“The first single from Pet Sounds to hit the charts owes its existence to Al Jardine’s love for the Kingston Trio. ‘Sloop John B’ has origins dating to 1926, and the excavation of the John B off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas. The shipwreck’s story was set to a Bahamian sea chantey: a folk song lamenting the seafarer’s lot….The song was included on the album at the suggestion of Capital Records…’we need a single. How are we going to sell this thing?’” (Charles Granata, Wouldn’t It Be Nice, 2003). The Pet Sounds album is listed on the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
The Beach Boys “Sloop John B”
The Beach Boys “Sloop John B”
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