Caroline, No

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Written by: Brian Wilson, Tony Asher
Produced by: Wilson
Released: March '66 on Capitol
Charts: 7 weeks
Top spot: No. 32

The first song released as a Brian Wilson solo single is largely the result of a misheard lyric. Wilson told Asher about a girl he'd liked in high school named Carol, and Asher responded with the lyric "Oh, Carol, I know." But Wilson heard it as "Caroline, no" and dashed off this song while stoned.

Appears on: Pet Sounds (Capitol)

Next: 1999

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