Summertime Blues
The Beach Boys Lyrics
I'm gonna raise a fuss, I'm gonna raise a holler
About a workin' all summer just to try to earn a dollar
Every time I call my baby, and ask to get a date
My boss says, "no dice son, you gotta work late"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Well my mom and pop told me, "son you gotta make some money"
If you want to use the car to go ridin' next Sunday
Well I didn't go to work, told the boss I was sick
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
I'm gonna take the weeks, gonna have a fine vacation
I'm gonna take my problem to the united nations
Well I called my congressman and he said "whoa!"
"I'd like to help you son but you're too young to vote"
Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do
But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EDDIE COCHRAN, JERRY NEAL CAPEHART
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"Summertime Blues" is a song co-written and recorded by American rockabilly artist Eddie Cochran. It was written in the late 1950s by Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it was released in August 1958 and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958 and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It has been covered by many artists, including being a number-one hit for country music artist Alan Jackson, and scoring notable hits in versions by The Who and Blue Cheer.
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chrisjaybecker
That's actually young David Marks on lead vocals, with Carl Wilson singing harmony.
Vicke
This cover is OK, but not more
Michael Sharp
Lead vocal on the track was jointly sung by Carl Wilson and David Mark's. Wilson was 15 yrs old .... Marks was 14!
John Paul George Ringo
Carl Wilson singing
trfesok
I put both this version and the original in my Beach Boys covers and covered playlist. Thanks for the upload!
amerocker
Thank you, I Can Hear Music! I was just reading about the song history on Wiki, and being a Who fan, knew their live versions. This was recorded on the Beach Boys' first record, as an Eddie Cochran tribute. : )
Mary Wealth
Mike Love on the spoken parts?
Jack The Skunk
I am a Bsach Boys fan but this version pales in comparison to the original by Eddie Cochran.
Ricardo Miró
I Think the cover is unimportant. The quid is the essence of Cochran Idea. This guys do it ok.
Blake Napier
I remember hearing this on Alvin And The Chipmunks from the episode in the season sung by Alvin Simon And Theodore While they were stuck on a island with the Female Chipmunks like on Gilligan's Island