• "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson...
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  • Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story is the first memoir by American musician Brian Wilson, written with celebrity journalist Todd Gold and published by...
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  • new title of Surf's Up. Dennis Wilson's songs "4th of July" and "(Wouldn't It Be Nice to) Live Again" were recorded in early 1971 but left off the record...
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  • Pet Sounds (category Articles to be expanded from May 2022)
    Wilson's official solo debut. It was followed by two singles credited to the group: "Sloop John B" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (backed with "God Only Knows")...
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  • issued as the B-side of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" in July 1966 and peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. In other countries, it was the single's A-side...
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  • Vocals on "Do It Again" Jose Medeles – Drums (except "Wouldn't It Be Nice") and Percussion Danny Frankel – Drums on "Wouldn't It Be Nice" John Perrin –...
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    1989 except "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "Good Vibrations" which are from 1974. "Intro" – 0:27 "Dance, Dance, Dance" – 2:08 "Wouldn't It Be Nice" – 2:42 "Surfer...
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    against Brian due to how he was presented in Brian's 1992 memoir Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story. Its publisher HarperCollins settled the suit for $1...
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  • Brian Wilson, who did not attend the sessions. In his 1991 memoir Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, Wilson claims he was unable to contribute to the song...
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  • that had amazed and inspired Wilson. In his 1991 memoir, Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, it is stated that Wilson adopted the song title phrase from...
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  • suddenly realizes that, since Lucy's only sang "Wouldn't It Be Nice" on days when they "met", Marlin's gift may be his way of hinting that Lucy had new learned...
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    POR) Sloop John B (1966, FR, ESP, POR) California Girls (1966, ESP) Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966, FR) God Only Knows (1966, UK) — #3 UK EPs Good Vibrations...
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  • (1990), and allegedly ghostwrote portions of Wilson's first memoir Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story (1991). In 1989, the state of California revoked Landy's...
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  • home." According to Wilson's (since-discredited) 1991 autobiography Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story, the song was inspired by a late night trip to the...
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    1966 album Pet Sounds, including the singles "God Only Knows", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", and "Caroline, No". According to Asher, he mainly served as a lyricist...
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  • group.) "Make It Big" was recorded for the film Troop Beverly Hills, and the remaining three songs - "I Get Around", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", and "California...
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    Beach Boys' 50 Greatest Songs". MOJO. Granata, Charles L. (2003). Wouldn't it Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Chicago...
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    particularly for "You Still Believe in Me" and "Caroline, No". "Wouldn't It Be Nice" was similarly inspired by Brian's feelings for Diane. According...
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  • Wilburys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys "London Town" by Mr Eazi "Galvanize" by the Chemical Brothers "Live & Learn" by Crush 40 "Run It" by Jelly...
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  • mono mix. Among them, alternate vocal parts used for the bridge of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and the end of "God Only Knows" due to the original tracks no longer...
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    Brian Wilson (category Articles that may be too long from November 2024)
    settlement in April 1992. In October 1991, Wilson's first memoir Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story was published. According to biographer Peter Ames Carlin...
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  • ability to "be very complex and have every single thing you do have an emotional impact, and have the listener not even be aware of it—just hear it the first...
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  • Holt and Company. p. 149. ISBN 0-8050-2266-X. Wilson, Brian (1991). Wouldn't it be Nice: My Own Story (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. p. 61. ISBN 0-06-018313-6...
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    perfect record from start to finish". The Beach Boys – "Wouldn't It Be Nice" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" from Pet Sounds (1966) features an assortment of pianos...
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  • Man. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-02563-3. Granata, Charles L. (2003). Wouldn't it Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. Chicago...
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    "Wouldn't It Be Nice Not to Fuss Over Significance or Perfection?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 7, 2020. "Beach Boys – Wouldn't It Be Nice to...
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  • Norman Petty (according to the official record, though Buddy Holly is known to be a principal songwriter too), and recorded and released as a single by Buddy...
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    ISBN 978-0-698-40886-9. Love 2016, p. 398-99. Amarosi, A.D. (June 2015). "Wouldn't it be nice..." Icon. Hauser, Christine (May 10, 2024). "Brian Wilson, Beach...
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    Curtain (2008) included a cover version of the Beach Boys song "Wouldn't It Be Nice". Slingshot was released in 2012. She appeared in her first feature...
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  • Routledge. ISBN 9781135929534. Wilson, Brian; Gold, Todd (1991). Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-018313-4. Greg Panfile's...
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