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The Kokomo calamity: how The Beach Boys’ most detested song was made
Amid the surf, sun and spectacle, however, one thing is conspicuously glossed over– the release in 1988 of The Beach Boys’ first number one in 22 years, Kokomo. There are many dark chapters in ...
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How Tom Cruise Helped Beach Boys Stay Relevant Into Late ‘80s and Beyond (Twice)
We explore how Tom Cruise helped the aging Beach Boys maintain relevancy into the late 1980s and beyond (twice).
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On This Day in 1988: The Beach Boys’ Scored Their Last No. 1 Hit with “Kokomo”
“Kokomo” knocked Phil Collins’ cover of The Mindbenders’ 1965 British Invasion gem “Groovy Kind of Love” from the top of the chart. It spent one week at No. 1 before being replaced by ...