List of songs covered by the Beach Boys
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Cover versions recorded and released by the Beach Boys, as a band and as solo artists, include:
The Beach Boys
[edit]Unreleased
[edit]| Song | Year | Original artist | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "How Deep Is the Ocean" | 1966 | standard, written by Irving Berlin | |
| "Stella by Starlight" | Victor Young | ||
| "On Top of Old Smoky" | 1967 | traditional | |
| "You Never Give Me Your Money" | 1970
|
The Beatles | |
| "Gimme Some Lovin'" | 1972
|
The Spencer Davis Group | |
| "Battle Hymn of the Republic" | 1974
|
standard, written by Julia Ward Howe | |
| "Come to the Sunshine" | 1975
|
Van Dyke Parks | |
| "Mony Mony" | 1976 | Tommy James and The Shondells | |
| "Running Bear" | Johnny Preston | ||
| "Shake Rattle & Roll" | Big Joe Turner | ||
| "Let's Dance" | Chris Montez | ||
| "Working in the Coal Mine" | Lee Dorsey | ||
| "On Broadway" | 1977 | The Drifters | |
| "Deep Purple" | Peter DeRose | ||
| "Calendar Girl" | 1978
|
Neil Sedaka | |
| "Jamaica Farewell" | 1979
|
Harry Belafonte | |
| "River Deep – Mountain High" | 1980 | Ike & Tina Turner | |
| "Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | ||
| "I'm a Man" | The Spencer Davis Group | ||
| "At the Hop" | 1985
|
Danny & The Juniors |
Solo
[edit]Mike Love
[edit]| Song | Year | Album | Original artist | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "On and On and On" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | ABBA | |
| "Over and Over" | Bobby Day | |||
| "Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka | |||
| "Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | |||
| "Teach Me Tonight" | Gene De Paul | |||
| "Da Doo Ron Ron" | 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll City | The Crystals | |
| "Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | |||
| "The Letter" | The Box Tops | |||
| "The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva | |||
| "Sugar Shack" | The Fireballs | |||
| "My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels | |||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | Scrooge's Rock 'n' Roll Christmas | Bobby Helms | ||
| "Hungry Heart" | 2002
|
Bruce Springsteen |
Brian Wilson
[edit] | This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021) |
See also
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ An additional version appears on Beach Boys Concert.[2]
- ^ As "South Bay Surfer (The Old Folks at Home)" with additional lyrics by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Al Jardine.[2]
- ^ As "A Young Man is Gone" with new lyrics by Mike Love.[2]
- ^ An additional version appears on Beach Boys' Party!.[3]
- ^ As "Do You Wanna Dance?".[5]
- ^ As "Then I Kissed Her".[7]
- ^ Based on the version by the Kingston Trio.[11]
- ^ In medley with "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)".[citation needed]
- ^ As "Talk to Me (Medley)".[13]
- ^ As "Her Boyfriend's Back".[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lambert 2007, p. 336.
- ^ a b c d e Lambert 2007, p. 337.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lambert 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f Lambert 2007, p. 343.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 370, 386.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 199.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 377.
- ^ Lambert 2007, pp. 372, 387.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lambert 2007, p. 346.
- ^ a b Lambert 2007, p. 347.
- ^ Lambert 2007, pp. 346, 386.
- ^ a b Lambert 2007, p. 355.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lambert 2007, p. 359.
- ^ Badman 2004, p. 300.
- ^ Badman 2004.
- ^ Badman 2004, p. 389.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Doe, Andrew Grayham. "VAULTS". Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 362.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Till the Night is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Doe, Andrew G. "Timeline 1995". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
Bibliography
[edit]- Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0.
