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« Reply #50 on: December 22, 2011, 06:56:00 AM »

"Time To Get Alone."
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« Reply #51 on: December 22, 2011, 07:01:49 AM »
This question is actually a zen koan...good luck finding the answer...

I am happy Funky Pretty is getting all the love it's getting!
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« Reply #52 on: December 22, 2011, 07:07:45 AM »
I don't get the love for "Funky Pretty" on this site..

Great song but the best?  LOL
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« Reply #53 on: December 22, 2011, 07:08:16 AM »
"All I Wanna Do"


Wouldn't it be nice: 6
God only knows: 4
Surf's up: 4
Good vibrations: 3
All I wanna do: 2
All this is that: 2
H&V: 2
Funky pretty: 2
Looks like WIBN is the top favorite. Best bridge ever written imo.
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« Reply #54 on: December 22, 2011, 07:11:56 AM »
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I don't get the love for "Funky Pretty" on this site..

Great song but the best?  LOL
Actually, I much prefer the live version on In Concert over the studio version.
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« Reply #55 on: December 22, 2011, 07:12:14 AM »
Quote from: over and over on December 22, 2011, 07:08:16 AM
"All I Wanna Do"


Wouldn't it be nice: 6
God only knows: 4
Surf's up: 4
Good vibrations: 3
All I wanna do: 2
All this is that: 2
H&V: 2
Funky pretty: 2
Looks like WIBN is the top favorite. Best bridge ever written imo.

I think WIBN really showcases everything that makes the Beach Boys great: beautiful harmonies, upbeat rhythm, sad lyrics. It's like every Beach Boys song rolled into one.
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« Reply #56 on: December 22, 2011, 07:21:22 AM »
Summer of Love!
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« Reply #57 on: December 22, 2011, 07:27:42 AM »
Quote from: rab2591 on December 22, 2011, 07:12:14 AM
I think WIBN really showcases everything that makes the Beach Boys great: beautiful harmonies, upbeat rhythm, sad lyrics. It's like every Beach Boys song rolled into one.

That's true. It combines the energy of early BB hits like I Get Around, Surfin' USA and Fun Fun Fun with the sophisticated and rich brilliance of Pet Sounds. If they ever made one song that's representative of what they were all about musically, than WIBN is probably it. Maybe even more so than GV.
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« Reply #58 on: December 22, 2011, 07:36:03 AM »
Quote from: drbeachboy on December 22, 2011, 07:11:56 AM
Actually, I much prefer the live version on In Concert over the studio version.

Me too! Same for "Let The Wind Blow."
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« Reply #59 on: December 22, 2011, 07:40:18 AM »
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It combines the energy of early BB hits … with the sophisticated and rich brilliance of Pet Sounds. If they ever made one song that's representative of what they were all about musically, than WIBN is probably it. Maybe even more so than GV.

This ^ is one of the reasons PET SOUNDS is revered to the extent it is — like Elvis Costello said in the ENDLESS HARMONY doc, the PS music was creative, complex, sophisticated, and interesting, but hadn't become too weird and spooky yet (SMILE).
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« Reply #60 on: December 22, 2011, 08:04:53 AM »
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« Reply #61 on: December 22, 2011, 08:26:45 AM »
Do You Like Worms with the new boxset melody. I know it doesn't exist, but I can listen to it in my head whenever I want Wink
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« Reply #62 on: December 22, 2011, 09:00:11 AM »
DYLW is definitely a possibility, as is GOK, GV, and a host of others...WIBN is awesome but would not be the only song to listen to...the subject matter would get boring. Jury's still out...
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« Reply #63 on: December 22, 2011, 09:23:18 AM »
Very tough call.  If someone put a gun to my head and told me to pick my favorite Beach Boys song, I'd probably say Surf's Up, but it's the kind of track that I don't listen to as much as some of the others--I sometimes save it for special occasions.  If I could only listen to one?  The ten minute version of H&V!  Or else maybe I Know There's An Answer.  Or This Whole World.  Aw heck, it's impossible to choose...
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« Reply #64 on: December 22, 2011, 09:34:37 AM »
"'Til I Die" 'til I die.
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« Reply #65 on: December 22, 2011, 09:51:31 AM »
I don't think I could do this easily for any of my top 5 bands (except maybe Black Sabbath), but at a push, today, I would probably say "You Still Believe in Me" tomorrow will be different though I'm sure.
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« Reply #66 on: December 22, 2011, 09:57:02 AM »
Live version of "Sloop John B" from In Concert.

A close second would be "At My Window".

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« Reply #67 on: December 22, 2011, 10:28:14 AM »
Quote from: T2458 on December 22, 2011, 04:21:00 AM
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It's either God Only Knows (Mono) or God Only Knows (Stereo) or God Only Knows (Backing Track) or God Only Knows (Brian lead) or God Only Knows (Lounge Mix) or God Only Knows (Acapella ending) or God Only Knows (Sung by Carl when I first saw the BBs live) or God Only Knows (sung by Brian when I first saw him live) or God Only Knows (BW last night 1st RFH tour)

Only balance I think it's God Only Knows any old how!

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don't forget the Lei'd In Hawaii version... quite lovely.
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« Reply #68 on: December 22, 2011, 10:36:50 AM »
Let Him Run Wild.
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« Reply #69 on: December 22, 2011, 10:44:25 AM »
Ahhh...LHRW. The most underrated BB song? Perhaps. Is there a stereo version of LHRW out there?

GOK Lei'd (Heider)? One could argue it is just as moving if not more than the original. Imagine Smiley Smile had GV, GOK (rehearsals), TTGA (Demo)...Not to mention the Water Chant and Let the Wind Blow...

I think Hushabye might be a contender for the one song for the rest of my life. I think I sing it more than any other BB song.

...or the the beginning of California Girls. DANG! This is too hard...
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« Reply #70 on: December 22, 2011, 11:19:54 AM »
God Only Knows or Surf's Up. Both are sublime, and that's an understatement.
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« Reply #71 on: December 22, 2011, 12:30:41 PM »
... if we're talking about tags that could go on forever, I'll take the Smiley "Wind Chimes" !
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« Reply #72 on: December 22, 2011, 12:49:20 PM »
Quote from: rab2591 on December 22, 2011, 07:12:14 AM
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"All I Wanna Do"


Wouldn't it be nice: 6
God only knows: 4
Surf's up: 4
Good vibrations: 3
All I wanna do: 2
All this is that: 2
H&V: 2
Funky pretty: 2
Looks like WIBN is the top favorite. Best bridge ever written imo.

I think WIBN really showcases everything that makes the Beach Boys great: beautiful harmonies, upbeat rhythm, sad lyrics. It's like every Beach Boys song rolled into one.
Some people think that WIBN is sad? To me, it's the opposite of sad- the epitome of youthful optimism, love, & hope. Strange how art can be interpreted so differently. Now- Caroline No- that's sad. I wonder if some people actually think that's a happy song.
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« Reply #73 on: December 22, 2011, 12:54:37 PM »
God Only Knows.  Genius.
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« Reply #74 on: December 22, 2011, 12:57:29 PM »
Too difficult for me to say just one...

so I am gonna give you 4:
1)   Wendy
2)  Don't Worry Baby
3)  When I Grow Up
4)  Wouldn't It Be Nice
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