List of songs covered by the Beach Boys
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This article is a list of cover versions recorded and released by the Beach Boys as a band and as solo artists.
The Beach Boys[]
Song | Year | Beach Boys album | Original artist | Note(s) |
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"Little Girl (You're My Miss America)" | 1962 | Surfin' Safari | ||
"Summertime Blues" | Eddie Cochran | |||
"Moon Dawg" | The Gamblers | |||
"Misirlou" | 1963 | Surfin' U.S.A. | Dick Dale | |
"Honky Tonk" | Bill Doggett | |||
"Let's Go Trippin' | Dick Dale | |||
"Old Folks at Home" | Surfer Girl | standard, written by Stephen Foster | ||
"Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" | 1964 | Little Deuce Coupe | The Four Freshmen | |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" | Shut Down Volume 2 | Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers | ||
"Louie Louie" | The Kingsmen | |||
"Hushabye" | All Summer Long | The Mystics | ||
"The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" | Beach Boys Concert | Jan and Dean | ||
"Long, Tall Texan" | Murry Kellum | |||
"Monster Mash" | Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers | |||
"Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" | The Rivingtons | |||
"The Wanderer" | Dion | |||
"Graduation Day" | The Four Freshmen | |||
"Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | |||
"Frosty the Snowman" | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album | Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys | ||
"We Three Kings of Orient Are" | standard, written by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. | |||
"Blue Christmas" | Doye O'Dell | |||
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | Harry Reser | |||
"White Christmas" | Bing Crosby | |||
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Bing Crosby | |||
"Auld Lang Syne" | traditional | |||
"Do You Want to Dance" | 1965 | The Beach Boys Today! | Bobby Freeman | |
"I'm So Young" | The Students | |||
"Then He Kissed Me" | Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | The Crystals | ||
"Hully Gully" | Beach Boys' Party! | The Olympics | ||
"I Should Have Known Better" | The Beatles | |||
"Tell Me Why" | The Beatles | |||
"Mountain of Love" | Harold Dorman | |||
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Beatles | |||
"Devoted to You" | The Everly Brothers | |||
"Alley Oop" | The Hollywood Argyles | |||
"There's No Other (Like My Baby)" | The Crystals | |||
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" | Bob Dylan | |||
"Barbara Ann" | The Regents | |||
"Sloop John B" | Pet Sounds | traditional | ||
"I Was Made to Love Her" | Wild Honey | Stevie Wonder | [citation needed] | |
"Cotton Fields" | 1969 | 20/20 | Lead Belly | |
"Bluebirds over the Mountain" | Ersel Hickey | [citation needed] | ||
"I Can Hear Music" | The Ronettes | |||
"Here Comes Santa Claus" | "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)" / "Susie Cincinnati" | traditional | ||
"Rock and Roll Music" | 1976 | 15 Big Ones | Chuck Berry | |
"Chapel of Love" | The Dixie Cups | |||
"Talk to Me" | Little Willie John | |||
"Tallahassee Lassie" | Freddy Cannon | |||
"Palisades Park" | ||||
"A Casual Look" | The Six Teens | |||
"Blueberry Hill" | Fats Domino | |||
"In the Still of the Night" | Five Satins | |||
"Just Once in My Life" | The Righteous Brothers | |||
"Come Go with Me" | 1978 | M.I.U. Album | The Del-Vikings | |
"Peggy Sue" | Buddy Holly | |||
"Shortnin' Bread" | L.A. (Light Album) | James Whitcomb Riley | ||
"School Days" | Keepin' the Summer Alive | Chuck Berry | ||
"Sea Cruise" | Ten Years of Harmony | Frankie Ford | ||
"With a Little Help from My Friends" | 1983 | Rarities | The Beatles | |
"The Letter" | The Box Tops | |||
"California Dreamin'" | Made in U.S.A. | The Mamas & the Papas | ||
"Wipe Out" | Still Cruisin' | The Surfaris | ||
"Crocodile Rock" | Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | Elton John | ||
"Hot Fun in the Summertime" | 1992 | Summer in Paradise | Sly and the Family Stone | |
"Remember (Walking in the Sand)" | The Shangri-Las | |||
"Under the Boardwalk" | The Drifters | |||
"Ruby Baby" | Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys | The Drifters | ||
"Walk On By" | 2001 | Friends / 20/20 | Dionne Warwick | |
"Ol' Man River" | Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
"You Are So Beautiful" | Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 | Joe Cocker | ||
"The Old Master Painter" | 2011 | The Smile Sessions | standard, written by Beasley Smith and Haven Gillespie | |
"You Are My Sunshine" | standard, written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell | |||
"I Wanna Be Around" | standard, written by Sadie Vimmerstedt and Johnny Mercer | |||
"Gee" | The Crows | |||
"Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love" | 2013 | Made in California | The Ronettes | |
"Da Doo Ron Ron" | The Crystals | |||
"Runaway" | Del Shannon | |||
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | |||
"One Kiss Led to Another" | 2015 | Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged | The Coasters | |
"Laugh at Me" | Sonny Bono | |||
"Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | |||
"Blowin' in the Wind" | Bob Dylan | |||
"Riot in Cell Block Number 9" | The Robins | |||
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | |||
"Smoky Joe's Cafe" | The Coasters | |||
"Long Tall Sally" | Little Richard | |||
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | |||
"Hang On Sloopy" | The McCoys | |||
"Twist and Shout" | The Isley Brothers | |||
"The Diary" | Neil Sedaka | |||
"Heart and Soul" | Larry Clinton | |||
"Game of Love" | 2017 | 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow | Wayne Fontana | |
"Good News" | 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow 2: The Studio Sessions | The Kingston Trio | ||
"My Little Red Book" | 2018 | Wake the World: The Friends Sessions | Manfred Mann | |
"Rock & Roll Woman" | Buffalo Springfield |
Unreleased[]
Song | Year | Original artist | Note(s) |
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"How Deep Is the Ocean" | 1966 | standard, written by Irving Berlin | |
"Stella by Starlight" | Victor Young | ||
"On Top of Old Smoky" | 1967 | traditional | |
"You Never Give Me Your Money" | The Beatles | ||
"Gimme Some Lovin'" | The Spencer Davis Group | ||
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" | standard, written by Julia Ward Howe | ||
"Come to the Sunshine" | Van Dyke Parks | ||
"Mony Mony" | 1976 | Tommy James and The Shondells | |
"Running Bear" | Johnny Preston | ||
"Shake Rattle & Roll" | Big Joe Turner | ||
"Let's Dance" | Chris Montez | ||
"Working in the Coal Mine" | Lee Dorsey | ||
"On Broadway" | 1977 | The Drifters | |
"Deep Purple" | Peter DeRose | ||
"Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka | ||
"Jamaica Farewell" | Harry Belafonte | ||
"River Deep – Mountain High" | 1980 | Ike & Tina Turner | |
"Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | ||
"I'm a Man" | The Spencer Davis Group | ||
"At the Hop" | Danny & The Juniors |
Solo[]
Mike Love[]
Song | Year | Album | Original artist | Note(s) |
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"On and On and On" | 1981 | Looking Back With Love | ABBA | |
"Over and Over" | Bobby Day | |||
"Calendar Girl" | Neil Sedaka | |||
"Be My Baby" | The Ronettes | |||
"Teach Me Tonight" | Gene De Paul | |||
"Da Doo Ron Ron" | 1983 | The Crystals | ||
"Lightnin' Strikes" | Lou Christie | |||
"The Letter" | The Box Tops | |||
"The Loco-Motion" | Little Eva | |||
"Sugar Shack" | The Fireballs | |||
"My Boyfriend's Back" | The Angels | |||
"Jingle Bell Rock" | Bobby Helms | |||
"Hungry Heart" | Bruce Springsteen |
Brian Wilson[]
Song | Year | Album | Original artist | Note(s) |
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"Goodnight, Irene" | Folkways: A Vision Shared | Lead Belly | ||
"Sweets for My Sweet" | 1995 | Till the Night Is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus | The Drifters | |
"This Could Be the Night" | For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson | Modern Folk Quartet | ||
"I'm Into Something Good" | That Lucky Old Sun | Earl-Jean | ||
"Rhapsody in Blue/Intro" | 2010 | Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin | ||
"Summertime" | ||||
"I Loves You, Porgy" | ||||
"I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'" | ||||
"It Ain't Necessarily So" | ||||
"'S Wonderful" | ||||
"They Can't Take That Away from Me" | ||||
"Love Is Here to Stay" | ||||
"I've Got a Crush on You" | ||||
"I Got Rhythm" | ||||
"Someone to Watch Over Me" | ||||
"Nothing But Love" | ||||
"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" | ||||
"California Sun" | The Rivieras | |||
"Listen to Me" | 2011 | Listen to Me: Buddy Holly | Buddy Holly | |
"You've Got a Friend in Me" | In the Key of Disney | Randy Newman | ||
"The Bare Necessities" | Terry Gilkyson | |||
"Wanderlust" | 2014 | The Art of McCartney | Paul McCartney | |
"My Sweet Lord" (Live) | George Fest: A Night To Celebrate the Music of George Harrison | George Harrison |
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Footnotes[]
- ^ An additional version appears on Beach Boys Concert.[2]
- ^ As "South Bay Surfer (The Old Folks at Home)" with additional lyrics by Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Al Jardine.[2]
- ^ As "A Young Man is Gone" with new lyrics by Mike Love.[2]
- ^ An additional version appears on Beach Boys' Party!.[3]
- ^ As "Do You Wanna Dance?".[5]
- ^ As "Then I Kissed Her".[7]
- ^ Based on the version by the Kingston Trio.[11]
- ^ In medley with "Child of Winter (Christmas Song)".[citation needed]
- ^ As "Talk to Me (Medley)".[13]
- ^ As "Her Boyfriend's Back".[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lambert 2007, p. 336.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lambert 2007, p. 337.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Lambert 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Lambert 2007, p. 343.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 370, 386.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 199.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 377.
- ^ Lambert 2007, pp. 372, 387.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Lambert 2007, p. 346.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lambert 2007, p. 347.
- ^ Lambert 2007, pp. 346, 386.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lambert 2007, p. 355.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Lambert 2007, p. 359.
- ^ Badman 2004, p. 300.
- ^ Badman 2004.
- ^ Badman 2004, p. 389.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Doe, Andrew Grayham. "VAULTS". Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ Lambert 2007, p. 362.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Till the Night is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus". AllMusic.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Doe, Andrew G. "Timeline 1995". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
Bibliography[]
- Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0.
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