Covers involving Beach Boys

This list contains covers featuring Beach Boys members. This doesn't include covers released under the Beach Boys name, which can be found here.

Brian Wilson • Carl Wilson • Dennis Wilson • Mike Love • Al Jardine • Bruce Johnston • David Marks • Blondie Chaplin • Ricky Fataar

Brian Wilson

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Brian. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
'Til I Die	The Wilsons	The Wilsons	1997	Youtube, Spotify	Pop cover. Produced by Brian and Joe Thomas.
Be True To Your School	Old Sand Mill feat. Brian Wilson and Rick Boston	The World Is Getting Colder	2011	Youtube, Spotify	Features Brian on backing vocals.
California Girls	Nancy Sinatra	California Girl	2002	Youtube, Spotify	Featuring Brian Wilson and Jeffery Foskett.
Do It Again	Wall Of Voodoo	Happy Planet	1987	Youtube, Spotify	New wave cover. Brian stars in the video (see Youtube link).
Don't Worry Baby	The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys	Some Hearts...	1988	Youtube	The Beach Boys contributed backing vocals. It was released as a single (in some cases with a rather odd piece of cover art), and performed "live" (quotation marks fully intended) in a medley with "Getcha Back" and the Everly's "Wake Up Little Susie" for a TV special.
Farmer's Daughter	Basil Swift And The Seegrams	Farmer's Daughter single	1965	Youtube	A single release by Danny Hutton. Produced by Nik Venet who (is credited as) producer of the original. If you want to believe rumours, Brian may be on the track. Appears on the Here Today! Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
Forever	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	Some slight lyrical alterations. Co-produced and vocal arrangements by Brian. Features Carl on vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Status Quo with The Beach Boys	Don't Stop	1996	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded with The Beach Boys, including a new verse sang by Mike Love. Also released as a single, and has appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums.
God Only Knows	The Impossible Orchestra	God Only Knows single	2014	Youtube, Spotify	Supergroup whose single both launched BBC Music and raised money for BBC Children In Need. Went to number 20 in the UK charts (and strangely, number 10 in Israel). The supergroup featured Brian, as well as many other stars - for a full list see the artist page.
God Only Knows	Monica Mancini	I've Loved These Days	2009		Featured Brian Wilson on backing vocals.
Good Time	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	The first version to be released - the song was originally recorded by The Beach Boys in 1970, and this uses that same backing track (and I think the backing vocals too). Hence, vocals aside, this sounds (and almost is) musically identical to the 1977 The Beach Boys Love You version. Produced and arranged by Brian, with backing vocals by The Beach Boys.
Had To Phone Ya	American Spring	Spring...Plus	1989	Youtube	This version actually predates The Beach Boys version - and so contains Diane's lyrics instead of Mike's. Recorded in 1972, and co-produced by Brian, this didn't see release until a 1989 reissue.
Help Me, Rhonda	Johnny Rivers	New Lovers And Old Friends	1975	Youtube	Released as a single in 1975, where it reached #22 in the US. Featured Brian Wilson on backing vocals.
Honkin' Down The Highway	Al Jardine feat. Brian Wilson	A Postcard From California	2010		Brian and Al sing vocals.
I Do	The Castells	I Do single	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Brian, and using the original Beach Boys backing track. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
In My Room	Bill Medley feat. Brian Wilson and Phil Everly	Damn Near Righteous	2007	Youtube, Spotify	Features Brian Wilson on backing vocals.
In My Room	Tammy Wynette and Brian Wilson	Tammy Wynette Remembered	1998	Youtube	Duet between Tammy and Brian. Originally recorded for the sequel to Stars And Stripes Vol. 1, which never came. Also appears on the Nashville Sounds documentary about the Star And Stripes recording sessions.
In My Room	Wilson Phillips	California	2004	Youtube, Spotify	Brian plays piano and sings a couple of lines. (and says "That sounds great!" at the end).
Lady (Fallin' In Love)	American Spring	Shyin' Away single	1973	Youtube	Straightforward cover, co-produced by Brian
Little Deuce Coupe	Brian Setzer with Brian Wilson	MOM 3: Music For Our Mother Ocean	1999	Youtube, Spotify	Brian takes lead on this recording for a charity album.
No-Go Showboat	The Timers	No Go Showboat / Competition Coupe single	1963	Youtube	Released as a single, and lead track on the multi-artist French EP No Go Showboat. Almost certainly Brain singing the same parts here as he does on the original, while Gary Usher takes Mike's lower lead. In fact, this sounds a lot like the same backing track as well...
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin'	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features The Beach Boys on the backing track and the backing vocals.
Surfin' U.S.A. (as "Net Surfin' U.S.A.")	Steve Dahl & The Dahlfins	Mai-Tai Roa Aé	1997	Youtube, Spotify	With new lyrics about the internet, and backing vocals by Brian Wilson.
The Surfer Moon	Bob & Sheri	The Surfer Moon single	1961	Youtube, Spotify	The first recording of the song. Produced by Brian.
The Surfer Moon (as "Summer Moon")	Vicki Korcher and Bob Norberg	The Big Beat 1963	2013	Youtube	Recorded in 1963. New lyrics by Brian, and I assume produced by him too. This uses the same backing track as The Beach Boys version.
Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	Produced and backing vocals by Brian.
This Whole World	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	A much slower, gentler cover. New middle eight. Produced and vocal arrangements by Brian.
Time To Get Alone	Redwood	Celebrate - The Three Dog Night Story 1965-1975	1993	Youtube, Spotify	Brian wrote the song for Redwood, who recorded it in 1967. However, The Beach Boys wanted it and so this version went unreleased until 1993. It shares a backing track with The Beach Boys version. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
Vegetables	Jan & Dean	Gotta Take That One Last Ride	1974		With vocal overdubs by Brian and American Spring.
Vegetables	Jan & Dean	Vegetables single	1967	Youtube	Released under the artist "The Laughing Gravy", this is actually Jan & Dean. There is a version from 1974 with vocal overdubs by Brian and American Spring.

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Carl Wilson

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
Brian's Back	Mike Love	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover with Carl's original chorus vocal.
California Girls	David Lee Roth	Crazy From The Heat EP	1984	Youtube, Spotify	Carl Wilson sings backing vocals. The single went to number 3 in the Billboard Hot 100. This version went on to be used in the film Down And Out In Beverly Hills. The single also contained a remix.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	Cass Elliot	Cass Elliot	1972	Youtube	Featured Carl Wilson on backing vocals and Bruce Johnston on keyboards.
Don't Worry Baby	The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys	Some Hearts...	1988	Youtube	The Beach Boys contributed backing vocals. It was released as a single (in some cases with a rather odd piece of cover art), and performed "live" (quotation marks fully intended) in a medley with "Getcha Back" and the Everly's "Wake Up Little Susie" for a TV special.
Forever	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	Some slight lyrical alterations. Co-produced and vocal arrangements by Brian. Features Carl on vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Status Quo with The Beach Boys	Don't Stop	1996	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded with The Beach Boys, including a new verse sang by Mike Love. Also released as a single, and has appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	Good Music	1986	Youtube, Spotify	Rock cover. Features Carl on guitar, and Al, Bruce, Mike (along with touring band members Billy Hinsche and Bobby Figueroa) on backing vocals.
Good Time	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	The first version to be released - the song was originally recorded by The Beach Boys in 1970, and this uses that same backing track (and I think the backing vocals too). Hence, vocals aside, this sounds (and almost is) musically identical to the 1977 The Beach Boys Love You version. Produced and arranged by Brian, with backing vocals by The Beach Boys.
I Do	The Castells	I Do single	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Brian, and using the original Beach Boys backing track. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
I Write The Songs	David Cassidy	The Higher Thy Climb	1975	Youtube, Spotify	First version released as a single, this went to #11 in the UK charts. It was produced by Bruce and featured Carl on vocals.
Only With You	Dennis Wilson	Pacific Ocean Blue	2007	Youtube, Spotify	Unlike the original (where Carl sang lead), Dennis takes lead here, with Carl and Dean Torrence on backing vocals.
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin'	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features The Beach Boys on the backing track and the backing vocals.

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Dennis Wilson

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Dennis. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
Good Time	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	The first version to be released - the song was originally recorded by The Beach Boys in 1970, and this uses that same backing track (and I think the backing vocals too). Hence, vocals aside, this sounds (and almost is) musically identical to the 1977 The Beach Boys Love You version. Produced and arranged by Brian, with backing vocals by The Beach Boys.
I Do	The Castells	I Do single	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Brian, and using the original Beach Boys backing track. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin'	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features The Beach Boys on the backing track and the backing vocals.

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Mike Love

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Mike. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
Be True To Your School	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
California Girls (as "Acapulco Girls")	Sol De México	Acapulco Girls	1998	Youtube	Mariachi cover with Spanish lyrics. Features Mike Love on backing vocals.
California Girls	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments. A live version appeared on 1982's One Summer Night / Live.
Darlin'	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Matt Jardine on lead vocals, and Mike and Bruce on background vocals. Produced by Bruce.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Bruce on lead and Mike on backing vocals. Produced by Bruce.
Don't Worry Baby	The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys	Some Hearts...	1988	Youtube	The Beach Boys contributed backing vocals. It was released as a single (in some cases with a rather odd piece of cover art), and performed "live" (quotation marks fully intended) in a medley with "Getcha Back" and the Everly's "Wake Up Little Susie" for a TV special.
Don't Worry Baby	Papa Doo Run Run	California Project	1985	Youtube	Straightforward cover. Features Mike Love on the middle-8 vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Status Quo with The Beach Boys	Don't Stop	1996	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded with The Beach Boys, including a new verse sang by Mike Love. Also released as a single, and has appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	Good Music	1986	Youtube, Spotify	Rock cover. Features Carl on guitar, and Al, Bruce, Mike (along with touring band members Billy Hinsche and Bobby Figueroa) on backing vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
Gettin' Hungry	Celebration	Celebration	1979	Youtube	Mike Love sings lead.
Good Time	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	The first version to be released - the song was originally recorded by The Beach Boys in 1970, and this uses that same backing track (and I think the backing vocals too). Hence, vocals aside, this sounds (and almost is) musically identical to the 1977 The Beach Boys Love You version. Produced and arranged by Brian, with backing vocals by The Beach Boys.
Good Vibrations	Papa Doo Run Run	California Project	1985	Youtube	Straightforward cover. Features Mike Love on backing vocals.
I Get Around	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
Kokomo	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Mike Love and Terry Melcher on lead vocals. Backing vocals and produced by Bruce.
Kokomo	Sol De México	Acapulco Girls	1998	Youtube	Mariachi cover with Spanish lyrics. Features Mike Love on lead vocals.
Little Deuce Coupe	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
Please Let Me Wonder	The King's Singers	Spirit Voices	1997	Youtube, Spotify	Produced and lead vocals by Bruce, with a (new) middle-8 sung by Mike and Bruce.
Surfer Girl	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985		Re-recording. The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin'	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features The Beach Boys on the backing track and the backing vocals.
Surfin' U.S.A.	Jan & Dean	Silver Summer	1985	Youtube	The album Silver Summer featured Mike Love on backing vocals and many Beach Boys sidemen on instruments.

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Al Jardine

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Al. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
California Girls	The Surf City Allstars	Acoustic Vibrations	2009	Youtube, Spotify	Acoustic cover, with Al on lead vocals. Live version with Al appears on 2014's Live In Concert (Spotify, Youtube). A live version without Al is on 2006 album Live In Concert (Spotify, Youtube).
Don't Worry Baby	The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys	Some Hearts...	1988	Youtube	The Beach Boys contributed backing vocals. It was released as a single (in some cases with a rather odd piece of cover art), and performed "live" (quotation marks fully intended) in a medley with "Getcha Back" and the Everly's "Wake Up Little Susie" for a TV special.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	Good Music	1986	Youtube, Spotify	Rock cover. Features Carl on guitar, and Al, Bruce, Mike (along with touring band members Billy Hinsche and Bobby Figueroa) on backing vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Status Quo with The Beach Boys	Don't Stop	1996	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded with The Beach Boys, including a new verse sang by Mike Love. Also released as a single, and has appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums.
God Only Knows	The Surf City Allstars	Acoustic Vibrations	2009	Youtube, Spotify	Acoustic cover. Backing vocals and vocal arrangement by Al Jardine.
Good Time	American Spring	American Spring	1972	Youtube	The first version to be released - the song was originally recorded by The Beach Boys in 1970, and this uses that same backing track (and I think the backing vocals too). Hence, vocals aside, this sounds (and almost is) musically identical to the 1977 The Beach Boys Love You version. Produced and arranged by Brian, with backing vocals by The Beach Boys.
Help Me, Rhonda	The Surf City Allstars	Acoustic Vibrations	2009	Youtube, Spotify	Acoustic cover. Lead vocals by Al Jardine. Live versions without Al appear on 2006 (Spotify) and 2014 (Spotify, Youtube) albums Live In Concert.
I Do	The Castells	I Do single	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Brian, and using the original Beach Boys backing track. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
Sail On, Sailor	Hey Stevie	The World's A Better Place	2002	Youtube, Spotify	Indie rock cover, featuring Al.
Summer Means New Love (as "Somewhere Quiet")	Brian Wilson	No Pier Pressure	2015	Youtube, Spotify	Available on deluxe editions of the No Pier Pressure album. Contains new lyrics by Brian and Scott Bennett, and an uncredited vocal by Al Jardine.
Surfer Girl	The Surf City Allstars	Acoustic Vibrations	2009	Youtube, Spotify	Acoustic cover, with Al on lead vocals

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Bruce Johnston

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Bruce. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
409	The Rip Chords	Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Terry Melcher, co-produced by Bruce Johnston.
All Summer Long (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
All Summer Long (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Alone On Christmas Day	Mike Love	Reason For The Season	2018	Youtube, Spotify	First released (in a slightly different edit) as a single in 2015.
Be True To Your School	Papa Doo Run Run	Be True To Your School single	1975	Youtube	Rock cover, produced by Bruce. Went to number 1 in California.
Beach Girl	Pat Boone	Little Honda single	1964	Youtube	A more prominent lead vocal, and generally tighter arrangement than the Rip Chords version. Bruce is on vocals.
California Girls	Mike Love	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover. Bruce reprises his response on the chorus.
California Girls (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Caroline, No (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Catch A Wave (as "(Just For Fun...) All Surf!")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "Catch A Wave"/"Surfin' Safari"/"Surf City"/"Hawaii/"Surfin' U.S.A.". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston and Adrian Baker.
Custom Machine	Bruce and Terry	Custom Machine single	1964	Youtube	Straightforward cover from this pre-Beach Boys project of Bruce's.
Darlin'	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Matt Jardine on lead vocals, and Mike and Bruce on background vocals. Produced by Bruce.
Darlin'	David Cassidy	The Higher They Climb - The Harder They Fall	1975	Youtube, Spotify	Produced by Bruce Johnston and Cassidy. Backing vocals by Flo & Eddie (of The Turtles and Mothers Of Invention), who add some dance moves to this live version on on Youtube. Went to number 38 in Germany, number 17 in Sweden and number 16 in the UK.
Darlin'	Mike Love feat. AJR	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	AJR on lead vocals. Bruce appears on the backing vocals, but according to the credits, Mike isn't actually on it.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	Cass Elliot	Cass Elliot	1972	Youtube	Featured Carl Wilson on backing vocals and Bruce Johnston on keyboards.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Bruce on lead and Mike on backing vocals. Produced by Bruce.
Disney Girls (1957)	Jack Jones	The Full Life	1977	Youtube	Vocal pop cover. Produced by Bruce.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	Papa Doo Run Run	Be True To Your School single	1975		Solo piano cover by Bruce Johnston. Contrary to popular belief (e.g. Spotify), this is a different recording to that on Bruce's Going Public album. This version is on the California Music & Disney Girls: RCA/Equinox Collection album.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	Art Garfunkel	Breakaway	1975	Youtube, Spotify	Features Bruce on piano, whistling and backing vocals.
Disney Girls (1957) (as "Disney Girls")	Doris Day	My Heart	2011	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded in the mid 1980s, produced by Bruce and Day's son Terry Melcher.
Do The Surfer Stomp (as "The Original Surfer's Stomp")	The Hot Doggers	Fun Fun Fun	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Instrumental. Bruce was involved.
Don't Be Scared	Jack Jones	The Full Life	1977	Youtube	Produced and backing vocals by Bruce.
Don't Worry Baby	The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys	Some Hearts...	1988	Youtube	The Beach Boys contributed backing vocals. It was released as a single (in some cases with a rather odd piece of cover art), and performed "live" (quotation marks fully intended) in a medley with "Getcha Back" and the Everly's "Wake Up Little Susie" for a TV special.
Don't Worry Baby (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Don't Worry Baby	California Music	Don't Worry Baby single	1974	Youtube	Bruce takes lead and produces. This version has some new lyrics in the verses. The first single on Bruce's Equinox label. Was also the B-side to the "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" single, which Brian produced.
Drag City (as "Drag City")	The Rip Chords	Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover
Endless Harmony (as "Ten Years Of Harmony")	California Music	Don't Worry Baby single	1974		Produced and sung by Bruce. B-side to the first single on his Equinox label.
Friends (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Joan Jett & The Blackhearts	Good Music	1986	Youtube, Spotify	Rock cover. Features Carl on guitar, and Al, Bruce, Mike (along with touring band members Billy Hinsche and Bobby Figueroa) on backing vocals.
Fun, Fun, Fun	Status Quo with The Beach Boys	Don't Stop	1996	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded with The Beach Boys, including a new verse sang by Mike Love. Also released as a single, and has appeared on Beach Boys compilation albums.
Gee, But I'm Lonesome	Ron Holden	"Love You So ..."	1960	Youtube, Spotify	First released version. Produced by Bruce. The song is sometimes co-credited to Holden.
Getcha Back	Mike Love feat. John Stamos	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Includes some lyrical alterations by Mike. Features Bruce on backing vocals.
God Only Knows (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
God Only Knows (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
God Only Knows	Jack Jones	The Full Life	1977		Vocal pop cover. Produced and arranged by Bruce.
God Only Knows	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Tammy Trent on vocals. Produced by Bruce.
Good Vibrations (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Good Vibrations	Mike Love	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover. Bruce performs backing vocals.
Good Vibrations (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Hawaii (as "(Just For Fun...) All Surf!")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "Catch A Wave"/"Surfin' Safari"/"Surf City"/"Hawaii/"Surfin' U.S.A.". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston and Adrian Baker.
Hawaii	Bruce and Terry	The Best Of Bruce & Terry	1998		Recorded January 17 1964.
Help Me, Rhonda	Bruce and Terry	The Best Of Bruce & Terry	1998	Youtube, Spotify	Recorded March 25 1965. A few days before The Beach Boys recorded their reworked single version of the song, and so this version was pulled. A few days after that Bruce joined The Beach Boys. Appears on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album.
Help Me, Rhonda (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Help Me, Rhonda	Mike Love	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover. Bruce on backing vocals.
Heroes And Villains (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
I Get Around	The Catalinas	Fun Fun Fun	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Straightfoward cover. Featured Bruce Johnston on piano.
I Write The Songs	David Cassidy	The Higher Thy Climb	1975	Youtube, Spotify	First version released as a single, this went to #11 in the UK charts. It was produced by Bruce and featured Carl on vocals.
I'm Coming Home	Mel Carter	I'm Coming Home single	1960		Released shortly after the original. Arranged by Bruce.
In My Room (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
In My Room (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Kiss Me, Baby	Mike Love feat. Ambha Love	Unleash The Love	2017	Youtube, Spotify	Re-worked as a duet. Bruce is on backing vocals.
Kokomo	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral backing with Mike Love and Terry Melcher on lead vocals. Backing vocals and produced by Bruce.
Let's Visit Heaven Tonight (as "Heaven Tonight")	Doris Day	My Heart	2011	Youtube, Spotify	Pop cover. Less synths than Bruce and the Captain and Tennille's versions.
Little Deuce Coupe	The Rip Chords	Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Terry Melcher on lead vocals. The Rip Chords were one of Bruce Johnston's pre-Beach Boy bands.
Little Honda	Pat Boone	Little Honda single	1964	Youtube	Straightforward cover, released as a single. Features Bruce on backing vocals.
Little Saint Nick (as "Little St. Nick")	Mike Love	Reason For The Season	2018	Youtube, Spotify	Straight re-recording.
Please Let Me Wonder (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Please Let Me Wonder	The King's Singers	Spirit Voices	1997	Youtube, Spotify	Produced and lead vocals by Bruce, with a (new) middle-8 sung by Mike and Bruce.
Shut Down	The Rip Chords	Hey Little Cobra And Other Hot Rod Hits	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Rather straight-forward cover, features a pre-Beach Boys Bruce Johnston.
Surf City	The Rip Chords	Three Window Coupe	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover. Bruce co-produces and is on vocals.
Surfer Girl (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
Surfer Girl (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Surfin'	The Hot Doggers	Surfin' U.S.A.	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features a pre-Beach Boys Bruce Johnston on lead vocals.
Surfin' Safari	The Hot Doggers	Surfin' U.S.A.	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Features a pre-Beach Boys Bruce Johnston on lead vocals.
Surfin' Safari (as "(Just For Fun...) All Surf")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "Catch A Wave"/"Surfin' Safari"/"Surf City"/"Hawaii/"Surfin' U.S.A.". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston and Adrian Baker.
Surfin' U.S.A.	The Catalinas	Fun Fun Fun	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Straightforward cover. Featured Bruce Johnston on piano.
Surfin' U.S.A.	The Hot Doggers	Surfin' U.S.A.	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features Bruce Johnston on lead vocals.
Surfin' U.S.A. (as "(Just For Fun...) All Surf!")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "Catch A Wave"/"Surfin' Safari"/"Surf City"/"Hawaii/"Surfin' U.S.A.". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston and Adrian Baker.
The Queen (as "Queen Of The Hot Rods")	The Catalinas	Fun Fun Fun	1964	Youtube, Spotify	Sounds very similar to The Rip Chords version, which is not surprising since many of the performers appear on both versions. Bruce is on piano.
The Warmth Of The Sun	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Adrian Baker on lead vocals. Produced by Bruce.
The Warmth Of The Sun (as "Overture")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral medley of "California Girls"/"Sloop John B."/"Surfer Girl"/"God Only Knows/"In My Room/"Don't Worry Baby"/"Please Let Me Wonder"/"Friends"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"California Girls"/"Good Vibrations. Produced by Bruce Johnston. Arranged by Bob Alcivar.
The Warmth Of The Sun (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
Wouldn't It Be Nice	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		Orchestral instrumental. Produced by Bruce.
Wouldn't It Be Nice (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.
You Still Believe In Me (as "The Water Planet Suite")	The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	Symphonic Sounds: Music Of The Beach Boys	1998		A 23 minute long orchestral medley of "Heroes And Villains"/"Help Me, Rhonda"/"Wouldn't It Be Nice/"God Only Knows"/"Surfer Girl"/"In My Room"/"The Warmth Of The Sun"/"All Summer Long"/"You Still Believe In Me"/"Caroline, No"/"Good Vibrations". Arranged by Bob Alcivar, produced by Bruce Johnston.

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David Marks

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by David. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
Child of Winter (Christmas Song)	Rachel And The Reindeerz	California Feeling	2011	Youtube	Pop/Rock cover. David Marks on guitar.
Don't Worry Baby	Charlotte Cooper	Goes Without Saying	2006		David Marks and Jeffrey Foskett are credited with backing vocals for the album.
Little Deuce Coupe	The Surf City Allstars	Acoustic Vibrations	2009	Youtube, Spotify	Acoustic cover, with David Marks on lead vocal and guitar. A live version with David was released on 2014's Live In Concert (Spotify, Youtube).
Only With You	Charlotte Cooper	Goes Without Saying	2006		David Marks and Jeffrey Foskett are credited with backing vocals for the album.
Over My Head	Charlotte Cooper	Goes Without Saying	2006		David Marks and Jeffrey Foskett are credited with backing vocals for the album.
Surfin' Safari	The Surf City Allstars	Live In Concert	2014	Youtube, Spotify	Live version with David Marks.
Surfin' Safari	Jan & Dean	Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin'	1963	Youtube, Spotify	Features The Beach Boys on the backing track and the backing vocals.

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Blondie Chaplin

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Blondie. See here.

Song	Artist	Album	Year	Listen	Notes
Sail On, Sailor	Rick Danko & Paul Butterfield	Live From The Blue Note, Boulder Co., 1979	2016	Youtube, Spotify	1979 live recording, featuring Blondie Chaplin reprising his lead vocal.

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Ricky Fataar

This doesn't include covers released as a solo record by Ricky. See here.

No covers found

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