Deirdre (song)


"Deirdre" is a song written by Bruce Johnston and Brian Wilson for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on their 1970 album Sunflower and subsequently as the B-side of the "Long Promised Road" single. The single never charted in the US or the UK. When asked about the song in 2013, Johnston explained:
In 1977, Johnston rerecorded the song for his solo album Going Public.

Recording

"Deirdre" was recorded on February 21 and March 21, 1969, at Gold Star Studios.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone said that song "could be Beach Boys-influenced anybody".

Sample

In 1994, "Deirdre" was sampled for the video game EarthBound. A sample of the a capella intro of the song is arranged into the music for the Cave of the Past area near the end of the game. This sample was in turn used in the 2015 video game Undertale as an instrument in the "Amalgam" battle music.

Personnel

Sourced from Craig Slowinski and Timothy White.
;The Beach Boys
;Additional personnel
;Production staff