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Ronnie Spector (Brian was really excited when he found out Ronnie had covered it)
Everly Brothers
Lorrie Morgan (on Stars and Stripes vol.1)

I also know that Keith Moon and Iggy Pop have covered "Don't Worry Baby", my favorite song by The Beach Boys.

I recorded my own version in my bedroom one time.  It was before I was a huge fan though so I didn't do the harmonies as complex as I should have. 

The one by The Tokens is great, despite the new lyrics.

That's one I don't think I have in my collection...  yet   ;)

Rivers Cuomo

LOL you'll never have that one in your collection :)

I'd like to hear Rivers' though. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_wPHQ6ZPA

I have "Don't Worry Baby" by:

Beach Boys (original mono and stereo)
Beach Boys (solos by Carl Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Jeff Foskett, Matt Jardine, Billy Hinsche, Randell Kirsch).
Brian Wilson
Wilson Phillips
Ronnie Spector
Cleverly Brothers
Lorrie Morgan
California Music
B.J. Thomas
Papa Do Run Run
Adrian Baker
Billy Joel
Bay City Rollers
Phil McCracken
Pat McGroin

Pat McGroin :lol

Other than any of the Beach Boys...past or present - solo or otherwise...

Lorrie Morgan !  :)

Utterly Amazing! 

Next to the Beach Boys, I think B.J. Thomas had the 2nd biggest hit with Don't Worry Baby.  It made #17 on the Pop Charts in 1977, his final Pop Top 20.  I like it a lot.

Gee, That's a lot ! 
Do you know of any you don't have? 
And who is Rivers Cuomo?

where'd you get the recording of Billy Joel? or is it just the dvd?

Lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter from the band Weezer

Check here for a list of some other cover versions: http://www.mountvernonandfairway.de/covered3.htm

Also check out the tribute albums section at this website: http://www.beachboys.com/

I'm sure there must be a few versions of Don't Worry, Baby on some of those tribute albums.

Also, I'm sure you'll want this version: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/12/365-days-361--.html :P

Its on youtube.
And say what you will about Rivers, I'd say he's the 90's Brian except he peaked out quicker and then burnt out. Pinkerton is as perfect as Pet Sounds imho.

The Billy Joel version is from "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson" that came out in 2001.

I just found another one that I forgot I had.  Supposedly Brian Wilson cried when he heard this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Wf4rR1vRI

I have the Keith Moon version on Lp over here.  It's ehhh so so. Take in consideration it's when Keith was in California while The Who were on a break from Quadrophenia and starting work on By Numbers.

not really a cover, but Garbage used a small bit DWB in "Push It" (from the Version 2.0 album).
I quote:

B.J. Thomas rocks.  I heard him on the Grand ol' Opry about 4 months ago.  He's still great (if you ever thought he was great).  His voice was a little husky, but once he started singing all the rust fell off and he was awesome again.  He did that awesome song "This time the GIRRRRL is going to stay..... for more than just a day....."

Very easy to hear Keith's love for the Beach Boys oozing from the track.
Rumour has it this was recorded in Brian's home studio, with Brian producing and singing backing vocalz.

Yeah, Moonie really liked the Beach Boys. So did Townsend I think. Saw he and Brian on stage together and Pete had real nice things to say about Brian. I think he's a big fan of Pet Sounds.

But I never heard about Keith recording "Don't Worry Baby" at Brian's house and Brian singing on it. I don't know if Brian cried when he heard it because he thought Keith ruined it or because he liked it. I don't think it's very good, myself.

Rivers doing it a capella!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE03T0q--I4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE03T0q--I4&feature=related)

I freaking love Weezer, probably my second favourite band.

When did Bruce Johnston sing Don't Worry baby?

He sang it live for awhile. I'm pretty sure he did it last time I saw the Boys about 4 years ago.

I think he also sang on the god awful 90's remake.

Bryan Ferry, BJ Thomas

Live with the Beach Boys and also check out the version by California Music.

My memory is a little hazy as I havn't seen it in awhile but isn't there a real crappy cover of it in the movie Tango & Cash? Any idea who did that?

I'll add to the mentioned artists:

P.J. Proby from the album I Am (1964)
The Good Vibrations from the album I Get Around (1978)   
Katie Foskett (2008)
Michael McDonald & Billy Preston from the DVD Musicares Presents A Tribute To (2005) 
James Walsh of Starsailor from the BBC-program Sold On Song (2005) 
Chris White from the CD Mouth Music and single CB 303 (1977) 
John Hunter Phillips from the CD It’s About Time (2006) 
The Ivy League from the album This Is The Ivy League (1965) 
Derrick Harris from the CD Making God Smile (2002)
The Treetops from the single b/w I Remember Parlophone 5628 (1967)
Keller & Webb from the Columbia single 10241 (1975)

Like Ron, I did my own version when I was younger...the backing vocals suck in spots but I actually enjoy listening to it sometimes.

Outside of the original, I really like Lorrie Morgan's version, as well as Billy Joel's and Rivers Cuomo's.  Ronnie Spector's is great too - I love that clip of Brian hearing it for the first time during a radio interview - I can't imagine how cool that must have been for him, you can tell he was really touched by it.

I had no idea there were that many covers of "Don't Worry Baby" - perhaps it is the most covered of all Beach Boys songs?

I think "God Only Knows" probably has it beat by a country mile - much more user friendly.  ;D

Yes, I think "God Only Knows" might have been covered more, it always gets the biggest applause at Brian's concerts in London, I know Claudine Longet covered it.

lol.  here's another one in addition to the one posted earlier, this is live though. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE03T0q--I4