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    "Bluebirds over the Mountain" is a song written and recorded in 1958 by Ersel Hickey, later covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, Ritchie Valens...
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    fruits. The mountain bluebird is a relative of the eastern and western bluebirds. The mountain bluebird was formally described in 1798 by the German ornithologist...
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  • Again" and "Bluebirds over the Mountain" preceded the album's release by several months. The former was the band's first attempt at revisiting the surf sound...
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    clade in the family Turdidae. Within Sialia the mountain bluebird was sister to the eastern bluebird. The genus contains three species: Bluebirds are territorial...
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  • best known for his hit song "Bluebirds over the Mountain". Hickey was born in Brighton, New York, and was named after the family doctor, Dr. Ersel. His...
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  • Never Learn Not to Love (category The Beach Boys songs)
    is a song recorded by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was issued as the B-side to their "Bluebirds over the Mountain" single on December 2...
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  • piano, organ, bass on "Bluebirds over the Mountain" Ed Carter - bass, tambourine, lead guitar on "Bluebirds over the Mountain" Mike Kowalski - percussion...
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  • piano, organ, bass on "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" Ed Carter – bass, tambourine, lead guitar on "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (August–December 1968)...
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    God Only Knows (1966, UK) — #3 UK EPs Good Vibrations (1966, POR, SWE) Mountain Of Love (1967, ESP) White Christmas (1967, ESP) Wild Honey (1967, AUS)...
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    as the B-side of their single "Bluebirds over the Mountain" in December 1968. Manson himself did not contribute to the recording. In 1968, Phil Kaufman...
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  • Kokomo (song) (category The Beach Boys songs)
    "Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail and album Still Cruisin'. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie...
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    Ranch studio, located around the mountains of Nederland, Colorado. These October 1974 sessions marked the group's return to the studio after a 21-month period...
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  • The rarely heard original version was released on a vinyl collection, The Complete Buddy Holly. It was later played over the opening credits of the 1986...
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  • California Dreamin' (category The Mamas and the Papas songs)
    McGuire. The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965. The lyrics...
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  • I Can Hear Music (category The Beach Boys songs)
    for American girl group the Ronettes (credited as The Ronettes Featuring Veronica) in 1966. This version spent one week on the Billboard Pop chart at number...
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  • vocal. His brother Brian assisted with the arrangement. Brian Wilson declared of the song, "'Forever' has to be the most harmonically beautiful thing I've...
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  • Morrissey. The three had been members of the Laurels. The Echoes' first single, "Baby Blue", was a major hit, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Echoes...
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  • traveled all over the country, but did any of that bring us happiness? Maybe we needed to find a different kind of place. In the first verse, the narrator...
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    under the name "Never Learn Not to Love", and it appears both on their 1969 album 20/20 and as the B-side of the single of "Bluebirds over the Mountain"....
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  • The bluebird is featured in the song "Be Like The Bluebird" in the popular musical Anything Goes. The lyrics "Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly"...
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    This list contains virtually every officially released track by the Beach Boys, including cover versions, outtakes, B-sides, and non-album singles. Singles...
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  • included on the 1991 CD release of The Beach Boys' Christmas Album "Bluebirds over the Mountain (two-track mix)" (Ersel Hickey) – 2:49 Found on the 1998 CD...
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  • Barbara Ann (category The Beach Boys songs)
    the Regents as "Barbara-Ann". Their version was released in 1961 and reached No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A more well-known version of the song...
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    his life. Hawkins was an institution of the Ontario music scene for over 40 years. He was influential in the evolution of rock music in Canada. Also known...
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  • Sunshine Dream (category The Beach Boys compilation albums)
    Sunshine Dream is the third double-album compilation of the Beach Boys' music to be compiled by their former label, Capitol Records (following the earlier Endless...
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  • "La Bamba" (Traditional; adapted by Ritchie Valens) – 2:06 "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" (Ersel Hickey) – 1:45 "Hi-Tone" (Al Hazan) – 2:06 "Framed" (Jerry...
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  • Then He Kissed Me (category The Crystals songs)
    our public the best and the best isn't ready yet." "Then I Kissed Her" charted at number 4 in the UK. The B-side of the single was "Mountain of Love",...
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  • Went to Sleep" "Bluebirds over the Mountain" "Celebrate the News" "Be with Me" "Break Away" Ruhlmann, William. "Capitol Years - The Beach Boys : Songs...
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  • success, reaching the top 10 in the United States. The Beatles' 1964 recording topped singles charts in Europe and in Australia, and the Beach Boys had a...
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  • anything. We just did it one day round a piano in the studio. Brian had the idea and played it over to us. We improved on that and recorded it very quickly...
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