Title: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Jay on June 06, 2008, 08:42:50 PM In this thread, I would like us all to list weird things in BB's songs that we have noticed. They could be mistakes that nobody caught, or they could be odd little curiosities that make you scratch your head and wonder "why?". I'll start by listing a few easy ones:
1. Somebody coughs during the organ solo on "Wendy". 2. There are some very...ehem...unique sounds effects during the fade in "All I wanna do". 3. During the VERY END of the fade in "Be With Me", somebody screams. 4. In "Anna Lee, The Healer", you can hear what sounds like music sheets falling. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Andrew G. Doe on June 06, 2008, 09:03:52 PM 2. There are some very...ehem...unique sounds effects during the fade in "All I wanna do". No, there aren't. :) Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Mr. Cohen on June 06, 2008, 09:13:02 PM Maybe it's just me, but it seems like in the beginning of "A Thing Or Two" Mike pronounces little girl really odd, as if to make sound like "n*****". Someone else actually mentioned this to me when they first heard the song without me having told them. Wild Honey, the album, has always seemed perverse to me in a coying way. Kind of like "Love You".
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Jay on June 06, 2008, 09:21:17 PM 2. There are some very...ehem...unique sounds effects during the fade in "All I wanna do". No, there aren't. :) Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Daniel S. on June 06, 2008, 10:53:40 PM Those aren't sound effects, kid. ;)
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Aegir on June 07, 2008, 12:10:58 AM 2. There are some very...ehem...unique sounds effects during the fade in "All I wanna do". No, there aren't. :) "Wanna" as a word is more gentle than "Want To". That's how I tell them apart. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Pretty Funky on June 07, 2008, 04:41:18 AM Talking during 'Do It Again' intro.
Bruce mentions a Pet Sounds song on the pod cast where Brian is talking but can't think of it off the top of my head. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: mikeyj on June 07, 2008, 06:22:34 AM Bruce mentions a Pet Sounds song on the pod cast where Brian is talking but can't think of it off the top of my head. I'm guessing he means "Here Today" where (from memory) you can hear Brian say "top please" and Bruce is talking with someone about cameras. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Amanda Hart on June 07, 2008, 06:23:20 AM Bruce mentions a Pet Sounds song on the pod cast where Brian is talking but can't think of it off the top of my head. You can hear a lot of studio chatter thoughout Pet Sounds in the mono version, which they edited out for the stereo versions. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Wrightfan on June 07, 2008, 06:59:24 AM The middle of the Smiley Smile version of Wonderful sounds like it has a staged orgy going on.
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 07, 2008, 07:40:07 AM On the intro to "California Girls", at the 10 second mark, does Hal Blaine accidently hit his cymbal?
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: the captain on June 07, 2008, 09:57:23 AM At :24 of "Wake the World" is a sound of something sliding over metal, but it doesn't sound like a cymbal or intentional percussion. To me, it always sounded like something across a metal music stand--maybe a capo or something sliding off it. But Mr. Desper responded to a post on this board that it was fred noise. Very odd that it's so loud if that's what it is, as you'd almost have to be intentionally mic'ing the neck. (Although Frank Zappa wrote that he did that sometimes, because he liked the percussive effect of his left hand fingers hitting the fretboard.)
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Sheriff John Stone on June 07, 2008, 10:42:21 AM At :24 of "Wake the World" is a sound of something sliding over metal, but it doesn't sound like a cymbal or intentional percussion. To me, it always sounded like something across a metal music stand--maybe a capo or something sliding off it. But Mr. Desper responded to a post on this board that it was fred noise. Very odd that it's so loud if that's what it is, as you'd almost have to be intentionally mic'ing the neck. (Although Frank Zappa wrote that he did that sometimes, because he liked the percussive effect of his left hand fingers hitting the fretboard.) I always thought it was supposed to be somebody opening (or closing) the blinds or curtains after they either go to bed or wake up in the morning. I just thought of another one. On The Honey's "The Love Of A Boy And A Girl", the person hitting the wood block misses a beat badly. Don't have the exact time of it.... Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Dave in KC on June 07, 2008, 11:06:19 AM During Country Air there is a buzzing sound that comes and goes. I was told that there was a an electrical problem of some sort, but I always thought that they had that in there to sound like bees. Still do!
And that song has the best "hum" in any rock song. Not a bad whistle either. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: SloopJohnB on June 07, 2008, 03:08:16 PM On the intro to "California Girls", at the 10 second mark, does Hal Blaine accidently hit his cymbal? I remember reading somewhere that this "click" noise came from the activation of a switch on the mixing console. (I could be wrong though) Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: punkinhead on June 07, 2008, 04:29:49 PM On He's a Doll (i know i've asked this before) but what's the crunching noise? and what's the percussion instrument used on Breakaway?
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: thebaron on June 07, 2008, 06:49:54 PM On the intro to "California Girls", at the 10 second mark, does Hal Blaine accidently hit his cymbal? Yeah, that's always annoyed the sh*t outta me. How that slipped past Mr. Golden Ears, I dunno. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Jay on June 07, 2008, 08:18:05 PM During Country Air there is a buzzing sound that comes and goes. I was told that there was a an electrical problem of some sort, but I always thought that they had that in there to sound like bees. Still do! I've always wondered about that buzzing too. And that song has the best "hum" in any rock song. Not a bad whistle either. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Aegir on June 07, 2008, 10:08:26 PM On the intro to "California Girls", at the 10 second mark, does Hal Blaine accidently hit his cymbal? Yeah, that's always annoyed the merda outta me. How that slipped past Mr. Golden Ears, I dunno. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Pretty Funky on June 07, 2008, 10:26:53 PM Brians solo of 'Warmth Of The Sun' from the IJWMFTTs disc. The clicking (not sure from what) seems out of time to me.
But hey...I'm no Brian Wilson. :-\ Have a listen and tell me its not just me somebody! Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: joe_blow on June 08, 2008, 02:26:41 AM Of course there is a saved writing or two on the Shut Down board. Some of the oddities that come to mind are:
the snoring in I Went To Sleep Carl's "Soulful Old Man Shunshine" something uttered in Here Today "hold all the talking" (or something like that) before Do it Again Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: mikeyj on June 08, 2008, 02:41:42 AM the snoring in I Went To Sleep I don't know if I'd call that an oddity since it's kind of relevant to the song Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: the captain on June 08, 2008, 04:55:46 AM Carl's "Soulful Old Man Shunshine" Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Andrew G. Doe on June 08, 2008, 09:41:37 AM what's the percussion instrument used on Breakaway? It's Steve Desper tapping the bowl of Murry's pipe with a chopstick. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: shelter on June 08, 2008, 09:58:03 AM On "Be Here in the Morning":
The sound effect on Carl's vocal is switched off a bit too soon on one line (on "Be here and make my life", the "life" is without the sound effect). Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: joe_blow on June 08, 2008, 10:59:58 PM Carl's "Soulful Old Man Shunshine" Yes, you are right. I apologize for posting something completely off topc. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: wgolly on June 13, 2008, 08:15:45 AM isn't there supposed to be an odd growling sound on Hang on to your ego at some point? i've never heard it/
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: mikeyj on June 13, 2008, 08:18:18 AM On "Be Here in the Morning": The sound effect on Carl's vocal is switched off a bit too soon on one line (on "Be here and make my life", the "life" is without the sound effect). Yeah, that one always bugs me!! Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Jay on June 14, 2008, 12:00:41 AM I forgot to mention a few. There is a weird audio "glitch" at the start of "Never Learn Not To Love". It happens on the word "cease". It's on the old out of print cd version, and on the "twofer". The same thing happens during the first verse of "Good Vibrations".
Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: sockittome on June 14, 2008, 12:39:47 AM I forgot to mention a few. There is a weird audio "glitch" at the start of "Never Learn Not To Love". It happens on the word "cease". It's on the old out of print cd version, and on the "twofer". The same thing happens during the first verse of "Good Vibrations". Oh yeah, the two dropouts in the first few seconds of GV. I understand it had something to do with some rough edit splices, which is hard to understand with all the time and care that went into producing that masterpiece! Here's one that gets me every time: a split second before the occapella section of "I Can Hear Music" there is a very noticeable blip. Perhaps an editing issue? There is a similar blip when the vocals come in after the instrumental break of the song "Friends", right around the time the clarinet (or whatever it is) hits that awkward note. Title: Re: Odd things in Beach Boys songs Post by: Dave in KC on June 15, 2008, 12:47:17 AM These are all things that endear us to their work. It's that important.
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