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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. It was the band's first original top-20 ...
In 2002, a group of Norwegian peacekeepers in Kosovo (calling themselves the "Shiptare Boys" [3]) parodied the music video for "Kokomo," using Rivers' song with their own hand-held video camera footage. In the parody, the soldiers imitate dance moves and scenes from the original music video in desolate war-torn areas around Kosovo.
After "Kokomo" (when released as a single from the Cocktail film soundtrack) gave the Beach Boys their first number one hit in the US since 1966's "Good Vibrations", the band decided to put together an album of recent and classic songs. The classic songs included had been heard in recent films.
"Milk Cow Blues" is a blues song written and originally recorded by Kokomo Arnold in September 1934. In 1935 and 1936, he recorded four sequels designated "Milk Cow Blues No. 2" through No. 5. The song made Arnold a star, and was widely adapted by artists in the blues, Western swing and rock idioms. [1] [2] [3]
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The bass line of the song was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn. Hal Blaine played drums. It was released on May 13, 1967, in the United States and was an instant hit, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 in the Canadian RPM Magazine charts.
Commenters were quick to pile-on below the video, with one TikTok user writing, "Sounds like a theme song of a PBS kids show," while another added, "Damn, when you put it that way."
"Look (Song for Children)" Brian Wilson 1966 The Smile Sessions ‡ 2011 "Lonely Days" Unknown 1967 Hawthorne, CA ‡ 2001 "Lonely Sea" Brian Wilson Gary Usher 1962 Surfin' U.S.A. 1963 "Long Promised Road" † Carl Wilson Jack Rieley 1971 Surf's Up: 1971 "Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)" Al Jardine Gary Winfrey: 1970 Surf's Up: 1971