Songs That Mention/Reference Beach Boys

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  1. jgkojak

    jgkojak Mull of Kansas

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    It's BEAT, but I used to hear it as "Beach Boys" too - really a much better lyric!
     
  2. BlueSpeedway

    BlueSpeedway Curated Iconic Half-Speed Punk

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    John Cale's "Mr Wilson" from 1975 is about Brian, and is one of his most beautiful, simple, but.. beautiful songs:

    "I believe you Mr Wilson, and I'm always thinking of you, when I hear your music play.."
     
  3. EasterEverywhere

    EasterEverywhere Forum Resident

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    Jan & Dean Here They Come (From All Over The World)

    "The Beach Boys singing now I Get Around"
     
  4. popartaud

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    Divine Comedy - Perfect Love song

    Give me your love and I'll give you the perfect love song/with a divine Beatles bass line and a big old Beach Boys sound/Like heavy weights in a final round/ We'll hold on to each other 'til we both fall down
     
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  5. zen archer

    zen archer Forum Resident

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    The Queers - Brian Wilson

     
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  6. JL6161

    JL6161 Forum Resident

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    Not a lyrical reference, but still:

     
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  7. Fullbug

    Fullbug Forum Resident

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    More musical references:
    the outro of American Music, Violent Femmes
    So Much for the Afterglow, Everclear
     
  8. DeeThomaz

    DeeThomaz Senior Member

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    The background vocals of Elvis Costello's "The Other Side of Summer":

     
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  9. moeson

    moeson Forum Resident

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    REM - At My Most Beautiful
    Macca - Back Seat of My Car
     
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  11. SoporJoe

    SoporJoe Forum Resident

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    Randy Newman's "I Love LA".
     
  12. Michael P

    Michael P Forum Resident

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  13. One Louder

    One Louder Well-Known Member

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    The Ramones - 7 Eleven

    "Summer fun with the Beach Boys on./ But we all know what went wrong."
     
  14. LandHorses

    LandHorses I contain multitudes

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    Dreary Beach Boys influence...............

     
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  15. MickAvory

    MickAvory Forum Resident

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    Oranger has a song called 'Mike Love Not War'
     
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  16. Hall Cat

    Hall Cat Senior Member

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    The Association - "Silver Morning"
     
  17. sernic

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    Jackie DeShannon - Boat To Sail
    lyrical reference (1:56) , and Brian on backing vocals
     
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  18. vivatones

    vivatones Forum Resident

    "Life Is A Rock, But The Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion
    "Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, Surfer Girl and Little Honda"
     
  19. Barenaked Ladies - "Brian Wilson"
    Mike Love - "Brian's Back"
    Bruce Johnston/Barry Manilow - "I Write The Songs"
     
  20. HarvG

    HarvG Senior Member

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    Interersting reference in that 'California Dreamin'' was really a hit for the Mama's and Papa's (and a real classic), with the BB's doing a remake in the mid-1980's. They were obviously well past their prime at that point, but their version is actually pretty good.
     
  21. TheLazenby

    TheLazenby Forum Resident In Memoriam

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    Weird Al's "Pancreas" is a mish-mash of 'Smile' tracks (plus "God Only Knows").
     
  22. MikeMig

    MikeMig Forum Resident

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    Scrapbook - Chicago X
     
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  23. zen archer

    zen archer Forum Resident

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    Splitsville - The Love Songs Of B Douglas Wilson


     
  24. Bruno Republic

    Bruno Republic Forum Resident

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    "Brian Wilson Said" by Tears For Fears.
     
  25. coffeetime

    coffeetime Senior Member

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    Was going to mention this if it hadn't been mentioned already. One of Mr Hannon's many, many perfectly formed pop songs.
     
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