would anybody know if Go little honda was paid promotion ?

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chrissurf45 Joined: Nov 09, 2018 Posts: 3	Posted on Feb 25 2021 05:27 PM Would anybody know if Hondells where paid by Honda for creating the song ? thank you ,Chris Top
Sonichris Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1910 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies	Posted on Feb 25 2021 08:10 PM Brian Wilson and Mike Love wrote the song, and the Beach Boys recorded it first. The Hondells (Gary Usher and crew) covered it, and it was later used by Honda. I think Honda probably paid Gary Usher for the rights to use their version in advertising. — "You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" Top
N0_Camping4U Joined: May 03, 2012 Posts: 339 Galveston, Texas	Posted on Feb 26 2021 09:33 AM Huge Beach Boys fan and historian here. They were all given Honda bikes during their brief tour in Hawaii in 64 (after the song had came out). I believe Dennis ended up wrecking 2 or 3 of them. Gary Usher lead the Hondells and was a friend and early collaborator with Brian. Top
John Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 614 Monterey County, California	Posted on Feb 26 2021 02:30 PM The Hondells didn't exist before the song was recorded. So, the question would more accurately be if Honda paid Gary Usher to record the song or paid Brian Wilson to write it. I seriously doubt Honda was involved up front, but did reap the rewards of selling more bikes once the song became a hit. There were many recordings that used a specific car or model name in the title, such as "Ford G.T.," "Big Black Cadillac," "Chevy Shut Down," "My Mighty GTO," "Mean Little Monza," "Jag XKE," and the list goes on and on. None of these, as far as I know, were subsidized by the automobile companies. — www.johnblair.us www.soundofthesurf.com Top
Redfeather Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Posts: 896	Posted on Feb 26 2021 02:42 PM I think GeeTo Tiger actually was commissioned by Pontiac. Top
tahitijack Joined: Nov 03, 2006 Posts: 693 San Clemente, CA	Posted on Feb 26 2021 04:14 PM The Beach Boys use the phrase....miniature golf and Hondas in the heat in their hit "All Summer Long" Probably should include "Little GTO" as we list songs with brand names. — Happy Sunsets! Top
John Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 614 Monterey County, California	Posted on Feb 26 2021 04:34 PM And they're all in here: — www.johnblair.us www.soundofthesurf.com Top
spskins Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3796 tn	Posted on Mar 01 2021 06:34 PM I believe that this later track was used for ads along with being a stand alone track. — http://www.satanspilgrims.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Satans-Pilgrims/8210228553 https://satanspilgrims.bandcamp.com/ http://www.surfyindustries.com Top

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