Do You Like Worms
The Beach Boys
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Rock, rock and roll Plymouth rock, roll over Rock, rock and roll Plymouth rock, roll over Bicycle rider, see see what you've done, To the church of the American Indian ... Rock, rock and roll Plymouth rock, roll over Rock, rock and roll Plymouth rock, roll over Wa halla loo lay Wa halla loo lah Keeny wok a poo lah Wa halla loo lay Wa halla loo lah Keeny wok a poo lah Wa halla loo lay Wa halla loo lah Keeny wok a poo lah Wa halla loo lay Wa halla loo lah Keeny wok a poo lah
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Written by: Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks
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10 facts about this song
Album Origin"Do You Like Worms?" is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys which was intended to be on the album "Smile," dubbed as the 'most famous unfinished album in pop music history.'
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Name ChangesThe song was initially titled as 'Do You Dig Worms?' but was later changed to 'Do You Like Worms?'
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InfluenceThe song reflects the Beach Boys’ experimentation with the psychedelia genre, showing the influence of fellow psychedelic bands like The Beatles and The Byrds.
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ThemeThe theme of the song, as originally intended, is to present an aural travelogue of American history through a journey from Plymouth Rock to Hawaii.
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Song Structure"Do You Like Worms?" is an experimental song that features unconventional structures and tone, including juxtaposition of lyrics about Native Americans and Hawaiian people.
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UnreleasedDespite being an interesting composition, the song remained unreleased until 2011 when the band decided to release it as a part of "The Smile Sessions" album.
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Lyrics"Do You Like Worms?" has two parts of lyrics, the first includes lyrics that mention "Rock, rock, roll, Plymouth Rock roll," and "Bicycle rider, see-see rider" while the second part uses wordless vocals.
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RevisionsThe song saw many revisions and versions before being finished. Some incarnations of it can be heard in other Beach Boys projects such as ’70s albums like "20/20" and "Surf's Up."
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Composer's TouchThe song was written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, the primary songwriters for the Smile project.
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Mashup Idea"Do You Like Worms?" was also planned by Brian Wilson to be part of the 'American historical trilogy' along with the songs "Cabin Essence" and "Heroes and Villains," but this idea was eventually abandoned.
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