For the record, this is sort of the way I always thought The Beach Boys should have sung "Sloop John B." Yeah, I know it was still a cover back then, and I know that it contrasted humorously against the melancholic strains running throughout all of Pet Sounds, and the pep in the tune made the complaining lyrics even funnier ... but still, I think it deserved a slightly more epic treatment.Okkervil River hasn't reclaimed the song from The Beach Boys, but they have recorded the version I've heard in my head over the years.
MP3: Okkervil River "John Allyn Smith Sails"
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