Have you ever heard a Beach Boys song in a different language?

[theradiantradicchio]

This a version of Surfin' USA made by a Brazilian duo called Juba & Lula, in 1988. The language is Portuguese.
How bad is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXtLzIpTS4E

[Wata]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b55Evr8EDiI

A Beach Boys medley in Japanese....

[JK]

Hi, OP, and welcome. :=)

This is the most comprehensive list of foreign-language versions you're likely to find: 

https://christophercook.me.uk/beachboys/languages.php

[rab2591]

In My Room (German Version) by The Beach Boys themselves. Really beautiful.

[GoogaMooga]

Sloop John B in Danish, by pub rocker/folk singer John Mogensen:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x322fkn

[JK]

Sloop John B in Danish, by pub rocker/folk singer John Mogensen:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x322fkn

A better foreign-language example of "Sloop John B" is the one in Czech by Pavel Novák, as it takes its cue from Brian's arrangement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foaa9Cr2ck4

[Pablo.]

'Til I Die in Spanish

(live at the Pink House, Argentina's White House)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltctJ8QLgeI

[Stephen W. Desper]

COMMENT:  Done a couple of these.  A language coach is at the session. Words are written phonetically, that is, by the way they sound, and after a few rehearsals, it's done.  ~swd

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

COMMENT:  Done a couple of these.  A language coach is at the session. Words are written phonetically, that is, by the way they sound, and after a few rehearsals, it's done.  ~swd

That was the way Robert Palmer wrote/sang "The Silver Gun" in Urdu back in 1983

[theradiantradicchio]

Hi, OP, and welcome. :=)

This is the most comprehensive list of foreign-language versions you're likely to find: 

https://christophercook.me.uk/beachboys/languages.php

Hello, and thank you! 


That's amazing! I'll definitely have a look at it, thank you for sending me this.

[theradiantradicchio]

In My Room (German Version) by The Beach Boys themselves. Really beautiful.

It's beautiful! But, I can't seem to stop laughing everytime they sing the chorus, it sounds they're saying "God's a lie".

[theradiantradicchio]

COMMENT:  Done a couple of these.  A language coach is at the session. Words are written phonetically, that is, by the way they sound, and after a few rehearsals, it's done.  ~swd

Yes! I was actually talking about it today. Brazil definitely used it a lot in the 50s/60s/70s, almost every hit song at that time was written with this pattern.

[Hickory Violet Part IV]

'In The Parking Lot' in latin

'Cuckoo Clock' in binary

[JK]

'In The Parking Lot' in latin

'Cuckoo Clock' in binary

 

How about "Loop De Loop Flip Flop" in binary?

[Hickory Violet Part IV]

01001110
101000111
000111001100
11001100
00110011
00110000111
0011100110000
101011000
01100010001
111010001

(Instrumental Break)

01001110
101000111
000111001100
11001100
00110011
00110000111
0011100110000
101011000
01100010001
111010001

[Magic Transistor Radio]

At My Window
Belles of Paris
Sumahama

Lol!

[hideyotsuburaya]

NO GO SHOWBOAT = J'AI PAS LE TEMPS

Petula Clark sang this on a French record, but the lyrics were re-written so they've nothing to do with cars (so a translation of the title will have no connection)

this one can be found easily enough on compilation CD's

[STE]

"Don't Worry Baby" in Italian:  https://youtu.be/iSlYwN20sNk
"Barbara Ann" in Italian: https://youtu.be/_-7x2N35JwA
"Girl Don't Tell Me" in Italian: https://youtu.be/9r1C-jeYubs

[RangeRoverA1]

https://christophercook.me.uk/beachboys/languages.php

New addition to the site - Sylvie Vartan's 1966 "Mister John B" with BBs arrangement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1FZPCr_yDM

[JK]

https://christophercook.me.uk/beachboys/languages.php

New addition to the site - Sylvie Vartan's 1966 "Mister John B" with BBs arrangement:

Great find, RR. I'll pass it on to Mr. Cook (unless you have already).

I believe he's keeping foreign-language versions of BB-covered songs on hold for a future new section of his website.

[Jukka]

"God Only Knows" sung in Finnish, "Taivas vain tietää" (Heaven only knows):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqzVx8PRa4g

[Jukka]

"Good Vibrations" in Finnish, performed by Ernos as "Kaikki hyvin" (everything's alright):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH8ouN3n23M

[Silken]

'Til I Die in Spanish

(live at the Pink House, Argentina's White House)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltctJ8QLgeI

Muy bueno! Nunca lo había escuchado (y nunca me había cruzado con otro argentino en un foro  )

[BeachBoysCovers]

Great find, RR. I'll pass it on to Mr. Cook (unless you have already).

I believe he's keeping foreign-language versions of BB-covered songs on hold for a future new section of his website.

Added to the list - Thanks JK and RR 

As JK says, I'm keeping covers (both English and foreign-language) on hold at the moment, since it turns out there is a lot more covers of Beach Boys originals than I thought, and I'd like to make a bigger dent in them before moving expanding my scope even more. I currently have 1352 covers and it still feels like a drop in the ocean - there are way more than I realised - currently 131 are in the non-English list.

I've added those Italian ones and the Spanish 'Til I Die also - thanks Pablo and STE.

Finally, this is off-topic, but I've also set up a Christmas page for those interested. https://christophercook.me.uk/beachboys/christmas.php

[dombanzai]

I went to a scouts jamboree in Norway in 1989 (Skaugum 89) and there was an album produced just for the occasion, with various Norwegian artists including Morten Harket of A-Ha fame and Bjorn Eidsvag. Well, one of the tracks was Hjelp Meg Ragna which was a re-working of Help Me Rhonda, recorded by Vazelina Billophoggers, sung in Norwegian,