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« on: June 25, 2012, 02:00:36 PM »
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/beach-boys-our-top-50-hits-1.3794840

I don't know if you're interested in this but it at least has a nice picture:
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2012, 02:05:27 PM »
Johnny Carson and Student Demonstration Time?? Outstanding.  Afro

Imagine hearing those in the setlist. I'd dig it.
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2012, 02:07:05 PM »
They're certainly not selling many of the songs:

""Friends" - A waltz type of song where a sneeze can be heard 2:01 in." Cheesy

Also you don't see "Wipeout" on many Top BB songs lists.
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2012, 02:10:03 PM »
Quote from: Rocker on June 25, 2012, 02:00:36 PM
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Are Brian & Mike wearing the same shirt? LOL
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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2012, 02:19:01 PM »
what a terrible list... I hope they never do SDT live or that it is ever releaed again on anything, even reissues of Surf's Up, just replace it with a Dennis song.
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2012, 02:29:08 PM »
Not a single song from Sunflower or Side Two of Today? Undecided  At least they actually bothered to make a list of 50 rather than some generic top 10, but that's a list that could be vastly improve I think.  I certainly hope that's not the order either, because Surf's Up at 40 would be shameful.
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2012, 02:41:10 PM »
I think they just randomly picked the hits and had a scan of Wikipedia since all the descriptions for the songs are either entirely obvious, have little to do with the actual song or is just a piece of un-noteworthy trivia straight from the Wikipedia page (see: the "Friends" cough) Roll Eyes
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« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2012, 02:57:08 PM »
How is Hang on to Your Ego a hit? I love the song, but it doesn't make sense. Also I think Come Go With Me is a bit high, if it should be top 50 at all.
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« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2012, 02:59:24 PM »
Quote from: Magic Transistor Radio on June 25, 2012, 02:57:08 PM
How is Hang on to Your Ego a hit? I love the song, but it doesn't make sense. Also I think Come Go With Me is a bit high, if it should be top 50 at all.
"Come Go With Me" at least was a moderate success (or 'hit'), in contrast to numerous other songs on this thoughtless and lazy list.
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« Reply #9 on: June 26, 2012, 04:50:23 AM »
Quote from: Nuttin' Atol on June 25, 2012, 02:41:10 PM
I think they just randomly picked the hits and had a scan of Wikipedia since all the descriptions for the songs are either entirely obvious, have little to do with the actual song or is just a piece of un-noteworthy trivia straight from the Wikipedia page (see: the "Friends" cough) Roll Eyes
That's exactly what my first impression was.
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