mcfly have ripped off beach boys

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

can anyone else sing beach boy's "don't worry" to the chorus of this uk number 1 song , and there's something in it that reminds of the bay city roller's " give a little love" ?

― marti wilson, Saturday, 28 May 2005 13:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Noticed the Beach Boys steal. Only just realised the Rollers influence. Good stuff. If only more 'boy' bands had good record collections.

― Kris England., Saturday, 28 May 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

The new single is terrific! First McFly I've really liked.

― Groke, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:42 (nineteen years ago)

i can appreciate its ridiculousness but it's a bit too much like queen for comfort

― lex pretend, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

It's more like ELO or 10cc I think - it's less rock.

― Groke, Monday, 30 April 2007 12:48 (nineteen years ago)

Can people stop being like ELO or 10cc and start being more like Berni Flint or Principal Edwards Magic Theatre kthnxbye

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:06 (nineteen years ago)

It might be like those too! Anyway it's very charming, which matters a lot more than its influences.

― Groke, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

I keep trying to like it but it's just not working. :(

― c sharp major, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

It's a cover of a Jellyfish song from their first album Bellybutton.

― cheasyweasel, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah, Jellyfish.

Cue Geir.

― Mark G, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

What, I wonder, does ILM's resident Jellyfish guru Geir "Guru" Hongro make of this Autotune-aided reinterpretation?

― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Is it "The King is Half Undressed" or something?

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Seriously? Hahahaha. Oh dear :(

― Groke, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Oh hold on, the double A side is the Jellyfish cover. "Transylvania" was the one I liked. Is that a cover too?

(I wrote this very morning a Stylus singles review of it in which I basically said "This lot would get love if they were power pop dorks like Jellyfish" so I was feeling both vindicated and hugely foolish.)

― Groke, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:17 (nineteen years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.