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All I Want to Do (The Beach Boys song)
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Wikipedia article
'"All I Want to Do"' is a song written by Dennis Wilson. It was recorded by American rock band the Beach Boys for their 1969 album '20/20'. It was later released as the b-side to "I Can Hear Music", a single which charted at #24 in the U.S. and at #10 in the U.K.
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The song features sexual noises in the background on the fade-out, a woman in the throes of passion, screaming and calling out "oh boy". Dennis Wilson can also be heard in the fade-out.All I want to do review, http://www.snopes.com/risque/tattled/alliwant.aspKeith Badman, "The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band on Stage and in the Studio" , p.230.
Multiple alternate versions, including two alternate takes with Dennis Wilson on lead vocals, were released in 2018 on 'I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions'.
Personnel
Credits from Craig Slowinski
'The Beach Boys'
*Al Jardine - backing vocals
*Mike Love lead vocals
*Carl Wilson - backing vocals, electric rhythm guitar
*Dennis Wilson - backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ, producer
*Bruce Johnston - backing vocals
'Session musicians'
*Ed Carter - electric lead guitar, bass
*Mike Kowalski drums
*Roger Neumann and six unidentified others - horns
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:The Beach Boys songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Dennis Wilson
Category:Songs written by Dennis Wilson
Category:Songs written by Stephen Kalinich
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