Kokomo (song)

"Kokomo" was a song penned by Mike Love, Scott McKenzie, Terry Melcher, and John Phillips and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1988.

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Mike Love - Scott McKenzie - Terry Melcher - John Phillips - The Beach Boys - 1988

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In addition to the Beach Boys signature layered singing style, the song's instrumentation makes heavy use of steel drums in the background. The mellow tone and chanted chorus give the song a pleasant, almost hypnotic feel, recreating the sensation of being on a tropical beach.

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"Kokomo" was released on the album Still Cruisin' and was also featured on the soundtrack of the popular Tom Cruise movie Cocktail. It was their first #1 hit in the United States in twenty-two years. It is also the only number one hit by The Beach Boys not written or co-written by Brian Wilson.

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Still Cruisin' - Tom Cruise - Cocktail - United States - Brian Wilson

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The song refers to the eponymous Kokomo Island not Kokomo, Indiana, to which it was widely misinterpreted to refer. The song also mentions several other popular tropical vacation destinations by name, including: Aruba, Jamaica, Key Largo, Montego Bay, Bermuda, Bahamas, Martinique, Montserrat, Port-au-Prince, and the Florida Keys.

Related Topics:
Kokomo Island - Kokomo, Indiana - Aruba - Jamaica - Key Largo - Montego Bay - Bermuda - Bahamas - Martinique - Montserrat - Port-au-Prince - Florida Keys

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In 1999, Radio DJ Bob Rivers parodied the song as "Kosovo".

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1999 - Bob Rivers - Parodied - Kosovo

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