Song of the day for November 5, 2023
"The Beach Boys" managed to top the charts in 1988 with the song "Kokomo," notably utilized in the film Cocktail. This represented the longest gap between #1 hits for an artist. Song members collaborated with Terry Melcher, John Phillips, and Scott McKenzie to produce it, delivering a daydream-like harmony with steel drums.
Today’s song is Kokomo by The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys, who haven’t had a #1 hit since “Good Vibrations” in 1966, top the charts on this date in 1988 with the Brian Wilson-less “Kokomo,” used in the movie Cocktail. It’s the longest gap between #1 hits for any artist. “Kokomo” is commissioned for the Tom Cruise movie Cocktail, where he plays a bartender who goes to Jamaica. Mike Love writes the song with producer Terry Melcher and two other stars of the ’60s: John Phillips of the The Mamas & the Papas and Scott McKenzie of “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair).” Together, they create a lilting daydream of a song with steel drums and their famous harmonies.
