In The Key Of Disney

[ghost]

Here's why this song is awesome: it's like you've got so depressed that you break through to the other side - you switch from your right amygdala to the left and experience ecstatic insanity. The flute part of the song is so delightfully mad. It's Syd Barrett on a picnic having a good day.

I just put this track on as soon as I got home from hell [obligations] and it's lifting me right out of my misery. And I was miserable - mostly catatonic in my remote schizoid behavior, but at one point I cracked and stormed out of somewhere and walked a few miles crying just melting in my mind. Now I feel better. Although I guess the cabaniscabinessence didn't hurt either.

[Wirestone]

Another irony about this tune -- there is so much griping about Brian's voice (or lack of same), that it has gone without notice that he barely sings on this teaser track.

[hypehat]

That 'Heigh-Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' he gets is boss, though. 

He's on all the stacks of vocals, just not mixed high at all.

[Dunderhead]

That 'Heigh-Hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo' he gets is boss, though. 

He's on all the stacks of vocals, just not mixed high at all.

Wow, I listened to a few times and couldn't hear him at all.

[ghost]

Since Brian's chorus hook is done we just need Mike Love to write a rap to the verses. The new Beach Boys #1 - Hey Ho.

[Shady]

1:15 and on puts the biggest smile on my face

[ghost]

1:15 and on puts the biggest smile on my face

Same here man. Feels good right?

[Shady]

1:15 and on puts the biggest smile on my face

Same here man. Feels good right?

Feels real good..

Pumped for this album

[ghost]

any news yet on which songs or versions have influenced Brian on this album? i'd like to hear versions he might have used as a basic template of the song to work from in Brianizing it.

although i guess it would be the ones that appeared in the movies? i haven't seen them all.

[Amy B.]

Another irony about this tune -- there is so much griping about Brian's voice (or lack of same), that it has gone without notice that he barely sings on this teaser track.

Isn't that him doing the bass voice in the beginning, and the bass (or maybe baritone) part of tweedle-dee-dee? I hear a lot of Darian in the harmonies. Is that Brian doing the first "heigh ho"? And I can hear Brian again when they sing in unison at the end.

[Jim V.]

Honestly, if I didn't know beforehand, I probably would have never known that was a song performed by "Brian Wilson".

However, I did find the Buddy Holly cover enjoyable, and that is the kinda way I hope he sings on the supposed new Beach Boys album. On songs like this and on most of BWRG I can definitely hear that this is the same guy who sang "Please Let Me Wonder" and the bridge to "Surfer Girl." His singing is really pretty on some of his newer material, and I hope this continues on the Disney album even though I don't really have much excitement for it.

[Emdeeh]

I listened to "Heigh-Ho, etc." three times using the link on Brian's site (http://brianwilson.com/disney/).

I hear Brian's voice in the mix in places. That track has some major Spike Jones influence, methinks. Kind of appropriate considering that the Beach Boys' and Spike Jones' stars are next to each other on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

[Jonas]

I love this. I think its time I make a confession. One of my fav things of all time is ALL things Disney. I am a huge Imagineering nerd, and am willing to admit I've gone to WDW a bajlillion times (it helps I'm in Florida). Anyway, to put two of my favorite things together like this, there are no words to describe how ecstatic I am.

[dmcguire70]

Look VERY closely - it's not AGD 

goshdarnit !!
 

It took me a few posts to realize it wasn't AGD lol - I kept thinking how weird it was that he would voluntarily draw in horns on his avatar

Me too I thought it was a bit strange that he would deface his own work of art,and  only just noticed it was Foe not Doe.

[dmcguire70]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A good chord key change warms my heart!

[dmcguire70]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A chord/key change warms my heart!

[dmcguire70]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A good chord/key change warms my heart!

[ghost]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A good chord/key change warms my heart! Geek

[puni puni]

M̸̝͈̰̫ͅy͕̠̠ ̗͐̐̆ͯͮ͢f̫͖̠̝͚̋ͧ͑ͣ͊̍̐ả̓̑v̵̋ͨͬo̶̮͕̫̹͛̌͗u͊̍́ͅr͉̩̩̳̋̒͂̑͆͑̾i̸̤̥̞͚̻̦ͩ́t̯͖̆͢e̗̭̤͈̣͙̾̒ͣ̕ ̞͉͇͒̏̊̋̌͠p̶̭ͦ̈́͆a̸̭ͬ̎̿̌͒̇r͎̥͖̼̻͖ţ͓̍̐̀̔ ̱͒̿̈́̔̐̋i̼̙̦̠͇̎s̙̥̗͕ͤͧͤ̓͒ͅ ̙ͤ̏ͣͦ̌t̰̞̠̼ͨ́̏̿̒͘ḫ̥̮͇͌ẹ̖̳̗͓͎̃ ͇͈̱ͨ̆̿̿kͣ̇͊͏͇̳̰̪͙̜̱e̫̻̭̜̣ͧ̓̈̂y͖̻ ̬̰͕ͯͪ͒͡ç͔͎͚͎͍͈̊͛̆h͚̔͊̃aͤ̆ͧ̇̏̃҉̮̜͚̯̳̠̭ṇ̀̅͞g̫͍͙͖̺͍͉̾̐ë́ͣ́ͪ̒̃/̺̦̫̉́̐ͦ̀c͉͂̓h͢o̺̥̺̼̫̟ͫ̎́r̝̗͇̲ͥ̄̈́ͭ̓̔́͜d̪͎̠͌̇͂ͤ͛͂̈ ̧͖̂ͧ̅a̤̦t̶͎̭ ̢͇̟̬͎ͪ͌͋̈̀1̮̦̗̻̳͚̯͛̆͂ͦ͆ͧ͞.̦͑͞3̟̗̳͔̈́͒8̝̤͙̟̯͓̯ͥ͌.ͮ̈͑̆Ȃ͕̣̎ ̧͉͂g̷̗̦̟o̞ͦͤ̿ͨ̍͂͠oͣ̍ͤͪ͜d͉̉ͤ̀̽͠ͅ ̱̺ͣc̃ͯ̎͠h́oͣ͠r̠̣͎̄ͧͧͨ̒̉d̳̯͔̺̙̓̅̏̃ͤ͝/̣ͩ̂̀kͩͣe͇̱̊̈́̓ͮ̉y͓͖͕̏̒ ̪ͫͤ͒͌̍̑c͈̟̭̜h͞a͍̳̪͎̱͉̋̃̍ͯ́̓̕n͖ͪ͝g̛͌͗͊͊ͣ̔e̲͊ͯ̅ͦ̈́ͫ̒ ̟͈̝̞͖̭͕͢w͚̪̘ͪ͂͊̃̇̆́a̧͕̩̩̪̦̓ͫ͑r̟̟̩͔̺̙͍̍̂̎m̲͗̏̓̚s͕̄́͗̈́́͝ ̞̗͕͈̯͚͔̆͒m̛ͥͪ͛̈́ͬͧy̕ ̴̜̘͎̞̰͆̆ͅḧ̸̭̥ͬ͆ͅͅë̺̺̱̯́̈́̅ͭ̐̔a̷͇͚͚͇͕̒͐ͨͪ͗ͥȓ̜t̝̪̫̝̪̒̓͗̈ͣͩ̊!̢̞̠̟̜̣̅͊̉͐

[Shady]

It's either the weed or you guys are messing around

[dmcguire70]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A good chord/key change warms my heart! Geek

Woops i think i need to see an opthamologist  before i edit another post.
Sorry bout that!

[dmcguire70]

My favourite part is the key change/chord at 1.38.A good chord/key change warms my heart! Geek

Woops i think i need to see an opthamologist  before i edit another post.
Sorry bout that!

And stay off the acid!

[?]

My interest in Disney pretty much begins and ends with the influence Snow White had on Suspiria, but this track is a lot better than I was expecting.  I still hope this is the end of the cover albums though.

[Shady]

My interest in Disney pretty much begins and ends with the influence Snow White had on Suspiria, but this track is a lot better than I was expecting.  I still hope this is the end of the cover albums though.

This album is going to be great but

+1

Original material after this please

[Wirestone]

Agreed.

But it also seems pretty well established that Brian doesn't really write anymore. He probably could be goosed by a collaborator, but unless he initiates it, I don't see anyone pushing him into that.

So I guess that's what I enjoy about this two-album project -- he gets to play with other folks' songs, produce, do some arranging and sing. It's a pleasant, low-key way to record. He gets to spends a few weeks in the studio and puts out a record a year. What's not to like?