Through the years, Beach Boy Brian Wilson has given songs to other artists and even produced some of them. The Beach Boys may have discarded them, or the songs weren’t suitable for any of the ...

“I was writing more in a soul/R&B bag,” he said. “The horns were conceived as a Phil Spector kind of a horn thing. ‘Darlin” was for Three Dog Night.” At the time, Three Dog Night was known as Redwood.

The Beach Boys’ “Darlin'” is a soul song by a band that is generally known for making rock ‘n’ roll. Wilson explained why he enjoys the song so much. “Darlin'” became a modest hit in the United States ...