Cover Versions
Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, covered this song on his only solo album, Two Sides of the Moon, with Dick Dale on solo guitar. Bryan Ferry, B.J. Thomas, the Everly Brothers, the Bay City Rollers, the Fun & Games, and singer-songwriter Andy Pratt have also offered cover versions of "Don't Worry Baby". New Zealand band Zed performed an uptempo rock-oriented cover version in 2003 on their album This Little Empire.
The song, as originally performed by the Beach Boys, is possibly about a teenager who agrees to a challenge to race a rival in order to defend his honour after bragging about his car, and his girlfriend's plea to take her love with him when he races. The BJ Thomas version has a slightly altered story, as a man waking up to his partner every morning, thinking that her love for him is fading, but his spirits rise as she reminds him how much she believes in him and loves him.
Billy Joel performed the cover version of this song at "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson (2001)". Before he sang, he mentioned that his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, adored the song from Never Been Kissed and dedicated the song to her.
New York Rock and Soul Revue, with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan, played this song live, with Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald and Phoebe Snow featured on lead vocals.
Ronnie Spector covered the song on her She Talks to Rainbows EP.
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in 1992 recorded a cover of the song which appears on Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
Devonté Hynes of Lightspeed Champion covered the song in 2010 live on the BBC.
Lorrie Morgan sang lead vocals on the Beach Boys' "Stars and Stripes Vol. 1" album and was their only venture into the genre of country music to date.
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