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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.
"You're So Good to Me" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on July 5, 1965, on their ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was later included as the B-side of the group's single "Sloop John B", which was released on March 21, 1966.
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 ...
They also recorded the title song for the Hollywood film Five Weeks in a Balloon in 1962 and the theme song for the ABC television series Hootenanny, "Hootenanny Saturday Night", in 1963. They also gave "Sloop John B" a try, released as "The John B Sails". [6] The group in 1963
On March 21, "Sloop John B" (B-side "You're So Good to Me") was released as a single, credited to the Beach Boys, and reached number 3. [ 191 ] After Pet Sounds was assembled, Brian brought a complete acetate to Marilyn, who remembered, "It was so beautiful, one of the most spiritual times of my whole life.
But "Sloop John B" is definitely the right title for the article, not "The John B. Sails", per WP:COMMONNAME.--Ilovetopaint 04:37, 23 February 2018 (UTC) Support. It should be possible to merge the content in such a way that the article is primarily about the song with all its history and versions, while paying due attention to the Beach Boys ...
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Carl Sandburg included it in a collection of folk songs, The American Songbag in 1927 and Lee Hays (a member of the Weavers) helped popularize the song in a rendition released in 1950 titled "Wreck of the John B". The Kingston Trio version was the inspiration for the Beach Boys 1965 version "Sloop John B".