List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs

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The Beach Boys on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964

This is a list of cover versions of Beach Boys songs recorded by notable music artists. The Beach Boys were a critically and commercially successful band whose music is defined as being culturally significant. Through their immense influence, many notable artists began covering their original songs while various commemorative tribute albums have been created. Some of them feature song selections based on a certain era, particular album, or other thematic choice.

Artists who have covered songs from the solo career of the Beach Boys' members are not included.

Key

Denotes Beach Boys' related tribute albums or performances.

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Denotes a single release that charted.

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List

Artist	Year	Song	Appearance	Note(s)
The A-Bones	1990	"Drive-In"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Adventures in Stereo	1998	"Wonderful"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
American Spring	1972	"Darlin'" (as "Thinkin' Bout You Baby")	Spring	^[2]
		"This Whole World"
		"Forever"
The Apples in Stereo	2001	"Heroes and Villains"	Let's Go!	^[3]
Michael Armstrong	2006	"Surfer Girl"	Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of the Beach Boys	^[4]
		"In My Room"
		"Surf's Up"
		"Let's Go Away for Awhile"
		"Our Prayer"
		"The Warmth of the Sun"
		"Caroline, No"
		"God Only Knows"
		"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)"
		"You Still Believe in Me"
		"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Frank Black	1993	"Hang On to Your Ego"	Frank Black	^{[citation needed]}
David Bowie	1984	"God Only Knows"	Tonight	^[5]^[6]
California Music	1974	"Don't Worry Baby"	single	^{[citation needed]}
Glen Campbell	1977	"God Only Knows"	Southern Nights	^[5]
Carpenters	1973	"Fun, Fun, Fun"	Now & Then	^{[citation needed]}
Alex Chilton	2000	"I Wanna Pick You Up"	Caroline Now!	^[7]
	2013	"Wouldn't It Be Nice"	Electricity by Candlelight	^[8]
		"Surfer Girl"
		"Solar System"
Elvis Costello ft. the Brodsky String Quartet	1993	"God Only Knows"	The Juliet Letters	^[6]
Rivers Cuomo	2008	"Don't Worry Baby"	Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo	^{[citation needed]}
Rivers Cuomo	2011	"God Only Knows"		^[5]^[9]
The Cynics	1990	"Be True to Your School"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.	2011	"God Only Knows"	Horse Power	^[5]
Darlin'	1995	"Darlin'"		^{[citation needed]}
Das Damen	1990	"Johnny Carson"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Neil Diamond	1977	"God Only Knows"	I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight	^[5]
DM3	1998	"Caroline, No"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Doopees	1995	"Caroline, No"	Doopee Time	^{[citation needed]}
Dos Dragsters (Sea Foam Green)	1990	"Pet Sounds"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Feelds	1998	"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Fleetwood Mac	1980	"Farmer's Daughter"	Live	^[10]
FORMS	1998	"Heroes and Villains"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
The Flaming Lips	2012	"God Only Knows"	Pet Sounds Revisited	^[11]
David Garland	1993	"I Went to Sleep"	I Guess I Just Wasn't Made for These Times	^{[citation needed]}
		"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"
		"In My Room"
		"Cabinessence"
		"In the Back of My Mind"
		"Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)"
		"I Wanna Pick You Up"
		"You're So Good to Me"
		"Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)"
		"Mt. Vernon and Fairway - Theme"
		"Wonderful"
		"'Til I Die"
		"Meant for You"
David Grubbs	1998	"Wind Chimes"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Handsome Dick Manitoba	1990	"Dance, Dance, Dance"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Harpy	1998	"Cool, Cool Water"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
The High Llamas	2000	"Anna Lee, the Healer"	Caroline Now!	^[7]
The Hot Doggers	1963	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Surfin' U.S.A.	^[12]
		"Surfin'"
		"Surfin' Safari"
Jan and Dean	1963	"Surfin'"	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin	^{[citation needed]}
		"Surfin' Safari"	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin
		"Little Deuce Coupe"	Drag City
	1965	"Little Honda"	Command Performance
	1965	"I Get Around"	Command Performance
	1971	"Vegetables"	Jan & Dean Anthology
	1982	"Shut Down"	One Summer Night/Live
		"Surfin' U.S.A."
		"Dance, Dance, Dance"
		"Help Me, Rhonda"
		"California Girls"
		"Good Vibrations"
		"Fun, Fun, Fun"
	1985	"Be True To Your School"	Silver Summer
	1985	"Surfer Girl"	Silver Summer
	2001	"California Saga: California"	Live In Concert: Surf City
Daniel Johnston	2006	"God Only Knows"	Do It Again: A Tribute to Pet Sounds	^{[citation needed]}
Tsuyoshi Kawakami	2003	"Pet Sounds"	Moodmakers Mood	^{[citation needed]}
The Langley Schools Music Project	2001	"Good Vibrations"	Innocence & Despair	^{[citation needed]}
		"God Only Knows"
		"In My Room"
		"I Get Around"
		"Help Me, Rhonda"
		"You're So Good To Me"
		"Little Deuce Coupe"
Peggy Lipton	1970	"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"	single	^{[citation needed]}
Mandy Moore	2004	"God Only Knows"		^[5]
Medicine	1992	"'Til I Die"	"Never Click"	^{[citation needed]}
The Mooseheart Faith	1990	"Wind Chimes"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
John McEntire	1998	"Let's Go Away for Awhile"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Melt Banana	1998	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Melt Banana	1998	"You're Welcome"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Thurston Moore	1998	"Here Today"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Olivia Newton-John	1974	"God Only Knows"	Long Live Love	^[5]
Jim O'Rourke	1998	"Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony)"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Oberhofer	2010	"Be True to Your School"	Live: Big Ugly Yellow Couch Session	^[6]
The Original Sins	1990	"Help Me, Rhonda"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
The Olivia Tremor Control	1998	"Do You Like Worms?"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
The Olivia Tremor Control	1998	"Little Pad"	Smiling Pets	as "The Ships"^[1]
OnoTetsu	1998	"Tones"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Paper Dolls	1968	"Darlin'"		^{[citation needed]}
Louis Philippe	1988	"Little Pad"		^{[citation needed]}
Louis Philippe	1991	"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"	Rainfall	^{[citation needed]}
Pizzicato Five	1996	"Passing By"	Sister Freedom Tapes	^{[citation needed]}
Psychic TV	1987	"Good Vibrations"		^[13]
The Queers	2007	"Don't Back Down"	Don't Back Down	^[6]
The Records	1990	"Darlin'"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
David Lee Roth	1985	"California Girls"	Crazy from the Heat	^{[nb 1]}
Todd Rundgren	1976	"Good Vibrations"	Faithful	^{[nb 2]}
Saint Etienne	2000	"Stevie"	Caroline Now!	^[7]
Saint Etienne	2012	"Wouldn't It Be Nice"	Pet Sounds Revisited	^[11]
Chris Schlarb	2013	"'Til I Die"	Psychic Temple II	^{[citation needed]}
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her	1998	"You Still Believe In Me"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Secret Chiefs 3	1998	"Good Vibrations"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Sharky's Machine	1990	"I Wanna Pick You Up"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Shonen Knife	1996	"Don't Hurt My Little Sister"	The Birds & the B-Sides	^{[citation needed]}
Short Hair Front	1998	"I'm Waiting for the Day"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Sonic Youth	1990	"I Know There's an Answer"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Sports Guitar	1998	"Wonderful"	Smiling Pets	^[1]
Peter Stampfel & the Bottle Caps	1990	"Gonna Hustle You"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Michael Stipe	2004	"God Only Knows"		^[5]
Joss Stone	2005	"God Only Knows"	Mind, Body & Soul	^[5]
Nikki Sudden & the Mermaids	1990	"Wonderful"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Nikki Sudden & the Mermaids	1990	"Whistle In"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
The Surfaris	1964	"Be True to Your School"		^{[citation needed]}
	1964	"Little Deuce Coupe"
	1965	"Don't Hurt My Little Sister"
		"California Girls"	It Ain't Me Babe
		"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Taylor Swift	2011	"God Only Knows"		^[5]
They Might Be Giants	2004	"Caroline, No"	Indestructible Object	^[6]
Takeshi Terauchi	1972	"Surfin' U.S.A."	Manatsu No Umi Wo Buttobase!!	^{[citation needed]}
Thee Headcoats	1990	"409"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
The Untamed Youth	1990	"Chug-A-Lug"	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Bobby Vee	1966	"Here Today"	single	^{[citation needed]}
Andy Williams	1967	"God Only Knows"		^[5]
Brian Wilson ft. various artists	2014	"God Only Knows"	single, "BBC Music version"	^{[nb 3]}
World Famous Blue Jays	1990	"This Car of Mine "	Smiles, Vibes & Harmony	^{[citation needed]}
Tatsuro Yamashita	1972	"Wendy"	Add Some Music to Your Day	^{[citation needed]}
		"Don't Worry Baby"
		"Help Me Rhonda"
		"Car Crazy Cutie"
		"And Your Dream Comes True"
		"Your Summer Dream"
	1984	"Girls on the Beach"	Big Wave
		"Please Let Me Wonder"
		"Darlin'"
	1989	"God Only Knows"	Joy
Yo La Tengo	1997	"Little Honda"	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One	^{[citation needed]}
	2008	"Shut Down"	Fuckbook
	2008	"Shut Down, Part II"	Fuckbook
	2013	"A Day in the Life of a Tree"	"Super Kiwi"

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Footnotes

^ #3, Billboard Hot 100^{[citation needed]}
^ #34, Billboard Hot 100^[14]
^ #20, UK Singles Chart^[15]

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "CD Review: Smiling Pets". Brainwashed. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
^ Viglione, Joe. "Spring". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
^ "Let's Go! [EP] on iTunes". Apple Inc. 12 December 2014.
^ Kellman, Andy. "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beach Boys". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Dillon 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Stiernberg, Bonnie (April 26, 2012). "The 25 Best Beach Boys Covers". Paste.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ankeny, Jason. [[[:Template:Allmusic]] "Caroline Now : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
^ Wolk, Douglas (October 8, 2013). "Electricity by Candlelight". Pitchfork.
^ Larry, Fitzmaurice (January 4, 2011). "Video: Rivers Cuomo Covers the Beach Boys". Pitchfork.
^ Brackett, Donald (2007). Fleetwood Mac: 40 Years of Creative Chaos. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 9780275993382.
^ ^a ^b Lapatine, Scott (April 21, 2012). "Hear The Flaming Lips Cover “God Only Knows”". Stereogum.
^ Unterberger, Richie. "Surfin' U.S.A.". Allmusic.
^ John, Bush. "Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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^ "Who's in the Impossible Orchestra?". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

Dillon, Mark (2012). Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.

External links

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[14] #3, Billboard Hot 100^{[citation needed]}

[16] #34, Billboard Hot 100^[14]

[18] #20, UK Singles Chart^[15]

[SmilingPets-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "CD Review: Smiling Pets". Brainwashed. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[2] Viglione, Joe. "Spring". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[3] "Let's Go! [EP] on iTunes". Apple Inc. 12 December 2014.

[4] Kellman, Andy. "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beach Boys". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

[FOOTNOTEDillon2012-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Dillon 2012.

[Paste2012-6] Stiernberg, Bonnie (April 26, 2012). "The 25 Best Beach Boys Covers". Paste.

[CarolineNowAllmusic-7] Ankeny, Jason. [[[:Template:Allmusic]] "Caroline Now : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

[8] Wolk, Douglas (October 8, 2013). "Electricity by Candlelight". Pitchfork.

[9] Larry, Fitzmaurice (January 4, 2011). "Video: Rivers Cuomo Covers the Beach Boys". Pitchfork.

[10] Brackett, Donald (2007). Fleetwood Mac: 40 Years of Creative Chaos. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 152. ISBN 9780275993382.

[MOJORevisited-11] Lapatine, Scott (April 21, 2012). "Hear The Flaming Lips Cover “God Only Knows”". Stereogum.

[12] Unterberger, Richie. "Surfin' U.S.A.". Allmusic.

[GoodVibesAllmusic-13] John, Bush. "Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[15] Template:Allmusic

[17] "Who's in the Impossible Orchestra?". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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