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TIL in 1964, the FBI spent 4 months investigating the song “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen after receiving complaints about obscene lyrics. The investigation ended without persecution. Ironically, the word “Fuck” appears in the song, shouted by the drummer after he accidentally dropped his drumstick.

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