Brother Louie (1973)

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Brother Louie is a song about an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman, and the subsequent disowning of the man by his parents because of it. The title was written and sung by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson of the group Hot Chocolate, and was a No. 7 hit in the UK Singles Chart for the band in 1973, produced by Mickie Most.[1] Alexis Korner has a spoken word part in this version of the song, Phil Dennys arrangement of the string section.[2]

Key Lyrics

All right, what's all this about?

I love her, man

'Oh yeah, man, let me tell you

I don't want no honky in my family, you dig?'

No honky in my family


See what I mean?

Louie really caused a scene

He did, I tell you

Ain't no diff'rence 'tween black or white

Brothers, you know what I mean

In Popular Culture

References

  1. David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). 2006. London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 259. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Retrieved from Wikipedia, January 31, 2021.
  2. "Brother Louie by Hot Chocolate". Songfacts.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.