God Only Knows - Semi-Obscure June 1967 R&B Cover Version
Amanda Hart:
Quote from: bgas on January 05, 2013, 03:11:30 PM
I know there have been lists of cover versions for all the songs, not sure if I've seen one for PS only. \
Howabout you post your list of the ones you know of, we'll all look and see if we have any to add?
Fairly certain the 3 I mentioned ( Carmen McRae, Sam Fletcher and PP Arnold) are the ones I can think of
Kingsley Abbott's Pet Sounds book has a pretty extensive list of covers, but they don't have the years listed. Most of the ones listed that I'm familiar with are from the '80s, but there are quite a few I'm not familiar with. I suppose I could find some time this week to look them all up if anyone's interested.
Rocker:
Quote from: guitarfool2002 on January 05, 2013, 11:34:05 AM
Two questions:
1. It seems that this cover was one of the few Pet Sounds covers done at this time, along with the others mentioned above. Is there a list of other PS covers which were released in, say, 66-68 when the album was still relatively current and when the songs were still getting played on top 40 stations? I know I'm probably missing some info, so any new info or links would be appreciated!
The only prominent cover I could think of, and it's not technically from Pet Sounds, was the Hollyridge Strings version of Good Vibrations from 1967, which I know Don Steele had used as background on his KHJ radio show.
2. Is it possible that Brian himself or any of the other band members had not (or have not) heard this version of the song? If so, would it be feasible to maybe pass it on somehow so at least Brian could possibly hear it (again) in 2013?
Here's Andy Williams doing GOK. It says 1967 but it looks like it was later:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPFpu8j548
In the BBC Beach Boys Story it was said that Bruce told an english band, before Pet Sounds was released I believe, to release GOK as a single. They did but so did the Beach Boys around the same time which Bruce wasn't aware of. Can't remember the name of the band
guitarfool2002:
Quote from: bgas on January 05, 2013, 03:11:30 PM
I know there have been lists of cover versions for all the songs, not sure if I've seen one for PS only. \
Howabout you post your list of the ones you know of, we'll all look and see if we have any to add?
Fairly certain the 3 I mentioned ( Carmen McRae, Sam Fletcher and PP Arnold) are the ones I can think of
The only ones on my list would be whatever is posted and mentioned in this thread so far, since I posted the GOK cover. I actually never thought about it until now, just how many covers of the PS songs were around in 67-68 when the album was relatively current. So I can't list anything beyond the one I already posted, but it's neat to see some others getting mentioned which I've never heard.
When I acquired the Brenda + Tabulations albums, I didn't realize they had done a BB's cover, I was originally looking for the single Dry Your Eyes and a collector friend sent the discs my way...surprise, there was a GOK cover! :)
guitarfool2002:
Quote from: rockandroll on January 05, 2013, 11:49:33 AM
There's Bobby Vee's Here Today from around that time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raMmNx0cWRo
Nice! I'll track it down, unfortunately I get the WMG Has Blocked This In Your Country... message on YouTube when I when there.
bgas:
Quote from: Rocker on January 06, 2013, 05:50:43 AM
Quote from: guitarfool2002 on January 05, 2013, 11:34:05 AM
Two questions:
1. It seems that this cover was one of the few Pet Sounds covers done at this time, along with the others mentioned above. Is there a list of other PS covers which were released in, say, 66-68 when the album was still relatively current and when the songs were still getting played on top 40 stations? I know I'm probably missing some info, so any new info or links would be appreciated!
The only prominent cover I could think of, and it's not technically from Pet Sounds, was the Hollyridge Strings version of Good Vibrations from 1967, which I know Don Steele had used as background on his KHJ radio show.
2. Is it possible that Brian himself or any of the other band members had not (or have not) heard this version of the song? If so, would it be feasible to maybe pass it on somehow so at least Brian could possibly hear it (again) in 2013?
Here's Andy Williams doing GOK. It says 1967 but it looks like it was later:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utPFpu8j548
In the BBC Beach Boys Story it was said that Bruce told an english band, before Pet Sounds was released I believe, to release GOK as a single. They did but so did the Beach Boys around the same time which Bruce wasn't aware of. Can't remember the name of the band
Ya know, I'm wonderingg if "maybe" Bruce was mis-remembering, as "the Robb Storme Group" covered "Here Today" somewhere around Sept-October of 1966:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqoCMn8z4zU
also, according to Wiki, Bobby Vee recorded this in November 1966
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