Good Timin' ? :/

[Danimalist]

Finally found it:

Carl Wilson: (talking about 15 Big Ones to Timothy White)
You know, Brian and I wrote one song for this new album called Good Timing. It's got a lot of counterpoint to it, lyrics overlapping.
You need good timing
Lay down your worries
It takes good timing
Lay down your troubles

If your take those words and sing them where Brian sings his answer vocals in the concert versions of Good Timin', it fits perfectly.

The vocal line and the lyrics would have greatly improved an already very good recording.

[runnersdialzero]

Finally found it:

Carl Wilson: (talking about 15 Big Ones to Timothy White)
You know, Brian and I wrote one song for this new album called Good Timing. It's got a lot of counterpoint to it, lyrics overlapping.
You need good timing
Lay down your worries
It takes good timing
Lay down your troubles

If your take those words and sing them where Brian sings his answer vocals in the concert versions of Good Timin', it fits perfectly.

The vocal line and the lyrics would have greatly improved an already very good recording.

Yerp.

Thanks for posting those lyrics - never saw them before.

[Dave Modny]

I remember seeing them in concert back in the day and freaking when Brian did the echo lead vocal...

Really wish this was on the studio version. Does a really good soundboard version of a live take with that vocal even exist or circulate among fans?

He was doing that short echo part during the 1980 shows. I know he did it at the DC, July 4th show (which was  broadcast), and I'm thinking it might have been on the 4-18 Philadelphia radio concert as well (though don't quote me on the latter...I'd have to dig that one out to verify).

On a related note, I was under the impression that Stephen Desper did the live radio *mix* for that noted coast-to-coast, live '80 radio show from the Philly Spectrum. Correct, Steve? I remember staying up to record it, only to have my local affiliate (WMMS) "kindly" decide to not run the encore!!!!!!


EDIT: Lo and behold. Look what I found on YouTube. The DC version of Good Timin'. Though, it seems the sound man was a tad late in potting up Brian's mic on that answer vocal at the end. But you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBVRz4RC4ns

Thanks much. I was just about to go on a goosechase for this.

Here's another one from the '80 tour with the Brian echo/answer part...Knebworth. His bit starts around the 1:41 mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtcbfLnRfpo

[Rocker]

Hope this wasn't posted before, I didn't go through the whle thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5n29qDO_34

[smilethebeachboysloveyou]

Finally found it:

Carl Wilson: (talking about 15 Big Ones to Timothy White)
You know, Brian and I wrote one song for this new album called Good Timing. It's got a lot of counterpoint to it, lyrics overlapping.
You need good timing
Lay down your worries
It takes good timing
Lay down your troubles

If your take those words and sing them where Brian sings his answer vocals in the concert versions of Good Timin', it fits perfectly.

I've always been much more lukewarm on "Good Timin'" than most fans because I've always felt that the song was missing something.  Is this why, I wonder?

[petzounds29]

 those unused lyrics are  kinda getting into the Lay Down Burden territory-seems like I read a Joe Thomas interview where he mentioned  an earlier version of  LDB  that ended up being Spring Vacation that had lyrics very close to these

[wantsomecorn]

Hope this wasn't posted before, I didn't go through the whle thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5n29qDO_34

Something interesting I noticed: at the very end (about 2:08) you can clearly hear Bruce's keyboard.