Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again

[Iron Horse-Apples]

IDKWTM CYPSUA, IRA !

[Mendota Heights]

Why is this song hyped? Do we know it's good? How many have heard it?

[rab2591]

IDKWTM CYPSUA, IRA !

translation:

I don't know what this means, can you please stop using acronyms, it's really annoying!

[Gertie J.]

thanks rab 

[AndrewHickey]

Why is this song hyped? Do we know it's good? How many have heard it?

It's hyped because the people who have heard it (basically a few insiders plus the people who went to a US fan convention about ten years ago) say it's the best unreleased thing the band did, especially Dennis' vocal.

I've not heard it, but from Adam Marsland's cover version, it's (to my mind) a very good, but not truly great, song, about on the same level as Barbara. But apparently, from those who have heard it, the performance is what makes it special.

We'll see in a little over two months...

[Mendota Heights]

Why is this song hyped? Do we know it's good? How many have heard it?

It's hyped because the people who have heard it (basically a few insiders plus the people who went to a US fan convention about ten years ago) say it's the best unreleased thing the band did, especially Dennis' vocal.

I've not heard it, but from Adam Marsland's cover version, it's (to my mind) a very good, but not truly great, song, about on the same level as Barbara. But apparently, from those who have heard it, the performance is what makes it special.

We'll see in a little over two months...

Cool! I think Barbara is the best DW song and better than 99,9 % of BB's output. I just listened to the Marshland cover and even if it sounds Dennis-y the melody is not that great. The verses are OK, but the chorus is lacking something.

[PaulTMA]

It's made loads of hypothetical Surf's Up fantasy tracklists over songs people have actually heard so it must be amazing

[Iron Horse-Apples]

IDKWTM CYPSUA, IRA !

translation:

I don't know what this means, can you please stop using acronyms, it's really annoying!

I'm impressed Rab. Spot on.

Only joking Gertie AISYK

[rab2591]

IDKWTM CYPSUA, IRA !

translation:

I don't know what this means, can you please stop using acronyms, it's really annoying!

I'm impressed Rab. Spot on.

Only joking Gertie AISYK

It came to me quickly - I've thought the same thing many times before in other threads

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Why is this song hyped? Do we know it's good? How many have heard it?

It's hyped because the people who have heard it (basically a few insiders plus the people who went to a US fan convention about ten years ago) say it's the best unreleased thing the band did, especially Dennis' vocal.

I've not heard it, but from Adam Marsland's cover version, it's (to my mind) a very good, but not truly great, song, about on the same level as Barbara. But apparently, from those who have heard it, the performance is what makes it special.

We'll see in a little over two months...

Cool! I think Barbara is the best DW song and better than 99,9 % of BB's output. I just listened to the Marshland cover and even if it sounds Dennis-y the melody is not that great. The verses are OK, but the chorus is lacking something.

I've made a point of not listening to the Adam Marsland version coz when I first listen to the song I want it to be completely 100% fresh. To me, already knowing what to expect slightly would spoil the moment. I'll go back and listen to AM's version once I've heard the original.

[Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll]

I have a feeling that it will be a GOOD song with a GREAT vocal.

Who knows, maybe we will all be talking about one of the other Dennis songs as the major find of the box

[rab2591]

Why is this song hyped? Do we know it's good? How many have heard it?

It's hyped because the people who have heard it (basically a few insiders plus the people who went to a US fan convention about ten years ago) say it's the best unreleased thing the band did, especially Dennis' vocal.

I've not heard it, but from Adam Marsland's cover version, it's (to my mind) a very good, but not truly great, song, about on the same level as Barbara. But apparently, from those who have heard it, the performance is what makes it special.

We'll see in a little over two months...

Cool! I think Barbara is the best DW song and better than 99,9 % of BB's output. I just listened to the Marshland cover and even if it sounds Dennis-y the melody is not that great. The verses are OK, but the chorus is lacking something.

I've made a point of not listening to the Adam Marsland version coz when I first listen to the song I want it to be completely 100% fresh. To me, already knowing what to expect slightly would spoil the moment. I'll go back and listen to AM's version once I've heard the original.

Same. I listened to the sample of AM's version years ago, but quickly turned it off. I forget what I heard from the Marsland version, so thankfully I'll hear this with fresh ears

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Well, spoiler alert, I suppose:

I would say that it's not necessarily the songwriting that makes the track really good.  I would call it a solid song from Dennis and Stan Shapiro.  The things that make the track a standout to me are the production and the performance.

It's kind of the ultimate synthesis of the Surf's Up production ethic.  It has a lot of instrumentation and neat things going on.  The engineering was excellent.  There's gurgling moogs, great drums, and to me it just kind of represents all of the best things about Desper and the Boys as collaborators.

And then there's the singing, which I think is what draws people to the track more than anything else.  Dennis simply had it all come together for this.  Everything I like about Dennis's voice is present.  But it's also a very Wilsonian vocal, in general, with Dennis evoking Carl at times and Brian at others--you just hear the fraternal vocal bond.  It's a very sensitive vocal--I think Dennis reigned in a bit and took care to deliver a technically sound but still emotional vocal. 

So that's my take on it.  It's a good song raised to another level by the uniqueness of Dennis's singing.  You really can't hear him sing quite like it anywhere else.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Can't wait! I love practically everything Dennis did, including the tracks that a lot of people here say aren't much cop i.e. Got To Know The Woman, All I Want To Do, Be Still, etc. Something about his song-writing just gets me every time. I'm so, so pleased he's been so well represented on the box.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Can't wait! I love practically everything Dennis did, including the tracks that a lot of people here say aren't much cop i.e. Got To Know The Woman, All I Want To Do, Be Still, etc. Something about his song-writing just gets me every time. I'm so, so pleased he's been so well represented on the box.

Hopefully one day we'll find out who is responsible for that.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Can't wait! I love practically everything Dennis did, including the tracks that a lot of people here say aren't much cop i.e. Got To Know The Woman, All I Want To Do, Be Still, etc. Something about his song-writing just gets me every time. I'm so, so pleased he's been so well represented on the box.

Hopefully one day we'll find out who is responsible for that.

Oh go on Andrew, tell us who! Was it you? God bless whoever it was.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Well, spoiler alert, I suppose:

I would say that it's not necessarily the songwriting that makes the track really good.  I would call it a solid song from Dennis and Stan Shapiro.  The things that make the track a standout to me are the production and the performance.

It's kind of the ultimate synthesis of the Surf's Up production ethic.  It has a lot of instrumentation and neat things going on.  The engineering was excellent.  There's gurgling moogs, great drums, and to me it just kind of represents all of the best things about Desper and the Boys as collaborators.

And then there's the singing, which I think is what draws people to the track more than anything else.  Dennis simply had it all come together for this.  Everything I like about Dennis's voice is present.  But it's also a very Wilsonian vocal, in general, with Dennis evoking Carl at times and Brian at others--you just hear the fraternal vocal bond.  It's a very sensitive vocal--I think Dennis reigned in a bit and took care to deliver a technically sound but still emotional vocal. 

So that's my take on it.  It's a good song raised to another level by the uniqueness of Dennis's singing.  You really can't hear him sing quite like it anywhere else.

The bvs... don't forget the bvs...  

[Nicko1234]

Hopefully one day we'll find out who is responsible for that.

As a few months ago Mike was credited with vetoing every Dennis song from MiC, presumably he is now considered most responsible. Go Mike. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

As a few months ago Mike was credited with vetoing every Dennis song from MiC, presumably he is now considered most responsible. Go Mike. 

Not by any reliable source...

[Loaf]

As a few months ago Mike was credited with vetoing every Dennis song from MiC, presumably he is now considered most responsible. Go Mike. 

Not by any reliable source...

Yeah, unreleased Dennis tracks are likely to be one of the boxed set's biggest selling points, and POB hit the top 10 (UK anyway), so if Mike's really all about the $$$, then it makes financial sense that he'd want more Dennis in there Playing the Mike is Greedy card cuts both ways!

[DMBeard_13]

Deeper look at "(Wouldn't It Be Nice To) Live Again"

http://www.examiner.com/article/dennis-wilson-s-music-lives-again-new-box-set