Sunshine pop is a subgenre of pop music originating in the United States, mainly the state of California, in the mid-1960s. Sunshine pop, by nature, is cheerful and upbeat music which is characterised by warm sounds, prominent vocal harmonies, as well as sophisticated productions. In many ways sunshine pop is similar to Baroque pop music, through the usage of intricate productions and classical elements, yet, differs from Baroque pop, which, unlike sunshine pop, is often dramatic and melancholic.
Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the mid-1960s; popular bands include The Beach Boys, The Buckinghams, Mamas and the Papas, the Turtles, the Association, amongst others. Several sunshine pop groups enjoy cult success nowadays.
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“Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)
“Compare the history of the novel to that of rock ‘n’ roll. Both started out a minority taste, became a mass taste, and then splintered into several subgenres. Both have been the typical cultural expressions of classes and epochs. Both started out aggressively fighting for their share of attention, novels attacking the drama, the tract, and the poem, rock attacking jazz and pop and rolling over classical music.”
—W. T. Lhamon, U.S. educator, critic. “Material Differences,” Deliberate Speed: The Origins of a Cultural Style in the American 1950s, Smithsonian (1990)