There is more than one band called The Honeys.
(1) The Honeys were a… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band called The Honeys.
(1) The Honeys were a 1960s girl group who recorded for Capitol Records and were a kind of female counterpart to The Beach Boys. Beach Boy Brian Wilson served primarily as their record producer and chief songwriter.
The Honeys (the name a slang term for a female surfing enthusiast) consisted of sisters Marilyn and Diane Rovell and their cousin Ginger Blake. Marilyn and Diane had met the Beach Boys when the boys performed at a Hollywood club called Pandora's Box in the early 1960s. Brian and Marilyn (who was still in high school) began dating and he brought the girls into the recording studio to produce their songs ("Surfin' Down The Swanee River", "Shoot The Curl", "Pray For Surf"), and included them as backup performers on Beach Boys records. The cheerleader voices on "Be True To Your School" were performed by the Honeys and the two groups sometimes shared the same concert bill.
In 1964 The Honeys sang background vocals for Jan & Dean on the hit singles, "The New Girl In School", "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena".
The Honeys' career faded as surfing music went out of vogue. Marilyn and Brian were married and became the parents of Carnie and Wendy Wilson who later found fame as members of Wilson Phillips. Marilyn and Diane later re-teamed as a duo called Spring (aka American Spring) during the 1970s.
During the 1990s the Honeys reunited and performed locally around Hollywood and Los Angeles. An anthology CD of their music (including several Spring recordings) was also released by Capitol Records in 1992.
(2) The Honeys were also a band from Sydney, Australia from 1987 to 1989. They released two 7" singles and an LP, "Goddess", on Sydney's Waterfront Records. A compilation of their complete recordings, "Ultimo", was released by Phantom Records in 1995. The band included Andrea Croft, Bruce Begley, Grant Shanahan, Brett Thomson, Michael Dalton, and Philip Rawlinson. They reformed and released a new album, "Star Baby", in 2007.
(1) The Honeys were a… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one band called The Honeys.
(1) The Honeys were a 1960s girl group who recorded for Capitol Records and were a kind of female counterpart to The Beach Boys. Beach Boy Brian Wilson served primarily as their record producer and chief songwriter.
The Honeys (the name a slang term for a female surfing enthusiast) consisted of sisters Marilyn and Diane Rovell and their cousin Ginger Blake. Marilyn and Diane had met the Beach Boys when the boys performed at a Hollywood club called Pandora's Box in the early 1960s. Brian and Marilyn (who was still in high school) began dating and he brought the girls into the recording studio to produce their songs ("Surfin' Down The Swanee River", "Shoot The Curl", "Pray For Surf"), and included them as backup performers on Beach Boys records. The cheerleader voices on "Be True To Your School" were performed by the Honeys and the two groups sometimes shared the same concert bill.
In 1964 The Honeys sang background vocals for Jan & Dean on the hit singles, "The New Girl In School", "Dead Man's Curve" and "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena".
The Honeys' career faded as surfing music went out of vogue. Marilyn and Brian were married and became the parents of Carnie and Wendy Wilson who later found fame as members of Wilson Phillips. Marilyn and Diane later re-teamed as a duo called Spring (aka American Spring) during the 1970s.
During the 1990s the Honeys reunited and performed locally around Hollywood and Los Angeles. An anthology CD of their music (including several Spring recordings) was also released by Capitol Records in 1992.
(2) The Honeys were also a band from Sydney, Australia from 1987 to 1989. They released two 7" singles and an LP, "Goddess", on Sydney's Waterfront Records. A compilation of their complete recordings, "Ultimo", was released by Phantom Records in 1995. The band included Andrea Croft, Bruce Begley, Grant Shanahan, Brett Thomson, Michael Dalton, and Philip Rawlinson. They reformed and released a new album, "Star Baby", in 2007.
Surfin' Down The Swanne River
The Honeys Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Honeys:
Come To Me If I could ride On a shooting star I would fly To where…
Don't Be Cruel I am the wind Across your skin I know you moan Deep within I…
Goodnight My Love The way you look, tonight Really is a lovely sight I'm just…
Guess I'm Dumb The way I act don't seem like me I'm not on…
He's a Doll Nyro Laura The First Songs He's A Runner He's a runner and h…
I Love You Much Too Much I love you much too much I've known it from the…
I Remember Love I know you Cry cry baby Cry cry baby I'm not your baby Bro…
In The Still Of The Night In the still of the night I held you, held you…
It's Like Heaven I'm not here Can you tell I can't feel So if you do…
No Bobby No 恋し恋に落ちる程 不安は募るばかり 答えのない夜は越えたくないよ キレイ事だけじゃ済まない 本気な自分に嘘はもっとつけな…
Romeo & Juliet Finding a job tomorrow morning, Got a little something I wan…
Romeo And Juliet Finding a job tomorrow morning, Got a little something I wan…
The One You Can't Have The Honeys Miscellaneous The One You Can't Have THE ONE YOU …
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burlingtonbill1
Thank heavens for YouTube and guys like you, Tom Smith. This is the first I've actually HEARD this song, having read about / heard about it for DECADES. Thanks for posting -- oh, and the solid cover (with photo) is very cool, too.
Tom Smith
You're very welcome, thanks for commenting!
Vicke
I'm an 18-year old guy. I got my father's uncle's records for a couple of years ago. I found this one along with the others, an original Swedish pressing from 1963. It's my favorite record!
Johnny Gainor
This was awfully cute, can't believe it didn't rate more attention - did it at least get air play on AM Radio in those days? What other songs did they do? Did they have any records out that charted?
kurt kazim
one of my first 45rpm Singles I had around the late 1960's. and now I found it! (Y)
Eric Little
I'm surprised to see any of The Honey's music on here. Even better is seeing this very rare picture sleeve. Thank you for posting.
colindominy
A magnificent one of those lovable, & boundary-breaking 'quirky' adaptations by BW .. that he was probably more well-known for (as mainly unreleased-pure-gems) later in the 60s. He was a man who was not afraid to 'break barriers' & to 'flout existing norms' (like every other musical genius in histroy). This is a fabulous song by Brian, customised for his wife Marilyn's little group & their own style. Yes - the BBs did do the background support-harmonies / vocals. V. rare BW song, V.G. post !!
Carl Paulsen
Fullstendig meningsløst at ikke denne ble # 1. En av 60 tallets utrolig beste.
anton samuelsen
jeg elsket denne sangen, like fin idag som da jeg som 14 åring hørte den på radio...
Terina Plyler
Not many seem to know the connection with Wilson-Phillips, Marilyn Rovell was the mother of Carnie Wilson and Wendy Wilson. Their father was Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. The other girl in Wilson-Phillips, is Chynna Phillips, the daughter of John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas. The girls grew up hanging out/playing with one another. A shame the all-female counterpart to the Beach Boys didn't chart as high Nationally.