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« on: December 02, 2006, 12:24:12 PM »
Forget Mike's released and unreleased solo albums... Forget Battle Hymn Of The Republic... Forget TM Song and Everyone's In Love With You... There's something worse.

I bought a bunch of BB & BW promo CDs at a record fair today, and one of them was a promo single for a Spanish 'Beach Boys Medley' straight from hell. It's a dance mix much like those Jive Bunny and Stars On 45 things, and it's got a Spanish voice-over shouting "Beach Boys! Beach Boys!" throughout the song. It's beyond awful. Anyone ever heard this thing and know why on earth it was ever made?
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2006, 06:45:54 PM »
I think Mike singing "Imagine" has scarred me for life.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2006, 10:29:38 PM »
"Hey Little Tomboy," hands down.
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« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2006, 12:04:41 AM »
Quote from: SurferGirl7 on December 02, 2006, 06:45:54 PM
I think Mike singing "Imagine" has scarred me for life.  Roll Eyes

When did Mike sing "Imagine"?  The sheer thought made me shudder when I read that...
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2006, 04:29:05 AM »
Quote from: Chris Brown on December 03, 2006, 12:04:41 AM
Quote from: SurferGirl7 on December 02, 2006, 06:45:54 PM
I think Mike singing "Imagine" has scarred me for life.  Roll Eyes

When did Mike sing "Imagine"?  The sheer thought made me shudder when I read that...

They did it for some time in concert. You'll find a clip on youtube from '83.
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2006, 04:42:24 AM »
Quote from: shelter on December 02, 2006, 12:24:12 PM


I bought a bunch of BB & BW promo CDs at a record fair today, and one of them was a promo single for a Spanish 'Beach Boys Medley' straight from hell. It's a dance mix much like those Jive Bunny and Stars On 45 things, and it's got a Spanish voice-over shouting "Beach Boys! Beach Boys!" throughout the song. It's beyond awful. Anyone ever heard this thing and know why on earth it was ever made?

I have the origional spanisch version,never heard this one.

I think the worst song should be STUDENT DEMONSTRATION TIME, what were they thinking. Were they trying to be hip again ?
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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2006, 08:29:59 PM »
Worst huh. Well I think Summer Of Love is up there.
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2006, 04:46:59 PM »
Sumahama...Want to get a terrorist to confess?  Make a tape loop of this song and play it to death!
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2006, 09:42:35 PM »
Here Comes The Night Disco is really bad too. Espcally the long version. If Baby Blue replaced Sumahama on side one and they scapped the rest of  side 2 LA Light would have been their best in years.
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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2006, 09:51:22 PM »
Lay Down Burden
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2006, 03:22:34 AM »
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Shocked NO WAY! That's one of Brian's best solo-songs.
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2006, 03:34:16 AM »
So much of SIP or MIU to choose from, but Eveyone's in Love with You does it for me.
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2006, 03:47:19 AM »
"Here She Comes", nothing to do with the BBs and boring.
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2006, 04:11:32 AM »
A Day in The Life of a Tree - Skipped every time
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2006, 04:45:25 AM »
"South bay surfers" is probably the worst song of any Beach Boys-stuff to me. I hate "Kona cost" too...
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« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2006, 06:29:32 AM »
Quote from: Zander on December 06, 2006, 04:11:32 AM
A Day in The Life of a Tree - Skipped every time

This is one of my favorites!  Okay so Jack Riely isn't a singer, but after awhile you hear past the voice and hear the "tree"-like quality in it.  Brian deliberately picked Jack to sing it because he "sounded like a tree".  And that tag is gorgeous, one of Brian's best.  Different strokes I suppose.
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« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2006, 07:03:19 AM »
"Wonderful" from Smiley Smile.  What an abortion of a beautiful song. 
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« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2006, 10:51:59 AM »
"Summer Of Love"

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« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2006, 12:28:26 PM »
Still Cruisin (the song) is pretty awful. Not so much the song, but the production is just...I dunno...for lack of a better word, "plastic". It just sounds brittle. I also hated "In the Back of My Mind" , but many seem to love it. "Oh Darlin" sucks too, but I actually like the early version with Brian's lead.

My choice though would have to be "Endless Harmony". Bruce's vocals are pretty sickening, esp. that WTF-type of falsetto. Also, there is a weird sound to the vocals, like the tape was slipping.
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« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2006, 01:29:49 PM »
Quote from: Emdeeh on December 02, 2006, 10:29:38 PM
"Hey Little Tomboy," hands down.

I actually kind of like that song. She's Got Rhythm is much worst then that on the MIU album, not to mention the cover songs.
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« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2006, 01:31:21 PM »
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Sumahama...Want to get a terrorist to confess?  Make a tape loop of this song and play it to death!

I think this is one of Mike's few good songs.
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« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2006, 01:34:54 PM »
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Here Comes The Night Disco is really bad too. Espcally the long version. If Baby Blue replaced Sumahama on side one and they scapped the rest of  side 2 LA Light would have been their best in years.

I don't think HCtN was a good fit on the LA Light Album, but I don't mind the song. In fact, I think it would've been cool to do a disco remix of the Wild Honey album. Call it Wild Honey Disco! Ok, maybe I wouldn't be too sad if they didn't do it, but it would've been better then the "let's try to sound like we are 14 year old surfers again" music. Like "Its OK", "Still Cruisin", and "Summer In Paradise"
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2006, 01:35:59 PM »
Quote from: Zander on December 06, 2006, 04:11:32 AM
A Day in The Life of a Tree - Skipped every time

This is one of my favorites!!
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2006, 01:38:40 PM »
My lest favorite would have to be "That Same Song" along with most of 15 Big Ones.
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« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2006, 03:53:45 PM »
A fun thread would be making a list of the most notorious Beach Boys songs ever, and seeing if anybody likes them.

My picks off the top of my head (but these all wouldn't go on that list):
Sunshine
Hey Little Tomboy
TM Song (from 15 Big Ones)
Summer Of Love
Do You Remember Walking In The Sand
Passing Friend
Oh! Darling

I personally loathe Crack At Your Love, too.
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