Cuddle Up
The Beach Boys
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The night has come Cuddle up to me Keep warm Mmm close to me In dreams We'll dream Making love to wake To find Mmm we're still one Your love Your love Your love Your love for me Is so Warm and good to me Growing every day Honey Honey I'm in love Ooooo I know a man Who's so in love Mm mm The night Has come Cuddle up To me Keep warm Mm close to me Your love Your love Your love Your love for me Is so warm and good to me Growing every day Honey Honey I'm in love Ooooo oooo oooooooo I know a man Who's so in love Mm mm
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Written by: DARYL DRAGON, DENNIS WILSON
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12 facts about this song
Album Information"Cuddle Up" is a song from the album "Carl and the Passions - So Tough" by The Beach Boys, released in May 1972.
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Song WritersThe song was co-written by Dennis Wilson and Daryl Dragon. While Wilson was a member of The Beach Boys, Dragon was a keyboardist known later as the "Captain" from Captain & Tennille.
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VocalsDennis Wilson, one of the founding members of the Beach Boys, is the lead vocalist on "Cuddle Up". His voice had a unique and heartfelt husky quality which added a new dimension to the song.
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InstrumentationThe arrangement of this song is notably complex, featuring a blend of piano, French horn, strings, and multi-layered harmonies, creating an orchestral rock ballad arrangement.
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Lyrics"Cuddle Up" is a tender love song, filled with romantic lyrics and soft vocal harmonies typical of many of The Beach Boys' songs.
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Public ReceptionDue to its subdued, slow tempo and orchestral arrangement, "Cuddle Up" was a departure from The Beach Boys’ usual pop-rock sound, and received a mixed response from fans and critics.
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Song DurationThe song is a lengthy track in comparison to most pop music songs; it has a duration of 5:30 minutes.
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Similar Songs"Cuddle Up", along with "Make It Good" – another song by Dennis Wilson on the same album – share a similar lyrical content, melancholic feel, and complex orchestral arrangement.
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Production TeamThe song was produced by Carl Wilson and the members of The Beach Boys, showing the band's evolving involvement in the production process at that time.
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Representation of Dennis Wilson"Cuddle Up" along with "Make It Good" represented Dennis Wilson's progression as a songwriter, taking a leap from his earlier 'surfer' related compositions and showcasing a more serious, emotional side.
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Daryl Dragon ContributionDragon, who co-wrote the song, brought a rich experience of arranging and orchestrating for acts like The Beach Boys and Captain & Tennille, thus adding to the layered, epic soundscape of "Cuddle Up".
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Dennis Wilson's Seriousness"Cuddle Up" and "Make It Good" are said to be some of the few songs that Dennis Wilson put much effort and seriousness into writing.
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