Still I Dream of It
"Still I Dream of It" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. The song was originally written for Frank Sinatra, but was also intended for Stevie Wonder or Elton John, in case Sinatra would reject it.[1] After that, the song was to be on the Adult/Child album; when the album was aborted, the song sat in the archives for many years. It was eventually released on the Beach Boys' 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys as the fourteenth track on disc four. A demo version of Brian Wilson singing the song and accompanying himself on piano was included on Wilson's 1995 solo album I Just Wasn't Made for These Times.
"Still I Dream of It" | |
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Song by The Beach Boys | |
from the album Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys | |
Released | June 29, 1993 |
Recorded | 1977 |
Length | 3:26 |
Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson |
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
British music critic Barney Hoskyns called the song's pathos "irresistible."[2]
Personnel
- Brian Wilson — vocals
Covers
The song has been covered by Ed Harcourt and was released as a limited edition single, it is also found on the Elephant's Graveyard a collection of Harcourt's B-sides and rarities. Jimmy Nail and Carice van Houten have also covered the song.
References
- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZAwYF2tLbU
- Hoskyns, Barney (September 1, 1995). "Brian Wilson - genius of pop. It's a bit of a cliche. But what does it mean? Barney Hoskyns on all the lonely madmen... and woman". The Independent. Retrieved 13 July 2014.