Annoying Songs

[bringahorseinhere?]

never did like 'bluebirds over the mountain'....... one song I always skip.

RickB

[ForHerCryingSoul]

I don't like Foskett's falsetto in the chorus of Shelter.

[drbeachboy]

I really, really, really don't get the hate for Student Demonstration Time.

Me either, but then I don't get you hating on Fun Fun Fun and I Get Around. Most of the hate for SDT is not understanding the premise of the song which has been discussed here ad-nauseum. Mostly, though it just comes down to taste. Summer of Love and When Girls Get Together are two that I most dislike.

[elnombre]

I really, really, really don't get the hate for Student Demonstration Time.

Me either, but then I don't get you hating on Fun Fun Fun and I Get Around.

Aww I don't hate them. They're great songs. I've just heard 'em enough.

[joshferrell]

for me not liking SDT isn't about the actual sing itself, it's the PRODUCTION of the song, the loud annoying voice amplified so loud that it actually hurts my ears and the loud sirens at the same time become grating to me..if the mix were better than I think the song would have been better..

[Magic Transistor Radio]

There are a lot of bad songs in the 70s and 80s but I am more annoyed by some of.the overplayed songs that have hurt the Beach Boys credibility long term:

Surfin USA
Little Deuce Coup
Be True to Your School
Babarann
and most recently, That's Why God Made the Radio.

[drbeachboy]

for me not liking SDT isn't about the actual sing itself, it's the PRODUCTION of the song, the loud annoying voice amplified so loud that it actually hurts my ears and the loud sirens at the same time become grating to me..if the mix were better than I think the song would have been better..

You do realize that the amplified voice is supposed to be so, as the story is told through the use of a megaphone. That and the sirens are done for effect. The mix is exactly as it should be.

[drbeachboy]

There are a lot of bad songs in the 70s and 80s but I am more annoyed by some of.the overplayed songs that have hurt the Beach Boys credibility long term:

Surfin USA
Little Deuce Coup
Be True to Your School
Babarann
and most recently, That's Why God Made the Radio.

Why are the songs annoying from over playing? Shouldn't the annoyance be with yourself for allowing it to happen? It's your fault, you're the one that listened that many times.

[phirnis]

There are a lot of bad songs in the 70s and 80s but I am more annoyed by some of.the overplayed songs that have hurt the Beach Boys credibility long term:

Surfin USA
Little Deuce Coup
Be True to Your School
Babarann
and most recently, That's Why God Made the Radio.

If you wrote the same thing about Kokomo I'd be able to see your point (even though personally I like that song too) but the first three songs you mentioned are some of the greatest pop songs by anyone. And how did TWGMTR hurt their 'credibility'? Most people aren't even aware the song exists (in comparison with their bigger hits that is).

[Wild-Honey]

There are a lot of bad songs in the 70s and 80s but I am more annoyed by some of.the overplayed songs that have hurt the Beach Boys credibility long term:

Surfin USA
Little Deuce Coup
Be True to Your School
Babarann
and most recently, That's Why God Made the Radio.

If you wrote the same thing about Kokomo I'd be able to see your point (even though personally I like that song too) but the first three songs you mentioned are some of the greatest pop songs by anyone. And how did TWGMTR hurt their 'credibility'? Most people aren't even aware the song exists (in comparison with their bigger hits that is).

I agree.  Ask someone on the street to name a BB song and Surfin USA would be up there, along with Barbarann and LDC (not BTTYS, it's not our kinda thing here in Oz). These songs are how most people identify the BB.  Leave the songs alone in regards to credibility.  It's the actions and antics of some of the band members that have done more damage to that than the songs.

[Rocky Raccoon]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Problem Child" but I suppose we'd all like to forget that "Problem Child" ever existed.

[CenturyDeprived]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Problem Child" but I suppose we'd all like to forget that "Problem Child" ever existed.

Problem Child is a totally guilty pleasure for me. But the "na na na" stuff is SUPER annoying. I wonder whose idea it was to put those on there.

[drbeachboy]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Problem Child" but I suppose we'd all like to forget that "Problem Child" ever existed.

That it reached #38 on the U.S. AC chart is fairly amazing. I like Carl's lead vocal on it, though not so much Mike's.

[bluesno1fann]

Catch A Wave
Little Deuce Coupe (And most of the songs from that album)
Fun Fun Fun
Finders Keepers
Heads You Win (Tails I Lose)
Pom Pom Play Girl
Louie Louie
Girls On The Beach
Most of Party!
I Know There's An Answer
With Me Tonight
A Thing Or Two
Do It Again
Our Sweet Love
At My Window
Don't Go Near The Water
Take A Load Off Your Feet
He Come Down
Most of 15 Big Ones
Much of the M.I.U. Album
Sumahama
Most of Keepin' The Summer Alive
Crack At Your Love
California Calling
It's Just A Matter Of Time
Kokomo
Wipe Out
All of SIP
Most of Stars And Stripes, Vol. 1
Isn't It Time
Spring Vacation
Beaches In Mind

[Larry Franz]

Spirit of America (Craig Breedlove deserved something more upbeat)
Transcendental Meditation (maybe the vocals were made annoying on purpose)
Lookin' At Tomorrow (by virtue of the sonic distortion)
Rock 'n Roll Music (it would be ok if Chuck Berry and the Beatles hadn't done it so much better)
Everyone's In Love With You (no, not everyone)
Spring Vacation (by virtue of its lyrics)

I think the production on Student Demonstration Time is outstanding. It's the dumb lyrics that are annoying (the Bachelor of Bullets?).

[kookadams]

Catch A Wave
Little Deuce Coupe (And most of the songs from that album)
Fun Fun Fun
Finders Keepers
Heads You Win (Tails I Lose)
Pom Pom Play Girl
Louie Louie
Girls On The Beach
Most of Party!
I Know There's An Answer
With Me Tonight
A Thing Or Two
Do It Again
Our Sweet Love
At My Window
Don't Go Near The Water
Take A Load Off Your Feet
He Come Down
Most of 15 Big Ones
Much of the M.I.U. Album
Sumahama
Most of Keepin' The Summer Alive
Crack At Your Love
California Calling
It's Just A Matter Of Time
Kokomo
Wipe Out
All of SIP
Most of Stars And Stripes, Vol. 1
Isn't It Time
Spring Vacation
Beaches In Mind

it goes withou saying that Party, So Tough, 15B.O, MIU, Light album, Keepin the summer alive, Still Cruisin etc are weak, but being that ALL those albums were soley made for contractual obligation it explains it..

[Chocolate Shake Man]

The problem with SDT is not the mix -- it's everything. Consider that "Ohio" had addressed the subject and, with considerable strength, became the final word on the topic over a year before The Beach Boys waded in to the mix. Yet while Neil Young's version was cutting and stark ("What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground?"), The Beach Boys foray appears to send a message as crafted by a concerned parents brigade ("Stay away when there's a riot going on" - but if you do, don't forget to wear your mitts). The lyrics are appalling - "learned not to say nasty things about Southern policemen's mothers," "the Bachelor of Bullets" - and this is amplified by the fact that they are so clearly crow-barred into a melody for another song. Here, let's turn another classic into a protest song:

You shake the classroom and you rattle the halls
And lots of people making frantic phone calls
This ain't no crime
It's riot time
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

[drbeachboy]

The problem with SDT is not the mix -- it's everything. Consider that "Ohio" had addressed the subject and, with considerable strength, became the final word on the topic over a year before The Beach Boys waded in to the mix. Yet while Neil Young's version was cutting and stark ("What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground?"), The Beach Boys foray appears to send a message as crafted by a concerned parents brigade ("Stay away when there's a riot going on" - but if you do, don't forget to wear your mitts). The lyrics are appalling - "learned not to say nasty things about Southern policemen's mothers," "the Bachelor of Bullets" - and this is amplified by the fact that they are so clearly crow-barred into a melody for another song. Here, let's turn another classic into a protest song:

You shake the classroom and you rattle the halls
And lots of people making frantic phone calls
This ain't no crime
It's riot time
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

May I ask, when was the first time that you listened to this song? Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band. In Philly, in 1971, SDT was played on the radio more than any other track off of the album. My friends, who previously thought the band as uncool, liked this track more than the others on the album. While the song and topic may not hold up well 43 years down the line, it was relevant upon its release.

[Chocolate Shake Man]

May I ask, when was the first time that you listened to this song? Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band.

And may I ask, did you really speak to everyone who listened to the song in 1971?

[drbeachboy]

May I ask, when was the first time that you listened to this song? Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band.

And may I ask, did you really speak to everyone who listened to the song in 1971?

Don't answer. I don't give a flying f**k if you don't care to have a conversation about it or not. When you answer my questions, I will happily answer yours. No need to be a smartass because I questioned what you wrote. This is a place to converse about such things. Actually, this is more annoying than any song the Beach Boys sang.

If you read what I wrote, I relayed my experience only. I never claimed to "speak to everyone" as you suggest.

[Chocolate Shake Man]

If you read what I wrote, I relayed my experience only. I never claimed to "speak to everyone" as you suggest.

This is what you said: "Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band."

Who did you mean by no one?

[drbeachboy]

If you read what I wrote, I relayed my experience only. I never claimed to "speak to everyone" as you suggest.

This is what you said: "Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band."

Who did you mean by no one?

Turn of phrase. Did you happen to read the other sentences that I wrote after that one, where I go into more detail?

Also, is there reason why you would rather argue my phrasing than to just be sociable and answer the question that I asked you?

[jet without wings]

In 1971 the beach boys were trying to reach a wider audience. They were I think trying to reach the counter culture generation, or college age. Trying to get beyond the "surfin" stereotype they unfairly were still carrying. Songs like Don't go near the water, long promised road and Student demonstration time are examples. Adding Blondie and Ricky on their next album as well as the excellent Holland are further examples. Some songs don't stand the test of time 40 years later, student Demonstration time is probably one of those but I would not call it annoying. But I agree this thread is annoying

Jet without wings

[filledeplage]

If you read what I wrote, I relayed my experience only. I never claimed to "speak to everyone" as you suggest.

This is what you said: "Back in 1971 no one was saying that the subject was beaten to the punch by some other band."

Who did you mean by no one?

Anti-war music was its' own genre. 

[drbeachboy]

In 1971 the beach boys were trying to reach a wider audience. They were I think trying to reach the counter culture generation, or college age. Trying to get beyond the "surfin" stereotype they unfairly were still carrying. Songs like Don't go near the water, long promised road and Student demonstration time are examples. Adding Blondie and Ricky on their next album as well as the excellent Holland are further examples. Some songs don't stand the test of time 40 years later, student Demonstration time is probably one of those but I would not call it annoying. But I agree this thread is annoying

Jet without wings

Amen!