Surfin’ U.S.A.
~ Song
Annotation
Brian Wilson allegedly admitted he copied the music from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" in this song. As the result of legal action, Chuck Berry and Arc Music now hold all copyrights to the song (as such Brian Wilson's name does not appear in BMI's database on the song).
Annotation last modified on 2014-06-22 22:14 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder) |
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| composer: | Chuck Berry |
| publisher: | Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) Isalee Music Publishing Company Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) |
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| sub-publisher: | ロックンロール ミュージック (Rock ’n’ Roll Music) |
| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/1432 [info] |
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| Songfacts: | http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1244 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1089109 [info] |
| referred to in medleys: | Can Can You Party (order: 4) Beach Boys Medley (order: 7) |
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| later parody versions: | Cruis’n USA (a "Surfin’ U.S.A." parody) Search And You'll Get Saved |
| later translated parody versions: | De Smurfen Gaan Naar Zee Saufen an ’nem See Sjömän av nya sorten |
| later translated versions: | サーフィン・U.S.A. サーフィンU.S.A. |
| is based on: | Sweet Little Sixteen |
| is the basis for: | Surfin' in Wave Race |