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Kokomo didn't deserve to be shat on the way it was. Classic Beach Boys

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Bespoke high-end legend
  06/02/23
how was it shat on? i always thought it was up there with ot...
chocolate kitty messiness
  06/02/23
Didn't know this either. Have to agree with OP. Despite ...
trip purple multi-billionaire theater
  06/02/23
It was the association with Cocktail (also universally panne...
aromatic ebony orchestra pit death wish
  06/02/23
It is cheesy. But so is most great pop rock.
trip purple multi-billionaire theater
  06/02/23
I always liked it. Sometimes people just like to jump on the...
aromatic ebony orchestra pit death wish
  06/02/23
they mustve had some fallout with the music industry or some...
chocolate kitty messiness
  06/02/23
Fuck Jimmy Guterman
Duck-like meetinghouse
  07/19/23
Cr, great song Also good reminder that Mike Love was by f...
vengeful factory reset button
  06/02/23
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trip purple multi-billionaire theater
  07/19/23
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fiercely-loyal codepig
  07/19/23
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  03/09/24


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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:36 PM
Author: Bespoke high-end legend



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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:39 PM
Author: chocolate kitty messiness

how was it shat on? i always thought it was up there with other boomer versions of ave maria.

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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:42 PM
Author: trip purple multi-billionaire theater

Didn't know this either. Have to agree with OP.

Despite its commercial success, "Kokomo" has attracted mostly negative reviews from music writers.[11] Jimmy Guterman of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "sets the pattern for the new, passion-free songs" on Still Cruisin',[12] while the Rolling Stone album guide called it a "joyless ditty".[13] In a 1998 piece, Steve Simels of Stereo noted "just how insipid 'Kokomo' was".[14] Blender stated the song was "perhaps most kindly described as a Beach Boys–influenced song with the Beach Boys singing on it."[15] Cash Box called it a "snappy little throw-back of a tune" with "a real islands-vibe and hooky chorus."[16]

Since its release, "Kokomo" has become notorious for its negative critical reception.[17] it has appeared on several worst songs of all time lists, such as Blender's top 50 worst songs,[18] Dallas Observer's ten worst songs by great artists,[19] and Forbes' worst lyrics of all time.[20] Tom Breihan of Stereogum explains, "People hate 'Kokomo.' The Beach Boys' improbable late-career hit has a reputation as a monument to mediocrity. To this day, it serves as a textbook cautionary tale of a once-beloved group poisoning its own legacy and goodwill by making smarmy '80s yuppie pablum."[17]

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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:46 PM
Author: aromatic ebony orchestra pit death wish

It was the association with Cocktail (also universally panned) that did it in. I think it was just considered cheesy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5349857&forum_id=2#46384936)



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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:47 PM
Author: trip purple multi-billionaire theater

It is cheesy. But so is most great pop rock.

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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:48 PM
Author: aromatic ebony orchestra pit death wish

I always liked it. Sometimes people just like to jump on the hate bandwagon

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Date: June 2nd, 2023 10:48 PM
Author: chocolate kitty messiness

they mustve had some fallout with the music industry or something

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5349857&forum_id=2#46384941)



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Date: July 19th, 2023 8:31 AM
Author: Duck-like meetinghouse

Fuck Jimmy Guterman

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Date: June 2nd, 2023 11:31 PM
Author: vengeful factory reset button

Cr, great song

Also good reminder that Mike Love was by far the best lead vocalist in the group

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Date: July 19th, 2023 8:24 AM
Author: trip purple multi-billionaire theater



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Date: July 19th, 2023 8:38 AM
Author: fiercely-loyal codepig



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Date: March 9th, 2024 8:08 PM
Author: Lemon Native



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