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"Sloop John B" (Roud 15634, originally published as "The John B. Sails") is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by Richard Le Gallienne , and Carl Sandburg included a version in his The American Songbag in 1927.
Wilson devoted the last three months of 1965 to polishing the vocals of "Sloop John B" and recording six new original compositions. [14] [nb 1] "The Little Girl I Once Knew", released as a standalone single in November, was the last original Beach Boys song issued before any Pet Sounds tracks. [15]
The Beach Boys covered his 1952 recording of the Caribbean folk song "John B Sail" and called it "Sloop John B". [1] His style was a mix of Dixieland jazz, calypso/goombay, and American folk, probably because of the close proximity the Bahamas has to the USA. For several decades, he was arguably the most important figure in the Bahamian tourist ...
On June 4, 1996, Sub Pop released a stereo mix of "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" as a single with a vocal only version of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and with the stereo backing to "Here Today" as the B-side. [36] It was an unusual release for the label, which had traditionally issued records by alternative rock groups such as Nirvana and ...
"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically.
The second verse introduces backing vocals singing the same melody that the flutes play in the intro. [15] Bruce Johnston alluded to the nonsense-syllable bass vocals, a part of the backing harmonies, as an example of the "tremendous amount of doo-wop and R&B influence sprinkled throughout Pet Sounds ."
The second track is "Sloop John B", a cover of the traditional song made famous on Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. Thomas has argued elsewhere that Pet Sounds is the greatest music album ever recorded. "Petrified" was recorded at Bushflow Studio in Akron, Ohio, and features a clarinet solo by Ralph Carney.
Toby Keith – lead vocals on “Be True To Your School” Ricky Van Shelton – lead vocals on “Fun, Fun, Fun” T. Graham Brown – lead vocals on “Help Me, Rhonda” Willie Nelson – lead vocals on “The Warmth of the Sun” Collin Raye – lead vocals on “Sloop John B” Kathy Troccoli – lead vocals on “I Can Hear Music”