Soulful Old Man Sunshine
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"Soulful Old Man Sunshine" is a song by the American rock band
Production
"Soulful Old Man Sunshine" was recorded on November 6 and 9, 1969, but was left unfinished.[3] Henn arranged the instrumentation, while Brian wrote the vocal arrangement, which was loosely based on the 1957 hit "Little Bitty Pretty One".[3]
Carl Wilson sang the lead vocal, at one point mispronouncing the title line as "soulful old man shunshine". According to biographers Andrew Doe and John Tobler, the track would have been included on the 1993 box set Good Vibrations, but Carl had vetoed it because he had been embarrassed by his tongue twist on the recording.[3]
Release
"Soulful Old Man Sunshine" was released on the 1998 compilation Endless Harmony Soundtrack.[4] The set also included a demo recording featuring Brian Wilson singing and Henn playing piano.[3]
Don Ralke remained uncredited as a co-writer by the song's publishers on Endless Harmony Soundtrack and the subsequent Made in California box set (2013) until a 2019 mix (notable for its elision of Carl's mispronunciation) was included on Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969–1971 (2021).[5][6]
Cover version
- 1992 – Manfred Schmidt, In My Room[7]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/song/soulful-old-man-sunshine-mt0059556729
- ^ ISBN 9781844494262.
- ^ Endless Harmony Soundtrack (Media notes).
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/song/soulful-old-man-sunshine-mt0059556729
- ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/soulful%20old%20man%20sunshine?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1
- ^ Various Artists: "In My Room"
External links
- Soulful Old Man Sunshine (Writing Session Excerpt) on YouTube
- Soulful Old Man Sunshine (2019 Mix) on YouTube
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