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I managed to hear a few rarities recently and  the Rocky Pamplin version of CF rocks! Much better than the BB version, not as plodding and Rockys voice had the swagger that is lacking on Carls version.
Not sure if anyones gonna agree with me on this.
On an opposite note the song 'Can't stop talking about American Girls' by Mike Love has the worst vocal on any record ever, did they not let him hear the backing track whilst it was being recorded.

It's awful, yeah. Haha, thanks for reminding me.
UGH!!!!!!!! IT FUKKEN SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't that just the backing/harmony line from Mike ? Accepted, it's not very harmonious (actually, it's bloody awful) but taken into context ...

How'd ya mean? All sounds like Mike, to me.

That recording is hideous.

There was a thread on this a while back and the concensus was that the vocal was recorded in a different key as the backing track, though why anyone would choose to sync them up this way is a mystery to me.  :o

Has anyone heard the 1974 vocal and piano demo of "California Feeling" by Brian?  How does that one rate?

More than a mystery, if true (and it would explain how dreadful that thing sounds), it's a fuckin stupid thing to do.
Let's never speak of this again.

AGD said it was gorgeous. Anybody else?

Sorry mate but even being open minded on this one, it sucks the big one. Mr Pamplin has a voice for scaring small children not singing, even in the different key it all goes disasterously wrong in the orange grove section and the whole vocal is flatter than holland. I blame Marilyn myself :P

I saw the testimony of someone who heard it at Susan Lang's convention back in 2003; he said, basically, that it was a lost gem, amazing, must be released, yada yada yada.

Brian plays a gospel piano on this one, I read.

All versions of it suck  :lol




Give me Ding Dang any day  ;D

'California Feelin' don't suck, kidda.

I'd fuckin kneecap myself to hear that '74 version.

Sez the chick who likes Match Point Of Our Love.  :D ;D ??? ::) :P >:D :afro :lol :hat ;)

HEY, YOU CANT SAY THAT TO HER...i like match point also, its one of the few good ones on MIU. Brian's voice doesnt even sound like him.

is it just me, or does it sound also like "love is in the air" and the end fade is reminescent of Rumors lp by the Fleet. Mac?

by the way--i found myself humming "mpool" to myself at work today. Yipee!!dingdang!!!

Anyone ever heard Mike's unreleased song "You Don't Have To Be Brown To Get Down"?

R U serious??

Thanks for defending me Mr. Scwartz









And Mr. Captain Old Timer likes Hall and Oates too  :lol

i love california feelin'79 version
i have not heard Rocky P's version...didnt American Spring do it too?
i LOATHE brian's '02 version

nuthin mo' to say

Sez the chick who digs NSYNC.

well,you're welcome to come....

R U serious??

Unforunately, yes, such a song does exist in this universe.  Fortunately though, I've never been forced to listen to it.  I think with a title like that, the actual song can't help but be a dissapointment.
Some things are best left to the imagination.

According to AGDs book, the Rocky Pamplin version is the American Spring version.

Yeah Mr. Old Timer, at least Nsync is less gay  :lol

yes, but not too much more...