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title: "Wouldn’t It Be Nice"

meaning: "Beach Boys teenage paradise reframed inside KŌAN: longing cover amid Zen paradox and post-pandemic happiness questions."

year: 2022
release: "KŌAN"
releaseType: "album"

artist: "Scoobert Doobert"
artistId: "#scoobert"

cover: true
coverOf: "The Beach Boys"

spotify: "https://open.spotify.com/track/3d7iBJrADpmv9B5sEy0QUA"
officialVideo: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAVzu5PS-F8"
youtube: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAVzu5PS-F8"

themes: ["KŌAN", "cover", "2022"]

press:
  - outlet: "Beformer — Spotify Modern Psychedelia (Instagram)"
    url: "https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYkhnKlR73/"
    desc: "May 10, 2022 — official Spotify Modern Psychedelia add; Beach Boys cover."
  - outlet: "Beformer — Spotify Indie Covers (Instagram)"
    url: "https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8d2nzrQ-_/"
    desc: "May 24, 2022 — official Spotify Indie Covers add; Beach Boys cover."

isrc: QZDA82294196
isrcSource: soundexchange
draft: false

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On [*KŌAN*](/albums/koan/), cover of **The Beach Boys’** **“Wouldn't It Be Nice.”** Placed after [*Information*](/songs/information/) and [*Keep Calm Atomic Bomb*](/songs/keep-calm-atomic-bomb/), before the job-quit anthem [*a song to quit your job to*](/songs/a-song-to-quit-your-job-to/). The cover adds California pop nostalgia to an LP already wrestling with happiness, paradox, and *what makes you you*.

DistroKid cover. No lyrics published here.

**[360° music video + spatial audio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAVzu5PS-F8)** with [Max Horwich](/with/max-horwich/), also on [/music/#selected-videos](/music/#selected-videos).

**Spotify editorial:** [@beformer confirmed Modern Psychedelia](https://www.instagram.com/p/CdYkhnKlR73/) (May 10, 2022) and [Indie Covers](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8d2nzrQ-_/) (May 24, 2022). See [Catalog: official playlists](/catalog/#spotify-editorial).

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