Gonna Hustle You — More Brian Wilson Related Artifacts

[Mark A. Moore]

"Gonna Hustle You" — Western Recorders tape log, 1963.

Click through . . . lyrics are on the back side. Compare the handwriting to the alternate lyrics for "Surf City" in this gallery:

Jan Berry — Studio Gallery

Part of the stuff uncovered as I work on the official Jan Berry / Jan & Dean Sessionography.

Enjoy . . .

[Blake Alan]

Mark, thanks for sharing... Definitely some interesting items in that collection. The alternate titles on the Drag City lyric sheet caught my eye and I was hoping you could shed a little light on this:

• Was this just a proposed line-up for the LP or were all of these titles actually recorded?
  
• If, in fact, they were recorded, is Cherry Chevy Coupe a re-worded version of the Beach Boys' Cherry Cherry Coupe?
  

Thanks for the input and hard work, I'm looking forward to sessionography.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Very cool stuff!  Especially like seeing the sheet music.

[onkster]

And what exactly does "Gonna Hustle You" mean? Is the singer going to try to force his way into the girl's dating life for the summer? Or is he planning on becoming her pimp around and about June 22?

[Mark A. Moore]

Mark, thanks for sharing... Definitely some interesting items in that collection. The alternate titles on the Drag City lyric sheet caught my eye and I was hoping you could shed a little light on this:

• Was this just a proposed line-up for the LP or were all of these titles actually recorded?
  
• If, in fact, they were recorded, is Cherry Chevy Coupe a re-worded version of the Beach Boys' Cherry Cherry Coupe?
  

Thanks for the input and hard work, I'm looking forward to sessionography.

I think they were mostly suggestions or working titles, but at least one of the songs listed was recorded . . . (not "Cherry Chevy Coupe").

[Curtis Leon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMbF4pOTlQ

Just for the people who haven't heard it yet.

[Mikie]

Very, very cool, Mark! Some of my favorite Jan & Dean songs. Liked the way Jan 'tweaked' the lyrics, seemingly at the last minute before recording. Looking forward to the Sessionography. I'll be the first in my city to buy one.

[Mark A. Moore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMbF4pOTlQ

Just for the people who haven't heard it yet.

And here's the Jan & Dean version . . . recorded in March 1963:

http://youtu.be/qKaSlw_TOy8

The musicians are all Wrecking Crew . . . Vocals are J&D plus BB members on backing vocals.

[Blake Alan]

And what exactly does "Gonna Hustle You" mean?

That's actually something I've wondered for a while. Not sure what "hustle you" meant in the context of '62, but none of the meanings I'm familiar with make much sense (pretty sure Brian wasn't planning to take all her money in a game of eight-ball). I guess the rest of the lyrics make it clear that he was planning to get into her life, but I still wonder if this was a real phrase or just something Brian (or Jan, not sure who wrote the lyric) thought sounded good at the time. Also, I believe I've read that the song was rejected for being too suggestive... was it in any way actually suggestive or did the title merely sound suggestive?