The very worst Beach Boys related 'song' ever released

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

How can you possibly not like the Night was so Young?! I'm serious. The chords are awesome (especially at the end!), the sentiment is awesome, and Brian's heart is thrown right out there in the ring for everyone to kick around!. One of my top ten Beach Boys faves.

Oh, I like the song. However, I despise Carl's vocal on it (and said as much in my original post   )
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Not only "Night Was So Young", but how can you dislike Endless Harmony? Do you like "Ten Years of Harmony"??  Bruce's best shot, bro!

Something about EH has always bugged me. The actual sound of the song really grates for some reason I don't really know. I'm also not the biggest fan of Bruce's work after his 1st stint with the band ended.

[runnersdialzero]

Anyone naming anything released before 1980 is on drugs.

[grillo]

How can you possibly not like the Night was so Young?! I'm serious. The chords are awesome (especially at the end!), the sentiment is awesome, and Brian's heart is thrown right out there in the ring for everyone to kick around!. One of my top ten Beach Boys faves.

Oh, I like the song. However, I despise Carl's vocal on it (and said as much in my original post   )
.

Not only "Night Was So Young", but how can you dislike Endless Harmony? Do you like "Ten Years of Harmony"??  Bruce's best shot, bro!

Something about EH has always bugged me. The actual sound of the song really grates for some reason I don't really know. I'm also not the biggest fan of Bruce's work after his 1st stint with the band ended.

Yeah, Carl's vocals around this time are really bad, pilled out weirdness.

[phirnis]

I will challenge everyone who has dissed 'Let's Put Our Hearts Together' in this thread to the only contest suitable for the hardcore Beach Boys fan - a steak eating contest at dawn. Bring your own bathrobes, cocaine and moog. Beard optional, bro.

I absolutely love "Let's Put Our Hearts Together". A somewhat awkward performance from Brian and the backing track sounds strangely robotic but somehow it fits the song quite nicely. Great background vocals from Mike (?) too.

[stack-o-tracks]

Anyone naming anything released before 1980 is on drugs.

Everyones In Love with you is terrible. Along with loop de loop flip flop fly awayayay.

[phirnis]

"Here She Comes", nothing to do with the BBs and boring.

Indeed. Soul-less, rambling, and no BBs connection at all. I think they nicked it from the internet.

You guys are jerks! That song's awesome!

Count me in as a big fan of that one as well! For me, the fact that it doesn't even remotely sound like the BB is a big part of the fun here, even though I have to say it somehow manages to flow nicely with "Mess of Help" and "He Come Down", which is amazing if you think about it.

[Alan Smith]

How about 'Lana' for an early dud - sounds like they were all busting
to spilt and head down to the hamburger stand

[runnersdialzero]

Anyone naming anything released before 1980 is on drugs.

Everyones In Love with you is terrible. Along with loop de loop flip flop fly awayayay.

There are some terrible songs written before the 1980s. However, nothing before then is worse than the worst of after it.

*smashes bottle on the ground* WASSUP KID

[The Heartical Don]

How can you possibly not like the Night was so Young?! I'm serious. The chords are awesome (especially at the end!), the sentiment is awesome, and Brian's heart is thrown right out there in the ring for everyone to kick around!. One of my top ten Beach Boys faves.

Oh, I like the song. However, I despise Carl's vocal on it (and said as much in my original post   )
.

Not only "Night Was So Young", but how can you dislike Endless Harmony? Do you like "Ten Years of Harmony"??  Bruce's best shot, bro!

Something about EH has always bugged me. The actual sound of the song really grates for some reason I don't really know. I'm also not the biggest fan of Bruce's work after his 1st stint with the band ended.

Yeah, Carl's vocals around this time are really bad, pilled out weirdness.

I love that song. But Carl's vocals are strangely slurred, and he seems to be lagging a bit. Always thought it is an unfinished demo. The harmony singing is gorgeous, though.

[Newguy562]

How can you possibly not like the Night was so Young?! I'm serious. The chords are awesome (especially at the end!), the sentiment is awesome, and Brian's heart is thrown right out there in the ring for everyone to kick around!. One of my top ten Beach Boys faves.

definately one of their best songs ..the guitar riff on it is amazing.

[The Heartical Don]

How can you possibly not like the Night was so Young?! I'm serious. The chords are awesome (especially at the end!), the sentiment is awesome, and Brian's heart is thrown right out there in the ring for everyone to kick around!. One of my top ten Beach Boys faves.

definately one of their best songs ..the guitar riff on it is amazing.

Yes. Simple is best.

[cablegeddon]

santas going to kokomo

[Paulos]

Wow, 11 pages and no mention of the most abysmal Beach Boys related song in existence, I of course refer to Speed Turtle. Closely followed by the woeful Won't Somebody Dance With Me?.

[BJL]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category. 

As for the topic at hand: Summer of Love really is horrifying.  The fact that it was a single, and has a horrific video to boot, really adds to the train-wreck quality of the thing.  And it somehow manages to be almost as creepy as "Hey Little Tomboy," with none of the melodic engagement (then again, the very catchiness of Hey Little Tomboy amplifies its disturbing-ness quiet a bit...)

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Wow, 11 pages and no mention of the most abysmal Beach Boys related song in existence, I of course refer to Speed Turtle. Closely followed by the woeful Won't Somebody Dance With Me?.

I did mention it the first time I posted in this thread...didn't want to repeat myself. Whoa no, I didn't.

[Camus]

i guess i'm the only one who kinda digs love is a woman

I actually like it a lot as long as we're talking about the studio version only.

I quite like the song as performed on Saturday Night Live where Brian sings the entire thing.

[Mr. Wilson]

Summer of Love..Love Is A Woman..Belles Of Paris..Winds Of Change..In The Still of The Night..Student Demonstration Time..Got To Know The Woman..TM Song..Transcendental Meditation Time..Here Comes The Night{Long Version Only}LDC{Party lp}..Bugged at my old man..South Bay Surfer..Lana..Chug A Lug
Chapel Of Love..Louie Louie....Just of the top of my head..IMHO

[The Heartical Don]

Summer of Love..Love Is A Woman..Belles Of Paris..Winds Of Change..In The Still of The Night..Student Demonstration Time..Got To Know The Woman..TM Song..Transcendental Meditation Time..Here Comes The Night{Long Version Only}LDC{Party lp}..Bugged at my old man..South Bay Surfer..Lana..Chug A Lug
Chapel Of Love..Louie Louie....Just of the top of my head..IMHO

I adore the orange ones. Winds Of Change is hugely underrated, I guess because of the syrupy arrangement. Composition-wise it's a beauty. The Spectorian In The Still Of The Night is wonderful, and somehow I dig Dennis' husky vocals too. And Chapel Of Love is as corny as it is great, the synths are 'lagging', deliberately so. All great stuff.

[phirnis]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category.

Personally I can't stand Carl Wilson's voice as soon as it's obvious he doesn't mean what he's singing. His trademark style may still be impressive but I think he wasn't very good at hiding his occasional lack of interest (which probably speaks for him as a person).

That said, "It's Gettin' Late" is one of my 80s-era favorites too, one of BB85's very few genuine high points. It's an interesting song.

[The Heartical Don]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category.

Personally I can't stand Carl Wilson's voice as soon as it's obvious he doesn't mean what he's singing. His trademark style may still be impressive but I think he wasn't very good at hiding his occasional lack of interest (which probably speaks for him as a person).

That said, "It's Gettin' Late" is one of my 80s-era favorites too, one of BB85's very few genuine high points. It's an interesting song.

Agree on It's Getting Late. And I like Passing Friend too.

[Newguy562]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category.

Personally I can't stand Carl Wilson's voice as soon as it's obvious he doesn't mean what he's singing. His trademark style may still be impressive but I think he wasn't very good at hiding his occasional lack of interest (which probably speaks for him as a person).

That said, "It's Gettin' Late" is one of my 80s-era favorites too, one of BB85's very few genuine high points. It's an interesting song.

Agree on It's Getting Late. And I like Passing Friend too.

"male ego" lol

[The Heartical Don]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category.

Personally I can't stand Carl Wilson's voice as soon as it's obvious he doesn't mean what he's singing. His trademark style may still be impressive but I think he wasn't very good at hiding his occasional lack of interest (which probably speaks for him as a person).

That said, "It's Gettin' Late" is one of my 80s-era favorites too, one of BB85's very few genuine high points. It's an interesting song.

Agree on It's Getting Late. And I like Passing Friend too.

"male ego" lol

Never heard that one - it's not on the LP.

[Mr. Wilson]

Yeah i like It"s Gettin Late also..In 85 I saw BB do..Getcha Back..Gettin Late..She Believes In Love..Calif Calling...Crack At Your Love in concert..Colors how i hear the record..The live versions were very good..Same thing with R+R Rescue + Calif Dreamin + large portion of SIP..Live versions were very good.. So i go easy on the lp"s they come from.. In many cases the live versions were as good or better than lp..Surfin 92 re recording was much better than record..

[phirnis]

I like Problem Child, too. what's wrong with me?

So far as I'm concerned, Problem Child is one of what I like to call the "phone book songs."  They're songs that prove the adage, "Carl Wilson could sing a page out of the phone book and it would sound amazing." Although I might rather here Carl sing the phone book, it really doesn't matter how dreadful the song is, I listen anyway, just to hear that voice.  There are a good number of songs that fall into that category for me in the 80s. It's Gettin Late is my favorite of said category.

Personally I can't stand Carl Wilson's voice as soon as it's obvious he doesn't mean what he's singing. His trademark style may still be impressive but I think he wasn't very good at hiding his occasional lack of interest (which probably speaks for him as a person).

That said, "It's Gettin' Late" is one of my 80s-era favorites too, one of BB85's very few genuine high points. It's an interesting song.

Agree on It's Getting Late. And I like Passing Friend too.

"male ego" lol

Never heard that one - it's not on the LP.

Probably my favorite song that came out of the BB85 sessions. Might be the closest the group ever got to the trademark Love You sound after 1977.

[runnersdialzero]

"Male Ego" totally could've been on Love You. Wouldn't shock me if we found out it was written in those days. Definitely my favorite of that era. Not saying a lot, but still - I really like it. Carl's chorus backup vocal must get stuck in my head literally every couple of days.