Caroline, No

About Caroline, No

"Caroline, No" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher with lyrics that lament a woman named Caroline and her loss of innocence. It marked Wilson's solo debut when released as a single in March 1966, peaking at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two months later, Wilson's recording reappeared (now spelled "Caroline No") as the final track on the Beach Boys' studio album Pet Sounds. Also produced by Wilson, he compared the song to the music of Glenn Miller and Freddie Scott's 1963 rendition of "Hey Girl". He said that "Caroline, No" wasn't written about anyone specific. On another occasion, he credited the song's inspiration to an unrequited love interest from high school who happened to be named Carol. Asher had also been acquainted with a different girl named Carol; they had recently broken up when the song was written. After the track was recorded, Wilson sped the recording up by one semi-tone to make his voice sound younger. "Caroline, No" was issued with the B-side "Summer Means New Love", an instrumental track taken from the Beach Boys' 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). When the song reappeared on Pet Sounds, Wilson added recordings of his two dogs, Banana and Louie, barking over a sample of a passing train, which close the LP. more »

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1996

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Where did your long hair go
Where is the girl I used to know
How could you lose that happy glow
Oh Caroline, No

Who took that look away
I remember how you used to say
You'd never change, but that's not true
Oh Caroline, you

Break my heart, I want to go and cry
It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die
Oh Caroline, why

Could I ever find in you again
Things that made me love you so much then
Could we ever bring them back once they had gone
Oh Caroline, no

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Brian Wilson

Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. On stage, Wilson provided many of the lead vocals, and often harmonized with the group in falsetto. Early during his on-stage career, Wilson primarily played bass guitar on stage, but gradually transitioned to primarily playing piano/keyboards. Besides being the primary composer in The Beach Boys, he also functioned as the band's main producer and arranger. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Shut Down", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Danc… more »

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