Smile as a solo album in 1967

[mammy blue]

Brian's leads on the early versions of "Here Today" and "God Only Knows"

Where is this Brian lead on "Here Today" I've never heard of this? I have The Pet Sounds Sessions box, but I'm not familiar with this. Is it on there?

Yes, disc 3.

[runnersdialzero]

Brian's vocal for "Here Today" is way too rough around the edges to not be just a scratch vocal. Not double-tracked, and just very... erm, tentative? It's not bad or anything, but it sounds much more like a guy putting an idea down than a formal vocal.

[rogerlancelot]

I am very puzzled by the lyrics to "Whistle In". They do not make sense to me.

 

And then there is "With Me Tonight":

On and on she goes
I know for sure you're with me tonight

What? That's it? I'm just not getting it.....

 

[Chris Brown]

I am very puzzled by the lyrics to "Whistle In". They do not make sense to me.

 

And then there is "With Me Tonight":

On and on she goes
I know for sure you're with me tonight

What? That's it? I'm just not getting it.....

 

I'm not sure there's much to "get" necessarily - Brian just needed dummy lyrics for the little musical ideas he was coming up with, and I doubt he gave the lyrics on those tracks more than a few moments of thought.