Which Beach Boys song has grown on you the most?

[SBonilla]

How She Boogalooed It. It's all boss to me now.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

I should probably never admit this, but:

Here Comes The night (Disco Version)

Y'know why though? it's got that groove, albeit a very artificial one, but does work best on the 7" version.

Other cuts include Smiley Smile (Heard PC SMiLE before hand), most of the early beach Boys catalogue (Pre-PS) and most of the later stuff. Come to think of it, the only 2 albums I used to play were Pet Sounds (My first one) and The Original Best Of The Beach Boys (UK version)....

but I liked WH after teh first playing, so there!

Bonus: I didn't find BWPS that amazing on the first listen - but I didn't know smile then!

[Myk Luhv]

It took me years, I suppose, to get into Ricky and Blondie's stuff but now I enjoy them. I can't help but feel they're still a little journeyman -- if they weren't credited to 'The Beach Boys' would anyone bat an eyelash? -- but the "Listen, listen, hear the music play" bit off "Here She Comes"is great. I think R+B should've recorded with Brian more, as they all seemed to have an ear for a good groove.

[EgoHanger1966]

Add Some Music To Your Day

[drbeachboy]

"Make It Big" always reminded me of Val Halen's "Jump".

[The Heartical Don]

1. Surf's Up.

My brother once bought some Warner's compilation spanning 4 LPs. It was called 'Superstars Of The Seventies', and had anything ranging from Carly Simon via the Faces via Seals and Crofts to, yes, the Beach Boys.

I did not know what to expect, and was all into Rhonda, and California Girls, and suchlike. So I found Surf's Up rather subdued, introverted, and I missed a true intro, and was there a chorus? a bridge?

But I caught up. Now it is not only my favourite Beach Boys song, if I had to choose the one best song in all post-war popular music, it would be Surf's Up.

2. Diamond Head.

Don't know how I perceived it the first times around. Quality filler? Hm. Don't recall it that precisely any more. But today I dearly, dearly love it. Esp. the tricky rhythmic invention is so great. You can 'read' the rhythm in several ways, depending on whether you accentuate the percussion in your listening, or the ukulele.

3. TWGMTR. From 'fine' to 'classic BBs stuff'. Higher praise I do not know of.

[Forshorn]

Still Cruisin'.

It's just damn catchy.

[Newguy562]

Still Cruisin'.

It's just damn catchy.

yes it is i love that song

[JanBerryFarm]

Cottonfields

[Jukka]

Most of CATP still hasn't grown on me. Maybe one day I'll see the light.

Cottonfields (Brian's version) is the most listened song on my iPod, and one of my all time favorites. But initially I didn't like it, 'cos I first heard the CCR version, and found it boring and repetitive, country rock by numbers. But Brian's brilliant arrangement ultimately won me over, and I realized what a great song it is.

[JanBerryFarm]

Most of CATP still hasn't grown on me. Maybe one day I'll see the light.

Cottonfields (Brian's version) is the most listened song on my iPod, and one of my all time favorites. But initially I didn't like it, 'cos I first heard the CCR version, and found it boring and repetitive, country rock by numbers. But Brian's brilliant arrangement ultimately won me over, and I realized what a great song it is.

I, too, did not like it at first. My reaction was: This is not Beach Boy material. The lyrics didn't make sense to me. It just seemed out of place.

I like the current performance version better than the single version, actually. The Lp version rules.