Joe Cocker’s covers of “With A Little Help From My Friends” and the Boxtops’ superb single “The Letter” — under two minutes long! — are well known. But long before Cocker tackled those tunes, the Beach Boys took a crack at them in Brian Wilson’s home studio.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/DEC/BeachBoysFriends.mp3,http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/DEC/BeachBoysLetter.mp3]
These guys were good! Can you imagine, being remembered as a front band? Sort of like “always a bridesmaid, never a bride.”
Lia — Be sure to listen to the song by Barry and the Remains.
Oh! I absolutely love it 🙂