Darlin'

Album: Wild Honey (1968)
Charted: 11 19
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  • (Oh, keep dreamin' of darlin')
    (Ooh-ooh, my darlin', you're so fine)
    (Oh, oh, oh)

    Know if words could say
    But darlin', I'll find a way
    To let you know what you meant to me
    Guess it was meant to be
    I hold you in my heart
    As life's most precious part

    Oh, darlin' (oh, keep dreamin' of darlin')
    I dream about you often my pretty darlin' (ooh-ooh, my darlin', you're so fine)
    I love the way you soften my life with your love
    Your precious love, uh-huh, oh

    I was livin' like half a man
    Then I couldn't love, but now I can
    You pick me up when I'm feelin' sad
    More soul than I ever had
    Gonna love you every single night
    'Cause I think you're too outta sight

    Oh-oh, darlin' (oh, keep dreamin' of darlin')
    I dream about you often my pretty darlin' (ooh-ooh, my darlin', you're so fine)
    I love the way you soften my life with your love
    Your precious love, uh-huh-huh

    Whoa, oh-oh-oh
    Every night, oh, darlin'

    Gonna love you every single night, yes, I will
    'Cause I think you're too doggone outta sight

    Darlin' (oh, keep dreamin' of darlin')
    I dream about you often, my pretty darlin' (ooh-ooh, my darlin', you're so fine)
    I love the way you soften my life with your love
    Your precious love, uh-huh, oh Writer/s: Brian Wilson, Michael Love
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • David In Houston from Houston TxJust loved it as a kid. My poor mom, hearing Darlin' playing over and over. Love it to this day...
  • Dave from ArizonaI feel like I'm in the same boat as "Sheldon"... this melody has haunted me for years, but I couldn't remember where I heard it. I was in Jr. High School in '67...but mostly into R&B and Motown, as well as the 'British Invasion'! I ended up being a pro musician, audio guy, toured all over the USA, and finally found "that song" again. What a great piece of music.
  • Randy from Houghton Lake, MiIn the sitcom The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 10 this song was featured. Sheldon had an earworm and couldn't figure out the song until near the end of the episode. I was stumped until it was finally revealed that the song was Darlin'.
  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaWhat a beautiful voice Carl had. Sadly he was a smoker.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 17th 1967, "Darlin'" by the Beach Boys entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #82; and six weeks later on January 28th, 1968 it peaked at #19 {for 2 weeks} and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100...
    And the week after its second week at #19 it was at #33 and that was its ninth and last week on the chart...
    The song was track one of side two on the quintet's thirteenth studio album, 'Wild Honey', the album peaked at #24 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart and #7 on the United Kingdom's Albums chart...
    R.I.P. Dennis Wilson {1944-1983} and Carl Wilson {1946-1998}.
  • George from Belleville, NjThis song has a bright bounce sound,very upbeat with a strong melody.It has the kind of style the Beach Boys are known for.Every so often their brilliance shown through on classics such as this.
  • Ross from Brooklyn, NyCheck out that record's version of "Aren't You Glad?" as well!
  • Ross from Brooklyn, NyAs much as I love the "Wild Honey" LP, the definitive version of this song is on the "Live in London 1969" album with the horn section. Terrific Wilson/Love stuff in a superb arrangement. And, oh yeah, those vocals!
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