Chapel Of Love Lyrics
Written by the formidable writing team of Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, this song was originally recorded in 1964 by Spector protege girl groups the Crystals and the Ronettes. Spector, being the brilliant but occasional dumbass he was, refused to release the song, so co-writers Greenwich and Barry arranged themselves for the song to be recorded by another girl group, not affiliated with Spector, the Dixie Cups. It was a huge #1 hit.
Good info above. However this version by the Beach Boys is not good, in fact they ruined a great classic - which is saying something for me because the Beach Boys have always been my favorite music. The album it comes from is "15 Big Ones" in '76, which features a number of rock-n-roll covers, but is generally forgettable like most everything the band did from '67 to '80 (sorry, but that Brian Wilson experimental stuff is never worth listening to). Just go get the original version of "Chapel of Love" and forget this one exists.
Are you on crack? "Brian Wilson experimental stuff never worth listening to"? Have you even listened to Pet Sounds, SMiLE, Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl and the Passions, Holland, Love You, and/or L.A. (Light Album)? All GREAT albums, worth every penny! Saying the Beach Boys output from '67 to '80 is "generally forgettable" is nothing more than an act of ignorance. All you're doing is closing yourself off to some great music. Songs like "Wonderful", "Wind Chimes", "Let The Wind Blow", "Darlin'", "Friends", "Little Bird", "Busy Doin' Nothin'", "Do It Again", "Cotton Fields", "Cool Cool...
Are you on crack? "Brian Wilson experimental stuff never worth listening to"? Have you even listened to Pet Sounds, SMiLE, Smiley Smile, Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, Sunflower, Surf's Up, Carl and the Passions, Holland, Love You, and/or L.A. (Light Album)? All GREAT albums, worth every penny! Saying the Beach Boys output from '67 to '80 is "generally forgettable" is nothing more than an act of ignorance. All you're doing is closing yourself off to some great music. Songs like "Wonderful", "Wind Chimes", "Let The Wind Blow", "Darlin'", "Friends", "Little Bird", "Busy Doin' Nothin'", "Do It Again", "Cotton Fields", "Cool Cool Water", "Forever", "This Whole World", "Long Promised Road", "Feel Flows", "'Til I Die", "Marcella", "Cuddle Up", "All This Is That", "Sail On Sailor", "California Saga", "The Trader", "I'll Bet He's Nice", "Johnny Carson", "Full Sail", "Angel Come Home", "Love Surround Me", etc. all come from this era of the Beach Boys. You're doing yourself and anyone reading this page a great disservice by writing off quite possibly the best period of the Beach Boys' career. Just because 15 Big Ones sucks, it doesn't mean that all of the BBs 70s stuff is bad!