{"product_id":"9780472025237","title":"Louie Louie: The History and Mythology of the World's Most Famous Rock 'n Roll Song; Including the Full Details of Its Torture and Persecution at the Hands of the Kingsmen, J. Edgar Hoover's FBI, and a Cast of Millions; and Introducing for the First Time","description":"A new edition of Dave Marsh's classic work on the three-chord song that rocked the world\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A tale as compelling as any John Grisham thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Dave Marsh's \u003ci\u003eLouie Louie\u003c\/i\u003e is part rant, part rock criticism and part cultural analysis, with a good dose of \u003ci\u003eRipley's Believe It or Not!\u003c\/i\u003e thrown in.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Marsh keeps the story of one trashy song interesting by revealing how 'three chords and a cloud of dust' contains within it the history and future of rock 'n' roll.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"What you don't know about 'Louie Louie' probably won't hurt you. But everything you need to know is in Marsh's book, including the lyrics-the real ones and the ones people thought they heard. If there is a better measure of your pop-cultural IQ, I don't know where to find it.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e    Since his days as the original editor of \u003ci\u003eCreem,\u003c\/i\u003e Dave Marsh has been revered as one of rock's greatest critics. During the 70s he was record editor at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone,\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1983 he founded \u003ci\u003eRock \u0026amp; Roll Confidential.\u003c\/i\u003e His other books include \u003ci\u003eGlory Days: Bruce Springsteen in the 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), and \u003ci\u003eBefore I Get Old: The Story of the Who\u003c\/i\u003e (1983). \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081027567856,"sku":"9780472025237","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472025237_p0.jpg?v=1763707251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472025237","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}