Goin' To The Beach/Follow Me To The Sea

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Just, er, come into a bunch of cds full of rarities, including Goin To The Beach and Follow me To The Sea. What is the history behind these songs please, anyone know? According to the somewhat unreliable cd liner notes (LOTS of bad grammar/spelling!), they date from the 'Surf's Up' sessions, however I've never heard these songs mentioned as having been part of those sessions and so I'm assuming they're from a later date.

Also, I'd never heard it before but 'Viggie' by Mike - wow! What a great song! Where the hell did he pull that one from?? Is it a solo writing credit? Furthermore, why, when he was capable of producing a song such as this, did he release the breathtakingly appalling Lookin' Back With Love? Truely, he is a very complex bloke.

[Andrew G. Doe]

"GTTB" is a KTSA outtake. The other title, I think, is a mislabelled Dennis solo track. Certainly no song of his has that official title as far as I'm aware. Rings a bell, mind.

[Christian]

I see mentions being made on boards about a Dennis Wilson song from the early 70's called "Follow Me To The Sea". Any one know anything about this track?

It's a different name for an overdubbed version of the "quad symphony".

[Andrew G. Doe]

Thanks... now I recall, someone sent  played it to me last century. That one does date from 1970/71, but it's nothing to do with Surf's Up.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Thought not. So am i the only one here who's both heard and rates Viggie?

[Aegir]

Viggie is on one of Mike's unreleased solo albums, First Love, which also has "Brian's Back" and "Sumahama".

[Andrew G. Doe]

Thought not. So am i the only one here who's both heard and rates Viggie?

First heard Mike's solo albums back in the early 80s... "Viggie" is great (both versions): written about his then English girlfriend, Virginia.

[Fall Breaks]

Thought not. So am i the only one here who's both heard and rates Viggie?

First heard Mike's solo albums back in the early 80s... "Viggie" is great (both versions): written about his then English girlfriend, Virginia.

So what nationality is she nowadays? 

[Disney Boy (1985)]

Yeah i knew where Viggie originated from. It really is a great song. Sad that Mike is/was capable of such great music but that his reputation is pretty much irredeemably tarnished...

[Rocker]

Just, er, come into a bunch of cds full of rarities, including Goin To The Beach and Follow me To The Sea. What is the history behind these songs please, anyone know? According to the somewhat unreliable cd liner notes (LOTS of bad grammar/spelling!), they date from the 'Surf's Up' sessions, however I've never heard these songs mentioned as having been part of those sessions and so I'm assuming they're from a later date.

More about "Goin' to the beach" at 1:20:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_3ZlgzFqz8


I don't remember if I ever heard "Viggie".

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Fascinating video. I've seen that before. It's just a shame this is the only decent footage of the Beach Boys working in the studio. I don't count Stars and Stripes.

[Disney Boy (1985)]

And pity Dennis is MIA.