The Beach Boys in popular culture
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
-
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
These is a list of tributes and references to American rock band the Beach Boys in popular culture along with its individual members.
Contents
Albums
- Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse (2001) – Of Montreal – partially based on Smile.[1]
- Pocket Symphony (2007) – Air – named from "Good Vibrations".[citation needed]
- Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars (2000) – Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – named from "Good Vibrations".[citation needed]
- The Psychedelic Years (1994) – Palinckx – contains tracks entitled "Phase Ten/Thirteen (Brian Wilson)" and "Phase Twelve (Fire/Rebuilding After the Fire)".[2]
- Teenage Symphonies to God (1994) – Velvet Crush – cover art based on Smile.[3]
Tribute albums
- 1990: Smiles, Vibes & Harmony: A Tribute to Brian Wilson
- 1993: David Garland – I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
- 2000: Caroline Now! The Songs of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
- 2000: Gary Usher – Add Some Music To Your Day (A 1970 Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson)
- 2002: Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
- 2004: Cameron Michael Parkes – A Tribute to Brian Wilson
Books
- Glimpses (1992) – fictional novel by Lewis Shiner; contains a chapter in which the protagonist travels back in time to November 1966 and helps Brian complete Smile.[4]
Concerts
- 2001: An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson – held at the Radio City Music Hall.[citation needed]
- Performances and appearances by: Elton John, Billy Joel, Chazz Palminteri host, David Crosby, Dennis Hopper, Paul Simon, Carly Simon, The Go-Go's, Cameron Crowe, George Martin, Vince Gill, Brian's daughters Carnie & Wendy Wilson along with Chynna Phillips (Wilson Phillips), Jimmy Webb, Darius Rucker, Matthew Sweet, Ann and Nancy Wilson of (Heart), The Boys Choir of Harlem, and others.[citation needed]
- 2005: Musicares: A Tribute to Brian Wilson – during which he was named MusiCares Person of the Year.
- Performers: Jeff Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Earth Wind & Fire, Barenaked Ladies, and Backstreet Boys, and others.[who?][citation needed]
Film
- 1996: Grace of My Heart – features Jay Phillips, a fictional character based on Brian.[5]
- 2004: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – features Dewey Cox, a fictional character partially based on Brian.[citation needed]
- 2015: Love & Mercy – biopic of Brian featuring all other Beach Boys.[5]
Musicians
- Cabinessence – indie group named after "Cabinessence".[6]
- Darlin' – French rock band named after "Darlin'".[citation needed]
Songs
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- "Back in the U.S.S.R." (1968) – The Beatles – homages the Beach Boys.[7]
- "Brian Wilson" (1992) – Barenaked Ladies – inspired by Brian.[8]
- "Brian Wilson" (2007) – The Queers – titled after Brian.[citation needed]
- "Brian Wilson Said" (1993) – Tears for Fears – written about Brian.[8]
- "Brian Wilson Says SMiLE! (a.k.a. Beard of Defiance)" (2005) – Bomb the Music Industry! – titled after Brian.[citation needed]
- "Call Any Vegetable" (1968) – Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention – homages "Vega-Tables".[3]
- "College" (2004) – Animal Collective – satirizes the Beach Boys.[9]
- "Crazy=Genius" (2016) – Panic! at the Disco – mentions Brian, Dennis, and Mike Love .[citation needed]
- "D.W. Suite" (1982) – Lindsey Buckingham – written in memory of Dennis.[citation needed]
- "The Love Songs of B. Douglas Wilson" (2001) – Splitsville – titled after Brian.[citation needed]
- "Mr. Wilson" (1975) – John Cale – written about Brian.[10]
- "Push It" (1998) – Garbage – quotes "Don't Worry Baby".[11]
- "Swim" (1998) – Madonna – samples "Feel Flows".[citation needed]
- "Universal Frequencies" (1996) – His Name Is Alive – based on "Good Vibrations".[12]
- "Wilson" (2002) – Sketch Show – based on Brian.[citation needed]
- "You Still Believe In Me?" (2010) – Bomb the Music Industry! – titled after "You Still Believe in Me".[citation needed]
Places
- Beach Boys Historic Landmark – monument located at the former site of the Wilson family home in Hawthorne, California.[13]
- Pet Sounds Studio – recording studio once located in Lexington, Kentucky.[citation needed]
Video games
- BioShock Infinite (2013) – features a performance of "God Only Knows".[citation needed]
- EarthBound (1994) – an area's background music contains a sample of "Deirdre".[14]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Questions for the Collective ~ college at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2011)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Categories:
- Articles with unsourced statements from October 2015
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015
- All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases
- Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from March 2016
- Articles with unsourced statements from March 2016
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016
- The Beach Boys
- Musicians in popular culture
- Films about the Beach Boys
- Tributes to the Beach Boys
- American music history