Songs about The Beach Boys, individually or collectively

[RangeRoverA1]

Via lots of soundcloud interconnections I found a band "The Sunny Boys". Was amazed by their BBs renditions of Surfin' Safari & Barbara Ann, so I also checked their self-penned songs, & one of them featured the line about the BBs at 37 sec. mark: https://soundcloud.com/thesunnyboys/03-the-sunny-boys-mahalo

Nice song, the a cappella intro is terrific, kind of reminisces "Island Girl" (although I'd say it about 80% of "Mahalo", steel drum solo & all). Even the singer sounds like a cross between Al & Bruce. That being said, there's 1 thing better than on "Island Girl" - accordion instead of saxophone. Added some sweet touch to the tune.

[Andrew G. Doe]

How about The One You Can't Have, by the Honeys? "Brian's always sweet to me"-- was that BW?

r u loco?!! its not bb brian, do some searchin'..

Actually, it is, according to some honey called Marilyn. That's what she told me, anyway.

[sandmountainslim]

"Oh gimme the Beach Boys, free my soul  I wanna get lost in your rock n roll and drift away"      ......no wait...that ain't how it goes.

[Andrew G. Doe]

It does when I sing it. 

[Emdeeh]

Uncle Kracker's version of "Drift Away" does say "give me The Beach Boys" towards the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8itvQSruCE

[sandmountainslim]

Uncle Kracker's version of "Drift Away" does say "give me The Beach Boys" towards the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8itvQSruCE

Well I be damned!  I don't care for Uncle Kracker but it's cool he did that.  I have ALWAYS sang it like that . 

[Magic Transistor Radio]

"Oh gimme the Beach Boys, free my soul  I wanna get lost in your rock n roll and drift away"      ......no wait...that ain't how it goes.

I thought that's what they said the first time I heard it. :-)  Glad it's not because the song sucks!

[Magic Transistor Radio]

Chug a Lug
Denny's Drums
Carl's Big Chance
Brian is Back
Endless Harmony
Summer in Paradise
Southern California

[Quzi]

Cassius Love vs Sonny Wilson

[jet without wings]

Unless I missed it no has mentioned Neil Young's "Long May You Run"

lyric: maybe The Beach Boys have got you now, with those waves singing Caroline...Caroline No
Roling down that empty ocean road, get into the surf on time.

jet without wings

[Hot Rod]

First of all, sorry for the reanimation of this old thread. I've been looking at the Smiley Smile board for a few years, but just joined a few days ago.

When I saw this thread when it came up, I wanted to contribute a song. It's actually my band The Barbecuties. We play pop punk and I wrote a song about Brian called The Life Of Brian. Here we go

http://thebarbecuties.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-brian

[donald]

Unless I missed it no has mentioned Neil Young's "Long May You Run"

lyric: maybe The Beach Boys have got you now, with those waves singing Caroline...Caroline No
Roling down that empty ocean road, get into the surf on time.

jet without wings

Long May You Run is simply one of my favorite songs.  Period.  It shows up on a lot on my comp mixes of BB's songs.

[Mendota Heights]

Since God Invented Girls - Elton John
A Postcard From Richard Nixon - Elton John

[Lowbacca]

The Brian Is Back - Elton John

[Hot Rod]

Honeyrider - You made me hate The Beach Boys (well, at least they have them in the title)

[RangeRoverA1]

How about your band's tune, Hot Rod?: http://thebarbecuties.bandcamp.com/track/the-life-of-brian

About Brian, obv., however, you will hear mention of many BBs songs. Cool uptempo number.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Lindsey Buckingham - D.W.Suite 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9GOvjlPSVA

Although probably more a tribute to than about Dennis

Blimey…   hadn't dipped into this thread before. DW Suite starts off with a favourite tune (it's a trad Scottish folk song) of my partner's late husband.

Also Custer's marching song. For all the good it did him.

[Andrew G. Doe]

"When I beat the little deuce coupe
Brian broke right down and cried"

Rip Chords, "Trophy Machine"

[Heteronym]

2. Soko sings that she will "never love you more than", inter alia, "God Only Knows".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdZhQrhtRac

I cannot stop listening to that song. And the video is magnificent!

[Bill M]

Lindsey Buckingham - D.W.Suite 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9GOvjlPSVA

Although probably more a tribute to than about Dennis

Blimey…   hadn't dipped into this thread before. DW Suite starts off with a favourite tune (it's a trad Scottish folk song) of my partner's late husband.

Also Custer's marching song. For all the good it did him.

The melody at the beginning is "Wild Mountain Thyme" - a traditional Scottish tune. Later in the song you hear "Garryowen" which is a traditional Irish march that Custer was fond of. I've always wondered why Buckingham incorporated these Celtic melodies into a tribute to Dennis. Was it simply because Wilson is a Scottish surname?

[Slow In Brain]

Flesh and Blood - Wilson Phillips

Like A Brother - Beckley Lamm Wilson

Seems So Long Ago - Carl Wilson

[JK]

My own list of songs that mention "(The) Beach Boys" (collectively) in the lyrics has swelled since i last linked it---- here!   

[Manfred]

Here´s a song from me about Carl:

https://soundcloud.com/melahide/cdw-we-miss-you

[JK]

Here´s a song from me about Carl:

https://soundcloud.com/melahide/cdw-we-miss-you

Lovely song there, Manfred----the others too. :=)

[kookadams]

Mr.Wilson_john cale, brian wilson_barenaked ladies, Brian Wilson_the queers, Life of brian_the barbecuties..