| "Do You Like Worms" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beach Boys | |
| from the album Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys | |
| Released | July 29, 1993 |
| Recorded | October 18, 1966 – January 5, 1967 |
| Studio | Western and Columbia, Hollywood |
| Length | 4:00 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
| Licensed audio | |
| "Do You Like Worms" on YouTube | |
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"Do You Like Worms?" (sometimes erroneously referred to as "Do You Dig Worms?")[1] is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their unfinished album Smile. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, the song is about the recolonization of the American continent and contains references to the Sandwich Islands and "Bicycle Rider Back" playing cards. None of the lyrics appear to mention worms; asked about the title, Parks said he could not remember where it came from, although in a Reddit AMA, Wilson stated that Parks had come up with it.[2]
The keyboard break melody was later reworked into the chorus of "Heroes and Villains" (1967). Wilson rerecorded "Do You Like Worms" as "Roll Plymouth Rock" for his solo album Brian Wilson Presents Smile (2004). The Beach Boys' original recording of "Do You Like Worms?" was released on the compilations Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys (1993) and The Smile Sessions (2011). Cover versions have been recorded by the Olivia Tremor Control and Secret Chiefs 3.