Sirius XM Beach Boys Channel is Back for 2023

[HeyJude]

Looks like the SiriusXM Beach Boys channel went back up today.

I think I've exhausted all of the ways to do free trials that aren't a pain, so I'm probably not going to be listening this year. I suspect it's going to be the same pattern of programming as previous years.

[HeyJude]

Here's the press release blurb:

https://blog.siriusxm.com/beach-boys-channel-2023

[Rocky Raccoon]

A band called AJR was featured on the channel, choosing a few of their favorite Beach Boys songs with some between-song commentary. Never heard of them and the show itself was way too short but it's nice to hear some actual DJ programming on the channel, which normally seems to just be the catalog on shuffle. They picked Sloop John B, Wouldn't It Be Nice, and Surfers Rule and then ended with their own version of Darlin' which sounded pretty good, reminded me of Nate Ruess's version from the Brian Wilson and Friends concert DVD.

[Jim V.]

A band called AJR was featured on the channel, choosing a few of their favorite Beach Boys songs with some between-song commentary. Never heard of them and the show itself was way too short but it's nice to hear some actual DJ programming on the channel, which normally seems to just be the catalog on shuffle. They picked Sloop John B, Wouldn't It Be Nice, and Surfers Rule and then ended with their own version of Darlin' which sounded pretty good, reminded me of Nate Ruess's version from the Brian Wilson and Friends concert DVD.

So if it's the same version (and I suspect it is), the AJR version of "Darlin'" was actually released on Mike Love's Unleash The Love album. And now don't quote me on this, but I feel like I remember seeing that Mike actually does feature on that track vocally or instrumentally, which makes its inclusion on his album a bit odd.

[Wirestone]

I got Sirius again just to listen to this channel. I really enjoy it. Yes, I know that I could make my own playlist. But something about listening to it on the air really gets to me.

[Rocky Raccoon]

Listener Top 60 Countdown

Pretty good list! A few surprises, congrats to everyone who voted for Ding Dang lol

60. Wild Honey
59. It’s OK
58. California Dreamin’
57. Surfin’
56. Hushabye
55. This Whole World
54. Good Timin’
53. You’re So Good to Me
52. She Knows Me Too Well
51. All I Wanna Do
50. Long Promised Road
49. That’s Why God Made the Radio
48. Girl Don’t Tell Me
47. Girls on the Beach
46. Disney Girls (1957)
45. Hawaii
44. Let Him Run Wild
43. I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times
42. Getcha Back
41. Add Some Music to Your Day
40. Ding Dang
39. Shut Down
38. Kiss Me, Baby
37. The Little Girl I Once Knew
36. Break Away
35. ‘Til I Die
34. Wendy
33. Please Let Me Wonder
32. Surf’s Up
31. Forever
30. All Summer Long
29. Caroline No
28. When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
27. Do You Wanna Dance?
26. Dance, Dance, Dance
25. Be True to Your School
24. Catch a Wave
23. 409
22. Heroes and Villains
21. The Warmth of the Sun
20. Surfin’ Safari
19. Barbara Ann
18. Little Deuce Coupe
17. Do It Again
16. Sail On Sailor
15. Darlin’
14. Kokomo
13. I Can Hear Music
12. Surfin’ USA
11. Fun, Fun, Fun
10. Help Me, Rhonda
9. Surfer Girl
8. In My Room
7. I Get Around
6. Sloop John B
5. Don’t Worry Baby
4. California Girls
3. Good Vibrations
2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
1. God Only Knows

[Tony S]

The one surprise to me(at least 1 that is), because I think it's one of his best lead vocals, Al's "Then I Kissed Her"