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[[File:The_Beach_Boys_(1965).png|thumb|The Beach Boys in 1965, the year Salt Lake City was released]] | [[File:The_Beach_Boys_(1965).png|thumb|The Beach Boys in 1965, the year Salt Lake City was released]] | ||
==Ties to Lagoon== | ==Ties to Lagoon== | ||
===Performances=== | ===Performances=== | ||
The Beach Boys performed at Lagoon at least seven times between 1963 and 1970. The band proved to be wildly popular with Utah teenagers and returned to | The Beach Boys performed at Lagoon at least seven times between 1963 and 1970. The band proved to be wildly popular with Utah teenagers and returned to Salt Lake City just three months after their first Utah performance at Lagoon. | ||
===Fun Fun Fun=== | ===Fun Fun Fun=== | ||
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The Beach Boys song "Salt Lake City" on the 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) briefly references Lagoon. The specific lyrics are: | The Beach Boys song "Salt Lake City" on the 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) briefly references Lagoon. The specific lyrics are: | ||
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There's a park near the city, yeah all the kids dig the Lagoon now<br/> | There's a park near the city, yeah all the kids dig the Lagoon now<br/> | ||
It's full of all kinds of girls and rides and we'll be flyin' there soon now | It's full of all kinds of girls and rides and we'll be flyin' there soon now | ||
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== Bombora audio == | |||
Three of [[Bombora]]'s six audio tracks were performed by the Beach Boys. These songs are: | |||
*Surfin Safari | |||
*Surfin USA | |||
*Catch a Wave | |||
[[Category:People|Beach Boys]] | [[Category:People|Beach Boys]] | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 18 March 2015
The Beach Boys are an internationally recognized rock band with ties to Lagoon that are known for their harmonic surf music.
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Ties to Lagoon
Performances
The Beach Boys performed at Lagoon at least seven times between 1963 and 1970. The band proved to be wildly popular with Utah teenagers and returned to Salt Lake City just three months after their first Utah performance at Lagoon.
Fun Fun Fun
On the night of September 7, 1963, after their first show at Lagoon, the Beach Boys wrote the song "Fun Fun Fun" in their hotel room. The song is about Shirley England, the daughter of the Utah radio station owner who promoted the show. The song became one of the band's greatest hits.
Reference to Lagoon
The Beach Boys song "Salt Lake City" on the 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) briefly references Lagoon. The specific lyrics are:
There's a park near the city, yeah all the kids dig the Lagoon now
It's full of all kinds of girls and rides and we'll be flyin' there soon now
Bombora audio
Three of Bombora's six audio tracks were performed by the Beach Boys. These songs are:
- Surfin Safari
- Surfin USA
- Catch a Wave