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Title: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: punkinhead on July 01, 2009, 11:59:31 PM Alright, for those fans of the compilation: Pet Smile, I was thinkin of ideas for putting together a 2nd vol. of Pet Sounds/Smile influenced songs from then and now. For those unaware of Pet Smile and it's awesomeness, it's a variety of songs from the 60s to now with a Pet Sound or Smile influence....ranging from First Class' Beach Baby to Eric Carmen's Never gonna Fall in Love again to the Wondermints' Tracey Hide.
I figured I'd start with a couple ideas: -Fleet Foxes: He Doesn't Know Why (very pet sounds-esq...plus the goats in the studio in the music video) -Beatles: Here There and Everywhere -Van Dyke Parks/John C. Riley: Black Sheep (from Walk Hard soundtrack) -Burt Bacharach: Nikki (very pet sounds) -any Weezer ideas? any other ideas? Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Jason on July 02, 2009, 12:12:25 AM I doubt there was ever an influence, but stuff like Fuga No. II and Caminhante Noturno from the second Os Mutantes album reek of a Smile-esque sound. Of course, Brian never wrote Arnaldo Baptista a letter asking him to reform Os Mutantes and open for the Beach Boys. :)
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: The Heartical Don on July 02, 2009, 02:12:20 AM Make a cut of the track 'Good Laugh Mun' by the Flaming Groovies (album: 'Now!'), so that the last 30 seconds are preserved. Do a loop and also make a nice fade-in. That is as Pet Sounds as it gets.
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: 8o8o on July 02, 2009, 02:15:41 AM Tim Hardin's "Baby Close Its Eyes".
Always reminds me of "Pet Sounds", especially the intro. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 02, 2009, 04:54:36 AM songs from the 60s to now with a Pet Sound or Smile influence....ranging from First Class' Beach Baby While "Beach Baby" does indeed have a definite BB influence, it owes exactly nothing to either Pet Sounds or Smile and precisely everything to All Summer Long and Summer Days. ;D REM - "At My Most Beautiful" Gary Griffin - "Geronimo Leaps" Jeff Foskett - "Thru My Window", "Love Of My Own" Fraternal Order Of The All - "Love Tonight" Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: The Heartical Don on July 02, 2009, 05:04:58 AM Elvis Costello: 'The Other Side Of Summer'
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: PongHit on July 02, 2009, 05:56:20 AM How 'bout this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtsQxUYHXbw Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Roger Ryan on July 02, 2009, 06:44:06 AM Elvis Costello: 'The Other Side Of Summer' ...or Costello's "Favorite Hour" (from BRUTAL YOUTH) which the singer claimed was his attempt to write a song like "Surf's Up". Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Thunderfingers75 on July 02, 2009, 07:02:50 AM REM - At My Most Beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvfPcx5hQJU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvfPcx5hQJU) Flaming Lips - Waitin for a Superman http://www.last.fm/music/The+Flaming+Lips/_/Waitin'+for+a+Superman (http://www.last.fm/music/The+Flaming+Lips/_/Waitin'+for+a+Superman) Wilco - Candyfloss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B7I6L9eQsk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B7I6L9eQsk) Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: The Heartical Don on July 02, 2009, 07:26:03 AM (a daring contribution)
Tom Verlaine: 'The Scientist Writes A Letter' (from 'Flash Light'). I get shivers every time, it's so hauntingly beautiful. Always reminds me of 'Surf's Up'. But I might be mistaken by thinking that everyone else has the same associations. Listen for yourselves. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: onkster on July 02, 2009, 09:21:36 AM AGD sez: While "Beach Baby" does indeed have a definite BB influence, it owes exactly nothing to either Pet Sounds or Smile and precisely everything to All Summer Long and Summer Days.
Gotta disagree--there's a french horn line near the end that is a very obvious ripoff of the one from "God Only Knows"--so that's a hair less than exactly nothing. Otherwise, yeah, I agree. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: punkinhead on July 02, 2009, 10:06:49 AM I agree AGD, but it was the only thing I could think of that early in the morning, a couple bowls later ( :smokin)
Also, I'm thinking that cut of Love Tonight is actually on Pet Smile, great song btw. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 02, 2009, 01:02:29 PM AGD sez: While "Beach Baby" does indeed have a definite BB influence, it owes exactly nothing to either Pet Sounds or Smile and precisely everything to All Summer Long and Summer Days. Gotta disagree--there's a french horn line near the end that is a very obvious ripoff of the one from "God Only Knows"--so that's a hair less than exactly nothing. Otherwise, yeah, I agree. Actually it's a riff from Sibelius' 5th symphony, the same one that Strawberry Switchblade used for their 1984 hit "Since Yesterday". ;D Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Alex on July 02, 2009, 01:04:42 PM Camera Obscura-French Navy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CkfvYMCWM Camera Obscura-If Looks Could Kill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztIWgEO0vRc And definitely like Ponghit said, Weird Al's Pancreas! Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 02, 2009, 01:06:29 PM Also, I'm thinking that cut of Love Tonight is actually on Pet Smile, great song btw. What's the tracklist ? Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: variable2 on July 03, 2009, 05:33:11 PM Fleet Foxes - Quiet Houses.. has a great little Smile-like outro..
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: the captain on July 03, 2009, 08:14:34 PM I admit to having no idea what's on volume 1, but it seems that a few obvious choices might be 1) approximately half of Pet Soul by Splitsville (I'll let you guess which half) and 2) plenty of Apples in Stereo's Her Wallpaper Reverie.
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: punkinhead on July 03, 2009, 09:45:27 PM Pet Smile:
Hush (Jellyfish) I've Seen to Dream (Tony Rivers and Harmony Grass) Love Tonight (Fraternal Ordwer of All) My World Fell Down (Sagittarius) Silently (Del Shannon) Tracy Hide (the Wondermints) Beach Baby (First Class) Goodbye (the Postmarks) Dead Meat (Sean Lennon) Let's Hope Nobody Finds Us (Lewis Taylor) Carraway Stream (Gordian Knot) Guess I'm Dumb (Glen Campbell) Don't Cry Over Me (Mark Eric) Highway Noise (June and the Exit Wounds) No Gnashing Teeth (Eric Mathews) It's a Sad World (Curt Boettcher) My Way (Chris Rainbow) Never Gonna Fall in Love Again (Eric Carmen) Let's Go to San Francisco (The Flowerpot Men) Chalkhills and Children (XTC) Sandy (Ronnie and the Daytonas) What a Groovy Day (Tony Rivers and Harmony Grass) Sebrina, Paste, and Plato (Jellyfish) Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Surfer Joe on July 03, 2009, 10:31:58 PM "Birdhouse In Your Soul"- They Might Be Giants (deliberate, specific homage)
"Be Nice To Me"- Todd Rundgren "Pale And Precious"- Dukes Of Stratospheare (deliberate, specific homage) "Let's Pretend"- The Raspberries "Ram On"- Paul McCartney (Maybe more of a Friends influence, really) "Take A Run At The Sun"- J. Mascis (deliberate, specific homage) "God Give Me Strength"- Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach (deliberate, specific homage) Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: shelter on July 04, 2009, 03:16:19 AM AGD sez: While "Beach Baby" does indeed have a definite BB influence, it owes exactly nothing to either Pet Sounds or Smile and precisely everything to All Summer Long and Summer Days. Gotta disagree--there's a french horn line near the end that is a very obvious ripoff of the one from "God Only Knows"--so that's a hair less than exactly nothing. Otherwise, yeah, I agree. Actually it's a riff from Sibelius' 5th symphony, the same one that Strawberry Switchblade used for their 1984 hit "Since Yesterday". ;D The horns at the ending of 'Beach Baby' are clearly playing a melody from 'Let's Go To San Francisco' by The Flower Pot Men - a song that lead singer Tony Burrows and songwriter John Carter had previously collaborated on. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: PongHit on July 04, 2009, 05:03:25 AM "The Last Balloon" - XTC
Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 04, 2009, 10:39:39 AM AGD sez: While "Beach Baby" does indeed have a definite BB influence, it owes exactly nothing to either Pet Sounds or Smile and precisely everything to All Summer Long and Summer Days. Gotta disagree--there's a french horn line near the end that is a very obvious ripoff of the one from "God Only Knows"--so that's a hair less than exactly nothing. Otherwise, yeah, I agree. Actually it's a riff from Sibelius' 5th symphony, the same one that Strawberry Switchblade used for their 1984 hit "Since Yesterday". ;D The horns at the ending of 'Beach Baby' are clearly playing a melody from 'Let's Go To San Francisco' by The Flower Pot Men - a song that lead singer Tony Burrows and songwriter John Carter had previously collaborated on. That too. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on July 04, 2009, 11:01:47 AM The Music Tapes: Majesty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD_0wegMc7Q The Polyphonic Spree: Its the Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9gk1PGZxaE Mount Righteous: When the Child Awakes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1DvYtHHKqU The Sunshine Fixx: Interstates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKOkxmS7q4I Sufjan Stevens: Chicago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDRrqcZbdPU Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: the captain on July 04, 2009, 11:25:00 AM The Music Tapes: Majesty http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD_0wegMc7Q ... The Sunshine Fixx: Interstates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKOkxmS7q4I Really, virtually the entire E6 qualifies, in that about a third to a half of it in the early years (say, '96-'02, before Elf Power hit its straightforward pattern and Of Montreal went funky) existed pretty much to praise Smile. (With the others in their Beatles-Kinks bag.) It's just a matter of which songs you want to pick. Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: pixletwin on July 06, 2009, 12:43:48 PM I always felt "The Punctured My Yolk" by the Flaming Lips was vey Pet Sounds-ish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85BEAQIBPOI Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Alex on July 06, 2009, 06:52:39 PM I always felt "The Punctured My Yolk" by the Flaming Lips was vey Pet Sounds-ish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85BEAQIBPOI The entire Soft Bulletin album is pretty Pet Sounds/SMiLE-like... Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: Reggie Dunbar on August 16, 2009, 08:32:10 PM Title: Re: Pet Smile vol. 2 ideas? Post by: RONDEMON on August 17, 2009, 08:27:56 AM Paul Steel - Moon Rock
The ENTIRE album. It's AMAZING. |