I’m right there with you all (McCartney,too)when I listened to “God Only Knows “….tears. Thanks for making these treasures so easily enjoyable again. These breaks from mayhem are so needed!
You forgot their all-time best song, ‘Catch a Wave’. Listening to it over and over again as a preteen growing up in Hawai`i made me feel like I was out riding my favorite break. It even sounds like a wave.
Good Vibrations, what a brilliant song. So many mood shifts. His creativity in that piece included the wail from a Theremin (or a Theremini) -- an instrument rarely used in rock or anywhere else.
I lived a couple blocks from the Wilsons' Hawthorne house when I was a kid. I remember trick-or-treating there and getting a peek at the gold records on the walls inside. Dennis Wilson was the boyfriend of our babysitter, and one night he sat in our living room, keeping her company. Their music was definitely part of the soundtrack of my early years.
In the mid 1970's I was working ground crew for Pan Am at Templehof Airport in West Berlin (as it was then). I also worked part time as bartender in the Air Force NCO club on the military side of Templehof. After we closed the bar at 0100 in the morning some of the club staff would sometimes wander down the road to a German bar. When we walked in to the German bar, the D.J. would start to spin Beach Boys records. To which we would always sing along. I just like all of their work.
Hello? “Fun, Fun, Fun”? And the forever-classic “Warmth Of The Sun”? Sure, too many to choose from — but seeing a stadium of 70K fans doing the “oowaah”s on the end of Fun Fun Fun nails it as one of their Very Best.
Absolutely can’t fault those choices. Love every one and every other one. They were my music for so long; wish I were that young again to relive some of those times! Thanks for running each one; fabulous! 🤗👏👏👏
The classic Beach Boys never die. They always harmonized beautifully and are up there with Crosby, Stills and Nash who my husband jokingly says can harmonize with a chainsaw.
This is a young crew. 409 and Fun,Fun, Fun were testosterone anthems. Few groups had a lead off hit like Surfin USA, and In the Parkin’ Lot still brings tears to my eyes.
My kids grew up listening to the Christmas album every Christmas morning - my grandkids now do the same.
After leading a very tortured life, Brian Wilson is finally at peace. I thank him for the incredible music he gave us. I could listen to the Beach Boys, even if they just sang the phone book (remember those?)!
I’m right there with you all (McCartney,too)when I listened to “God Only Knows “….tears. Thanks for making these treasures so easily enjoyable again. These breaks from mayhem are so needed!
You forgot their all-time best song, ‘Catch a Wave’. Listening to it over and over again as a preteen growing up in Hawai`i made me feel like I was out riding my favorite break. It even sounds like a wave.
Good Vibrations, what a brilliant song. So many mood shifts. His creativity in that piece included the wail from a Theremin (or a Theremini) -- an instrument rarely used in rock or anywhere else.
I lived a couple blocks from the Wilsons' Hawthorne house when I was a kid. I remember trick-or-treating there and getting a peek at the gold records on the walls inside. Dennis Wilson was the boyfriend of our babysitter, and one night he sat in our living room, keeping her company. Their music was definitely part of the soundtrack of my early years.
In the mid 1970's I was working ground crew for Pan Am at Templehof Airport in West Berlin (as it was then). I also worked part time as bartender in the Air Force NCO club on the military side of Templehof. After we closed the bar at 0100 in the morning some of the club staff would sometimes wander down the road to a German bar. When we walked in to the German bar, the D.J. would start to spin Beach Boys records. To which we would always sing along. I just like all of their work.
Hello? “Fun, Fun, Fun”? And the forever-classic “Warmth Of The Sun”? Sure, too many to choose from — but seeing a stadium of 70K fans doing the “oowaah”s on the end of Fun Fun Fun nails it as one of their Very Best.
Absolutely can’t fault those choices. Love every one and every other one. They were my music for so long; wish I were that young again to relive some of those times! Thanks for running each one; fabulous! 🤗👏👏👏
Great story. Thanks for the song reminders. They were the first band I loved, before the Beatles came out. What memories.
Sly's songs, too! Another great American songster, died only days ago https://youtu.be/wj5VODa-eTY?si=KsXWYjk3TPG1LdOI
The classic Beach Boys never die. They always harmonized beautifully and are up there with Crosby, Stills and Nash who my husband jokingly says can harmonize with a chainsaw.
This is a young crew. 409 and Fun,Fun, Fun were testosterone anthems. Few groups had a lead off hit like Surfin USA, and In the Parkin’ Lot still brings tears to my eyes.
My kids grew up listening to the Christmas album every Christmas morning - my grandkids now do the same.
If you don’t find these songs addictive due perhaps to young age, listen to them a few times and let the melodies and harmonies work their magic.
I was under the impression that Carl wrote "God Only Knows," and Mike Love wrote "Good Vibrations." Not true?
After leading a very tortured life, Brian Wilson is finally at peace. I thank him for the incredible music he gave us. I could listen to the Beach Boys, even if they just sang the phone book (remember those?)!
Good list, but I can't believe that it doesn't include Surf's Up. That's arguably the greatest song by America's greatest pop musician.
This must be the list of the 10 worst Beach Boys songs, except for CA Girls.