Davie Jones with the King Bees version When manager Leslie Conn obtained an acetate of the Raiders version in 1964, the young
David Bowie, then still called David Jones, recorded the song with his band Davie Jones and the King Bees. It was titled "
Louie, Louie Go Home" and released as the B-side of his first single "
Liza Jane". Bowie's version of the song also appeared on the compilations
Another Face (1981) and
Early On (1964-1966) (1991). Bowie borrowed the call-and-response refrain of 'Just a little bit louder now' for the track "
She'll Drive the Big Car" in 2003.
Other versions The Who recorded the song as "Lubie (Come Back Home)" in 1965. It was first released on the 1985 compilation ''
Who's Missing''. A French version was released in 1964 as "Louie Reviens Chez Toi" by the Belgian group Ariane et Les 10/20. Spanish versions were released as "Lupe Vuelve A Casa" by Los Shain's (Peru, 1967) and Los Piedras Rosas (Bolivia, 1971). Other cover versions include the
A-Bones (1993), Ceeds (1966, recorded as "Louie, Come Home), Chambermen (1966),
Chesterfield Kings with
Mark Lindsay (1998), Coachmen (196?),
Jack Ely and the Courtmen (1966),
Fireballs (1966), Fugitives (1966), Fuzztones (2015), Grip Weeds (2021), Hypstrz (1981), Images (Italy, 1970), Missing Lynx (1967), Mussies (1966), Shades of Grey (1966), Time Beings (1996), Transatlantics (UK, 1966), Vandells (1967), and Danny Zella and the Zell Rocks (1996). A 1966 single released with the same title by the Campus Kingsmen is a different song. Answer song versions include "Louie Come Home" by the Epics in 1965 and "Louie Louie's Comin' Back" by the Pantels in 1966. ==References==