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Choose your best track from every studio album.

can't be done

Nope.

It gets painful and slightly depressing after track 24.  :'(

1. 409
2. Surfin' USA
3. In My Room
4. Little Deuce Coup
5. Warmth of the Sun
6. We'll Run Away
7. Kiss Me, Baby
8. California Girls
9. Devoted To You
10. God Only Knows
11. Surf's Up (TSS version)
12. Wonderful (Smiley)
13. Let The Wind Blow
14. Busy Doin' Nothin'
15. I Went To Sleep
16. Cool, Cool, Water
17. A Day in the Life of a Tree
18. You Need A Mess of Help To Stand Alone
19. Only With You
20. It's OK
21. Love Is A Woman
22. Matchpoint of our Love
23. Baby Blue
24. When Girls Get Together
25. Getcha Back
26. Kokomo
27. Lahaini Aloha
28. Summer's Gone

You cheated by including The Smile Sessions, because of this I'm not gonna play.

 :'(

I am curious to see your picks. Please play. Pretty please.  ;D

It's really hard to do, I got as far as Surfer Girl and realised I had to somehow choose between Surfer Girl, In My Room, Catch A Wave and Little Deuce Coupe and just can't pcik one over the other! I think it's easier with the post Love You albums.

Agreed. It is very difficult. I figured the best strategy was to take a breath, realize because I pick one song over another won't mean I have to hate that song, and pick the one I liked the most for only that very moment.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,7941.0/topicseen.html

Here is what the forum said when I tried responding in that thread:


It's amaing how tastes shift though. Here is my post from that thread. A few differences the last 3 1/2 years have made.

No easy task for sure. I made mine based off of tracks that weren't released as singles. And went a bit further into it by including the Christmas and all live albums.

1. "Cuckoo Clock" - Surfin' Safari
2. "Lonely Sea" - Surfin' U.S.A.
3. "Surfer's Rule" - Surfer Girl
4. "Car Crazy Cutie" - Little Deuce Coupe
5. "This Car Of Mine" - Shut Down, Vol. 2
6. "We'll Run Away" - All Summer Long
7. "The Wanderer" - Beach Boy's Concert
8. "Merry Christmas, Baby" - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
9. "In The Back Of My Mind" - Today!
10. "The Girl From new York City" - Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
11. "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" - Beach Boys' Party!
12. "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" - Pet Sounds
13. "Fall Breaks and Back To Winter (Woody Woodpecker Symphony)" - Smiley Smile
14. "Let The Wind Blow" - Wild Honey
15. "Passing By" - Friends
16. "Be With Me" - 20/20
17. "Aren't You Glad" - 69' Live In London
18. "All I Wanna Do" - Sunflower
19. "Feel Flows" - Surf's Up
20. "All This Is That" - Carl and The Passions - So Tough
21. "Leaving This Town" - Holland
22. "Don't Worry Baby" - In Concert
23. "Just Once In My Life" - 15 Big Ones
24. "The Night Was So Young" - Love You
25. "My Diane" - M.I.U. Album
26. "Shortnin' Bread" - L.A. (Light Album)
27. "Keepin' The Summer Alive" - Keepin' The Summer Alive
28. "Maybe I Don't Know" - The Beach Boys
29. "Island Girl" - Still Cruisin'
30. "Lahaina Aloha" - Summer In Paradise
31. "Caroline, No" - Stars & Stripes
32. "You Are So Beautiful" - Good Timin': Live At Knebworth, England-1980
33. "Shelter"- That's Why God Made The Radio

1. Cuckoo Clock
2. The Lonely Sea
3. In My Room
4. Spirit of America
5. Don't Worry Baby
6. All Summer Long
7. Kiss Me, Baby
8. Let Him Run Wild
9. God Only Knows
10. Good Vibrations
11. Let the Wind Blow
12. Little Bird
13. Time to Get Alone
14. All I Wanna Do
15. Surf's Up
16. Marcella
17. The Trader
18. Just Once In My Life
19. Good Time
20. My Diane
21. Love Surrounds Me
22. Goin' On
23. Where I Belong
24. Somewhere Near Japan
25. Lahaina Aloha
26. From There to Back Again

1. Surfin' Safari
2. Farmer's Daughter
3. Catch A Wave
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. Fun, Fun, Fun
6. Don't Back Down
7. Little Saint Nick
8. Please Let Me Wonder
9. Help Me, Rhonda
10. Barbara Ann
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice
12. Good Vibrations
13. Darlin'
14. Bet Still
15. Time To Get Alone
16. Forever
17. Long Promised Road
18. All This Is That
19. Trader
20. It' OK
21. Airplane
22. My Diane
23. Angel Come Home
24. Santa Ana Winds
25. Where I Belong
26. Somewhere Near Japan
27. Still Surfin'
28. Daybreak Over The Ocean

That was harder than I thought it would be!

Might be easier or more fun to make three compilations each including one of 3 favorites from each LP.   SIP and SC might present a challenge ..........

1. Little Girl (You're My Miss America)
2. Lonely Sea
3. The Surfer Moon
4. Car Crazy Cutie
5. Don't Worry, Baby
6. I Get Around
7. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
8. Kiss Me Baby
9. California Girls
10. Devoted To You
11. God Only Knows
12. Good Vibrations
13. Aren't You Glad
14. Friends
15. Time To Get Alone
16. This Whole World
17. Surf's Up
18. Cuddle Up
19. California Saga/Big Sur
20. It's OK
21. The Night Was So Young
22. She's Got Rhythm
23. Lady Lynda
24. Goin' On
25. Getcha Back
26. Kokomo
27. Forever (w/ John Stamos)
28. The Warmth Of The Sun (w/ Willie Nelson)
29. From There To Back Again

1. Surfin' Safari
2. Surfin' U.S.A.
3. Surfer Girl
4. Little Deuce Coupe
5. Don't Worry Baby
6. I Get Around
7. Little Saint Nick
8. Kiss Me Baby
9. California Girls
10. There's No Other (Like My Baby)
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice
12. Good Vibrations
13. Darlin'
14. Busy Doin' Nothing
15. Cabinessence
16. All I Wanna Do
17. Surf's Up
18. Cuddle Up
19. Sail On Sailor
20. That Same Song
21. I'll Bet He's Nice
22. My Diane
23. Good Timin'
24. Goin' On
25. Getcha Back
26. Kokomo
27. Summer In Paradise
28. The Warmth Of The Sun
29. Summer's Gone

Surfin' Safari
Surfin' USA
Catch a Wave
Cherry Cherry Coupe
Don't Worry Baby
All Summer Long
We Three Kings
Good to My Baby
Help Me, Rhonda
Devoted to You
You Still Believe in Me
Fall Breaks and Back To Winter
Wild Honey
Friends
Do It Again
This Whole World
A Day in the Life of a Tree
Cuddle Up
Sail On, Sailor
It's OK
I'll Bet He's Nice
My Diane
Baby Blue
Santa Ana Winds
Getcha Back
Kokomo
Lahaina Aloha
Pacific Coast Highway

Studio records only, no Stars + Stripes (not familiar enough with that one).

1. Surfin' Safari
2. Shut Down
3. Hawaii
4. Cherry Cherry Coupe
5. Fun Fun Fun
6. Girls On The Beach
7. We Three Kings
8. Please Let Me Wonder
9. Let Him Run Wild
10. There's No Other
11. IJWMFTT
12. Wind Chimes
13. Country Air
14. Passing By
15. Time To Get Alone
16. Add Some Music
17. 'Til I Die
18. All This Is That
19. California
20. Just Once In My Life
21. Airplane
22. My Diane
23. Angel Come Home
24. Goin' On
25. It's Gettin' Late
26. Island Girl
27. Lahaina Aloha
28. Caroline No
29. From There To Bacj Again

heads you win, tails i lose
lonely sea
surfer girl
spirit of america
warmth of the sun
we'll run Away
she knows me too well
girl don't tell me
there's no other (like my baby)
god only knows
good vibrations
i'd love just once to see you
friends
time to get alone
all i wanna do
feel flows
cuddle up
only with you
had to phone ya
let's put our hearts together
match point of our love
baby blue
when girls get together
crack at your love (slappin da bass mon)
somewhere near japan
strange things happen
from there and back again

Summertime Blues
Lonely Sea
In My Room
Cherry Cherry Coupe
Don't Worry Baby
We'll Run Away
Please Let Me Wonder
Then I Kissed Her
Devoted to You
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Good Vibrations
Aren't You Glad
Little Bird
I Can Hear Music
Forever
'Til I Die
Cuddle Up
Funky Pretty
Just Once in My Life
I'll Bet He's Nice
Come and Go With Me
Good Timin'
Endless Harmony
Male Ego
Somewhere Near Japan
Slow Summer Dancin' (One Summer Night)
Summer's Gone