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Author Topic: The Brian Wilson Jukebox  (Read 2581 times)
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« on: March 24, 2007, 06:52:50 AM »
I am sure you've all heard of John Lennon's Jukebox - the songs JL borrowed from for many of the songs he wrote.  I have been thinking of a similar thing for BW/BB...I'll start us off with some easy ones:

Be My Baby - The Ronnettes & Don't Worry Baby
Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry & Surfin' USA
When You Wish Upon a Star - ? & Surfer Girl

Are there any particular songs by The Four Freshmen that Brian borrowed?  It doesn't have to be a complete lift (like Surfin' USA) - but feed me info about where his songs came from, his melodies, his ideas...

Would love to put together an extensive list but will need *lots* of help.
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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2007, 07:08:29 AM »
"A Young Man Is Gone", basically "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring" with different lyrics...
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2007, 07:22:58 AM »
Of course you've got "Student Demonstration Time", Mike's re-write of Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller's "Riot in Cell Block #9". Also has anyone noticed that Al's "new"-ish composition on Songs From Here & Back titled "PT Cruiser" is basically "409"? Also doesnt everyone here agree (I assume most would) that Don't Worry Baby is way better than Be My Baby? And another thing, does anyone know where Brian got the melody for "Winter Symphony" or if anyone has ripped-off Brian's melody after he wrote it or after it was released. I could've sworn Ive heard a song really similar to it.
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2007, 07:27:59 AM »
Is this meant to be only "Brian's Jukebox" or "The Beach Boys' Jukebox"?
I think "Darlin" (and even "Thinking 'bout you baby") had a very similar melody to some older song that I can't remember.
GIOMH sounds alot like an old doo-wop-song I heard. I have to look if I can find the recording
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2007, 07:52:03 AM »
My intial intention was to keep it exclusively Brian Wilson...but I am not a thread-Nazi, so post as you please.
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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2007, 01:38:18 PM »
PT cruiser makes me think of Hey Little Cobra really....

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