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The Rip Chords were an early-1960s American vocal group, originally known as the Opposites, composed of Ernie Bringas and Phil Stewart. [1] The group eventually expanded into four primary voices, adding Columbia producer Terry Melcher and co-producer Bruce Johnston (best known as a member of the Beach Boys ).
"Lady Lynda" is a song written by vocalist/guitarist Al Jardine and touring keyboardist Ron Altbach for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on the band's 1979 album L.A. (Light Album). Its melody is based on "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J. S. Bach. The opening harpsichord is played by Sterling Smith.
Brian revisited the song a final time in 1998, when it was completed as "She Says That She Needs Me" with modified lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager on the album Imagination.. In 2013, the song was released in a digitally altered form for the group's box set Made in California.
1967 – The Hollyridge Strings – Beach Boys Song Book, Volume 2; 1968 – Nick DeCaro; 1970 – Gary Usher, Add Some Music to Your Day: A Symphonic Tribute to Brian Wilson; 1993 – Ian McNabb, B-side to Great Dreams of Heaven 12-inch single; 1999 – Elliot Easton, Sounds Of Wood And Steel 2; 2000 – The Aluminum Group, Caroline Now!: The ...
"Long Promised Road" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1971 album Surf's Up. It was written by Carl Wilson and Jack Rieley.Aside from a few guitar instrumentals written in the early days of the band and collective co-writing credits, the song is Wilson's first solo composition, and he plays all of the instruments himself.
The beginning of the song alternates between the chords Gm7/D and Dm7/G, followed by F/C and other chords that suggest a key of F major, but ultimately ends at D/A. [11] Lambert was unable to determine if the section ends in the key of F, G, or D. [10] During one bar, the horn players perform a melodic phrase that replicates the laugh of the ...
The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6. Matijas-Mecca, Christian (2017). The Words and Music of Brian Wilson. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-3899-6. White, Timothy (1996). The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern Californian ...
Guitarist David Marks believed that an encounter with a young fan after a Beach Boys performance in Northern California served as a partial inspiration for the song. [1] Lyrically, the song pertains to the sexual fantasies of a teenage boy who offers to travel miles away to have a one-night stand with the farmer's daughter. [2]