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Title: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 28, 2012, 09:59:26 PM Trying to make a listing of every song (released and unreleased) that Brian is confirmed (whether on the credits or not) to have written the lyrics to . These are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. Any additions are appreciated. Those were Brian wrote part of the lyrics are marked *
Girl Don't Tell Me Surfer Girl Shelter * Private Life of Bill and Sue * (verses) Til I Die Almost the entirety of Love You Spring Vacation* (a few of the verses) Just like me and You Message Man* On Christmas Day (the What I Really Want for Christmas song) Games Two Can Play I Just Got My Pay Cry Happy Days Allegedly the songs on BW88 (originally credited to Landy) Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: bossaroo on December 28, 2012, 10:05:06 PM Busy Doin Nothin
Time To Get Alone This Whole World Little Pad Wind Chimes With Me Tonight Whistle In You're Welcome TM Song Still I Dream Of It It's Over Now Life Is For the Living Everybody Wants To Live Lines It's Trying to Say All Dressed Up For School Christmas Day Merry Christmas Baby Baker Man Girls On the Beach HELP Is On the Way Hey Little Tomboy I Do Lana Land Ahoy Little Girl I Once Knew My Diane Surfer Moon Stevie ...all Brian, all the time. :) Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 29, 2012, 05:56:49 AM I''m Waiting for the Day*- Brian wrote most of the lyrics.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: bgas on December 29, 2012, 06:43:56 AM susa
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 29, 2012, 07:50:28 AM I was debating whether or not to count that.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Ron on December 29, 2012, 09:18:44 AM Surely he wrote "saturday morning in the city", but has it been confirmed? I'm not sure the liner notes differentiated between who wrote the lyrics and who wrote the music.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 29, 2012, 09:55:49 AM Good kind of love as well
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Shady on December 29, 2012, 03:54:17 PM I lovvve the lyrics to "Good Kind Of Love", very Brian.
His lyrics on "Time to get alone" are beautiful too. The man knows how to write a catchy song Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Myk Luhv on December 29, 2012, 07:21:09 PM I honestly think Brian is underrated as a lyricist, though it's obviously not his strongest talent.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 30, 2012, 09:00:10 AM Oh, I agree. Actually, if you take away all the songs Brian had no part in writing lyrics for, he'd still have an impressive career.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: EgoHanger1966 on December 30, 2012, 10:51:36 AM Good kind of love as well Is there a confirmation he actually wrote these lyrics? The chorus sounds like him, but certain lines like "how could I have got so low/I'm embarrassed to tell you so" and "take a lesson from one who knows/just where be lazy goes" sound an awful lot like what Scott was writing for the rest of that album. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: phirnis on December 30, 2012, 11:06:54 AM I honestly think Brian is underrated as a lyricist, though it's obviously not his strongest talent. Very underrated. I think his lyrics are very easy to appreciate if you don't judge them by classic rock standards. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 30, 2012, 11:12:45 AM Good kind of love as well Is there a confirmation he actually wrote these lyrics? The chorus sounds like him, but certain lines like "how could I have got so low/I'm embarrassed to tell you so" and "take a lesson from one who knows/just where be lazy goes" sound an awful lot like what Scott was writing for the rest of that album. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: G.C on December 30, 2012, 11:44:56 AM Brians best lyric is without a doubt Til I Die!
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Sam_BFC on December 30, 2012, 11:47:03 AM Good kind of love as well Is there a confirmation he actually wrote these lyrics? The chorus sounds like him, but certain lines like "how could I have got so low/I'm embarrassed to tell you so" and "take a lesson from one who knows/just where be lazy goes" sound an awful lot like what Scott was writing for the rest of that album. Those lyrics are from Oxygen To The Brain d00d. :) Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 30, 2012, 12:00:38 PM :lol I just noticed that too.
If you notice, Brian has a certain idiosyncratic rhyme scheme throughout his career. Mostly since 1976, though. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: EgoHanger1966 on December 30, 2012, 01:25:49 PM Good kind of love as well Is there a confirmation he actually wrote these lyrics? The chorus sounds like him, but certain lines like "how could I have got so low/I'm embarrassed to tell you so" and "take a lesson from one who knows/just where be lazy goes" sound an awful lot like what Scott was writing for the rest of that album. Those lyrics are from Oxygen To The Brain d00d. :) ;D Maybe that's why they sound so much like Scott's! Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Shady on December 30, 2012, 03:38:53 PM Brians best lyric is without a doubt Til I Die! Too true His lyrics on 'busy doin nothin" we're very ahead of their time when you think about it Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Wirestone on December 30, 2012, 05:33:04 PM Good Kind of Love is credited solely to Brian.
He loves her when she's sleeping And all the dreams she's keeping She keeps them in a jar but not too far from her heart They have the good kind of love Good kind of love, good kind of love They have the right kind of thing Right kind of thing, right kind of thing Makes me wanna sing it to you Just him and her They're so close together Now they just met Have a newfound treasure Woah, woah Run to him, run to him Right in his arms They have the good kind They have the good kind They have the good kind of love Now she finds peace in knowing (She knows) Knowing he'll always be there (Always) Imagine all the women who'd like a man like him They have the good kind of love Good kind of love, good kind of love They have the right kind of thing Right kind of thing, right kind of thing Makes me wanna sing it to you Just him and her They're so close together Now they just met Have a newfound treasure Woah, woah Run to him, run to him Right to his arms, yeah They have the good kind They have the good kind They have the good kind of love Sun keeps on shining He rolls round heaven above A little bit of loving and a-kissin' and a-huggin' That's how they fell in love They have the good kind They have the good kind They have the good kind of love Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on December 31, 2012, 11:59:31 AM Those are pretty good. Didn't realize how many things he's done recently. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a hand on all the songs he did on TWGMTR, but I only listed the confirmed ones. It'll be interesting to see if he writes any lyrics for his new solo album. We already know he's recording something, but what? Is it a new solo album? A surprise Beach Boys' disc? Or just fartin' around until something pops up?
I forgot 'City Bllues'* as well. Don't know why Dennis didn't get a credit on it. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Letsgoawayforawhile on January 01, 2013, 02:44:44 PM What all lyrics did Brian write on Today! and Summer Days?
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Rotat on October 12, 2013, 10:20:45 PM I''m Waiting for the Day*- Brian wrote most of the lyrics. Wow what's your source on that? I wonder what Mike contributed to the song. Was just listening to it and realized how beautiful the lyrics are. He definitely was an underrated lyricist Didn't he write the lyrics for "I'm Bugged At My Old Man"? Strange song. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Heteronym on October 13, 2013, 11:44:22 AM I'd Love Just Once To See You and Busy Doin' Nothing are the two coolest lyrics in the Beach Boys catalog. Please, tell me the first comes from Brian! It screams him all the way.
I love Brian's lyrics, much more so than Mike's. Though I can concede the importance of the latter's work, Brian's lyrics are either cool, witty or downright trash (which is ridiculously fun). Most of all, they seem honest, if a little bit idiosyncratic Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: runnersdialzero on October 13, 2013, 12:00:25 PM do u guys not wikipedia or what
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Andrew G. Doe on October 13, 2013, 01:53:27 PM I''m Waiting for the Day*- Brian wrote most of the lyrics. Wow what's your source on that? I wonder what Mike contributed to the song. Was just listening to it and realized how beautiful the lyrics are. He definitely was an underrated lyricist The version copyrighted in 1964 and credited solely to Brian is maybe six, eight words different to the released version. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: smilethebeachboysloveyou on October 13, 2013, 02:07:48 PM I''m Waiting for the Day*- Brian wrote most of the lyrics. Wow what's your source on that? I wonder what Mike contributed to the song. Was just listening to it and realized how beautiful the lyrics are. He definitely was an underrated lyricist The version copyrighted in 1964 and credited solely to Brian is maybe six, eight words different to the released version. Does that mean that Mike Love's credit for the released version is as dubious as the one for Wouldn't It Be Nice, or is it possible that Mike did write lyrics for the version copyrighted in 1964 and just wasn't credited (as was the case with many tracks he had a hand in writing at the time)? Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on October 13, 2013, 04:55:39 PM ^Good question!
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Andrew G. Doe on October 14, 2013, 12:20:30 AM I''m Waiting for the Day*- Brian wrote most of the lyrics. Wow what's your source on that? I wonder what Mike contributed to the song. Was just listening to it and realized how beautiful the lyrics are. He definitely was an underrated lyricist The version copyrighted in 1964 and credited solely to Brian is maybe six, eight words different to the released version. Does that mean that Mike Love's credit for the released version is as dubious as the one for Wouldn't It Be Nice, or is it possible that Mike did write lyrics for the version copyrighted in 1964 and just wasn't credited (as was the case with many tracks he had a hand in writing at the time)? Excellent question. I don't have a clue. One reason why I'd just love to hang out with the band 1963-1965 rather than 1966-67. Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: Nicko1234 on October 14, 2013, 02:22:04 AM Landy claimed he deserved a writing credit on at least half a dozen of the Love You songs didn't he? Though obviously that may be false.
Title: Re: Brian's lyrics Post by: joe_blow on October 15, 2013, 12:14:13 AM I seem to recall Brian mentioning Landy writing lyrics when he appeared on Larry King's show. Melinda kind of tried to prevent him from saying so if I recall correctly.
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