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Today In Rock History: 'Good Vibrations' Enters The Charts

Good Vibrations

On this day in 1966, Good Vibrations entered the charts at number 80. Check out this brief history of the song that happens to get the electro-theremin reference correct! The video also clearly shows the electro-theremin in use, putting to bed once and for all the myth that Good Vibrations used a theremin.

False theremin claims or not, Good Vibrations was pivotal in raising awareness about the theremin, and to quote Brian Wilson, "It rocked. It really rocked." It still does!

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