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Honkin' Down the Highway

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B-side
  
"Solar System"

Format
  
Vinyl

Genre
  
Rock

Released
  
May 30, 1977

Recorded
  
Unknown

Length
  
2:48

"Honkin' Down the Highway" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1977 album Love You with a lead vocal by Al Jardine. A remake of this song is included on Jardine's album A Postcard from California, with Brian Wilson making a guest appearance.

Contents

A slightly edited version was released on a single, in which the drum intro is cut off. The single version appeared on the 1991 cassette and CD reissue of Love You on the Caribou label.

Personnel

The Beach Boys
  • Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals
  • Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals
  • Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; moog synthesizer
  • Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; drums

    • Cover versions

  • In the mid-eighties, Alex Chilton played "Honkin' Down the Highway" in concert with revised lyrics.

    • References

    Honkin' Down the Highway Wikipedia
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