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Title: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 03:34:52 AM We all know Brian loves to collaborate with others on lyrics, but really, you'd think a lot of the feelings he had in ideas for writing a song, he'd have a lot of impact on the words, but who knows. Really, I just wanted to make a good sized list of songs that Brian, by himself, wrote without any help from others. In thinking about this, I started with the Love You era, particularly, the second half. Also, with Adult Child not being officially released, it's hard to tell who helped on song credits, but then again, we can only assume based on the lyrics themselves, if they sound all Brian-y.
Solar System the Night was so Young I'll bet He's Nice Let's Put Our Hearts Together I wanna Pick You Up Airplane Love is a Woman Roller Skating Child Mona Johnny Carson Honkin' Down the Highway Lines? Everybody Wants to Live? Life is For the Living? Busy Doin' Nothin' Little Pad With Me tonight Whistle In TM Song I Do (Castells) Girls on the Beach All Dressed up for School Christmas Day (BB Christmas album) On Christmas Day? Girl Don't Tell Me I'm Bugged at my old Man Little girl I Once Knew You're Welcome ;D Can't Wait Too Long Time To get Alone This Whole World Games Two can Play Stoked ;) The Baker Man Judy Til I Die Lonely Days Hey Little Tomboy My Diane It's Over Now Still I Dream of It The First Time Baby Let Your Hair Grow Little Children Night Bloomin' Jasmine Cry Happy Days Lana Land Ahoy Surfer Girl Surfer Moon Custom Machine That Special Feeling? I'm Begging you Please? Too Much Sugar Being with the One You Love It's Trying to Say? Just an Imitation? Rollin' Up to Heaven (ding dang) Lazy Lizzie? Marilyn Rovell? Mike Come Back to LA I'm a Man (June 1980) My Solution Stevie Believe in Yourself Good Kind of Love Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Andrew G. Doe on September 11, 2010, 04:38:41 AM "Sherry" had lyrics by Russ Titleman.
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Nicko on September 11, 2010, 05:50:11 AM Lonely Days is very debatable isn't it?
Also, it's surely possible that Landy contributed some lyrics to the Love You songs and other stuff from that era. That claim was made in Brian's autobiog anyway so it's entirely possible that it's untrue too. Custom Machine as a Mike credit doesn't it? Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: The Heartical Don on September 11, 2010, 05:59:13 AM Lonely Days is very debatable isn't it? Also, it's surely possible that Landy contributed some lyrics to the Love You songs and other stuff from that era. That claim was made in Brian's autobiog anyway so it's entirely possible that it's untrue too. Custom Machine as a Mike credit doesn't it? I wouldn't think that Landy did any of the Love You lyrics. The rift between the naive and naughty joy on Love You, and the psychobabble that came later is too deep for me. Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: bgas on September 11, 2010, 06:28:33 AM Most of the "hooks" in the Love You lyrics were written By Mike Love; however, since none of the songs were really hits, he didn't claim them.
Once other artists really get into the songs, redo them and make them milllion sellers, Mike will have his next lawsuit. Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 06:34:07 AM "Sherry" had lyrics by Russ Titleman. oh yeah, good call Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 06:36:09 AM Lonely Days is very debatable isn't it? Also, it's surely possible that Landy contributed some lyrics to the Love You songs and other stuff from that era. That claim was made in Brian's autobiog anyway so it's entirely possible that it's untrue too. Custom Machine as a Mike credit doesn't it? I felt like I read it on a couple different sources about Custom Machine, I was unsure too...i'm sure someone will correct me Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 06:40:16 AM Lonely Days is very debatable isn't it? Also, it's surely possible that Landy contributed some lyrics to the Love You songs and other stuff from that era. That claim was made in Brian's autobiog anyway so it's entirely possible that it's untrue too. Custom Machine as a Mike credit doesn't it? I wouldn't think that Landy did any of the Love You lyrics. The rift between the naive and naughty joy on Love You, and the psychobabble that came later is too deep for me. The lyrics on Love You only spell out one author to me: Brian Wilson. I could just spit out 5 different lyrics randomly, and it's just a known fact, 'hey, that's gotta be a BW lyrics.' haha. I remember in his autobiography (been a few years since I read it), that songs he wrote with Landy early on, the Beach Boys wanted for later albums like the TM Song & Johnny Carson. Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Mikie on September 11, 2010, 06:44:05 AM What's this thread about again? Songs that Brian wrote by himself?
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 06:51:50 AM right right ;D
I was just tryin to straighten things out about Landy's early 'contributions' to Brian's music, if there was any, thus why I didn't really put down any song that had his credit (BW88), even though they took the credit off for the 2000 re-release. Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: punkinhead on September 11, 2010, 06:53:34 AM btw, the songs that have question marks beside them are in question, if I could just get a yes or no about those, I'd be happy to cross em out or leaven em.
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Paulos on September 11, 2010, 08:53:56 AM 'Luau' - written by Bruce Morgan.
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: summerinparadise.flac on September 11, 2010, 10:37:01 AM Do we know that Baby Let Your Hair Grow Long is his? Seems odd for Brian to write a lyric thats such a consciouss throwback to an older song.
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Wirestone on September 11, 2010, 10:53:27 AM Brian was asked about BLYHGL in 88 and said he didn't make the connection between it and Caroline, No at all. He thinks long hair is sexy. So Tony picked up on it for PS, and BW later wrote his own song about it. There are some alternate lyrics for the song that are a rejected Landy rewrite, I believe.
I'm pretty comfortable crediting Brian with sole authorship on Love and Mercy. Landy seems to have written an extra verse, but it wasn't recorded. Brian wrote at least some of the lyrics on Melt Away, too. More recently, three additions: Walkin' Down the Path of Life Believe in Yourself Good Kind of Love Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Mikie on September 11, 2010, 11:33:47 AM Landy seems to have written an extra verse, but it wasn't recorded. It wasn't recorded in the studio, but it was recorded live. And how do you know whether Brian or Landy wrote it? Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Cam Mott on September 11, 2010, 11:39:15 AM I think the reason there were no LY tunes in Mike's lawsuit is because the suit was only about songs where Brian and Murry colluded to deny Mike his rights on songs published by Brian and Murry as Sea Of Tunes. Sea of Tunes had been sold to Irving by LY time and I believe the group had been their own publisher for some time before that [presumably not cheating themselves].
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Andrew G. Doe on September 11, 2010, 12:44:04 PM Brian was asked about BLYHGL in 88 and said he didn't make the connection between it and Caroline, No at all. He thinks long hair is sexy. So Tony picked up on it for PS, and BW later wrote his own song about it. There are some alternate lyrics for the song that are a rejected Landy rewrite, I believe. More recently, three additions: The original lyric makes no - or barely any - mention of hair, long or otherwise, as I recall. Been a while, so i stand to eb corrected. Walkin' Down the Path of Life Believe in Yourself Good Kind of Love The lyrics to "Path" aren't Brian's. :) Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Wirestone on September 11, 2010, 12:48:30 PM Quote how do you know whether Brian or Landy wrote it? I said seems. Quote The lyrics to "Path" aren't Brian's. He has a solo credit for the tune, so I was going from that. Scott's work? Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Andrew G. Doe on September 11, 2010, 01:29:05 PM Quote how do you know whether Brian or Landy wrote it? I said seems. Quote The lyrics to "Path" aren't Brian's. He has a solo credit for the tune, so I was going from that. Scott's work? Nope. Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on September 11, 2010, 05:23:25 PM Huh...whose were they then?
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: Runaways on September 12, 2010, 11:36:27 AM he mocks you with his knowledge!
Title: Re: Songs/lyrics Brian wrote by himself Post by: SloopJohnB on September 12, 2010, 01:07:10 PM Did Brian write "Message Man" by himself? If not, who is (are) the cowriter(s)?
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