Hawaii (The Beach Boys song): Difference between revisions

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'''"Hawaii"''' is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]] for the [[Americans|American]] [[rock music|rock]] [[band (music)|band]] [[the Beach Boys]]. It was recorded in July 1963 and released on their 1963 album ''[[Surfer Girl]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title=Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/surfer-girl-mw0000312862|language=en-us|access-date=2020-07-04}}</ref> It is one of the first Beach Boy songs that [[Hal Blaine]] played on, contributing timbales, but regular drummer [[Dennis Wilson]] still played. In January 1964, it was released as a single in Australia, becoming a top-10 hit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Kent, David.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62561852|title=Australian chart book (1940-1969)|date=2005|publisher=Australian Chart Book|isbn=0-646-44439-5|location=Turramurra, N.S.W.|oclc=62561852}}</ref> This song was also sung by Al and Matt Jardine on [[Al Jardine]]'s live album released in 2001. In 1978, part of this song was referenced in the Beach Boys song "Kona Coast" off the [[M.I.U. Album|''M.I.U. Album'']].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.se/books?id=tQYZKt1oHlUC&pg=PA462&dq=%22hawaii%22+%22beach+boys%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2zuXsxLPqAhXMwqYKHbkwApYQ6AEwAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=%22hawaii%22%20%22beach%20boys%22&f=false|title=The Beach Boys|publisher=PediaPress|language=en}}</ref> "Hawaii" made its' way into the Beach Boys repertoire almost 50 years later.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dillon|first=Mark|url=https://books.google.secom/books?id=QAP0yVAVq3YC&pg=PT46&dqq=%22hawaii%22+%22surfer+girl%22+%22the+beach+boys%22&hlpg=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi64-C2xrPqAhWOwcQBHabWBAYQ6AEwAnoECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=%22hawaii%22%20%22surfer%20girl%22%20%22the%20beach%20boys%22&f=falsePT46|title=Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story|date=2012-06-01|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-198-8|language=en}}</ref>

*[[Dennis Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cherna|first=Ilene|url=https://books.google.secom/books?id=1_lDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22hawaii%22+%22surfer+girl%22+%22the+beach+boys%22&dq=%22hawaii%22+%22surfer+girl%22+%22the+beach+boys%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi64-C2xrPqAhWOwcQBHabWBAYQ6AEwCXoECAcQAg|title=The Beach Boys Silver Anniversary|date=1985-01-01|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=978-0-385-19650-5|language=en}}</ref> [[drums]]

**[[Hal Blaine]] – [[timbales]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Stebbins|first=Jon|url=https://books.google.secom/books?id=8T3ivyKmSQwC&pg=PT94&dq=%22hawaii%22+%22surfer+girl%22+%22the+beach+boys%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi64-C2xrPqAhWOwcQBHabWBAYQ6AEwAXoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=%22hawaii%22&fpg=falsePT94|title=The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band|date=2011-09-01|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-4584-2914-8|language=en}}</ref>

** [[Chuck Britz]] – [[sound engineer]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Stebbins|first1=Jon|title=The Lost Beach Boy|last2=Marks|first2=David|date=2007|publisher=Virgin Books|isbn=9781852273910|ppage=[{{google books |plainurl=y |id=bnQIAQAAMAAJ|page= 18}} 18]}}</ref>

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Swedish rock group [[Hep Stars]] recorded "Hawaii" as the B-Side to their 1966 single "[[Sunny Girl (song)|Sunny Girl]]", one of the earliest [[Benny Andersson]] compositions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abbalegenden Benny Andersson har fortfarande känsla för hitlåtar|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2017/10/18/abbalegenden-benny-andersson-har-fortfarande-kansla-for-hitlatar|access-date=2020-06-26|website=svenska.yle.fi|language=sv-FI}}</ref> While "Sunny Girl" was a hit, reaching number 1 on both [[Kvällstoppen]] and ''[[Tio Ii Topp]],<ref>{{cite web|date=1966–1969|title=Kvällstoppen|url=http://www.hitsallertijden.nl/charts/swedish%20charts/SwedishCharts%200366-0969.pdf|accessdateaccess-date=17 July 2011|publisher=Hitsallertijden|language=Dutchnl}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite book|last=Hallberg, Eric, 1949-|first=|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/186200204|title=Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök 1961-74.|date=1998|publisher=Premium|others=Henningsson, Ulf, 1965-, Kristianstads boktr.)|year=|isbn=91-972712-5-X|edition=1. uppl|location=Stockholm|pages=|oclc=186200204}}</ref>'' "Hawaii", despite being issued as the B-side, managed to chart on Kvällstoppen due to the popularity of Hep Stars.<ref name=":32">{{Cite book|last=Hallberg, Eric.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/165178200|title=Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3 : Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962-19. 8. 1975.|date=1993|publisher=Drift Musik|isbn=91-630-2140-4|location=Värmdö|oclc=165178200}}</ref> It stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 7 on March 22, 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hawaii av Hep Stars|url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/hep-stars-112/hawaii-39386|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-26|website=NostalgiListan|language=sv}}</ref> "Hawaii" was recorded by the group as a joke, in style with their debut single "Kana Kapila" and "[[(Do the) Mashed Potatoes|Mashed Potatoes]]".<ref name=":62">{{Cite web|last=Palm|first=Carl|date=|title=Cadillac Madness - den otroliga berättelsen om The Hep Stars|url=http://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/Upload/abbabooks/images/cadillacchapter.pdf|url-statuswebsite=livecarlmagnuspalm|archiveaccess-urldate=2020-07-04|archive-date=2022-01-23|accessarchive-dateurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123001041/http://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/Upload/abbabooks/images/cadillacchapter.pdf|websiteurl-status=carlmagnuspalmdead}}</ref>