Released as a solo Brian Wilson single. Brian's voice is sped up to sound younger.
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The Aluminum Group | Caroline Now! The Songs Of Brian Wilson And The Beach Boys | 2000 | Youtube, Spotify | Indie pop cover. |
America | Back Pages | 2011 | Youtube, Spotify | Straightforward cover |
The B-Girls | Beach Boys: Best Of Tribute | 2004 | ||
The Beach Boys (covered as "Medley Part Two: Ballads") | The Beach Boys Medley single | 1981 | Youtube | A (badly edited) medley consisting of "Surfer Girl"/"Girls On The Beach"/"Ballad Of Ole' Betsy"/"We'll Run Away"/"Caroline, No"/"The Surfer Moon"/"In My Room". Released as a single with Part One (Uptempo), and also a significantly shorter single version was released. |
The Beach Boys and Timothy B. Schmit | Stars And Stripes Vol. 1 | 1996 | Youtube | Timothy B. Schmidt takes lead vocals. |
The Beachles (covered as "A Day In The Life Of Caroline") | Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 2006 | Mash up of The Beach Boys' "Caroline, No" and The Beatles' "A Day In The Life". | |
Blackpool Beach Boys And Girl | Pet Sounds | 1995 | Minimalist interpretation | |
Michael R. Bristow | Ocean In A Box | 1999 | Solo acoustic guitar instrumental. | |
Bullion | Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 2006 | Youtube | Remix in the style of J Dilla. |
Eric Carmen | Winter Dreams | 1997 | Youtube | Straightforward cover. |
Caroline | Garden Parti / Caroline, Yes! | 2011 | Spotify | Experimental jazz/rock cover |
John Wesley Cassady | Net Sounds | 1998 | ||
Carter Cathcart | Do It Again! Fave Beach Boys Tunes | 1999 | Youtube, Spotify | Straightforward cover. |
Dori Caymmi | Wouldn't It Be Nice (A Jazz Portrait Of Brian Wilson) | 1997 | ||
Central City Music Company | Reverend Gordy Of The Cosmic Suicide Mission Squad | 2010 | Youtube, Spotify | Upbeat lo-fi cover |
Cosmonauts | A Tribute To Pet Sounds | 2016 | Youtube | Psychedelic cover. |
Ronnie D'Addario | Don't Wait For Yesterday 1986-2017 | 2017 | Youtube, Spotify | Instrumental |
Dark Mark | Under The Covers Voluime II | 2016 | Other | Indie cover |
Nick DeCaro And Orchestra | Happy Heart | 1969 | Youtube, Spotify | Piano-based ballad. Appeared on the Here Today! The Songs Of Brian Wilson compilation album. |
DM3 | Smiling Pets | 1998 | Youtube | Indie cover |
Doopees | Doopee Time | 1995 | Youtube | Experimental pop cover |
Steve Douglas | Reflections In A Golden Horn | 1969 | Instrumental. | |
The Duke Of Norfolk | Mint 400 Records Presents The Beach Boys Pet Sounds | 2013 | ||
Elliot Easton | Sounds Of Wood & Steel 2 | 1999 | Youtube, Spotify | Acoustic guitar instrumental |
Mark Francis | Net Sounds | 1998 | ||
Glenn Frey | After Hours | 2012 | Youtube, Spotify | |
Brian Gari | Brian Sings Wilson | 2002 | Youtube, Spotify | Straightforward cover. |
Here We Go Magic | Pet Sounds Revisited | 2012 | Indie cover. | |
The Hollyridge Strings | Play The Beach Boys Song Book - Vol. 2 | 1967 | Youtube, Spotify | Orchestral cover arranged by Mort Garson and Perry Botkin Jr. |
El Hombre Burbuja | Popstock | 2002 | ||
John Hunter Phillips | Net Sounds | 1998 | ||
Chrissie Hynde | Valve Bone Woe | 2019 | Youtube, Spotify | "Jazz/dub" cover |
Kid Mingus | Hippocamp Ruins Pet Sounds | 2005 | Other | Experimental electronic remix of the original track. |
Frank Lenz & Richard Swift | Making God Smile (An Artists' Tribute To The Songs Of Beach Boy Brian Wilson) | 2002 | ||
The Charles Lloyd Quartet | Mirror | 2010 | Youtube, Spotify | Jazz instrumental. An 11 minute long live version is on Youtube. |
Sean Macreavy with The Honey Groove | Dumb Angel | 1994 | ||
Maggotron | The Invasion Will Not Be Televised (Cos We Don't Have A Video) | 1989 | Youtube | Electro cover |
Ian McNabb | Great Dreams Of Heaven single | 1993 | Youtube, Spotify | Indie rock cover. Bonus track on the re-release of Truth And Beauty. |
The Morning Benders | The Bedroom Covers | 2008 | ||
Owusu & Hannibal | Living With... | 2006 | Youtube, Spotify | Hip hop cover |
Ken Peplowski | Maybe September | 2013 | Youtube, Spotify | Extended jazz instrumental |
Anthony Rivers | Into The Great Unknown | 2002 | Youtube, Spotify | Straightforward cover. Released as a single. |
Rockabye Baby! | Lullaby Renditions Of The Beach Boys | 2006 | Youtube, Spotify | Instrumental lullaby. |
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition | TV show | 1971 | Youtube | Live TV medley of "Fun, Fun, Fun" / "God Only Knows" / "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" / "Caroline, No" / "Good Vibrations". |
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (covered as "The Water Planet Suite") | 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. | |
Fred Simon | Fred Simon's Interpretation Of The Beach Boys | 2003 | CD Baby | Solo piano version |
Rebecca Storm | We Never Said Goodbye | 1996 | Youtube, Spotify | Vocal cover |
Sunshaft | Colourclimax | 1994 | ||
The Surf City Allstars | Acoustic Vibrations | 2009 | Youtube, Spotify | Acoustic cover. |
Symphony | Do Not Kiss | 2002 | Spotify | Electronic instrumental |
They Might Be Giants | Indestructible Object EP | 2004 | Youtube, Spotify | Straightforward cover |
Trio Rococo | Friends | 1996 | Instrumental. | |
Gary Usher | Add Some Music To Your Day (A 1970 Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson) | 2001 | Youtube | Instrumental arrangement, recorded in 1970. |
Vitamin String Quartet | The String Quartet Tribute To The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds | 2005 | Youtube, Spotify | Classical instrumental |
James Warren | Jim's Special Edition Easy Listening Christmas Album | 1999 | ||
The Wedding Present | Do It Again: A Tribute To Pet Sounds | 2006 | ||
Will C. (covered as "Thin Air") | Adieu Or Die | 2012 | Youtube, Other | Remix based around The First Edition's live Pet Sounds medley. |
Brian Wilson | I Just Wasn't Made For These Times | 1995 | Youtube, Spotify | Live versions would later appear on Live At The Roxy Theatre and Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live. |