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« on: November 03, 2011, 07:29:49 PM »

I've just made a play list of Brian favourites

Including:

Four Freshmen
Sail Away - Randy Newman
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Be My Baby - The Ronettes

I'd be interested to extend this so if you know of other Brian Wilson favourites please tell me. Obviously more Phil Spector.


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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2011, 08:05:18 PM »

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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2011, 08:06:54 PM »

He recently said he liked "Let It Be" by The Beatles. 
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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2011, 08:23:35 PM »

I remember reading somewhere that he was a big fan of ELO's Eldorado when it came out. Also that he liked Forever by Roy Wood which was Wood's tribute to both Wilson and Neil Sedaka and he sings in the style of Carl Wilson (Wood plays saxophone on Its OK)
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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2011, 08:27:23 PM »

Just off the top of my head...

You could probably put on a lot of Spector's stuff, not just Be My Baby although that's obviously a significant one.
Also, Chuck Berry and The Everly Brothers.
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2011, 08:34:45 PM »

What a fool believes + heaps others I am sure there was a thread about this ages ago!!
He like the oldies station and the music played on it!
Maybe if the oldies station played POB Brian could hear it!
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2011, 08:46:58 PM »

He recently said he liked "Let It Be" by The Beatles.  

Thanks for reminding me, it just occurred to me that Phil Spector hand on this might have helped endear it to Brian

He's played "She's leaving home" in concert, i understand that Paul played it to him not long after he wrote it.
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2011, 09:13:46 PM »

I've seen him say that he likes Pink Floyd's  Dark Side of the Moon.
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2011, 09:15:39 PM »

he mentions Rosemary Clooney all the time.  He likes Nat King Cole a lot too. 

I've heard him specifically say that he couldn't ever listen to "Whiter Shade of Pale" because he though the organ playing in it was his own funeral music. 

He likes

"Games People Play" by Joe South.  lol. 
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2011, 09:17:51 PM »

Oh, and of course :  "Proud Mary" by CCR
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2011, 09:22:10 PM »

he mentions Rosemary Clooney all the time.  He likes Nat King Cole a lot too.  

Do you know of any specific songs?
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2011, 09:34:54 PM »

he mentions Rosemary Clooney all the time.  He likes Nat King Cole a lot too.  

Do you know of any specific songs?

Brian actually attended Rosemary Clooney's funeral if you can believe that.  Brian liked her version of "When You Wish Upon a Star". 

He told Larry King that he loved Nat King Cole's "When I fall in Love" .  He also said he liked Perry Como, Andy Williams and Kenny Rogers, LOL!
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2011, 09:41:44 PM »

Insomuch as it's a Spector record, and he loves them, he's had particular praise for A Christmas Gift For You.... Wiki says it's Brian's favourite record of all time  LOL
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2011, 09:59:25 PM »


Brian actually attended Rosemary Clooney's funeral if you can believe that.  Brian liked her version of "When You Wish Upon a Star". 

He told Larry King that he loved Nat King Cole's "When I fall in Love" .  He also said he liked Perry Como, Andy Williams and Kenny Rogers, LOL!


Hey thanks, Brian leads us down many strange pathways. I don't know that I can follow him to Perry Como, Andy Williams and Kenny Rogers.
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2011, 10:58:19 PM »

Brian has mentioned Bach a few times. Anyone know if there are particular pieces of Bach's music that have made an impression on him?
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« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2011, 01:25:52 AM »

he mentions Rosemary Clooney all the time.  He likes Nat King Cole a lot too.  

Do you know of any specific songs?

Brian actually attended Rosemary Clooney's funeral if you can believe that.  Brian liked her version of "When You Wish Upon a Star". 

He told Larry King that he loved Nat King Cole's "When I fall in Love" .  He also said he liked Perry Como, Andy Williams and Kenny Rogers, LOL!

I didn't hear back but I sent Brian an LP Kenny Rogers did with The Bobby Doyle Trio in 1962. They were kind of like the Freshman with a little Ray Charles thrown in.
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« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2011, 02:02:15 AM »

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« Reply #17 on: November 04, 2011, 03:06:46 AM »

I remember reading somewhere that he was a big fan of ELO's Eldorado when it came out.

I'm surprised that he's not more into ELO (well, maybe he is, but he never speaks about them), specifically the albums from "Eldorado" up to and including "Time"
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« Reply #18 on: November 04, 2011, 03:09:11 AM »

My Obsession by the Rolling Stones
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« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2011, 04:24:38 AM »

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« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2011, 04:41:02 AM »

This reminds me of the "Lets Make a Mix cd for Brian" thread...with this choice post by your fav moderator The Real Beach Boy: http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,10476.msg191395.html#msg191395
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« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2011, 05:08:40 AM »

"It's Magic" by Pilot and "76 Trombones" from Meredith Wilson's Music Man.
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« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2011, 09:35:09 AM »

I remember reading somewhere that he was a big fan of ELO's Eldorado when it came out.

I'm surprised that he's not more into ELO (well, maybe he is, but he never speaks about them), specifically the albums from "Eldorado" up to and including "Time"

"Time" has some very Love You-esque synths onit. Imagine the BBs doing Twilight or Yours Truly? Time is easily my favourite ELO album
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« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2011, 10:20:37 AM »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Brian said he likes Celine Dion's voice?  Shocked
He complimented Zooey Deschanel on the She and Him album, but maybe he was just taken with Zooey.
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« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2011, 10:27:50 AM »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Brian said he likes Celine Dion's voice?  Shocked
He complimented Zooey Deschanel on the She and Him album, but maybe he was just taken with Zooey.

Celine Dion makes me want to vomit.
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