The Beach Boys no sólo son una de las bandas más citadas en las letras de las composiciones de otros artistas, sino que además llama la atención la variedad de estilos y la procedencia tan dispar de todos ellos. Como ha comenzado el verano y la palabra summer es precisamente la que más se asocia con los hermanos Wilson y compañía, vamos hoy con ellos. (Todos los temas pueden escucharse en la lista de Spotify del final; los que no estaban disponibles, tienen enlace propio. Seguro que hay muchos más que Gog no conoce.)
> Young & Stills, «Long May You Run», en Long May You Run (Reprise, 1976)
Maybe The Beach Boys have got you now
with those waves singing "Caroline".
with those waves singing "Caroline".
> Randy Newman: «I Love L.A.», en Trouble in Paradise (Reprise, 1983)
Roll down the window, put down the top
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more.
Crank up the Beach Boys, baby
Don't let the music stop
We're gonna ride it till we just can't ride it no more.
> Ramones: «7-11», en Pleasant Dreams (Sire, 1981)
What ever happend to the radio
And where did all the fun songs go
Summer fun, with the Beach Boys on.
And where did all the fun songs go
Summer fun, with the Beach Boys on.
> The Dead Milkmen: «Punk Rock Girl», en Beelzebubba (Restless, 1988)
And someone played a Beach Boys song
On the jukebox
It was "California Dreamin'"
So we started screamin'
"On such a winter's day".
And someone played a Beach Boys song
On the jukebox
It was "California Dreamin'"
So we started screamin'
"On such a winter's day".
Chuck is the Beatles and the Stones,
Chuck is the Beach Boys too.
> The Church: «Welcome», en Magician Among The spirits (1996). Este tema es una fenomenal retahíla de nombres, entre los que se encuentra Brian Wilson. Letra al completo en este enlace.
> Future Bible Heroes: «Real Summer», en Memories of Love (Slow River, 1997)
Octagons fall from the sun
as we run through the grass
let weathermen blether
this forecast is o'ercast
and the beach boys?
hell, they might as well play "winter wonderland".
as we run through the grass
let weathermen blether
this forecast is o'ercast
and the beach boys?
hell, they might as well play "winter wonderland".
> Hefner: «Love will destroy us in the end», en Breaking God's Heart (Too Pure, 1998). [Aportación de Rafa (@rafallg)]
It’s the children that I feel for,
Yes the children make me feel more,
More than the liqour, more than the art,
More than the Beach Boys records.
> The Divine Comedy: «Perfect lovesong», en Regeneration (Netwerk, 2001)
Give me your love and I'll give you the perfect lovesong
with a divine Beatles bass line and a big old Beach Boys sound.
with a divine Beatles bass line and a big old Beach Boys sound.
> The Lucksmiths: «Beach Boys Medley», en Why That Doesn’t Surprise Me (Fortuna Pop, 2001)
> F.A.N.T.A.: «Escuchando a los Beach Boys», en Mi chica salió de la morgue (2001)
Escuchando a los Beach Boys yo te conocí.
Escuchando a los Beach Boys yo te conocí.
> LCD Soundsystem: «Losing My Edge», en LCD Soundsystem (DFA, 2005)
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by the Beach Boys.
> Weezer: Jamie, en Blue Album. Rarities Edition (Geffen, 2010)
You've got the Beach Boys,
And your firm's got the Stones
But I know you won't leave me alone.
Every great song by the Beach Boys.
> Weezer: Jamie, en Blue Album. Rarities Edition (Geffen, 2010)
You've got the Beach Boys,
And your firm's got the Stones
But I know you won't leave me alone.
> Mittens: «Our Last Party», en Deer Park Mirage (Lazy, 2010)
And I can only hope that you will write to me some day
Like an old Beach Boys song said.
Like an old Beach Boys song said.
> Bubblegum Lemonade: «Caroline’s Radio», en Sophomore Release (Matinée, 2010)
She's almost in tune, Beach Boys in her room,
Oh Caroline knows, Caroline knows.
She's almost in tune, Beach Boys in her room,
Oh Caroline knows, Caroline knows.
> The Gift: The Singles, en Explode (La Folie/Sony, 2011)
Ten voices spring reverb
Few bars with crazy noise
But at the end, we're all a shadow of The Beach Boys.
Ten voices spring reverb
Few bars with crazy noise
But at the end, we're all a shadow of The Beach Boys.
> Pantones: «Como decían las Shirelles», en Ruido rosa (Subterfuge, 2012)
Ya no eres Brian Wilson, ni yo soy Brenda Lee.
Y en tu descapotable no hay sitio para mí.
Esta ciudad es triste y muy fría sin ti,
pero aquí suenan los Beach Boys.
Ya no eres Brian Wilson, ni yo soy Brenda Lee.
Y en tu descapotable no hay sitio para mí.
Esta ciudad es triste y muy fría sin ti,
pero aquí suenan los Beach Boys.
> Attack Decay: Rollin' rock, en Attack Decay (autoeditado, 2012). En toda la ristra de nombres, el suyo figura en la primera estrofa.
Y citando a los miembros de la banda por su nombre:
> Sonic Youth: «Tunic», en Goo (Geffen, 1990)
Hello Dennis, Elvis - and all my brand new friends
> Barenaked Ladies: «Brian Wilson», en Gordon (Sire, 1992)
Lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did
Well I'm lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did
> Magnetic Fields: «You & me & the moon», en Get Lost (Merge, 1995)
Brian Wilson 1960 and vine
Summer kisses
> Splitsville: «The love songs of B. Douglas Wilson», en The Complete Pet Soul (Phantom/Houston Party, 2001)
> Belle and Sebastian: «I Love My Car», en Push Barman to Open Old Wounds (Matador, 2005)
I love my Carl, I love my Brian, my Dennis, and my Al
I could even find it in my heart to love Mike Love.
I love my Carl, I love my Brian, my Dennis, and my Al
I could even find it in my heart to love Mike Love.
> BMX Bandits: «Listen To Some Music», en BMX Bandits in Space (Elefant, 2012). En este mismo tema también citan a Bacharach y David.
God only knows what I'd be without you, Brian and Tony know how I feel.
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Hefner - "Love will destroy us in the end"
It’s the children that I feel for,
Yes the children make me feel more,
More than the liqour, more than the art,
More than the Beach Boys records.
¡Pero cómo, cómo, cómo es posible que se me haya pasado Hefner! :-) Lo cierto es que no lo sabía. ¡Mil gracias! Te copio y pego en la entrada.
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