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The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” was hated by critics because it was considered too sugary. It isn’t as experimental as some of the classic tracks The Beach Boys released in the 1960s. Despite this, the song fills a void in the world of popular music. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
The Beach Boys‘ “Kokomo” garnered a hostile reception among music critics. They’re wrong. Here’s a look at why “Kokomo” is hated and why it is so much better than its reputation suggests.
A drummer said critics hated The Beach Boys’ ‘Kokomo’ and tried to kill it with their words
Jim Keltner is a studio drummer who worked on “Kokomo.” During a 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said critics loathed the song “because it’s just sooo syrupy pop.” Of course, the reviews only mattered so much. “But while the critics killed it with their words,...
The Beach Boys’ “Kokomo” was hated by critics because it was considered too sugary. It isn’t as experimental as some of the classic tracks The Beach Boys released in the 1960s. Despite this, the song fills a void in the world of popular music. The Beach Boys | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer
The Beach Boys‘ “Kokomo” garnered a hostile reception among music critics. They’re wrong. Here’s a look at why “Kokomo” is hated and why it is so much better than its reputation suggests.
A drummer said critics hated The Beach Boys’ ‘Kokomo’ and tried to kill it with their words
Jim Keltner is a studio drummer who worked on “Kokomo.” During a 2004 interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said critics loathed the song “because it’s just sooo syrupy pop.” Of course, the reviews only mattered so much. “But while the critics killed it with their words,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Director William Webb has sued the DGA for allegedly overstepping its authority in collecting foreign levies on behalf of nonmembers, echoing a nearly identical suit Webb's attorneys filed against the WGA in the fall. Webb (Sunset Strip, California Girls), who has never belonged to the DGA, is seeking class-action status for the Los Angeles Superior Court action filed Thursday on behalf of any other person who is allegedly owed foreign levies by the DGA. "This secret collection and retention of monies has been going on for 14 years," according to the lawsuit. "In the case of Webb and other nonmembers of the union, DGA has not obtained from them the right to collect such monies, nor informed them that it has collected such monies, nor paid out such monies."...
- 5/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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