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« on: January 10, 2012, 07:42:08 PM » |
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In My Room is one song that is sort of prophetic in that Brian spent a good amount of time in his room in the early 70s. Today I was listening to the song When I Grow Up. It caught my attention that the ages being stated as it fades out. Right after 25, Mike says 'Oh no!'. This was about the age Brian took a major step back (after Friends). The last age you hear is 32 which Brian turned in 1974! This is when Brian really turned it off for a few years! Jan and Dean's song Dead Man's Curve is another one.
Thoughts? Other prophetic songs?
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2012, 09:54:38 PM » |
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Other prophetic songs?
From "Back Home" — "I'll eat everything that Ma puts on the table / When I get back you won't believe how I've grown" …grown to 300 lbs.  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2012, 10:07:04 PM » |
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I'm bugged at my old man where he talks about growing a beard..
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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2012, 10:17:20 PM » |
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Be True to your school. Brian's singing background vox with Marilyn, which later on in life he'd refuse to sing unless Marilyn sang with him, right?
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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 10:22:43 PM » |
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'surf's up' details the demise and eventual re-birth of 'Smile' and Brian Wilson's future ... musically and personally.
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2012, 05:06:55 AM » |
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i think the whole of smile pretty much was prophetic. i mean it was recorded in sections and fragments and all put together, which after it fell apart sent them out of the public's eye like they were. this is prophetic of how the beach boys would be for the next twentty some years. They spread the smile songs out amongst the albums (sections and fragments) and also failed to ever gain the same critical reception they had in the 60's.
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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2012, 05:57:34 AM » |
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"I Went To Sleep."
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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2012, 06:20:24 AM » |
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i think the whole of smile pretty much was prophetic. i mean it was recorded in sections and fragments and all put together, which after it fell apart sent them out of the public's eye like they were. this is prophetic of how the beach boys would be for the next twentty some years. They spread the smile songs out amongst the albums (sections and fragments) and also failed to ever gain the same critical reception they had in the 60's.
Except for that period of 74-76 where the BBs were as big as ever! |
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2012, 09:55:41 AM » |
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Don't Worry Baby
"Well it's been building up inside of me for, oh, I don't know how long" could be interpreted as Brian talking about the stresses which lead to his breakdown later that year.
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2012, 11:08:33 AM » |
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"'Til I Die". Everyone's going to die, and some people already have. |
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that's it, who here wants to touch d***s? all in a row, just run your hand across several of them and hit them like you're bret hart tagging your fans as you approach the ring wearing teh pink sunglasses in 1993 ----runnersdialzero
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2012, 11:43:34 AM » |
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"she's going bald" written before Mike lost all his hair,"shying away" written before she divorced Brian..
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2012, 11:58:25 AM » |
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"I'll have to live with my doctors just to keep me alive"
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"I think people should write better melodies and sing a little sweeter, and knock off that stupid rap crap, y’know? Rap is really ridiculous" -- Brian Wilson, 2010
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« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2012, 12:31:21 PM » |
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From "Little Saint Nick": "Cruisin' every pad with a little surprise" foretells mid '70s Brian drug suppliers picking up money from & dropping off dope in his mailbox. Maybe not a surprise to Brian, but probably was for Marilyn or the kids if they happened to get the mail that day.
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« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2012, 12:46:26 PM » |
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"All the guys try to catch her but she leads them on a wild goose chase now" anticipates the Bush administration's futile attempts to capture Osama bin Laden.
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« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2012, 01:41:17 PM » |
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Here Today can be interpreted as Brian being a survivor and still being with us.
Lets Go Away For Awhile can refer to The Beach Boys trip to Holland.
Do It Again can refer to the 2012 reunion
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« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2012, 01:41:51 PM » |
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Not a Beach Boy song but Carl's song "Like a brother" talks about "wait for your wave there'll be another". Brian has definitely caught another for sure.
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« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2012, 02:01:26 PM » |
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"I Went To Sleep."
YES! Because Brian must have gone to sleep the night he wrote it! |
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« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2012, 05:09:52 PM » |
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All Alone "If I could live my life again..." written and sung by Dennis
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #18 on: January 11, 2012, 05:13:54 PM » |
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All Alone "If I could live my life again..." written and sung by Dennis
Written by Carli Munoz, not Dennis. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2012, 05:38:25 PM » |
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All Alone "If I could live my life again..." written and sung by Dennis
Written by Carli Munoz, not Dennis. Well my bad. Sung by Dennis |
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #20 on: January 11, 2012, 05:57:23 PM » |
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"I Went To Sleep."
YES! Because Brian must have gone to sleep the night he wrote it! "All the guys try to catch her but she leads them on a wild goose chase now" anticipates the Bush administration's futile attempts to capture Osama bin Laden.
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All roads lead to Kokomo. Exhaustive research in time travel has conclusively proven that there is no alternate universe WITHOUT Kokomo. It would've happened regardless.
What is this "life" thing you speak of ?
Syncopate it? In front of all these people?!
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« Reply #21 on: January 11, 2012, 06:22:56 PM » |
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YES! Because Brian must have gone to sleep the night he wrote it!
Maybe not — the tune was supposedly about cocaine. |
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''People are thinking Mike Love is crazy.''
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« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2012, 05:48:56 AM » |
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"All the guys try to catch her but she leads them on a wild goose chase now" anticipates the Bush administration's futile attempts to capture Osama bin Laden.
LOL! I think we got a winner! Van Dyke should ask Mike to interperate his lyrics! |
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"Over the years, I've been accused of not supporting our new music from this era (67-73) and just wanting to play our hits. That's complete b.s......I was also, as the front man, the one promoting these songs onstage and have the scars to show for it."
Mike Love autobiography (pg 242-243)
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« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2012, 05:41:45 PM » |
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H.E.L.P. Is On The Way is another prophetic song...
Perhaps I should start a new thread, but there are a bunch of songs that could fit into any BB era for example Your So Good To Me sounds like a Love You song.
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