Guilty pleasures or misunderstood genius: List them weird BB songs!

[Emdeeh]

"Shortnin' Bread," both the released and unreleased versions 

[BillA]

Roller Skating Child

[Al Jardine: Pick Up Artist]

ALLEY OOP WOO f*** HER BIG TITS

[Disney Boy (1985)]

ALLEY OOP WOO f*** HER BIG TITS

No way is Rollin' Up To Heaven in any way, shape or form a guilty pleasure. It's a brilliant slice of Beach Boy rock and roll and one of the coolest things they ever did. Great song - nothing guilty about it.

(I'm also confused as to why anyone has felt to list either Full Sail or Amusement Parks USA as guilty pleasures - they're both perfectly decent tracks. Not exceptional, but certainly good.)

[filledeplage]

Hey Little Tomboy and School Girl are my guilty pleasures. Because I'm 35!  

Non-guilty and wholly unapologetic: Hey, Little Tomboy and HCTN!  

[rab2591]

Summer in Paradise (the song)

[schiaffino]

Summer in Paradise (the song)

Thanks for reviving this thread 

[Wah Wah Wah Ooooo]

My biggest Beach Boys guilty pleasure is the "Still Cruisin'" album...I really enjoy it, with the exception of Wipe Out. 

I also like Lahaina Aloha, Strange Things Happen and Summer In Paradise from that otherwise piece of garbage album.

[Jim V.]

My biggest Beach Boys guilty pleasure is the "Still Cruisin'" album...I really enjoy it, with the exception of Wipe Out. 

I also like Lahaina Aloha, Strange Things Happen and Summer In Paradise from that otherwise piece of garbage album.

It's funny, when I was ranking the tracks from Still Cruisin' I came to the same opinion as you. As cheesy, '80s, faux-tropical as it is, I like nearly everything on that album besides "Wipe Out".

[Freddie French-Pounce]

Summer In Paradise. I really enjoy that album!

[Mendota Heights]

Cruisin'!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGOnW8Rui9k

Mike and Brian look ultra cool in this performance.

Live version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz5Hm1wVF5M

[Ron]

"Wipe Out", I still haven't found anybody who admits to liking this song.  I don't like it as a guilty pleasure, I think it honestly has merit as a good song for what it is, lol.  The harmonies are pretty cool, I always liked the fat boys back in the 80's, it's a real good look at Brian's ability to just do the wall of Brian thing, it's an intriguing look at a band like the Fat boys who were the hottest thing out at the moment, working with a band that was incredibly out of touch at the moment (the Beach Boys) and both bands appeared to be happy about it.  There's even the racial thing, here's a group of black guys who are all hip and cool and they want to work with the Beach Boys, the whitest of white bands? 

Just a strange song, I really enjoy it, though. 

[Ron]

I think to the end of time, too, there will always be the divide among fans who do and don't like Love You.  "Honkin Down the Highway", for instance, in my opinion... is one of the absolute greatest things the Beach Boys ever did.  I know it's simple, I know it's stupid, but it's very good, imho.  If that's on the radio, I'm *NEVER* changing the channel.  I can't really say that about every Beach Boys hit, but I can about that one.  Hell i've changed the channel when "god only knows" was on before, but I'd never skip past Honkin' down the Highway. 

[Micha]

Woncha Come Out Tonight, Pitter Patter, Santa Ana Winds. I love them.

Student Demonstration Time, She's Got Rhythm and Kona Coast, I like them.

Matchpoint Of Our Love doesn't meet my personal taste, but it's really sad to hear Brian sing in that good a voice, because it makes clear that there was a chance for his voice to recover but didn't after all.

And they do look good in that video.

[oldsurferdude]

Pitter Patter had everything it needed to be a hit-just needed some airplay. Matchpoint would have been an excellent B side. Both songs are worth having the album, imo.

[ArtVandalay]

Other than Summer of Love, I don't find anything on SIP to be particularly offensive. I like the album quite a bit.