Setlist: Omaha, March 27-29

[c-man]

The Beach Boys Band, with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Ernest Richardson)

Orchestral Prelude:  SYMPHONIC OVERTURE - CALIFORNIA GIRLS / SLOOP JOHN B. / SURFER GIRL / GOD ONLY KNOWS / IN MY ROOM / DON'T WORRY BABY / PLEASE LET ME WONDER / FRIENDS / WARMTH OF THE SUN / ALL SUMMER LONG / CALIFORNIA GIRLS (Reprise)

First Set:
CALIFORNIA GIRLS
WHEN I GROW UP (TO BE A MAN)
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE
KISS ME, BABY
THEN I KISSED HER
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
DARLIN'
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL
SURFER GIRL
DO IT AGAIN
CATCH A WAVE
SURFIN' SAFARI
BALLAD OF OLE' BETSY
DON'T WORRY BABY
LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
I GET AROUND

- Intermission -

Orchestral Prelude:  IN MY ROOM

Second Set:
HEROES AND VILLAINS
SLOOP JOHN B.
WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
THEIR HEARTS WERE FULL OF SPRING
DISNEY GIRLS
HERE TODAY
YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME
GOD ONLY KNOWS
GOOD VIBRATIONS
HELP ME, RHONDA
DO YOU WANNA DANCE?
BARBARA ANN
SURFIN' U.S.A.

- Encore -
KOKOMO
FUN, FUN, FUN

[phirnis]

Are they ever going to kick Why Do Fools Fall in Love from the setlist again?

Never mind, it's pretty cool apart from that and of course Friends being included in the prelude is quite a nice surprise.

[Outie 315]

 Thanks C- Man,
 No Good To My Baby ?
 That tune rocks.....

 Outie
 

[c-man]

Are they ever going to kick Why Do Fools Fall in Love from the setlist again?

Never mind, it's pretty cool apart from that and of course Friends being included in the prelude is quite a nice surprise.

Yeah, the "Friends" part used in the prelude is the upward chromatic progession heard between verses..."dah-dah-dah....dah-dah-dah...dah-dah-dah...DAH-DAH-DAH-DAH". 

[GLarson432]

On paper, if a long time fan were to look at the set list, seeing "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" as a song in a/the concert you're about to see might make you run for the hills.  With the treatment given to it by the band it's a real treat!  Much better than you'd imagine (for those of you who haven't seen the band in the past few years). 

Yeah, Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers had the hit in 1956 so it's a cover.  The cover version from 1964 is so-so in my opinion.  The version done in concert in 2009 is Great!

I'm looking forward to the upcoming, updated stereo version next month.

[c-man]

For those interested, the May 13th show in St. Louis will be another symphony performance.