Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, now known simply as Flash Cadillac… Read Full Bio ↴Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, now known simply as Flash Cadillac, were the band that portrayed Herbie and the Heartbeats in the film American Graffiti. As Herbie and the Heartbeats, they performed At the Hop, She's So Fine, and Louie, Louie.

Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids although launched with "American Graffiti" really filled a void in popular music. Playing songs that they knew as kids, more important than the music and the songs was the show!

Flash Cadillac not only looked and sounded musically like a rock 'n' roll fifties band, they had a show that was mind-stopping. Playing at Washington State University twice in the early 1970's, Keith Sorem remembers seeing frontman Flash riding piggy back on bass player Butch's hips, while playing his Stratocaster, with someone holding the mic on a straight stand, following him around the stage. It was hilarious!

In 1972 Flash was the headliner at Pullstock, Washington State University's answer to Woodstock. Their show had been refined then; it was fast paced, and laced with off-color humor that only teens can understand. They did an excellent job stringing songs together in medlies, creating not only a smooth flow of music, but a never-ending string of one-liners and great sound bites. Like at the end of Splishin' and Splashin' mimicking a stuck record needle with: "Well, I was" (Thump), "Well, I was" (Thump),"Well, I was" (Whooooooooooo...as the needle is re-set on the record) "Splishin' and a splashin', rollin' and a strollin'.

And the keyboard that looked like the front of a '58 Chevy! These guys never stopped for three hours, inspiring many others to imitate their style, including the Lipps, a northwestern rock 'n' roll band that created their own Flash Cadillac with "Johnny Love" playing a guitar made from a toilet seat!

Flash Cadillac's appearance on the Dick Cavett Show in the early 1970's featured an introduction by Rob Reiner, fresh from "All In the Family" and no one knew that Rob was a closet fifties deejay. It was a great sample of fifties "radio-eze", followed by Flash and the Kids performing "I've Had It", later covered by the northwest rock band "PAX", and featured on their debut cassette, then the memorable "Blue Moon". According to Flash, "I was lookin' up at the stars last night and all I could see was Uranus (typical Flash humor!). They scored a hit in the U.S. singles chart with their cover version of the Lynsey de Paul/Barry Blue song "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" and it was this version that also made the Swedish top 10. ,

Louie Louie
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Louie Louie' by these artists:

55. The Kingsmen Louie Louie, oh no, you take me to where ya…
Australian Crawl Louie Louie, oh baby, me gotta go. Louie Louie, oh baby,…
Bad Religion Louie Louie, me gotta go Louie Louie, me gotta go Fine littl…
Ben E. King & The Drifters I said I, I left my wife and child (Lubie…
Berry Richard Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Black Flag Louie Louie! We've gotta go! Screwie Louie! We've gotta go! …
Black Out Band (Chorus) Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I s…
Blondie Louie Louie Oh no, so here I go Louie, Louie Oh baby, her…
Blondie feat. Robert Fripp Louie Louie Oh no, so here I go Louie, Louie Oh baby, here…

Blood And Roses This it right here homie! 7 8 7 haha! They told me…
D.R.I. Baby I wonder how you've been Bands on my mind, you…
David and The High Spirit Well I, well I left my wife and child (Louie, go…
Dez Cadena Louie Louie! We've gotta go! Screwie Louie! We've gotta g…
Fastball Sittin' here in your room I've been listen' to the freeway…
Fat Boys This song is going out to The whole wide world out…
Frank Zappa Ah! I know the perfect thing to accompany this man's…
Girlschool/Motörhead Louie Louie, oh baby, we gotta go Aye-aye-aye-aye-aye-aye Lo…
Graham BLVD Louie Louie, oh no, you take me where ya gotta…
Grateful Dead Louie, Louie, me gotta go. Louie, Louie, me gotta go. A…
H.B. & The Checkmates I'm too real to fake know it ain’t really love because…
Harrison Wilbert Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie…
Iggy Pop And now the news [Chorus:] Louie Louie Oh baby I gotta go L…
Iggy Pop the stooges Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie…
iggy pop and the stooges - metallic KO Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Lo…
iKE [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I sai…
Ike Turner | Tina Turner [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I …
J.Ely Of The Kingsmen Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Louie V, Louie V Louie V, Louie…
Jack Ely formerly of The Kingsmen feat. Jack Ely Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Lo…
Jan & Dean [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said…
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Louie, Louie, oh baby Say we gotta go Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Louie, Louie whoa baby Say we gotta go Yeah, yeah,…
John Belushi Louie, Louie, oh, no I said me gotta go Yeah, yeah, yeah I…
Johnny Otis Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Jr. Cadillac St.Louie DONOVcNSR,DONOVcNJR THERE'S c RcTTLESNcKE IN MY Hc…
Julie London [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I …
Kings Men Louie Louie, oh no, you take me where ya gotta…
Kingsmen Louie, Louie, oh no, I said we gotta go Yeah yeah…
Kingsmen (The) Louie Louie, oh no, you take me where ya gotta…
Louie Louie Don’t matter where I’m at nigga I’m free We cut the same…
M. Grever Baby Bela From Atlanta Big body big thithi olha perna Baby B…
Mark Lindsay Paul Revere Paul Revere & The Raiders The Raiders Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
Mark Lindsay;Paul Revere;Paul Revere & The Raiders Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
Motörhead Louie Louie, oh baby, we gotta go Aye-aye-aye-aye-aye-aye Lo…
Motörhead Louie Louie, oh baby, we gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie Lo…
Mr. Epp I told that bitch to drop the racks up in…
Otis Redding Fine little girl she waits for me, Me catch the ship…
Paul Revere The Raiders Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
Paul Revere & The Raiders Hah, when I left my wife and child, Louie go…
Paul Revere & The Raiders Mark Lindsay Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
Pop (Iggy) And now the news [Chorus:] Louie Louie Oh baby I gotta go L…
Pow Wow Louie, Louie Oh oh We gotta go Louie, Louie oh We gotta go …
R&B I'm too real to fake know it ain’t really love because…
R. Berry Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Richard Berry The Pharaohs Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Richard Berry & The Pharaohs Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, oh, oh,…
Richard Berry & The Pharoahs Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Richard Berry and the Pharoahs Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Richard Berry feat. Shuggie Otis Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, oh, oh,…
Robert Plant (Louie Louie) (Louie Louie) Fine little girl she waits…
Sandpipers CHORUS: Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I…
Shuggie Otis Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
Sonics (the) Louie Louie, me gotta go now Louie Louie, me gotta go…
The Beach Boys Duh duh duh Duh duh Duh duh duh Duh Duh Duh duh duh Duh…
The Beau Brummels [Instrumental Intro] Louie Louie, ya, my said me gotta go…
The Clash Louie, Louie Louie, Louie, oh baby Baby, Louie, Louie Gotta …
the fall Louie Louie, oh baby, I gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie Louie…
The King's Men Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
The Kingsmen Louie Louie, oh no, you take me to where ya…
The Kingsmen (60s) Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go Louie, Louie, me gotta…
The Kinks Louie louie, oh baby, i gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie lou…
The Mothers of Invention Ah! I know the perfect thing to accompany this man's…
The Mystery Band Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Lo…
The Pretenders Shh...here they come Now louie louie had his day Nothin' gon…
The Sandpipers CHORUS: Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I…
The Sisters of Mercy Louie, louie as performed by Richard Berry the Sisters use t…
The Sonics Louie Louie, me gotta go now Louie Louie, me gotta go…
The Stooges Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie…
The Three Amigos * Louie Louie Oh no Louie Louie Oh no Louie Louie Oh…
The Troggs Louie louie, oh baby, I gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie louie…
Tina [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I sai…
Toots & The Maytals Louie louie, oh baby, I gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie louie…
Toots and The Maytals Louie, Louie, oh baby, I gotta go Yi, yi, yi, yi,…
Toots feat. The Maytals Louie louie, oh baby, I gotta go. Yi-yi-yi-yi-yi Louie louie…
Turner Ike&Tina [Chorus] Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I …
V.A. Louie Baby Let the Bass Drop Time to rock out Hop out…
Various Artists im higher than a bitch right now getting high as a…
Wilbert Harrison Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Lo…
WOHNZIMMER - Motörhead Louie Louie, oh baby, we gotta go Aye-aye-aye-aye-aye-aye Lo…
Young & Restless Girl you moving too fast you gotta slow down And that…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids:

At the Hop Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-ba…
Crying In The Rain I'll never let you see The way my broken heart is…
Did The Boogie Ah, do you remember the first time you started to…
Did You Boogie Ah, do you remember the first time you started to…
endless sleep The night was black, rain fallin' down; Looked for my baby,…
She's So Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…
She’s So Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Flash Cadillac:

At The Hop Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-ba…
crying in the rain I'll never let you see The way my broken heart is…
Did You Boogie Ah, do you remember the first time you started to…
endless sleep The night was black, rain fallin' down; Looked for my baby,…
She's Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…
She's So Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…
Shes So Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…
She’s So Fine I've been searching for a girl Bobby socks and a pony…

Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Baby I love…

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There is simply no way to overstate it, in the early 70s this was a revelation. Followed closely behind by a full-blown Beatlemania revival in 1974, this was the beginning of baby boomer nostalgia. What a movie.