right. turns out Brian might not even be on that version. it sounds like an alternate Carl vocal to me

I agree with more Dennis and Al in general. either could have done Tree justice and I'd love to hear Dennis and Carl's attempts at SOS.

but mostly I wish Brian had laid down more leads on his compositions, at least in demo form.
if there was just one version of Brian singing God Only knows in '66 I would die much happier. same goes for any number of songs that Carl or somebody else sang instead. it's a long list.

just wondering how many folks have made their own custom mixes of good ol' Good Vibs... I've got one version that clocks in at nearly 12 minutes, stringing together most of the session highlights we've been given.


but I'm wondering if anyone has experimented with the "gotta keep those lovin good..." section. I'm trying to mix those vocals with the  more recently-released "hum-be-da" chanting section, similar to how it's been done in concert. I'm also trying to mix the chorus vocals with the extended tag we were given on The SMiLE Sessions, which is how it's been performed live as well.

anyone else tried this? 

 

and the hits just keep comin

slow night for me. as we eagerly await the next installment, here's the fruit of my original post. all in good fun of course!  



I HIT A CLOWN


Clown clown, hit a clown, I hit a clown (yeahhh)
Hit a clown clown now (oo-woo-ooh) I hit a clown

I hit a clown (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Knocked him down (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Swingin' at his head (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
He's got me seein' red (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)


I'm gettin' bugged at my cousin Mikey's lame-o schtick
I gotta find him backstage and kick him in the dick

My brothers and me make art while Mike gets paid
He's a clown jugglin' balls in a city parade


I hit a clown (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Knocked him down (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Swingin' at his head (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
He's got me seein' red (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
I hit a clown... clown... hit a clown downtown now


(guitar solo)


He always takes credit but he can't play a note
And I'll never miss when I kick him in the scrote

None of the guys try'n stop me cuz they know that I'm right
To kick cuz hard in the nards til his face turns white


I hit a clown...
(repeat chorus to fade)

For the love of god, somebody record this, PLEASE !!!

if we do that then we'll definitely need an accompanying music video.
who's got a bunch of fake beards?

slow night for me. as we eagerly await the next installment, here's the fruit of my original post. all in good fun of course!  



I HIT A CLOWN


Clown clown, hit a clown, I hit a clown (yeahhh)
Hit a clown clown now (oo-woo-ooh) I hit a clown

I hit a clown (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Knocked him down (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Swingin' at his head (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
He's got me seein' red (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)


I'm gettin' bugged at my cousin Mikey's lame-o schtick
I gotta find him backstage and kick him in the dick

My brothers and me make art while Mike gets paid
He's a clown jugglin' balls in a city parade


I hit a clown (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Knocked him down (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
Swingin' at his head (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
He's got me seein' red (hit a clown clown now, I hit a clown)
I hit a clown... clown... hit a clown downtown now


(guitar solo)


He always takes credit but he can't play a note
And I'll never miss when I kick him in the scrote

None of the guys try'n stop me cuz they know that I'm right
To kick cuz hard in the nards til his face turns white


I hit a clown...
(repeat chorus to fade)

clown clown, hit a clown, I HIT A CLOWN!

the "Brian fired Murry" argument doesn't really hold water because by most all accounts, including Mike Love's, it was a group decision or at the very least instigated by Brian and Mike.

so none of Brian's other co-writers had a problem getting songwriting credit. it makes you wonder if Mike wasn't such a prick he might have gotten the credit he deserved back then. seems no one can stand the guy, Murry was certainly no exception.

Murry was not on the record with that point of view. Old and interesting RS article.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beach-boys-a-california-saga-part-ii-19711111

Hope it copies.  

if anything, this article bolsters my contention that no one can really stand Mike Love. nowhere does Murry defend or say he enjoys Mike's company or likes Mike as a person. Mike comes across as vulgar and stupid among other things: chasing whores in Europe (being led on and ripped off numerous times and even almost getting killed), nearly being fired from the band, incapable of playing an instrument, etc.

thanks for the "cannon fodder"  

 

Gentlemen - My apologies for not being clear as to why I put the link in.  It was to show in the first section, that Murry had some nice things to say about his nephew.  Around paragraph nine.

"When Brian was eight years old, he sang in a concert, singing one of Mike Love's songs."  

A public concert?

"Well my sister, Mike's mother, Mrs. Love, Emily Love - loved music.  She didn't play piano or anything but she loved music and gave this concert in my honor as a songwriter. And they featured several of my songs--she even hired a trio, a musical group, to play my songs for this concert.

This was for an audience?

"Yes, it was for school friends and teachers and friends of hers. And Mike Love wrote a song called "The Old Soldier," about a soldier that died you know in the war?  He was only nine and a half when he wrote it.  I heard it over at my sisters house, and I thought it was just darling, But I heard it as a hymn, it was a song in hymn form...

...So when he was eight years old I bought Brian his first suit with long pants, and he sang both versions of Mike's song at this concert. We taught him both sets of lyrics, Mike's and mine, and he brought the house down."

Sorry I was not clear when I posted the link.  

     

so you posted what is quite probably the most damaging article about Mike Love *EVER* for a single anecdote from Murry about a song Mike wrote at the age of 9? in order to demonstrate that Murry liked and respected Mike and always gave him proper credit? bravo.

     

Denny's Drumpf

so none of Brian's other co-writers had a problem getting songwriting credit. it makes you wonder if Mike wasn't such a prick he might have gotten the credit he deserved back then. seems no one can stand the guy, Murry was certainly no exception.

Murry was not on the record with that point of view. Old and interesting RS article.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beach-boys-a-california-saga-part-ii-19711111

Hope it copies.   

if anything, this article bolsters my contention that no one can really stand Mike Love. nowhere does Murry defend or say he enjoys Mike's company or likes Mike as a person. Mike comes across as vulgar and stupid among other things: chasing whores in Europe (being led on and ripped off numerous times and even almost getting killed), nearly being fired from the band, incapable of playing an instrument, etc.

thanks for the "cannon fodder" 

so none of Brian's other co-writers had a problem getting songwriting credit. it makes you wonder if Mike wasn't such a prick he might have gotten the credit he deserved back then. seems no one can stand the guy, Murry was certainly no exception.

 
funny stuff ghosty! i LOL'd

in all seriousness... what is the funkiest thing the Beach Boys laid down?

the Wild Honey album is so R&B influenced, and A Thing or Two in particular is pretty funky for this band at that time. it's all about the bass and is so unlike anything they did up to that point. or since really.
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxGstAel7c

"plenty of highs to start with, and then we wanna just WACK OFF MAN!"

has anyone ever asked Mike why he waited over TWO DECADES to pursue legal action to establish his co-writes?

just seems like if it was so important to him and he felt so cheated and "f*cked with" he would have done something about it sooner.


doesn't it?

this is still too good to be true:

https://soundcloud.com/smileyhoneyfriends-1/cifotm-i-believe-in-miracles

the text of Mike's lawsuit is nothing short of libel. oh the irony

here's a man who lives in the lap of luxury and owns the rights to the Beach Boys name which he wrested from his founding bandmates, yet still believes he's getting the short end of the stick.

He doesn't own the rights to the Beach Boys name, he has a renewable license to use it for touring, and he didn't wrest that from anybody, it was granted by a vote of the corporation.

sigh.
for all intents and purposes, the name belongs to Mike. when those same voting corporate members (Brian & Al) expressed a desire to continue touring and performing as Beach Boys alongside Mike, he's the one who kept it from happening. when they have used the Beach Boys name to promote a tour or release, Mike sued. he has done everything in his power to control the Beach Boys brand and prevent the others from claiming their rightful and equal membership. he's the Executive Producer don'cha know

sounds like a good time, not to mention tons more views 

bring it on 

what is he even getting at with the whole Matt Jardine thing? does he think they're trying to fool the audience into believing it's Brian singing falsetto? they're not. is this really the stuff that consumes his waking thoughts?

the article is a revealing peek into the unstable (by his own admission) mind of Mike Love. you almost feel sorry the guy, which is exactly what he wants.


here's a man who lives in the lap of luxury and owns the rights to the Beach Boys name which he wrested from his founding bandmates, yet still believes he's getting the short end of the stick.

a man who refused to keep working with his founding bandmates after a mega-successful album/tour/reunion, yet still has to ask his wife why he is the villain. what did i do??

a man who took his cousin to court and was awarded several million dollars and name recognition on dozens of songs for the rest of eternity, yet still asks how it can ever be resolved.

a man who claims to have meditated twice a day for nearly fifty years, yet still lacks the self-awareness and humility to finally stop blaming others for his misery.
 

gimme your worst. if you think we can handle it

   

how many more pages til we get a good Mike Love story??  quit holding out