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Brown Eyed Girl is a Rhythm and blues act. They run in the same orbit as Adore, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Reel Big Fish, El Chicano, Jimmy Buffett, Adele and John Anderson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around Brown Eyed Girl and forward to Reel Big Fish. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967, it was released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. It featured the Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and is considered to be Van Morrison's signature song.
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Brown Eyed Girl shares an orbit with Adore, went on to shape Reel Big Fish, El Chicano, Jimmy Buffett and Adele. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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