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We'll Run Away
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Wikipedia article
"'We'll Run Away'" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1964 album 'All Summer Long'. Written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher, the song is a doo-wop ballad in 12/8 time. The lyrics are about a young couple wishing to elope, and their respective parents are warning them against such an impulse.
Recording
The song was recorded on April 29 and May 18, 1964 at United Western Recorders. Historian Andrew Doe notes that the April 29 date may have been erroneously labelled.
Critical reception
Music journalist Nick Kent wrote that, with "We'll Run Away", Wilson and Usher "zeroed in" on a certain type of teen angst that would culminate more fully in Wilson's "Wouldn't It Be Nice". Jonny Abrams of 'Rocksucker' wrote: "'We'll Run Away' is such a languid, pretty little thing that its easy to overlook but repeated listens reveal it to be the kind of innocently romantic pop marvel that so frequently punctuated The Beach Boys early output."
References
Category:1964 songs
Category:The Beach Boys songs
Category:Songs written by Brian Wilson
Category:Songs written by Gary Usher
Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Wilson
Category:Songs about marriage
Category:Doo-wop songs
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