Top Five Favorite Beach Boy Tunes

[petsite]

Was looking over some O-L-D emails from 2005 when I can upon a request from Bob Hanes to name my top 5 fave tunes. I had never really thought about it before. Here was the list I gave him (after #1, the order isn't really important):


1. A Tie-Heroes And Villains (SMiLE version) / Do It Again
2. Surf's Up
3. Good Vibrations
4. God Only Knows
5. California Girls

The way I came to this conclusion back then was to think "What songs do I never skip on either the radio/CD. These were the ones. And I always liked H&V but was never crazy about it. Then the 1990 SS/WH CD came out with the cantina version and I was gone. That version kicks ass. Brian's vocal is so forceful. The release version sounds like someone being mellow and just kinda grooving on a joint.

Let's here what everyone else has on their list. All you OLD TIMERS like me jump in.

Bob

[petsoundsnola]

1. Let Him Run Wild
2. Wouldn't It Be Nice
3. God Only Knows
4. Don't Worry Baby
5. Surfer Girl

[SenorPotatoHead]

Next to impossible to choose, and in no particular order:

1. Let's Go Away For Awhile
2. Cabin Essence (or, Cabinessence)
3. This Whole World
4. A Day In The Life of A Tree
5. You Still Believe In Me

[Cabinessenceking]

No order:
Surf's Up
Caroline No
Don't Worry Baby
Cool Cool Water
Baby Blue

[Rob Dean]

No.1, by a long way 'God Only Knows' (the best song EVER written)

Then in no particular order

Wouldn't It Be Nice
Surfs Up
Good Vibes
Cabinessence
Mr Blue Sky Sorry wrong band 
All I Wanna Do

DON'T EVER EVER ASK FOR A TOP10 PLEASE, there are so many superb songs
 

[NOLA BB Fan]

In no particular order

Surf's Up
Cabinessence
The Warmth of the Sun
Kiss me Baby
Let Him Run Wild

Ask me next week, will probably have a different list

[bonnie bella]

I would have to break it up into two categories.  I have limited knowledge of the stuff from 67 on so far, but with the earlier music;

Kiss Me Baby
Let Him Run Wild
Lonely Sea
Our Prayer (is that before 67?)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (just in case Our Prayer doesn't count)
and  ... I GET AROUND!!!!!!!!!



From 67 on I like;

All I Wanna Do
Something beautiful I heard on a mix that I've never found again
Another something beautiful I heard on the same mix that I've never found again
Do It Again (if it fits in 67 or after, otherwise it doesn't rate in the list above.)
Surfs Up


There ya go.

I've never seen a more simple or straightforward list of 5 before in my life.

[bonnie bella]

WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!



Don't Worry Baby exceeds all else. 

7? 10? 12?  who's counting?

[Phoenix]

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. Don't Worry Baby
3. Surf's Up
4. Good Vibrations
5. God Only Knows

[barsone]

1.  Let Him Run Wild
2.  California Feelin
3.  Surf's Up
4.  God Only Knows
5.  That's Not Me

[Sheriff John Stone]

On November 5, 2015:

-  Roller Skating Child
-  Amusement Parks U.S.A.
-  Winter Symphony
-  Michael Row The Boat Ashore
-  Love Remember Me

[Mike's Beard]

1 - The Trader
2 - Surf's Up
3 - 'Till I Die
4 - All This is That
5 - Kiss Me Baby

[phirnis]

At this present moment:

- Friends
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Surfer Girl
- Sail On Sailor
- Don't Worry Baby

[JK]

Something along these lines:

All I Wanna Do
Dance, Dance, Dance
Can't Wait Too Long (2fer version)
Feel Flows
Don't Worry, Baby

[SamMcK]

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice
2. Don't Worry Baby
3. Surf's Up
4. Good Vibrations
5. God Only Knows

You bastard, you have the same top five as me  

Except I would put it

1. God Only Knows
2. Good Vibrations
3. Don't Worry Baby
4. Wouldn't It Be Nice
5. Surfs Up

and..

6. Til' I Die
7. Please Let Me Wonder
8. You Still Believe In Me
9. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
10. Heroes & Villains

AND..

11. Break Away
12. Cabin Essence
13. I Get Around
14. Surfer Girl
15. The Warmth Of The Sun
16. Forever
17. California Girls
18. Feel Flows
19. Time To Get Alone
20. This Whole World
21. All I Wanna Do
22. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
23. Let The Wind Blow
24. Can't Wait Too Long
25. Wonderful
26. All This Is That
27. Busy Doin' Nothin'
28. In My Room
29. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
30. Caroline, No

ect ect....

This is close to impossible.

[bb4ever]

Top 5 (up to and including Pet Sounds)

Warmth of the Sun
Please Let Me Wonder
Caroline No
Good Vibrations
God only Knows


Top 5 (after Pet Sounds)

Darlin
Break Away
Til I Die
Feel Flows
All This is That

Not sure why I separated them....probably just to get more songs in!   

[The LEGENDARY OSD]

At this present moment:

- Friends
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Surfer Girl
- Sail On Sailor
- Don't Worry Baby

Now, that's more like it.   

[Mr. Tiger]

I Get Around
Don't Worry Baby
The Warmth of the Sun
God Only Knows
Surf's Up

[The Cincinnati Kid]

It's so hard to choose just five, so I'll list my iTunes top 5.  Although it might not be completely accurate as I had to reset everything a couple years ago.

1. Good Vibrations
2. California Girls
3. Do It Again
4. I Get Around
5. From There to Back Again
5. Surf's Up  

I'll list my top 15 just for fun

7. Help Me, Rhonda
8. God Only Knows
9. Don't Fight the Sea
10. Let Him Run Wild
11. That's Why God Made the Radio
12. Kokomo
13. Don't Worry Baby
14. Breakaway (alternate version)
15. Wouldn't it Be Nice

What the heck, I'll do top 25.  

16. The Little Girl I Once Knew
17. Waves of Love
18. Fun Fun Fun
19. Love and Mercy
20. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
21. In My Room
22. The Right Time
23. I Can Hear Music
24. The Like in I Love You
25. The Night Was So Young

[Fire Wind]

I Get Around
Amusements Parks USA
California Girls
Santa Ana Winds
Don't Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder)

[Smilin Ed H]

Five? Only five?

Surf's Up
God Only Knows
Caroline No
Heroes and Villains
Don't Worry Baby

[Smilin Ed H]

After a couple of pages or so, someone needs to tot these up and produce top five...

[Eric Aniversario]

The top 3 are pretty solid but have changed around in order over the years. The other rest of my top 10 changes a lot.

1. All This Is That
2. Do It Again
3. God Only Knows
4. Then I Kissed Her
5. It's OK

6. Darlin
7. From There To Back Again
8. Marcella
9. Cotton Fields / Cottonfields
10. The Trader

Oddly enough, very few songs from my favorite albums make the list above.

Favorite studio albums:

1. Friends
2. L.A. (Light Album)
3. Carl & The Passions - So Tough
4. Sunflower
5. 20/20
6. Surf's Up

[Emdeeh]

Wild Honey
This Whole World
Feel Flows
Forever (Sunflower version)
Darlin'

[Peter Reum]

Surfs Up, Cabinessence, Do It Again, Surfin' USA, Sail Plane Song