Wouldn't It Be Nice To Live Again

[Cabinessenceking]

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

I say we nix 'Til I Die.

What a downer!

Surely thou jestest!

That song is a window into Brian's soul. One of the very best he has composed IMO.

Surf's Up is the real downer. After all, it's because of Carl's unreasonable obsession with SU which prevented WIBNTLA from reaching our ears. Chuck it in the bin.

[Shady]

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

I say we nix 'Til I Die.

What a downer!

You both should be incarcerated

[drbeachboy]

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

I say we nix 'Til I Die.

What a downer!

Surely thou jestest!

That song is a window into Brian's soul. One of the very best he has composed IMO.

Surf's Up is the real downer. After all, it's because of Carl's unreasonable obsession with SU which prevented WIBNTLA from reaching our ears. Chuck it in the bin.

You really don't know Beach Boys history, do you? Carl's issue was only with it ending the album. It was the Warner Execs and VDP that pushed or insisted that it be used for their second album release.

[hypehat]

They were right, too!

Van Dyke said if you put it on an album and call it 'Surf's Up', you'd sell a tonne of copies. And what album, pray tell, sparked off the hip resurgence of The Beach Boys in that era? It wasn't Sunflower, the intended start of said resurgence.

Plus, god love Van Dyke, he turned up on the albums weirdest track.

[Nicko1234]

Surf's Up is the real downer. After all, it's because of Carl's unreasonable obsession with SU which prevented WIBNTLA from reaching our ears. Chuck it in the bin.

Nonsense. You can blame that on Dennis Wilson and nobody else. He could have included it on that album or released it at any time before his death. He chose not to.

[SMiLE Brian]

This obsession with this song is getting annoying, taking Surf's up off the album doesn't make any sense. We can thank the BBs for finishing Smile's greatest achievement.

[EgoHanger1966]

This obsession with this song is getting annoying, taking Surf's up off the album doesn't make any sense. We can thank the BBs for finishing Smile's greatest achievement.

  Taking a song called "Surf's Up" off an album titled "Surf's Up"....

Carl shines vocally on this album, but I just can't get behind the '71 version of the title track because of Carl's lead. Probably because I heard the various SMiLE versions with Brian on lead. I think Brian's voice has this spiritual quality that so perfectly suits Van Dyke's lyrics. Carl's voice is spiritual too, but not in the same way. I wonder what it would be like if Bruce tried the lead!  

[PaulTMA]

'Student Demonstration Time' would have been the better title, it would appealed directly to their target audience of the day.

[SMiLE Brian]

I am not that crazy about Carl's lead either, a 1971 Brian lead would have interesting to hear as representation of the lost promise of smile.

[Shady]

'Student Demonstration Time' would have been the better title, it would appealed directly to their target audience of the day.

Just unfortunate the song itself is an abomination

[leggo of my ego]

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

On reflection, perhaps there's room for WIBNTLA and SDT on Surf's Up, if we just got rid of Feel Flows which is kinda long.

I say we nix 'Til I Die.

What a downer!

You both should be incarcerated

 

[runnersdialzero]

Surf's Up is the real downer. After all, it's because of Carl's unreasonable obsession with SU which prevented WIBNTLA from reaching our ears. Chuck it in the bin.

Sigh.

[Mitchell]

It really is a shame that Surfs Up wasn't a "Wilson Bros."  (ooo a play on Warner Bros., even!) triumph... I don't think the three were ever closer/on the same page musically/songwriting-wise.

[Jim V.]

Surf's Up is the real downer. After all, it's because of Carl's unreasonable obsession with SU which prevented WIBNTLA from reaching our ears. Chuck it in the bin.

This is a joke right? "Surf's Up" is one of the group's very top accomplishments. However good "Live Again" is, I highly doubt it will come close to the heights of "Surf's Up".

This obsession with this song is getting annoying, taking Surf's up off the album doesn't make any sense. We can thank the BBs for finishing Smile's greatest achievement.

Absolutely right on!

[metal flake paint]

It's interesting to read some of the comments re: Carl's Surf's Up vocal. It was the first version I heard and made such an impact on me that it has remained my preferred version. Personally, I'm thankful that it was resurrected in 1971 as it captures Carl at the pinnacle of his vocal prowess.

[Jay]

The first version of Surf's Up that I ever heard was the Brian solo piano and vocal version from the GV box set. I love the Beach Boys's version, but to be honest I can't really hear it any other way.

[Cabinessenceking]

[Mike's Beard]

I've heard 2 covers of this song now and to honest they're good but they're nothing earth shattering. I think we've already had the Dennis gem from this period when we got "4th Of July". I'd love to be proven wrong but it does seem that people are building this song up in their heads to unrealistic levels. If the cover versions I've heard are any indication of the original than no way would I have wanted it traded for "Surf's Up" or the other 2 Brian tracks on the album.

[Jay]

I just had a thought. Is the way that we talk about WIBNTLA today the same as people used to talk about Smile back in the 1970's?

[PaulTMA]

It'd be kinda funny if it was actually a bit crap.

[Jukka]

It'd be kinda funny if it was actually a bit crap.

True. I kinda hope this, just to see how many people would have the guts to admit it.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

What a strange thread this has turned into. Some of you are so weird. When you find yourself willing a song to be rubbish just to see people's online reactions it's probably time you switched off the laptop and got some fresh air for a while. I think this thread needs to be nixed asap.

[drbeachboy]

Almost every thread degenerates to this type of stuff. This place is getting un-readable.

[Cabinessenceking]

people are jumping to conclusions so quickly...
wantsomecorn and I were obviously joking. Til I Die and SU are downers? not really. We were just mocking the fellow who said he'd be willing to trade in Feel Flows for WIBNTLA instead of a song from the 2/3 of lesser material (than Feel Flows) found on the album.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

people are jumping to conclusions so quickly...
wantsomecorn and I were obviously joking. Til I Die and SU are downers? not really. We were just mocking the fellow who said he'd be willing to trade in Feel Flows for WIBNTLA instead of a song from the 2/3 of lesser material (than Feel Flows) found on the album.

Too late, the board police are already on their way to your house.