100. Sagittarius - My World Fell Down 99. First Class - Beach Baby 98. 10CC - Rubber Bullets
― Ari, Thursday, 17 July 2008 05:18 (eighteen years ago)
There's lotsa Jan & Dean tracks, if they qualify. (Co-written/Produced by Brian Wilson, of course.)
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 17 July 2008 06:28 (eighteen years ago)
"kill surf city," obviously. also there's the honeys, brian wilson's girl group. they did a surf song to the tune of "old folks at home" -- "we're surfin' down the swannee river..."
― tipsy mothra, Thursday, 17 July 2008 06:41 (eighteen years ago)
Yeah, Brian Wilson-related stuff would qualify, as well unrelated folks' homage/pastiche/ripoff songs.
― Ari, Thursday, 17 July 2008 07:05 (eighteen years ago)
97. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Trigger Happy 96. "Weird Al" Yankovic: Pancreas
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 17 July 2008 08:15 (eighteen years ago)
95. Let's Hope Nobody Finds Us - Lewis Taylor 94. Lovesick (First Boy in this Town) - Scritti Politti (acapella chorus towards the end) 93. Back in the USSR - Beatles
― Phil Will, Thursday, 17 July 2008 09:47 (eighteen years ago)
92. Dr Jones - Aqua
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 09:48 (eighteen years ago)
91. We Hate You Little Girls - Throbbing Gristle
90. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
89. Starlight - The Tweenies
― Mark G, Thursday, 17 July 2008 09:58 (eighteen years ago)
88. Put 'Em on the Glass - Sir Mixalot
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 09:59 (eighteen years ago)
87. The Knife - Genesis
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 10:00 (eighteen years ago)
86. David Ackles, Surf's Down 85. The Raspberries, Cruisin' Music 84. Dukes of Stratosphear, Pale and Precious 83. Chris White, Spanish Wine
― Tom D., Thursday, 17 July 2008 10:10 (eighteen years ago)
82; Fuck the Millennium - Scooter
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 10:11 (eighteen years ago)
81. Hal - Play The Hits
― the next grozart, Thursday, 17 July 2008 11:59 (eighteen years ago)
80. Fleet Foxes - Red Squirrel
― the next grozart, Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:00 (eighteen years ago)
79. High Llamas
― Tom D., Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:01 (eighteen years ago)
78. Borstal Breakout - Sham 69
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:03 (eighteen years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dial-A-Song:_20_Years_Of_They_Might_Be_Giants
― gabbneb, Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:15 (eighteen years ago)
77. The first song on the Panda Bear record
78. Super Furry Animals - "She's Got Spies" (mid-song vocal breakdown)
― Pillbox, Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:27 (eighteen years ago)
76. Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Just My Style
― dan selzer, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:22 (eighteen years ago)
75. I'm Bad - LL Cool J
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:32 (eighteen years ago)
74. Kraftwerk, Autobahn
― Tom D., Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:34 (eighteen years ago)
73. The entire recorded output of the Wondermints obvs.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:36 (eighteen years ago)
72. Johnny Paycheck - He Stopped Loving Her Today
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:36 (eighteen years ago)
71. Brian Wilson - Alone Again (Naturally)
― Mark G, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:37 (eighteen years ago)
70. Ripgroove - Double 99
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:38 (eighteen years ago)
69. Too Drunk to Fuck - Dead Kennedys
― Noodle Vague, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:42 (eighteen years ago)
60. rhythm of love: yes
― akm, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:46 (eighteen years ago)
'Buzzbomb'/'Buzzbomb From Pasadena' - Dead Kennedys
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 17 July 2008 13:55 (eighteen years ago)
urgh - 59 - 'Buzzbomb'/'Buzzbomb From Pasadena' - Dead Kennedys
58. John Cale, "Mr. Wilson"
― Joe, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:07 (eighteen years ago)
I wonder if "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes qualify? To me, I hear a strong kinship to "Don't Worry Baby".
― Joe, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:09 (eighteen years ago)
???
some of you are going to surf.....
― Mark G, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:10 (eighteen years ago)
57. FM, "One O'Clock Tomorrow"
― Joe, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:10 (eighteen years ago)
56. "The Best Day Ever" - SpongeBob SquarePants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHcRd5hhN88
― I DIED, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:18 (eighteen years ago)
55. "Near Wild Heaven" - R.E.M.
― Pancakes Hackman, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:34 (eighteen years ago)
54. Raspberries-"Drivin' Around"
― C. Grisso/McCain, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:48 (eighteen years ago)
A couple Norwegian ones:
53. Bakklandets Bassangforening: Gamle Gule Plata Til Beach Boys 52. Vazelina Bilopphøggers: Surfbrett
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 17 July 2008 15:59 (eighteen years ago)
51. The Wondermints: Tracy Hide
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 17 July 2008 16:14 (eighteen years ago)
50. Electric Light Orchestra - Jungle
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 17 July 2008 17:45 (eighteen years ago)
Do we count "cue Beach Boys-esque bit here for irony purposes" items? I'm thinking of the intro of "So Much For The Afterglow" by Everclear, although it seems there must be dozens of such examples...
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 17 July 2008 17:46 (eighteen years ago)
48. Freiheit: Give People a Chance
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:54 (eighteen years ago)
Also quite some bits by Jellyfish although their harmonies probably sounded more like Queen.
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:55 (eighteen years ago)
47. some Jesus & Mary Chain song
― bamcquern, Thursday, 17 July 2008 23:53 (eighteen years ago)
everything by David Scott since 1995
― keythkeyth, Friday, 18 July 2008 00:11 (eighteen years ago)
I seriously think about this thread weekly.
46. California Jam - Klaatu 47. Above the Clouds - ELO
― PappaWheelie V, Friday, 18 July 2008 00:14 (eighteen years ago)
uh, or whatever numbers I should've typed
― PappaWheelie V, Friday, 18 July 2008 00:15 (eighteen years ago)
Love Generation - Montage from How Sweet It Is (I knew that you knew)
my cool cucumbered non commital speech, that i wrote while hanging out at the beach!
― cherry blossom, Friday, 18 July 2008 00:16 (eighteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-jqEj1Hvncskeet surfin!
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 05:40 (sixteen years ago)
66. His Name Is Alive, "Universal Frequencies"65. The Apples in Stereo, "Silver Chain"
― if I don't see more dissent, I'm going to have to check myself in (Matos W.K.), Wednesday, 13 January 2010 06:01 (sixteen years ago)
64. Roy Wood - Why Does A Pretty Girl Sing Those Sad Songshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9To94tvjrA63. Roy Wood - Foreverhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8V-F4cXKRA62. They Might Be Giants - The World Before Later On
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 10:24 (sixteen years ago)
61. "I've Got a Tiger in My Tank"- The Intimates (pre-VU Lou Reed co-write)
Next one's #23!
― Hardcore Homecare (staggerlee), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 01:09 (sixteen years ago)
^Whoops, that's The Beach Nuts, altho it looks like there might have been an Intimates version. (Why cover a song so unutterably shitty?)
― Hardcore Homecare (staggerlee), Tuesday, 9 February 2010 01:12 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdOl2yXNFOg
― ian zamboni, Tuesday, 9 February 2010 01:47 (sixteen years ago)
64. Roy Wood - Why Does A Pretty Girl Sing Those Sad Songs
Mind blowing that all of the vocals and playing on this track is by Roy Wood - how the fuck did he do it??!?!?
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Sunday, 12 January 2014 15:02 (twelve years ago)
I was just going to correct the person who posted that by saying it's more Neil Sedaka, then realised I posted it
anyway
61. XTC - Humble Daisy
23. World Party - Kuwait City
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 12 January 2014 21:44 (twelve years ago)
83. Chris White, Spanish Wine
Took me a long time to put 2+2 together and realise this was the guy from the Zombies
― Eats like Elvis, shits like De Niro (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 January 2014 09:55 (twelve years ago)
22. Cleaners From Venus - Pearl
21. Chris Rainbow - Dear Brian (and lots of other Chris Rainbow stuff)
― soref, Saturday, 19 September 2015 21:56 (eleven years ago)
(Numbers 68-61 are as yet unused. 78 was used twice, but Noodle Vague sucked up a handful of numbers with his high-larious "deconstructivist" humour entries.)
lol at this btw
― soref, Saturday, 19 September 2015 21:57 (eleven years ago)
none of them are by the high llamas
― polyphonic, Saturday, 19 September 2015 23:56 (eleven years ago)
20. The Wondermints - Ride19. The Wondermints - So Nice18. Lisa Mychols - Lost Winter's Dream17. Louis Philippe - Roll Back the Years
― scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Sunday, 20 September 2015 00:33 (eleven years ago)
16. Jeffrey Foskett - Thru My Window
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSezk43b8_E
(basically a rewrite of "I Know There's an Answer')
― scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Sunday, 20 September 2015 00:54 (eleven years ago)
15. Buster - We Love Girls
https://youtu.be/LttFMLHBNJM
― soref, Sunday, 20 September 2015 01:07 (eleven years ago)
14: Racing in the Streets by Springsteen. Sonically it's nothing like, but I can totally hear it structurally. And I imagine it in Mike Love's voice.
(Doo-doot, un-doo-doot, un-doo-doot, un-doo-doot)I got a 59 Chevy with a 396, fuelly heads and a Hurst on the floor(Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh)She's waiden tonight down at the parkin lot ...
― hardcore dilettante, Sunday, 20 September 2015 02:46 (eleven years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIpNP-qmpU8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRchHnGSzew
― hunangarage, Sunday, 20 September 2015 04:41 (eleven years ago)
It isn't! It's an entirely different Chris White!
― I've Got A Ron Wood Solo Album To Listen To (Tom D.), Friday, 13 December 2019 01:54 (six years ago)
"I've Got a Tiger in My Tank"- The Intimates (pre-VU Lou Reed co-write)
lmao @ Lou being responsible for this
― billstevejim, Friday, 13 December 2019 02:08 (six years ago)
13. Tom Petty: "Hung Up and Overdue" (bonus points for having one of Carl Wilson's final recorded harmonies)
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 13 December 2019 02:31 (six years ago)
69. Andrew W.K. - Party Mindset
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Friday, 13 December 2019 03:36 (six years ago)
12. Flo and Eddie - Keep It Warm
― ☮ (peace, man), Friday, 13 December 2019 10:45 (six years ago)
11. The Who - Bucket T.
― Briania, Friday, 13 December 2019 11:56 (six years ago)
came here to say Keep It Warm
― YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Friday, 13 December 2019 12:33 (six years ago)
I can't believe no one said it in 11 years! Keep it warm, dl.
― ☮ (peace, man), Friday, 13 December 2019 12:43 (six years ago)
it's a fantastic song
― YOU CALL THIS JOURNALSIM? (dog latin), Friday, 13 December 2019 13:57 (six years ago)
The Tradewinds - I Believe in Her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF61kAXle34
I love this song just about as much as I love anything by the Beach Boys
― budo jeru, Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:35 (one year ago)
oops that's #10
this is nice!
― DLC Soundsystem (dog latin), Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:36 (one year ago)
9. The Rolling Stones - "What To Do" (though it's not actually very good)
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:40 (one year ago)
8. ELO - Across the Border
Several ELO songs previously listed, but none of the are this one, which blatantly cops the melody from Heroes and Villains
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:44 (one year ago)
7. The Shins - Weird Divide
― jaymc, Thursday, 27 March 2025 17:48 (one year ago)
6. Manic Street Preachers - So Why So Sad (actually sounds more like Pinkerton's Assorted Colours)5. XTC - Wrapped in Grey
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 28 March 2025 00:15 (one year ago)
4. The Shins - Phantom Limb3. Wilco - I'm Always in Love
― birdistheword, Friday, 28 March 2025 00:27 (one year ago)
2.5 Big Sur, the Thrills
― at your swervice (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 28 March 2025 00:36 (one year ago)
oh yeah that's a good one. always reminded me of early high llamas, but that's functionally the same thing.
― jaymc, Friday, 28 March 2025 01:19 (one year ago)
2.25 Tears for Fears - "Brian Wilson Said"
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 28 March 2025 01:23 (one year ago)
I read this while scrolling up and thought it meant the Black Sabbath song
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 28 March 2025 01:25 (one year ago)
2.125 Elton John - "Better Off Dead"
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 28 March 2025 01:26 (one year ago)
Wrapped in Grey is really more of a Bacharach thing, don't you think?
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 28 March 2025 05:28 (one year ago)
2.126 The Raspberries - Overnight Sensation
They should have covered it, would have been perfect for Carl on lead vocals.
2.127 Chicago - Wishing You Were Here
It even has actual Beach Boys on harmonies. One of the few Chicago singles I actually enjoy.
― birdistheword, Friday, 28 March 2025 06:40 (one year ago)
whoops, should be the other way:
2.124
2.123
2. Coloursound – Jack Lemmon
― Alba, Friday, 28 March 2025 23:04 (one year ago)
Not gonna touch that numbering system
10cc: "Fresh Air For My Momma"
― Lithium Just Madison (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 9 November 2025 21:34 (ten months ago)
Erasure's 'A Little Respect' melody is pure Brian Wilson
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 9 November 2025 22:22 (ten months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWgrGNS6RWo
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 9 November 2025 22:23 (ten months ago)
Paul Revere & the Raiders - "Good Thing"
― Lee626, Monday, 10 November 2025 04:14 (ten months ago)
2.125 Elton John - "Better Off Dead"― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, March 27, 2025 9:26 PM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, March 27, 2025 9:26 PM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
great call - i can't imagine this is a Love lead.
― My homies buttthole surfers' record sounds like a f (Western® with Bacon Flavor), Monday, 10 November 2025 04:44 (ten months ago)
"Russian Hill", Jellyfish
― Vast Halo, Monday, 10 November 2025 09:36 (ten months ago)
John C. Reilly - Black Sheep
― Siegbran, Monday, 10 November 2025 11:52 (ten months ago)