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Beach Boys version

"Do You Wanna Dance?" was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. The B-side of this single was Please Let Me Wonder. The song was first released on the band's 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. Lead vocals were performed by Dennis Wilson. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Man With All The Toys is a christmas song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Blue Christmas is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson. ... Please Let Me Wonder was the B-side of the single Do You Wanna Dance? which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ... Help Me, Rhonda was a single which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ... Kiss Me, Baby was the B-side of the #1 U.S. hit Help Me, Rhonda. It was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... Please Let Me Wonder was the B-side of the single Do You Wanna Dance? which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys. ...

Trivia

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Other Versions

• 1962 - Cliff Richard
• 1964 - Del Shannon
• 1968 - The Mamas and The Papas
• 1973 - Bette Midler
• 1975 - T. Rex - on the album "Bolan's Zip Gun".
• 1977 - The Ramones (album: "Rocket to Russia").
• 1970's John Lennon album, Rock 'n' Roll.
• 1998 - Jazz saxophonist Walter Beasley on his release "For Your Pleasure".
• It was also covered live during Neil Young's 1983 rockabilly period.

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See also

• List of songs by The Beach Boys