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We all know Mike reads this forum, or at least knows what's going on. Bossaroo knows it perfectly well, just like all those who asked for ALL I WANNA DO to be included in the setlists. Mike went out of his way to accomodate this wonderful song, Scott produced a beautiful arrangement, and they played and sang their guts out night after night.

For this Pet Sounds album anniversary, wouldn't it be great if Mike gave us That's not me? That song, with its straightforward rhythmic thrust and unexpected key changes, features the ultimate Mike Love lead vocal. While it's true that the youthful exuberance of Mike's 1966 vocal cannot be matched by anybody, there is a wistful quality to his current mellow singing style that makes up for and resignifies it.  Having said all this:


PLEASE MIKE, MAKE ROOM FOR THAT'S NOT ME IN THE 2016 SETLIST!!!

im on board with that  :smokin

I want a petition to stop doing Wheeennnn on BTTYS, come on Mike. :p

No, that's golden!

Fine, how about a petition for him to wear his wacky 1970s clothes... :hat

Pretty sure those are golden too  :lol

YES!!!

Sure is, as in golden showers.  ;)

That's Not Me could be a great addition to the Mike and Bruce setlist this summer.

Bring back the Jesus robe!

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I would love to hear this!

One of my favorite pictures of Dennis warily staring at myKe thinking what an effing a**hole this guy is.

Agreed on this.  It's the Mike vocal I'd most like to hear live.  Well, a close second to his 'over and over, the crow cries' ending to Cabinessence, but I'm not really holding out for that.

I'd love to hear Mike add:

That's Not Me

California Saga: Big Sur

Meant For You

Not sure if this is a real petition but I would love to hear "I'm Waiting for the Day" or "Here Today" - great songs.  But everything is great on Pet Sounds! 

:thewilsons

They have done "Here Today" as recently as last year and it was pretty cool!

+1

Yes Mike, please include 'That's not me' and please come to Montreal!

I'm actually on board for this, why not! The rest is up to you now Mr Love if you read this.  :hat

 :ohyeah Count me in for them playing it at the Rockford show on Thursday!

Yep, Mike should do a Pet Sounds trilogy: That's Not Me, I Know There's An Answer and Here Today. Would be very cool indeed...

I'd REALLY love to see that as a mini-medley in the middle of the set. I don't know if Michael can still hit the notes on I Know There's An Answer, though.

Word  :rock

a trilogy would be good, but who would do Al's part in 'IKTAA?'

as someone (Dennis?) said in "Little Pad"...."Do It!" Mike.......oh yeah..do "Little Pad" too  :hat

You mean his part in the song? Doesn't he only sing the first line of each verse?

That's the question. As the poster below said, Mike sang only 1st line. Al - high notes sans falsetto. Mike's vocal is low, i.e. he can hit it now just fine. Either we have long-time fans who still don't know it or they mix it up with Here Today (Mike does sing high there).

I would LOVE to hear That's Not Me live! Mike's vocal is great on that song.

Mike started doing All I Wanna Do, but stopped, and I wish he would continue playing it. I think that's his greatest moment as a singer/songwriter.

I would think John Cowsill would handle Al's IKTAA vocal. 

They played Here Today last night in Rockford, IL and it was great. They also added Caroline, No. That's Not Me may be a bit too high for Mike to sing these days, but I could be wrong.

I heard Here Today and Caroline No got added on a few recent shows. 

I think Mike could change the register of That's Not Me a little, or maybe get an assist from Jeff, Scott, or Brian E. 

Yeah, I meant his part.

some seem to think Mike sings the whole vocal part of this song.  He don't.

Bizarre - you said you don't know if Mike can still hit the notes there  when that 1st line is sung low. If he did "Here Today", IKTAA should be easy.

Yes and it's weird. The crucial bits are Al's, John Cowsill is bad idea to take the lead. I know you're all fans but I can't stand his voice. He said he sings like Kermit the frog - I agree.

Range is onto it, it's quite a low and a simple part, I can't see him doin Al that's all.  

I like Cowsill's vox on Help Me Rhonda and California Dreaming. 

He was godawful on WH and HMR. Didn't hear Cali Dreamin'.

Mike did "Here Today" as early as 2001 (http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-beach-boys/2001/lsu-assembly-center-baton-rouge-la-1bddc5d0.html). I think he was also often adding it when the band was occasionally accompanied by a symphony. There are a number of 2007/08/09 examples as well.

"Here Today", "You Still Believe In Me", and "Caroline, No" have all been occasional PS additions to Mike's setlist beyond the core three PS songs. (The latter two always sung by sidemen; indeed out of the six PS songs Mike has done, he only takes the lead on about 1 1/2 of them, singing "Here Today" and of course parts of WIBN and SJB).

Mike did "Surf's Up" last year (well, his band did it, he obviously didn't sing it), so I don't think anything is impossible. I think it would be weird and a bad idea for him to have a sideman sing something like "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times", but you never know.

Have the BBs done I'm Waiting For The Day?

Just the 1975 performances of "I'm Waiting for the Day" with Billy Hinsche on lead.

Wow, sounded like a great show. Hope they bust it out again next time they're in Illinois.

Actually of course I do know that Mike sings only a small portion of IKTAA, but clearly they could arrange to have someone else sing Al's part, giving Mike plenty of time to get ready for his "oo be do be do" tag.  :smokin

Clearly there have been so many vocal switch-offs in live performance (Al used to sing lead on "H&V" live, just to cite one example) that we don't have to cling to the recorded versions of the song? I just think Mike would be taking another big step toward a real and not somewhat manufactured stance of "positivity" if he would honor Pet Sounds in a way that also happened to highlight the songs that his voice is most prominently a part of. Sort of a win-win for everyone, y'know??

(I know, not the usual BBs "scorched earth" scenario. But we can still dream, can't we...)

That's Not Me is one of my all-time favorite songs by anyone. I hate that it's been so overlooked by the touring group. Mike should definitely play it. and then retire for good.

but... that's not M.E.


I'd be glad to design a photoshop for the cause if you think it will help, Autotune.  ;)

Mike mentioned on Facebook, after having already done "Here Today" and "You Still Believe In Me" (and "Caroline, No" I think) in addition to the 3 PS songs he always does, that they would be adding more PS songs to the setlist. So unless he really intends to really start doing a "Mostly the Backing Band Presents Pet Sounds" shows and do even *more* PS songs with Foskett or Eichenberger taking the lead, I would have to guess "That's Not Me" is the most likely candidate.

As I mentioned before, Mike has done “Surf’s Up” and “’Til I Die”, so I don’t think much of *any* song is really off limits at that stage. I just don’t think that when fans complained years ago that Mike’s setlist was stale, they really mean they wanted to see Mike do swaths of Brian-centric songs with backing guys doing the leads. It’s not even as if the “keeping the music alive” argument applies here; Brian is doing nearly 90 concerts this year doing the entire PS album.

I think Mike should stick more to songs he originally sang when he’s digging into the “deep cuts.” And PS is a minefield of *other* guys having to sing the leads. It makes sense, Brian sang a ton of leads on that originally. But, especially with Brian out there touring (and Mike having rejected working with Brian a few years ago), I think it would make more sense for Mike to do “Here Today”, “That’s Not Me”, and then start doing other Mike-centric stuff (“All I Wanna Do”, maybe dig out “Big Sur” or even “He Come Down” or something) instead of doing half or more of the “Pet Sounds” album with other guys singing the lead.