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They had a few performances by all the big groups of the 60's...(Byrds,Temptations,Beatles,Beach Boys and many more) and they also were offering 5 discs of big hits for $150 (many number 1's)
The weird thing about this all is they included Darlin'...I was shocked that they added that song instead of Good Vibrations,Surfer Girl or one of their bigger known hits.
Did any of you see this program? It was on Pbs.

I saw this just the other night and was thinking the same thing.  My initial reaction was "Now that's an odd choice for a comp like this".  But as I think about it, I'm guessing (hoping, actually) that perhaps this era of the Beach Boys is finally getting out in the mainstream.

Yeah it caught me off guard I was barely playing attention to it and when I seen Darlin I was WTF!!!! Lol (It woke me up lol) Even though I enjoy that era I hope it doesn't get that much shine because it'll hurt the Beach Boys image even more and I like that the casual audience views them as sunny and harmonious singers.

Speaking of Darlin', that song happened to just start playing when I read this!

Their image is what it is.. and it depends on who is doing the viewing ;)   I think It's a good thing, Darlin' is a FANTASTIC song,  hopefully people buy the set, listen to Darlin', like it, look up what album it is from and from there discover a new BB world of music they didn't know about. 

That will scare them away from the BB's just like it did for my girlfriend and close buddies at first.

When I was growing up, Darlin' was one of the BB songs I heard most frequently on the radio.

Wow I'm surprised it actually received any radio play.

It's a great song Newguy!  but each to their own.  You said it scared off your friends?  Well I loved it straight away. 

Not really, Darlin' got to No. 19 on the US top 100 chart. It got to 11 in the UK and 28 in Australia.

After H&V charted at No. 12, Darlin' coming in at 19 was the BBs highest single until R&R Music got to 5 in 1976.

I actually grew to love the song but it just doesn't sound like the type of beach boys song that would be a hit. (I'm more surprised that Wild Honey wasn't a smash single.)

I think there's more going on sometimes than we're privvy to.  I've heard Darlin' on musak a few times recently... like playing at Wal-mart, or on a computer-ran oldies station here locally, etc.

It could be as simple as the record company cut a deal on royalties for some of their songs and that was the best one, lol.  Or maybe they licensed it to Musak, and the compilation they're selling on t.v. is a compilation of the Musak titiles that company has access to, or something. 

I think it's a great song, though.  Carl sounds awesome on it.

I'ts been pointed out, time and time again, too, that Carl could sing that sucker like that even up to his last shows.  He went out on top.  The way he sang that "With more Soul than I've Ever Had!" line!  Wow.  That f*cker burnt out, in a good way.  Burn bright, then burn the f*** out. 

Gotta Love Carl Wilson. 

I really think it just disappeared from the radio/radar for 25 years. No idea why.

Darlin' is in probably in my top ten favorites of the BB's whole catalog.  That being said, during the 90's and beyond (I became a fan in 1991), I think I heard Darlin' once, MAYBE twice on oldies radio.  It seemed like a forgotten gem.  I was aware that they were still including it in their concert setlists, and I still remember in 1994, when I first saw them live, feeling a little uncomfortable when they played Darlin', thinking that 99% of the audience didn't know what it was, and that Carl would be discouraged by the tepid response (looking back I doubt it bothered him...it was one of those songs they kept playing no matter what).  I remember feeling at the time that the Beach Boys were out of touch with what songs people were familiar with...either that or they were throwing the hard core fans a bone or two, with Rock And Roll Music and Come Go With Me in the mix.

Wasn't Darlin a huge hit in Great Britain? #1 or #2? Was this infomercial perhaps made there?

No it was American made  ;D

Darlin' peaked just outside the top ten - still a pretty good placing. Other songs by them that may be considered obsure by Americans but were big hits over here were Breakaway, Cottonfields, I Can Hear Music, Lady Lynda and of course Do It Again which hit #1.

BTW Kokomo was only a moderate hit here.

Isn't it weird how chart positions are so radically different in every country? Here in The Netherlands for instance, The Beach Boys had no top 10 hits at all prior to Sloop John B - but then Sloop John B, Good Vibrations, Then I Kissed Her, Do It Again, Bluebirds, I Can Hear Music, Tears in the Morning (!) all made the top 10. Even Student Demonstration Time and You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone made the top 40 here.

Ha!  Losers.


Wait...

On most 60s- flower power compilations the only Beach Boys song I frequently see is "I can hear music". Sometimes "Good vibrations"

:lol You serious? I Can Hear Music?

HA HA WHAT A FLAMING PILE OF SHIT RITE

I'm going to send you a fan letter.

man i fcukaling luv i can hear music

I think that was just silly...that was never a major hit...and sure it sounds pretty good but doesn't have the sound that the radio was looking for that's why it wasn't even a hit for the Ronettes when they were on the top.

I Can Hear Music was a Top 40 hit. I heard it many times on LA radio in the 80's.

Top 30 US (#24 Billboard), Top 10 Uk - 13 in Australia

Top 40 or not it still wasn't a smash hit...

Yep. Seriously.

Neither was The Tracks Of My Tears.

Yet everyone  knows that song.
How the f*** are you gonna compare a minor cover hit like that to a masterpiece like Track of My Tears?!!!!

BECAUSE THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS WASN'T A SMASH HIT YET IT STILL GETS AIRPLAY, YOU STUPID LITTLE TWIT.

Tracks of My Tears hit #2 R&B, #16 Pop. "Smash" hit is subjective, but whatever. I Can Hear Music was a hit, get over it.

Its a no brainer that I Can Hear Music was a hit, catchy production and singing of a spector classic.

If Phil was (is?) the downer on this board, then I. Spaceman must be the rager  ;D

Article on Cotton Fields from Wikipedia:

While barely making a dent in the U.S. (#95 Record World, #103 Billboard) though promoted with an appearance on the network TV pop show Something Else, the song succeeded across the Atlantic, reaching number two in the UK's Melody Maker chart and listed as the tenth biggest seller of the year by the New Musical Express. Worldwide — outside North America — it virtually replicated the success of the group's "Do It Again" two years before. It was number 1 in Australia, South Africa, Sweden and Norway, number 2 in Denmark, number 3 in Ireland, similarly top 5 in the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain and Rhodesia; number 12 in Holland, number 13 in New Zealand and number 29 in Germany. Because of this popularity, it was placed on the international (ex-US) release of the group's Sunflower album.

This used to be a place for knowledgeable, veteran Beach Boys fans to discuss the finer points and lesser-known details on the band's career. Now it just seems to be a place where any random teenager can wander in, start juvenile topics, argue over common knowledge, etc. I wish there were a hidden forum  on the board that you could enter only after passing a quiz. If there was something like that, I'd surely spend all my time there.

Excellent idea! Anyone wishing to converse with me must first answer these questions three....

What was the exact time and date that Mike Love was officially declared bald?
How many times has Bruce Johnston mentioned in interviews that Mike wrote the lyrics for California Girls?
True or False? Blondie and Ricky can be considered official former members of the group.

Anyone who can't get these correct is not worthy to smell the stink off my sh*t.

I think the questions could be simpler than that and newguy still would flunk the test. :lol

1. March 15, 1941
2. 666
3. Yes

Phil Spector is the asshole/genius that is extremely dismissive of Brian Wilson and looks down upon him like he isn't the musical giant that he is!
I respect what he did for music but whenever I listen to most of his work it just reminds me of how much he tried to imitate Motown.

Name one Spector record where he is imitating Motown. Spector's sound was actually a major influence upon Holland-Dozier-Holland.

You idiot everyone knows he was obsessed with the motown sound..Didn't you watch his documentary? If you didn't then you should it's called "He's a Rebel" they speak on that in the beginning.

His combinations of instruments, his definitive usages of echo and reverb, and the martial, angry grooves of his records sound nothing like the Motown Sound. What the Motown thing did was inspire him to develop and progress into his OWN thing. Lovin' Feeling sounds nothing like Motown. If one had to compare it to another musical scene, it would be Chicago or New York.
Brian Wilson may be obsessed with Spector, but does Don't Worry Baby sound anything like a Spector record?

Spector+Holland-Dozier-Holland= musical heaven. :hat

Newguy, you need to learn to respect people around here instead of insulting them for not agreeing with you. Your myopic view of rock and roll is shameful to say the least.

I.Spaceman is worthy of the beard.

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damn this thread is good i need some popcorn

we need some sort of final solution to clear out these unterbeachboysfansen

If some band was a one hit wonder, and this was it, with the exact same amount of success it would be considered a smash hit. Probably get a lot more radio play. But since this is done by one of the most successful bands of all time, it can get lost in the shuffle. Same with Darlin, Do it Again, Sail on Sailor, etc (in the U.S. anyway).

Thank you Ian. This guy is ridiculous. There's one thing where a new fan wants to learn, and might ask a few questions here and there, and otherwise search out the answers. But this guy.....makes it seem like it's ok to start a thread any time some halfass Beach Boys related thing pops into his head.

I don't know if that statement sounded funny in your head, but I find it quite a bit insulting.  Further proof that this board is going to the dogs!