Somewhere Near Japan
Still Cruisin' cover

"Somewhere Near Japan"

(Bruce Johnston / Mike Love / Terry Melcher / John Phillips)
The Beach Boys song
Album: Still Cruisin' (1989)
Listen to The Beach Boys version: YoutubeCovers: 3

Started out as (then unreleased) song by The Mama's and The Papa's John Philips called "Fairy Tale Girl", about his daughter Mackenzie's honeymoon (and her drug addiction). The Beach Boys reworked it.


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Artist Album Year ListenNotes
John Hunter PhillipsDiamonds On The Beach2000SpotifyStraightforward cover.
The No-Bull SurfersNet Sounds II: Do It Again
John Phillips
(covered as "Fairy Tale Girl")
Many Mamas, Many Papas2010YoutubeThe original demo version.
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