Thread for various insignificant questions that don't deserve their own thread!

[halblaineisgood]

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[Andrew G. Doe]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

[SonoraDick]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

Wow. I have to admit, that sure was never obvious to me. Lead singer, Carl; so I always "assumed" that was him. I'm stunned. No, actually I'm embarrassed. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

It's one of those things that, once pointed out, makes you wonder why you never realized it before. Like the edit in "Walrus".

[Fall Breaks]

It,  and other revelational information came to me from this topic: http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,5525.0.html

[Quzi]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

Wow. I have to admit, that sure was never obvious to me. Lead singer, Carl; so I always "assumed" that was him. I'm stunned. No, actually I'm embarrassed. 

Same. That being said, I haven't played Good Vibrations that often since becoming a big fan since advertising/other appearances wore it out a little for me. Listening to it now, the difference in the timbre of the voices is clear as day.

[lee]

Don't feel bad. I never knew that was Brian on GV either. Just played GV and it is clear as day now that I'm listening for it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Think it's on the 2nd ever Smile CD boot... there's a vocal version of Carl's lead with a Brian-shaped hole. 

[D409]

Think it's on the 2nd ever Smile CD boot... there's a vocal version of Carl's lead with a Brian-shaped hole. 

That's funny...I have a Smile GV boot on which you hear Brian's bits with a Carl-shaped hole !

[Andrew G. Doe]

Say... if we put those two together, why - we'd have a complete song !

[Freddie French-Pounce]

Say... if we put those two together, why - we'd have a complete song !

You don't say! IT COULD BE REVOLUTIONARY!!!

Oh wait...

[GuyOnTheBeach]

Not a question but some sort of neat news, the Beach Boys version of "California Dreamin'" is going to appear in next year's GTA 5. I think this is pretty cool considering that GTA has a huge fan following.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/11/alleged-gta-5-details-leaked-reveals-multiple-playable-characters-among-other-things/

Cool that a Beach Boys song will be featured in a major game like Grand Theft Auto.  Although out of all the Beach Boys songs they could have used for this game, I'm a little perplexed that "California Dreamin'" (a cover, mind you) was the song that was selected. 

On a related note, if you ever played any of the GTA games on the PC, you had the option of playing your own MP3's instead of the radio channels.  Nothing like listening to "I Get Around" whilst driving in stolen cars and running down pedestrians!   

keep an eye on this one.

The Beach Boys in a game about Women, Cars, Drugs, feuding Families and Violent Murders?, I don't see it....

[halblaineisgood]

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[EgoHanger1966]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

That should go in the definitive vocal credits thread.

I had never realised that was Brian. Not that I don't believe it, but is there any documentation or proof?

[Aegir]

wow, I can't believe this many Beach Boys superfans didn't know this.

[lee]

I honestly had no idea. Makes me wonder what else I don't know. 

[I. Spaceman]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

That should go in the definitive vocal credits thread.

I had never realised that was Brian. Not that I don't believe it, but is there any documentation or proof?

Documentation or proof. FFS.

[EgoHanger1966]

Hah. Nice. It's just that my ears always tricked me into thinking that was Carl! It's such a natural transition from Brian to Carl in those two lines, quite amazing really.

[Aegir]

Well, Brian sang those lines just because Carl couldn't hit them comfortably at the time, right? Probably wanted to make it as seamless as possible.

[seltaeb1012002]

Hah. Nice. It's just that my ears always tricked me into thinking that was Carl! It's such a natural transition from Brian to Carl in those two lines, quite amazing really.

I'm pretty sure Carl is in there on those lines. I think Brian's just doubling him.

[Micha]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Isn't that Mike rather? If it's Al, that's my spot of embarrassment!

[Andrew G. Doe]

who sings what part of Good Vibrations? Here's my guess:

Carl sings the lead (i like the colorful clothes she wears, softly smile i know she must be kind etc)
Mike sings "I'm picking up good vibrations, she's giving me excitations".
Brian sings "good good good good vibrations" and the "na na na na na na na na"
Al sings "I don't know where but she sends me there" and "got to keep those loving good vibrations a happenin' with her"
Carl Dennis Al and Bruce all do the "mmm bop bop"
Bruce says the "ah my what elations"

Yiou missed the obvious one:

In the verses, Brian sings "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII hear the sound of a" and "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I look".

That should go in the definitive vocal credits thread.

I had never realised that was Brian. Not that I don't believe it, but is there any documentation or proof?

Yes - because I damn well say so.     

[Andrew G. Doe]

Hah. Nice. It's just that my ears always tricked me into thinking that was Carl! It's such a natural transition from Brian to Carl in those two lines, quite amazing really.

I'm pretty sure Carl is in there on those lines. I think Brian's just doubling him.

No, he's not. As previously stated, Brian did the punch-in because Carl couldn't hit the note required. There's taped proof of this.

[SonoraDick]

Hah. Nice. It's just that my ears always tricked me into thinking that was Carl! It's such a natural transition from Brian to Carl in those two lines, quite amazing really.

I'm pretty sure Carl is in there on those lines. I think Brian's just doubling him.

No, he's not. As previously stated, Brian did the punch-in because Carl couldn't hit the note required. There's taped proof of this.

OK; "I'm A Believer" now.

This leads to the next (obvious) question: I expect this might depend on the period, and the band's lineup any particular night... but who sang these lines in concert? Here's where I never gave a thought to it being anybody other than Carl.

[Andrew G. Doe]

By the time they performed it live - 10/22/66 at Ann Arbor MI - Carl could hit the note.