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"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin'. Written by John Phillips , Scott McKenzie , Mike Love , and Terry Melcher , the song was released as a single in July 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the US and Australia.
The lyrics of the Kokomo Arnold record combine the threads of: Blues on awakening – Good morning, Blues Blues how do you do? Do mighty well this morning, can't get along with you. [2] The loss of a dairy cow – Says, I woke up this a-morning and I looked outdoors Says, I knowed my mamlish milk cow pretty mama, Lord, by the way she lowed
In 1932, Jabo Williams recorded "Ko Ko Mo Blues," with the same refrain, but included a counting line: "One and two is three, four and five and six". [8] James Arnold laid claim to the song in 1933, styling himself Kokomo Arnold and naming his version "Old Original Kokomo Blues". [9]
"Kokomo" † Mike Love Scott McKenzie Terry Melcher John Phillips 1988 Still Cruisin ' 1988 "Kona Coast" Al Jardine Mike Love 1977 M.I.U. Album: 1978 "Lady" (originally credited to Dennis Wilson & Rumbo [3] [nb 4]) Dennis Wilson 1970 Non-album single 1970 "Lady Liberty" Al Jardine Ron Altbach c. 1986: Non-album single 1986 "Lady Lynda" † Al ...
James "Kokomo" Arnold (February 15, 1896 or 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. A left-handed slide guitarist , his intense style of playing and rapid-fire vocal delivery set him apart from his contemporaries.
"Kosovo" is a parody of the Beach Boys hit song "Kokomo". [1] It was produced in 1999 by Seattle radio comedian/radio personality Bob Rivers. The song gained notoriety in 2005 after a music video that Norwegian soldiers filmed while serving as peacekeepers in Kosovo was posted online.
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The least known of the three, this version by Kokomo, a British-soul group, includes delicately mixed congas with a tempo similar to New Birth's and is perhaps, musically, the funkiest of the three. This version peaked at #13 on the US Disco File Top 20 chart. [ 3 ]