Favorite leads

[Micha]

Inspired by the interview on the other thread, I've been thinking about my favorite leads of the BB members. I've come up with:

Brian: Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow (Party album)
Mike: All I Want To Do (20/20), with Big Sur as very close 2nd
Dennis: Lady (I guess many would opt for WIBNTLA here)
Carl: God Only Knows
Al: Help Me, Rhonda

I don't have any special feelings about the other members' leads. Which are your favorite leads, guys?

[Niko]

Ooh, this is a good one!

Maybe not the best, but definitely my favorites

Brian: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
Mike: Aren't You Glad (Live in London album) or All I Wanna Do or Big Sur (4/4).
Dennis: WIBNTLA
Car: This Whole World or Marcella
Al: Rhonda
Bruce: Disney Girls
Blondie: Leaving This Town

[Jukka]

Brian: Spirit of America
Mike: California Girls
Al: Cottonfields
Dennis: Be With me
Carl: So tough to decide...

[Cyncie]

Mike: Kiss Me Baby
Brian: Three way tie: Caroline No, Warmth of the Sun, and Don't Worry Baby
Al: From There to Back Again
Carl: Well, I have to go with the obvious here and say God Only Knows
Dennis: Of the ones I'm familiar with, I have to go with Do You Wanna Dance

[TimeToGetAlone]

Brian: Don't Worry Baby
Mike: All I Wanna Do
Carl: God Only Knows
Dennis: Slip On Through
Al: Cottonfields
Bruce: Deirdre
Blondie: Sail On Sailor

[Micha]

Brian: Spirit of America

That's a surprise!

[beacharg]

Brian: Dont worry baby
Carl: This whole world
Al: Cottonfields (single)
Dennis: Wouldnt it be nice (to live again)
Mike: Big Sur (Holland)

[Don Malcolm]

Brian: Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)
Mike: All I Wanna Do; California Girls; Johnny Carson ("he speaks in such a manly tone"...brilliant!!)
Brian and Mike: Devoted to You; Dance, Dance, Dance; Sloop John B.

Carl: This Whole World; Trader
Carl and Brian: The Little Girl I Once Knew
Carl and Mike: (if I've got it right...be sure to correct me, folks, if I'm dead wrong here...) Let the Wind Blow

Dennis: Slip On Through; WIBNTLA
Alan: Rhonda; Cottonfields; Honkin' Down the Highway
Alan and Mike: I Know There's An Answer

Bruce: Disney Girls; At My Window (that's for you, RangeRover!)

[Ovi]

Brian: Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder), Surf's Up (Piano Demo), You Still Believe In Me
Dennis: Wouldn't It Be Nice (To Live Again), In The Back Of My Mind, Thoughts Of You
Carl: 4th Of July, I Can Hear Music, Let The Wind Blow (In Concert version)
Mike: Kiss Me Baby, All I Wanna Do
Al: I Know There's An Answer
Bruce: Disney Girls

[Vegetable Man]

Brian: Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) and Surf's Up
Carl: I Can Hear Music and God Only Knows
Dennis: Forever and WIBNTLA
Mike: Big Sur (4/4) and All I Wanna Do
Al: Cottonfields (Single) and Help Me Rhonda
Bruce: Dierdre and Disney Girls (1957)

A rather unexciting list with a lot of well known songs, but don't you think the vocals have something to do with them being popular? Either way, great songs all around.

[Sheriff John Stone]

Brian: Sloop John B
Mike: California Girls
Carl: Givin' You Up
Dennis: Thoughts Of You
Al: Peggy Sue
Bruce: Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)

[Micha]

A rather unexciting list with a lot of well known songs

So what? If that's your favorite leads, that's the list.

[RiC]

Ask me again hour later and I'll give another kind of answer.

Brian: Wake the World or Summer's Gone
Mike: All I Wanna Do
Carl: Time to Get Alone
Dennis: Baby Blue
Al: From There to Back Again
Bruce: She Believes in Love Again

[musicismylife101]

Brian: Please Let Me Wonder
Mike: All I Wanna Do
Carl: I Can Hear Music
Dennis: (Wouldn't It Be Nice) To Live Again
Al: From There to Back Again
Bruce: She Believes in Love Again

Brian and Mike: Kiss Me Baby
Brian and Carl: This Whole World
Carl and Al: California Dreamin'
Brian, Carl, and Mike: Aren't You Glad

[Rotat]

Favorites change all the time for me, but here's my current favorites

Brian - Caroline No or Here Comes The Night '67

Mike - That's Not Me

Carl - I Can Hear Music

Bruce - At My Window

Al - Cottonfields

Dennis - Cuddle Up

[urbanite]

Brian:   WIBN
Mike:    Here Today
Carl:     Darlin', California Feelin'

[Jukka]

Brian: Spirit of America

That's a surprise!

More than once I've shed tears of joy when Brian announces they set a new record that warm August morn... I think it's amazing how he manages to squeeze so much joy and hope from such a banal lyric consisting of technical details.

[bluesno1fann]

Brian: Surf's Up
Dennis: WIBNTLA
Carl: I Can Hear Music
Mike: All I Want To Do
Al: Cottonfields
Bruce: Tears In The Morning
Blondie: Sail On Sailor
Ricky: We Got Love
David: N/A as he didn't sing a single song 

[phirnis]

Young Brian had so many great leads... Don't Worry Baby, Warmth of the Sun, and (my personal favorite perhaps) We'll Run Away. Love his "Brian's Back"-era voice just as much.

[Letsgoawayforawhile]

Brian: Let Him Run Wild
Mike: Aren't You Glad
Carl: Baby Blue
Dennis: Baby Blue
Al: From There to Back Again
Bruce: At My Window

[Marcella]

Brian: Don't Worry Baby
Mike: Meant for You
Carl: This Whole World/Trader (can't decide)
Dennis: Lady
Al: Honkin Down the Highway
Bruce: At My Window (yes)

[Jesse Reiswig]

Chosen completely off the top of my head. As others have said, ask me in an hour and I'll say something completely different:


Brian: Caroline, No (original, meaning slower, speed)

Dennis: Farewell My Friend

Carl: This Whole World

Mike: Meant for You

Al: I had a hard time choosing with Al, but I'm gonna go with the live version of Lookin' at Tomorrow

Bruce: Dierdre

Ricky: Here She Comes

Blondie: Wild Honey

[RockNSoul]

I haven't heard too many many post-Holland songs as of yet, and like others my choices change all the time.

Brian: Please Let Me Wonder (So warm and gentle, Brian's voice sounds so innocent but it still packs a strong emotional punch)

Mike: Add Some Music To Your Day (Technically he only sings parts of the song, but I think his vocals sound very inspired). My more convential choice would be 'That's Not Me'

Carl: Feel Flows (See my thoughts about Brian above).

Al: Cottonfields (Very fun and energetic)

Dennis: Little Bird (His voice wasn't quite as good as his brother's, but I like his deeper tone and soulful delivery)

Bruce: Deirdre (Bruce's voice sounds crystal clear. There's just something endearing about how he sings this song)

[zachrwolfe]

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[Micha]

Bruce: At My Window

Oh yes, I forgot about that one! That's my favorite Bruce lead.

Mike: Meant For You, All I Wanna Do, All I Want To Do, Here Today.

From my subjective point of view an absolutely excellent choice!