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Title: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 29, 2010, 07:22:23 PM So I was thinking the other day of all the different singles, in particularly those that didn't sell well and those that weren't album cuts (maybe a handful). Sometimes, I just feel a lot of the b-sides could have been better, in particularly choosing songs that were from past albums; for example, the Darlin'/Here Today single; why choose a Pet Sounds cut when Let the Wind Blow (or anything else from Wild Honey at that) is a far superior b-side? So I propose a challenge to edit any of the singles A or B side to your liking, and perhaps that change could have charted the single higher. Like switching the 10 Little Indians ??? A side to something far superior. I myself (when I get the time) will prolly do the whole catalog, including solo singles as well. Some of them I'll prolly leave alone, like I Get Around/Don't Worry Baby, obviously because it hit #1 and it's just a fantastic single. I'd also like to hear what, if Bambu had been released, what the single would have been. I think an obvious rule is to only choose songs that were released/written at that time (chronologically).
A great resource to use for this type of thing is Mr. Doe's: http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/usdiscog.html (http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/usdiscog.html) ;) EDIT: By the way, you can do whichever discography (US and UK). Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 29, 2010, 09:49:54 PM 1960s Singles:
The Little Girl I Once Knew/ UK Single (1967): Gettin' Hungry/ Wild Honey/ Darlin'/ Do It Again/ That's my 60s list for now. I want to thank Mr. Doe for using his amazing site :thumbsup Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 29, 2010, 11:22:25 PM 1970s Singles:
Add Some Music To Your Day/ Long Promised Road/ Marcella/ Child Of Winter/ Rock And Roll Music/ Honkin' Down The Highway/ Peggy Sue/ Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Jay on July 30, 2010, 12:34:44 AM Can we do boot...er, "fantasy singles"? That is, singles that would have been released, had the songs themselves been released. If so, then my pick would be Constant Companion with Schoolgirl for the b-side. Followed by Love Remember Me with Love Surrounds Me as the b-side.
Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: shelter on July 30, 2010, 01:18:48 AM The Little Girl I Once Knew/ At the time people were still supposed to believe that Party was actually recorded at a party. Releasing a song without the party overdubs kinda would've given it away. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: shelter on July 30, 2010, 01:22:10 AM I never understood why 'Forever' was a B-side to 'Cool, Cool Water'. You can argue about which song is better ('Forever' IMO), but I think it's obvious that 'Forever' is MUCH more radio-friendly.
Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 30, 2010, 02:22:42 AM Can we do boot...er, "fantasy singles"? That is, singles that would have been released, had the songs themselves been released. If so, then my pick would be Constant Companion with Schoolgirl for the b-side. Followed by Love Remember Me with Love Surrounds Me as the b-side. Heck yeah you can ;D Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 30, 2010, 02:23:13 AM The Little Girl I Once Knew/ At the time people were still supposed to believe that Party was actually recorded at a party. Releasing a song without the party overdubs kinda would've given it away. good call! Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 30, 2010, 02:24:31 AM I never understood why 'Forever' was a B-side to 'Cool, Cool Water'. You can argue about which song is better ('Forever' IMO), but I think it's obvious that 'Forever' is MUCH more radio-friendly. Yeah, I was thinking of editing that single, they kinda dont go together but both are 2 grreat songs....so i just left them alone Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 30, 2010, 05:12:00 AM My Bambu single would be:
Constant Companion/It's Not Too Late Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Andrew G. Doe on July 30, 2010, 05:43:54 AM To my mind, the all time dumbest single release was this:
7/66 Capitol 5706 Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows :o Two guaranteed Top 10 hits - as A sides. Howsabout... Wouldn't It Be Nice/You Still Believe In Me God Only Knows/'Trombone Dixie' Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: shelter on July 30, 2010, 06:00:54 AM To my mind, the all time dumbest single release was this: 7/66 Capitol 5706 Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows :o Two guaranteed Top 10 hits - as A sides. Good call. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Mike's Beard on July 30, 2010, 10:05:30 AM I honestly believe that if two unreleased Christmas songs in Micheal, Row the Boat Ashore and Morning Christmas had been packaged together as a double A side single around late November '78, they would have gave the Beach Boys a VERY strong chance of a Xmas No1.
Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 30, 2010, 09:47:53 PM 1980s Singles:
Livin' With A Heartache/Santa Ana Winds Come Go With Me/ It's Gettin' Late/ Rock And Roll To The Rescue/ Love And Mercy/ Somewhere Near Japan/ Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Myk Luhv on July 30, 2010, 10:29:25 PM "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" should've been a single. The B-side should've been a classic throw-away track used to ensure the A-side is what gets played.
Whose idea was it to release the "Ten Little Indians"/"Country Fair" single? Granted, the associated album is kind of shitty and the good songs were released as singles so... I'd just have not issued that one. Can I do that? If not, I guess I'd issue "The Shift"/"Summertime Blues" or something, I don't know. That album sucks. This would've been a good Surf's Up era single: "Long Promised Road"/"4th of July". I also would've issued something like "Trader"/"Steamboat" during Holland days. A monstrous Love You single should've been "Roller Skating Child" backed with "Ding Dang" -- whether the single is flipped or not, you get an awesome fuckin' song every time! Also, "Airplane"/"Mona" would be a good single, or flip it the other way, whatever. Another shoulda-been-a-single would be "Time To Get Alone" backed with "Be With Me". Okay, so I'm basically naming songs I like a hell of a lot and should've been hits. Wishful thinking? Yeah, probably. I'm enough like Phil Spector to give no sh*t about what people think and I think they'd be awesome singles! Better than most of the weird choices they actually made, at any rate. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Jay on July 30, 2010, 10:44:11 PM How about Fall Breaks and Back To Winter for an A-side, and Wind Chimes as a B-side for a Smiley Smile single?
Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 31, 2010, 12:17:42 AM "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" should've been a single. The B-side should've been a classic throw-away track used to ensure the A-side is what gets played. Whose idea was it to release the "Ten Little Indians"/"Country Fair" single? Granted, the associated album is kind of shitty and the good songs were released as singles so... I'd just have not issued that one. Can I do that? If not, I guess I'd issue "The Shift"/"Summertime Blues" or something, I don't know. That album sucks. This would've been a good Surf's Up era single: "Long Promised Road"/"4th of July". I also would've issued something like "Trader"/"Steamboat" during Holland days. A monstrous Love You single should've been "Roller Skating Child" backed with "Ding Dang" -- whether the single is flipped or not, you get an awesome fuckin' song every time! Also, "Airplane"/"Mona" would be a good single, or flip it the other way, whatever. Another shoulda-been-a-single would be "Time To Get Alone" backed with "Be With Me". Okay, so I'm basically naming songs I like a hell of a lot and should've been hits. Wishful thinking? Yeah, probably. I'm enough like Phil Spector to give no merda about what people think and I think they'd be awesome singles! Better than most of the weird choices they actually made, at any rate. I beleive it was Capitol who thought (after issuing Surfin' Safari) that the 'surfing fad was on its way out' that they issued Ten Indians. That's why I created this thread, so we all have an opportunity to make up what singles we think would have charted. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on July 31, 2010, 12:22:47 AM To my mind, the all time dumbest single release was this: 7/66 Capitol 5706 Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows :o Two guaranteed Top 10 hits - as A sides. Howsabout... Wouldn't It Be Nice/You Still Believe In Me God Only Knows/'Trombone Dixie' I agree, but maybe they were thinkin in terms of how Day Tripper/We can work it Out charted? I don't know, just throwing that out there. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Custom Machine on July 31, 2010, 12:50:38 AM I never understood why 'Forever' was a B-side to 'Cool, Cool Water'. You can argue about which song is better ('Forever' IMO), but I think it's obvious that 'Forever' is MUCH more radio-friendly. I agree completely that Forever should have been the A side and Cool, Cool Water the B side. Unfortunately, when the promo single was sent to radio stations, Forever wasn't even included on the record, as that was during the time (rather brief, I think) when Warner Bros (and a number of other labels) sent out the A side in Stereo on one side of the promo copy, and in mono on the other. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: sockittome on July 31, 2010, 10:31:56 AM I beleive it was Capitol who thought (after issuing Surfin' Safari) that the 'surfing fad was on its way out' that they issued Ten Indians. Then it's a wonder they didn't release Chug-a-lug instead! :lol Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Magic Transistor Radio on July 31, 2010, 08:26:04 PM Chug-a-lug/Coo Coo Clock
Car Club/Custom Machine Amusement Parks USA/Girl From NY City Vegatable/Wind Chimes Let the Wind Blow/Here Comes the Night Forever/Its About Time Long Promised Road/Feel Flows Rio Grande/Mount Vernon and Fairway :) Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Matt H on August 01, 2010, 05:12:06 AM "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" should've been a single. The B-side should've been a classic throw-away track used to ensure the A-side is what gets played. I agree, the first single from BW should have been "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" b/w "Let's Do It Again." Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: shelter on August 01, 2010, 05:42:51 AM "Meet Me in My Dreams Tonight" should've been a single. The B-side should've been a classic throw-away track used to ensure the A-side is what gets played. Whose idea was it to release the "Ten Little Indians"/"Country Fair" single? Granted, the associated album is kind of shitty and the good songs were released as singles so... I'd just have not issued that one. Can I do that? If not, I guess I'd issue "The Shift"/"Summertime Blues" or something, I don't know. That album sucks. This would've been a good Surf's Up era single: "Long Promised Road"/"4th of July". I also would've issued something like "Trader"/"Steamboat" during Holland days. A monstrous Love You single should've been "Roller Skating Child" backed with "Ding Dang" -- whether the single is flipped or not, you get an awesome fuckin' song every time! Also, "Airplane"/"Mona" would be a good single, or flip it the other way, whatever. Another shoulda-been-a-single would be "Time To Get Alone" backed with "Be With Me". Okay, so I'm basically naming songs I like a hell of a lot and should've been hits. Wishful thinking? Yeah, probably. I'm enough like Phil Spector to give no merda about what people think and I think they'd be awesome singles! Better than most of the weird choices they actually made, at any rate. I beleive it was Capitol who thought (after issuing Surfin' Safari) that the 'surfing fad was on its way out' that they issued Ten Indians. That's why I created this thread, so we all have an opportunity to make up what singles we think would have charted. I think the only song on 'Surfin' Safari' that could've gone anywhere as a single (besides 'Surfin'', 'Surfin' Safari' and '409') is 'Little Girl (You're My Miss America)'. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: alanjames on August 02, 2010, 11:53:21 AM The coolest single would be: Sumahama/Brian's Back. Or Brian's Back/Sumahama :P
Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on August 06, 2010, 11:09:04 AM The coolest single would be: Sumahama/Brian's Back. Or Brian's Back/Sumahama :P hmmmm, Idk, an all Mike single featuring some Beach Boy vocals? now is this for his solo album or Beach Boys? Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: Wrightfan on August 06, 2010, 07:56:45 PM Let me take a crack at this:
1962: Ten Little Indians/County Fair becomes Back Home/Land Ahoy(making Cherry Cherry Coupe...not happen :lol) 1963: Be True To Your School/In My Room becomes In My Room/Be True to your School 1964: I Get Around/Don't Worry, Baby becomes I Get Around/All Summer Long Don't Worry Baby gets it's own single. Becomes Don't Worry Baby/She Knows me Too Well. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)/She Knows Me Too Well is scratched off. No single replaces this Dance, Dance, Dance/The Warmth Of The Sun becomes Dance, Dance, Dance/All Dressed up for School The Man With All The Toys/Blue Christmas gets pushed to December. Becomes The Man With All The Toys/Auld Lang Syne. 1965: Do You Wanna Dance/Please Let Me Wonder becomes Kiss me Baby/a complete version of Sandy/Sherry/whatever Help Me Rhonda/Kiss Me Baby becomes Help me Rhonda/Do You Wanna Dance Barbara Ann/Girl Don't Tell Me gets pushed up. Becomes Barbara Ann/Devoted to You The Little Girl I Once Knew/There's No Other (Like My Baby) becomes The Little Girl I Once Knew/And Your Dream Comes True 1966: Caroline, No/Summer Means New Love gets scratched in favor of a VERY bold idea. A single just with instrumentals! Let's Go Away for Awhile/Trombone Dixie Wouldn't It Be Nice/God Only Knows gets split like AGD says but I think of the B sides different. I'd have Wouldn't it be nice b/w I Know there's an Answer and GOK b/w Pet Sounds. Good Vibrations/Let's Go Away For A While becomes Good Vibrations/Look aka I Ran ALTERNATE HISTORY TIME! Heroes And Villains gets released right when it's supposed to (Say November 1966) and is backed with the fabled "part 2" 1967: Surf's Up gets released as a single and it ALSO gets the part 2 treatment (A side is the first part backing track followed by the completed track. B side is the 2nd movement.) I have it coming out January of 1967 right with the album. One more SMiLE single. Vega-Tables b/w an abbreviated version of The Elements. This fails to sell and Brian goes back to basics. That's all for now. I'll try and finish this up some other time. Title: Re: BB Fantasy Singles Edit Challenge Post by: punkinhead on August 06, 2010, 08:17:04 PM good good, i love it!
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