Favourite obscure vocal part?

[grillo]

Mike's "Now don't...Don't you worry, Baby..." bass part in the chorus is pretty much my favorite BB vocal part ever. Not sure if that counts as obscure.

[metal flake paint]

The ascending "Bom, bom, bom, bom, bom" Eb7 notes, and "Come and do it baby"

[Amazing Larry]

Seriously, I dig the "muuuusic, muuusic" backgrounds in "I Can Hear Music".

And I dig Mike's bass vocal in the a capella break: "Do re mi fa-a sol la ti do, do re me fa tight now, baby..."

It's "Ooh I feel the music, hold me tight now baby."

[metal flake paint]

Seriously, I dig the "muuuusic, muuusic" backgrounds in "I Can Hear Music".

And I dig Mike's bass vocal in the a capella break: "Do re mi fa-a sol la ti do, do re me fa tight now, baby..."

It's "Ooh I feel the music, hold me tight now baby."

More Oh than Ooh, as the isolated vocal track reveals 

Do re mi fa so la ti do,
Oh I hear the music hold me tight now baby,
Do re mi fa so la ti do,
Mmm I hear the music, ooo wee baby

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Mike's lead vocal on California Girls.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

Get it?  Because that's the least obscure vocal on the least obscure Beach Boys song.  Ha!

[ash]

Once upon the sandwich isles the.... and whatever Brian's singing in the back ground on the Holiday session - both from the Smile box.
Wish Al would hassle Brian about remembering those and perform them live.

[Don Malcolm]

Get it?  Because that's the least obscure vocal on the least obscure Beach Boys song.  Ha!

<sound of crickets>

But you raise an interesting question for another thread...it certainly seems correct that CG is the most well-known BB song. The various greatest hits compilations would give us a master list of what the BBs and their record companies consider to be the most familiar and best-loved tracks. But how would we order that list?

(Double apologies in advance for hijacking the thread and for bringing up a topic that's likely to have been covered elsewhere...someone feel free to post a link to a thread covering this idea already, I'm strapped for time this morning and don't have time to search the archives....)

[RangeRoverA1]

Maybe someone should start a thread 'Amazing Fades That Fade Out Too Soon'!

Good idea, Disney Boy (1985)! To me, the most amazing fade is on M.I.U. version of "Lady Lynda" - Al did some gorgeous falsettoing there. Same is alternate DWB from MIC, only now it's Brian. Additionally, I wish "That's Not Me" never ends, the song seems to be one of the undeservedly underrated on the BBs' milestone. Non-vocal fade, I especially like in "I Know There's An Answer".

Mike's "Now don't...Don't you worry, Baby..." bass part in the chorus is pretty much my favorite BB vocal part ever.

I won't say that it's my all-time fave obscure vocal but it's indeed great! Mike added coolness & groove to the song.

And I dig Mike's bass vocal in the a cappella break: "Do re mi fa-a sol la ti do, do re me fa tight now, baby..."

Wow, I didn't know that Mike namechecked the notes, thought it's sth. meaningless. Thanks for clarification, 37!ws!

[RockNSoul]

Some good choices in this thread! One I've always liked is:

"(You) love to see those healing hands of Anna Lee" - from Anna Lee, The Healer

The little "you" is sung by Carl I think before the whole band sings. He does that three times, but you can hear it best during the second chorus.

[dombanzai]

The horse whinnies in Vegetables. 

I love the horse whinnies in Vega-Tables, probably my favourite backing vocals. Just fabulous. Some of their vocal work on Smile completely blows my mind.

[smokeythebear]

For some bizarre reason i cannot get Mikes bass part in Wonderful out of my mind.
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