List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs

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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.
  Denotes a recording with presence of one or more Beach Boys.
  Denotes a single release that charted.

List

Artist Year Song Appearance Note(s)
The A-Bones 1990 "Drive-In" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
A Mighty Wind 2013 "God Only Knows" BioShock Infinite
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
David Bowie 1984 "God Only Knows" Tonight [5][6]
Jonatha Brooke 2004 "God Only Knows" Back in the Circus [7]
California Music 1974 "Don't Worry Baby" single
Glen Campbell 1977 "God Only Knows" Southern Nights [5]
Eric Carmen 2000 "Caroline, No" I Was Born to Love You
Carpenters 1973 "Fun, Fun, Fun" Now & Then
Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel TBA "Our Prayer" TBA
"I Get Around"
"Fun, Fun, Fun"
Alex Chilton 2000 "I Wanna Pick You Up" Caroline Now! [8]
2013 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Electricity by Candlelight [9]
"Surfer Girl"
"Solar System"
Elvis Costello ft. the Brodsky String Quartet 1993 "God Only Knows" The Juliet Letters [6]
Cub 1993 "Surfer Girl" Betti-Cola
Rivers Cuomo 2008 "Don't Worry Baby" Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
2011 "God Only Knows" [5][10]
The Cynics 1990 "Be True to Your School" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. 2011 "God Only Knows" Horse Power [5]
Darlin' 1995 "Darlin'"
Das Damen 1990 "Johnny Carson" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
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
Dos Dragsters (Sea Foam Green) 1990 "Pet Sounds" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Kat Edmonson 2012 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" Way Down Low
Feelds 1998 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" Smiling Pets [1]
Ferron 1999 "Don't Worry Baby" Inside Out: The IMA Sessions
The Flaming Lips 2012 "God Only Knows" MOJO Presents Pet Sounds Revisited [8]
Fleetwood Mac 1980 "Farmer's Daughter" Live [11]
FORMS 1998 "Heroes and Villains" Smiling Pets [1]
The Free Design 2012 "Endless Harmony" Caroline Now! [12]
Glenn Frey 2012 "Caroline, No" After Hours
Bill Frisell 2014 "Surfer Girl" Guitar in the Space Age!
David Garland 1993 "I Went to Sleep" I Guess I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
"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
Harpy 1998 "Cool, Cool Water" Smiling Pets [1]
The High Llamas 2000 "Anna Lee, the Healer" Caroline Now! [8]
The Hot Doggers 1963 "Surfin' U.S.A." Surfin' U.S.A. [13]
"Surfin'"
"Surfin' Safari"
Jan and Dean 1963 "Surfin'" Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin
"Surfin' Safari"
"Little Deuce Coupe" Drag City
1965 "Little Honda" Command Performance
"I Get Around"
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
"Surfer Girl"
2001 "California Saga: California" Live In Concert: Surf City
The Jesus & Mary Chain 1988 "Surfin' U.S.A." Barbed Wire Kisses
Daniel Johnston 2006 "God Only Knows" Do It Again: A Tribute to Pet Sounds
Tsuyoshi Kawakami 2003 "Pet Sounds" Moodmakers Mood
Phil Keaggy 2002 "Good Vibrations" Making God Smile
Toby Keith 1996 "Be True to Your School" Stars and Stripes Vol. 1
The Langley Schools Music Project 2001 "Good Vibrations" The Langley Schools Music Project
"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
Charles Lloyd 2010 "Caroline, No" Mirror [14]
2013 "God Only Knows" Hagar's Song [15]
Phil Madeira 2002 "Heroes and Villains" Making God Smile
The Manhattan Transfer 1995 "God Only Knows" Tonin'
John McEntire 1998 "Let's Go Away for Awhile" Smiling Pets [1]
Medicine 1992 "'Til I Die" Never Click
Melt Banana 1998 "Surfin' U.S.A." Smiling Pets [1]
"You're Welcome"
Mandy Moore 2004 "God Only Knows" [5]
Thurston Moore 1998 "Here Today" Smiling Pets [1]
The Mooseheart Faith 1990 "Wind Chimes" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Willie Nelson 1996 "The Warmth of the Sun" Stars and Stripes Vol. 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 Olivia Tremor Control 1998 "Do You Like Worms?" Smiling Pets [1]
"Little Pad" as "The Ships"[1]
OnoTetsu 1998 "Tones" Smiling Pets [1]
The Original Sins 1990 "Help Me, Rhonda" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Paper Dolls 1968 "Darlin'"
Louis Philippe 1988 "Little Pad"
1991 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" Rainfall
Pizzicato Five 1996 "Passing By" Sister Freedom Tapes
Psychic TV 1987 "Good Vibrations" [16]
The Queers 1996 "Don't Back Down" Don't Back Down [6]
"Little Honda" Don't Back Down [6]
The Records 1990 "Darlin'" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
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! [8]
2012 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" MOJO Presents Pet Sounds Revisited [12]
Chris Schlarb 2013 "'Til I Die" Psychic Temple II
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
Shonen Knife 1996 "Don't Hurt My Little Sister" The Birds & the B-Sides
Short Hair Front 1998 "I'm Waiting for the Day" Smiling Pets [1]
Sixpence None the Richer 2002 "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" Making God Smile
Sonic Youth 1990 "I Know There's an Answer" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Sports Guitar 1998 "Wonderful" Smiling Pets [1]
Peter Stampfel & the Bottle Caps 1990 "Gonna Hustle You" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
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
"Whistle In"
The Surfaris 1964 "Be True to Your School"
"Little Deuce Coupe"
1965 "Don't Hurt My Little Sister"
"California Girls" It Ain't Me Babe
"Dance, Dance, Dance"
Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs 2006 "The Warmth of the Sun" Under the Covers, Vol. 1
Taylor Swift 2011 "God Only Knows" [5]
Takeshi Terauchi 1972 "Surfin' USA" Manatsu no Umi wo Buttobase!! - Takeshi Terauchi To Subarashii Ereki Yarotachi
Thee Headcoats 1990 "409" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
They Might Be Giants 2004 "Caroline, No" Indestructible Object [6]
The Untamed Youth 1990 "Chug-A-Lug" Smiles, Vibes & Harmony
Bobby Vee 1966 "Here Today" single
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
Tatsuro Yamashita 1972 "Wendy" Add Some Music to Your Day
"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
2008 "Shut Down" Fuckbook
"Shut Down, Part II"
2013 "A Day in the Life of a Tree" Super Kiwi

Footnotes

  1. ↑
    1. 3, Billboard Hot 100
  2. ↑
    1. 34, Billboard Hot 100[17]
  3. ↑
    1. 20, UK Singles Chart[18]

Sources

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  4. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of The Beach Boys". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stiernberg, Bonnie (April 26, 2012). "The 25 Best Beach Boys Covers". Paste.
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  10. ↑ Larry, Fitzmaurice (January 4, 2011). "Video: Rivers Cuomo Covers the Beach Boys". Pitchfork.
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  17. ↑ Todd Rundgren Awards at AllMusic
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