only to Northern Soul. They’re not the same thing.
Song of the mods !!!
Far out, lets OK give it to them right NOW!
i bet this was a fun song in the 1960's
Speed ruined my fucking tooth.
Lets give it to them right now!
Lets give it to em right now!
@OasisLetThereBeLove thanks
@ThisisTedWells Well, they have the lyrics to the original version, you can find those online. As to what he's actually saying, who knows. The FBI couldn't figure it out, and they spend two years trying. (true story btw)
modernists the only way
cool vid shame theres no real bikes only them dam hairdryers lol il see u all at brighton. ROCKERS!
@iberfiber thanks check out other video's of scooters on the account holder name & youtube account scootersgalore1 for more...
Name.the three movies this.track has featured in?
n 1
James_brown
great age
I heard deltas the worst house on campus