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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat's your favorite Beach Boys song?
List as many favorites as you want.
Mine are:
- 1) I Get Around
- 2) Sloop John B
- 3) Surfin' Safari
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)The Beach Boys ~ God only knows
The Beacg Boys ~ Don't Worry Baby
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)How about "Caroline, No?"
I love "Don't Worry Baby" in spite of the fact that it is about a kid afraid to drag race. Really, son, if it bothers you so much, don't frickin' race. But the melody and harmony are great. (I'd say that the main difference between the Beach Fellas and those guys from Liverpool is that the latter usually have pretty good lyrics to their songs. I mean, seriously, Wilson and Love did a song called "The Shift."
-- Mal
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)I like "Kokomo" too. Some of those surfing songs kind of sound alike to me.
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)It's a great song!
kairos12
(12,881 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,212 posts)Zorro
(15,750 posts)GeorgeGist
(25,324 posts)TeamPooka
(24,264 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,478 posts)Even the Wrecking Crew was blown away
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)"Virtually every pop music critic recognizes 'Good Vibrations' as one of the most important compositions and recordings of the entire rock era."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations
rurallib
(62,465 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)Caroline No
Wendy (what went wrong)
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)And I think It's OK and Palisades Park from 15 Big Ones are a bit underrated.
Be True to Your School makes me very nostalgic.
And Kokomo always puts me in a good mood.
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)I'd totally forgotten about that one.
Palisades Park was recorded by Freddy Cannon (written by Chuck Barris)
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)On 15 Big Ones (an album with mostly covers, but a few originals):
I've always been surprised that Chuck Barris (not Chuck Berry) wrote it!
TuxedoKat
(3,818 posts)Because it is different from most of their other really popular hits.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=youtube+beach+boys+i+can+hear+music&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IESR02&pc=EUPP_
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)1. All Summer Long
2. Wouldn't It Be Nice
3. God Only Knows
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)The first time I heard this song was at the Smile concert Brian Wilson did at the Hollywood Bowl in 2005. He introduced it as a song he co-wrote with his dad. There was an awkward silence from the audience, probably thinking about how abusive his dad was, but he then he launched into the song and everyone loved it.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Heroes and Villains for its composition and unique bridge comes close, but Little Surfer Girl's sweet harmonies and melancholy melody gets me singing against my will every single time.
jalan48
(13,901 posts)FYI - NBA basketball player Kevin Love's uncle, Mike Love, was a member of the Beach Boys.
CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)Love this song!!!!
kwassa
(23,340 posts)till daddy took the T-bird away.
Laffy Kat
(16,389 posts)Happy days driving around in my semi-automatic, baby blue VW bug, blasting "Help Me Rhonda" on my tape player. I thought I was soooo cool.
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)I bought it in 1962 I think,
(My 1st 8-track tape was "Traffic"
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)Hayduke Bomgarte
(1,965 posts)My favorite will change with time and/or mood.
Right now, "Help me Rhonda" or "Barbara Ann."
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)I love both songs!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)Full disclosure: I share a birthday with Brian Wilson. Different year, but same day.
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Please enjoy the weekend.
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)I like it too, but they have so much great original material.
-- Mal
red dog 1
(27,875 posts)Sloop John B is not an original Beach Boys song.
It's a traditional folk song called "The John B Sails."
Brian Wilson based his version of Sloop John B on the 1958 cover of the song done by the Kingston Trio, called
"The Wreck of the John B"
Wilson took some liberties with the song's arrangement, and changed a few lyrics.
"The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all of my grits
And then he took and ate up all of my corn"
It was Beach Boy Al Jardine who convinced Brian to do the song.
Brian's first response was "I'm not a big fan of The Kingston Trio."
The idea stage to the completed track took less than 24 hours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloop_John_B
hunter
(38,337 posts)Loryn
(945 posts)GReedDiamond
(5,317 posts)...even if I am an atheist.
"Wouldn't It Be Nice," "Heroes and Villains" and "Do It Again" are three more I can listen to any time.
cabot
(724 posts)Love that song.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)Just try not singing along...