songs of all time lists, such as Blenders top 50 worst songs, Dallas Observers ten worst songs by great artists, and Forbes worst lyrics of all time. Both Breihan and Grierson attribute the personal unpopularity of Mike Love as a possible factor for the song's reputation. Drummer Jim Keltner, who played on "Kokomo", attributed the critical disdain to the fact that "it's just sooo syrupy pop." He continued, "But while the critics killed it with their words, they couldn't kill the 'hitness' of it. It's just a bona fide hit record, that's all there is to it." Track listings 3-inch CD single "Kokomo" – 3:34 "Tutti Frutti" performed by Little Richard – 2:23 "Hippy Hippy Shake" performed by The Georgia Satellites – 1:45 7-inch single "Kokomo" – 3:34 "Tutti Frutti" performed by Little Richard – 2:23 12-inch maxi "Kokomo" – 3:34 "Tutti Frutti" performed by Little Richard – 2:23 "Hippy Hippy Shake" performed by The Georgia Satellites – 1:45 Personnel Per Mark Dillon and engineer Keith Wechsler. The Beach Boys Al Jardine – vocals Bruce Johnston – vocals Mike Love – vocals Carl Wilson – vocals Additional musicians Chili Charles – percussion Rod Clark – bass guitar Jeffrey Foskett – acoustic guitar Jim Keltner – drums Milton and Mike (surnames unknown) – steel drums Van Dyke Parks — accordion Joel Peskin – saxophone Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Citations Bibliography Further reading 1988 singles 1988 songs Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles Number-one singles in Australia The Beach Boys songs Songs written for films Songs written by Mike Love Songs written by Terry Melcher Song recordings produced by Terry Melcher Songs written by John Phillips (musician) Songs written by Scott McKenzie Elektra Records singles Capitol Records singles Songs about islands