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1965 song by the Beach Boys

"Barbara-Ann"
Single by The Regents
from the anthology Barbara-Ann
B-side "I'thou So Lonely"
Released 1961 (1961)
Recorded 1958 (1958)
Genre
  • Doo-wop
  • pop
Length 2:fifteen
Characterization Gee 1065
Songwriter(southward) Fred Fassert
Producer(s) Louis Cicchetti
The Regents singles chronology
"Barbara-Ann"
(1961) 		"Runaround"
(1961)

"Barbara Ann" is a vocal written by Fred Fassert that was first recorded by the Regents as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The more famous version was recorded by the Beach Boys for their 1965 in-business firm live album Beach Boys' Party!. In Dec, "Barbara Ann" was issued as a single with the B-side "Daughter Don't Tell Me", peaking at number 2 in the U.S. and number 3 in the UK. The Regents' original version was featured in the 1973 motion-picture show American Graffiti and later on included on the soundtrack anthology.

The Beach Boys version [edit]

"Barbara Ann"
Beach Boys - Barbara Ann.jpg
Single by The Beach Boys
from the anthology Beach Boys' Party!
B-side "Daughter Don't Tell Me"
Released December 20, 1965 (1965-12-20)
Recorded September 23, 1965 (1965-09-23)
Studio Western, Hollywood
Genre Stone and curlicue, doo-wop
Length
  • ii:05 (single edit)
  • 3:23 (album version)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Fred Fassert
Producer(s) Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"The Little Daughter I Once Knew"
(1965) 		"Barbara Ann"
(1965) 		"Sloop John B"
(1966)
Official Audio
"Barbara Ann (Remastered)" on YouTube

The Beach Boys recorded their version on September 23, 1965. Dean Torrence of January and Dean is featured on lead vocals along with Brian Wilson. Torrence is not credited on the album, but Carl Wilson is heard saying "Cheers, Dean" at the vocal's decision.[1] Capitol'due south Al Coury rush-released "Barbara Ann" as a single without informing the band, after the relatively poor performance of the group'due south previous disc, "The Little Girl I Once Knew".[2]

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 nautical chart the calendar week ending January ane, 1966. The week ending January 29, the song leaped from No. 15 to No. ii and was in position to supervene upon "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles as the next No. 1 song. However, "My Love" by Petula Clark unexpectedly vaulted into the No. 1 position the calendar week ending February five, 1966. Consequently, "Barbara Ann" peaked at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (No. ane in Greenbacks Box and Record World) and at No. 3 in the UK in January 1966. Information technology likewise topped the charts in Germany, Switzerland and Norway. It was The Beach Boys' biggest hitting in Italy, reaching No. 4.

Cash Box said the Beach Boys apply a "distinctive, easy-going style complete with plenty harmony and counterpoint portions."[3]

Variations of the Beach Boys' recording take seen release. A version without the political party sound effects can exist plant on the Hawthorne, CA album. The group sang the vocal as an encore on their Live in London album. As a solo artist, Brian has a rendition on his live album Live at the Roxy Theatre, and in 2001, performed it himself, with the ensemble, on An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson.

In 1987, the group re-recorded the vocal as "Hither Come the Cubs" with re-written lyrics about the Chicago Cubs.[iv] It became the squad's official theme that yr, replacing "Go, Cubs, Get".[five]

The Who perform "Barbara Ann" in the film The Kids Are Alright with Keith Moon on vocals. Moon, a massive Beach Boys fan simply a notoriously limited vocalist, plays and sings much to the delight of his fellow band members. An before version past them was released on the Set up Steady Who EP in 1966.[half dozen]

Other versions [edit]

  • 1962 – Jan and Dean
  • 1966 – The Who, Set up Steady Who
  • 1975 – Martin Circus (as "Marylène", with French lyrics)
  • 1989 – Blind Guardian, Follow the Blind
  • 2002 – ApologetiX, Grace Period (as "Baa! We're Lambs")
  • 2010 – "Banana Song", Despicable Me (sung by the Minions)
  • 2013 – Elements of Life

"Bomb Iran" [edit]

The song was parodied as "Flop Iran" by various musicians, including Vince Vance and the Valiants, during the 1979 Islamic republic of iran earnest crisis.[7]

On Apr 17, 2007, at an appearance in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina during the 2008 presidential election entrada, U.Southward. Senator John McCain responded to a question from an audition member nigh armed forces action against Iran by referring to "That old, eh, that old Embankment Boys song, 'Flop Iran'," and and so singing the parody chorus, "Flop, bomb, bomb, bomb, anyway, ah ..."[8]

Charts [edit]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ Love, Mike (2016). Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. ISBN9780571324705.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Greenbacks Box. December 18, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12 .
  4. ^ Embankment Boys – Here Come The Cubs (1987 Cubs Radio Theme Vocal) on YouTube
  5. ^ Zarefsky, Marc (October 5, 2007). "'Go, Cubs, Go' a staple in Chicago". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Avant-garde Media, L.P. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ready Steady Who (EP)". The Who . Retrieved 2019-11-03 .
  7. ^ Declain McCullagh (Apr 22, 2007). McCain's 'Bomb Iran' song was anti-Muslim? News.com. Accessed 2007-11-05.
  8. ^ Sidoti, Liz (Apr 19, 2007). "McCain Jokes About Bombing Iran". The Washington Mail. Associated Printing. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "austriancharts.at The Beach Boys – Barbara Ann". Hung Medien (in German). Archived from the original (ASP) on October eighteen, 2014. Retrieved Apr 14, 2013.
  10. ^ "ultratop.be The Embankment Boys – Barbara Ann" (ASP). Hung Medien. Ultratop. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  11. ^ "Detail Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-02-07. Retrieved 2018-09-09 .
  12. ^ "dutchcharts.nl The Beach Boys – Barbara Ann". Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April fourteen, 2013.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Barbara Ann". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  14. ^ Flavor of New Zealand, xx May 1966
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  16. ^ "S African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Songs (A-B)".
  17. ^ "Beach Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  18. ^ "The Beach Boys – Chart History". Billboard.com . Retrieved nineteen October 2014.
  19. ^ "Greenbacks Box Tiptop 100 Singles, February 5, 1966". Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  20. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  21. ^ "Cash Box Year-Finish Charts: Tiptop 100 Pop Singles, December 24, 1966". Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ann