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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Lana
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on: January 26, 2015, 04:37:49 PM
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Mr. Cunningham. May I call you "Don"?
I just can't understand why Brian said that. He was asked which song would he finish, and I assumed that the questioner asked him which song that's still in the can or in demo form that he would finish. Maybe he did mean which already-released song that he wished he had back to finish it because he felt it was unfinished. I think Brian mighta just pulled "Lana" out of his........hat.
Why would "Lana" need to be finished? Did it need an extra verse or more instruments in the backing track or more vocals or more of everything to make it a fuller sounding song?
By the way, you referenced Lindsay Buckingham. He produced a great version of Farmer's Daughter to have the FM ladies sing. He didn't touch it - just had them sing it acapella. Farmer's Daughter has no more of a sparse production effort than Lana or Noble Surfer or Finder's Keepers. I mean, you can take any one of those songs on the very early albums and spice them up or "finish" them. But.......less is more sometimes, you know Don? What's your take on a musical level as far as the verse, chorus, melody of the song? Do you think Lana would be better if it was [somehow] "finished"? I'd say no more than any others in the BB catalog.
Yeah, I had meant something that never made it past the demo/early stages or recording (and I listed 3 examples of unfinished BB tunes I wish we had complete versions of, or that he could finish them as he did with BWPS). Maybe he does consider Lana unfinished though, as some have suggested. Either way, I don't mind - I'm just happy he answered my question at all! . And the thought of him redoing a song like Lana with his current voice is intriguing anyway - I'd definitely love to hear it! Still hoping for a release of Adult/Child and the Paley Sessions more than anything save another reunion, by the way - too bad we couldn't get him to talk about those!
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Smiley Smile Stuff / BRIAN WILSON Q & A / Which unfinished songs of yours would you most like to complete?
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on: January 26, 2015, 08:41:20 AM
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You've revisited some incomplete works in the past, most significantly the SMiLE album in 2004. But there is still a wealth of amazing songs/song ideas that you and The Beach Boys left unfinished throughout your career (ex. "Can't Wait Too Long", "Lonely Days" and my personal favourite "I'm Begging You Please"). There are many such songs that us fans are interested in, but which unfinished songs/demos of yours would you most like to complete/revisit?
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Thread for various insignificant questions that don't deserve their own thread!
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on: January 19, 2015, 01:33:10 PM
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Just got the Good Vibrations box set and was flipping through the booklet when I saw this:
"During the past fifteen years, the Beach Boys have recorded a number of songs for motion picture soundtracks (e.g. "Americathon." "Problem Child") that weren't hits. (Note: Those will be included on a forthcoming Beach Boys rarities collection.)"
Does this mean that there was actually some sort of rarities comp featuring the miscellaneous film tracks being planned at the time? If so, why didn't this end up materializing? Was there any other mention of what might have been on it?
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: God Only Knows-Brian sings lead?
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on: December 29, 2014, 09:47:43 AM
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Sorry to revive this thread, but I just got the Pet Sounds Sessions and was wondering if there is any new information available on this version of GOK from Disc 3. Was it ever confirmed whether or not there is any Brian singing lead on this (and if so, is it a blend of him and Carl/who sings what?). Just curious as to whether there's any consensus on this.
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: M.I.U./L.A. 2-fer, Canadian
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on: July 24, 2014, 05:12:48 PM
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And what's with the messed up (more than usual) lyrics in the booklet for Hey Little Tomboy?
HEY LITTLE TOMBOY SIT HERE IN MY LAP I GOT THINGS THAT I GOTTA TELL YOU
NO MORE SKAREBOARDS, PUT AWAY YOUR BASEBALL MITT ROUGH LIVIN' DAYS ARE THROUGH YOU COULD FIND PLACES TO GO YOU COULD SEE BOYS LOVE YOU SO
HEY LITTLE TOMBOY TURN INTO A GIRL HEY LITTLE TOMBOY ALL OVER THE WORLD
HEY LITTLE TOMBOY I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' AT CHA THINKIN' HOW YOU COULD BE I SMELL PERFUME I LIKE JEANS SO MANY CHANGES I SEE
HEY LITTLE TOMBOY TURN INTO A GIRL HEY LITTLE TOMBOY ALL OVER THE WORLD
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / M.I.U./L.A. 2-fer, Canadian
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on: July 24, 2014, 02:34:40 PM
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Does anybody own the Canadian issue of the 2000 2-fer for M.I.U./L.A. light album and would they be able to take pictures of the front/back of the Art as well as the front/back of the actual disk? I ask because I recently purchased a copy online and a couple of things make me question it's legitimacy - strange residue from the plastic wrap, strange plastic wrap, when compared to the reissues of Sunflower or Carl and the Passions the black text on the CD is of different thickness, as if the green circle in the middle. Would like to confirm the legitimacy of this product so I can contact the seller if necessary. I will post pictures in a few minutes.
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Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Today's Mainstream Music
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on: January 07, 2014, 04:46:16 PM
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Not on topic but interesting note - when I had a friend listen to Pet Sounds they didn't like God Only Knows because the title gets repeated over and over again in the song. (I only count about 20ish so not quite 30+). Guess it's more about the way they repeat the same line - the ending to GOK is genius. :S
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Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Beach Boys On Simpsons
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on: December 15, 2013, 10:10:02 PM
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So I was just watching the latest Simpsons episode and they started playing a 60's sounding song. The voice sounded familiar, but it was only till I heard the trademark Beach Boys harmony that I realized it was Mike Love singing. The song was Merry Christmas Baby from the Christmas album =O
Was it a re recording? Nope, it was the original as far as I could tell.
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