What do Beach Boys songs taste like?

[filledeplage]

Carl Wilson vocals = dark chocolate  

Carl = Dark chocolate and red wine.
Brian = Hot chocolate.
Dennis = Black coffee.
Al = Sardines (Jardine the Sardine).
Mike = Rogaine.
Bruce = Just a hint of vanilla.

Brian's - French hot chocolate
Dennis -Italian Expresso
Alan - Butterscotch - like chocolate, only blond - makes a great sundae!
Mike - a real Coca-Cola in a green glass bottle (not to be confused with the other) Tall,  effervescent and on stage quenches the audience's thirst for "rock and roll music." 

and Bruce's  Vanilla - according to the "Joy of Baking" was once so rare, that only royalty could afford it." and vanilla is used to flavor the chocolate (Carl)(as well as the astute "red wine" quality) second most expensive flavoring, and is the most widely used in pastry making.  Every have a cake without vanilla? It is subtle, indispensable, and gets the job done.  You must be correct. 

I wasn't exactly trying to be derogatory when I say Bruce's voice is like vanilla. What I mean is that it's not very special on its own, but in with everything else, like you describe, it gives it a subtle edge.

Women and men look at those flavorings differently.  Only a few places, like Tahiti, Madagascar and Mexico were the prime producers of vanilla extract, which as alcohol.  Women tend to use it more, if they bake, or even "doctor up" (not "play doctor") as my mother would say, a boxed cake mix, we knew to add "real" vanilla extract.  Not the vile fake stuff.  You know when it is missing in homemade  butter-cream frosting, or in pastry.  Men generally look at vanilla in a pejorative (bland) manner, unless they are talented in the kitchen. A woman would likely not regard it that way. 

(It is the bald/short thing that might not fit well in this cool "food" metaphor thread, because all of that is "old," and doesn't have anything to do with creativity or performance ability...only physical characteristics over which we have no control) JMHO 

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

"Wrinkles" tastes like... the smell of napalm in the morning.

I read that as "the smell of a napkin in the morning."   

[Ziggy Stardust]

What is this... seriously guys, do something.. i don't know.

[onkster]

All the early surf stuff = sea urchin sushi
Pet Sounds = watermelon, fresh cut
SMiLE = a big tall Strip And Go Naked
Surf's Up = steak and baked potato
BB85 = chlorine (in a pool); maybe the water that drips from an air conditioner or dehumidifier

Dennis' Bambu = a big fat margerita on the rocks, with a generous crusting of salt around the edge. In a thick blue Mexican glass.

Summer in Paradise = Red Bull. (Bleah.)

[Ron]

I've found that a fun game is to take a song and describe what kind of food it would be if that song was a food. For example, Simon and Garfunkel taste like honey on bread, death metal tastes like seared sirloin, and according to my mother, country music tastes like spam.

In my eyes, The Beach Boys taste like walnut cake - sweet, but also uniquely savory.

Nah, they taste like Mango.

[Jukka]

Stars and Stripes has always tasted like beer to me. A bit bland and lukewarm, though.

[rogerlancelot]

I don't know what is up with all of these old threads popping back up but I suppose this is an exciting time to be a fan. So I'll join in:

"Everyone's In Love With You" tastes like martini olives that have long since expired.
Actually, most of 15BO tastes like greasy beer and pizza.
Friends tastes like bong water (don't drink it, however).
BB85 tastes like cotton candy (blown-up sugar with no substance).
Sweet Insanity tastes like an other-wise decent roast beef sandwich with swiss cheese that somebody inadvertently shat upon.
Summer In Paradise tastes like this cool drug I tried called Placebo.
The new album tastes like Chex Mix (Bold Party Blend). Or maybe it doesn't.

See, that felt fun!!!

[Rocky Raccoon]

Orange juice!

[Al Jardine: Pick Up Artist]

Drop acid and find out.

[send me a picture and i'll tell you]

Ding Dang tastes like ding dong.

[sockittome]

Everything up to Sunflower tastes like a finely crafted Microbrew.  Everything after.....Coors Light.




There.  I said it.