Reunion tour song list

[Sheriff John Stone]

We recently had that "Campfire Songs" thread. If I remember correctly, they sang "Still Cruisin" around the campfire on one of the shows and Brian was really into it. Of course, that was 23 years ago....

[Ziggy Stardust]

HEY GUYS HOW ABOUT A SONG FROM FRIENDS (or Love You, but i'm just wishin' here) INSTEAD OF STILL CRUISIN', HOW ABOUT THAT HUH?

But they're STILL CRUISIN' AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! Don't you get it?


I know. Still, they could have added Summer Of Love.

Oooooooooooooooooh right, makes sense! my bad then.

Hell, open the show with that song boys!

[Eric Aniversario]

I may be in the minority here, but I love hearing Still Cruisin at live shows!

[Rocker]

HEY GUYS HOW ABOUT A SONG FROM FRIENDS (or Love You, but i'm just wishin' here) INSTEAD OF STILL CRUISIN', HOW ABOUT THAT HUH?

But they're STILL CRUISIN' AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! Don't you get it?

I remember an interview with Carl on british TV and he was asked what the new single was called and he said "Still cruisin'...after all of these years" and rolled his eyes to the extreme 
But again, I like that song. But not if they cut "Our prayer" or something to that effect for it. More cuts from Friends, Love you, etc. would be appreciated. And some stuff like "Lonely sea", "Surfer moon", etc. would be neat, too

[Roger Ryan]

Just to point out, as I did in the CLARKSTON, MI thread, that "Still Cruisin'" was specifically added as a nod to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise event - Mike was intent on doing as many car songs as possible for the "Motor City"...and the local audience loved it.

[Rocker]

Just to point out, as I did in the CLARKSTON, MI thread, that "Still Cruisin'" was specifically added as a nod to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise event - Mike was intent on doing as many car songs as possible for the "Motor City"...and the local audience loved it.

It was played in Milwaukee as well....

[Mikie]

Excellent post, Wirestone! I was gonna do the same thing but you saved me the trouble.


So is the list at the top of the thread the current "revision"?

[Roger Ryan]

Just to point out, as I did in the CLARKSTON, MI thread, that "Still Cruisin'" was specifically added as a nod to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise event - Mike was intent on doing as many car songs as possible for the "Motor City"...and the local audience loved it.

It was played in Milwaukee as well....

...and, apparently, they enjoyed doing the song so much in Detroit that they're keeping it in the show! 

The truth is, in the context of the set, the song was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Brian really seemed committed to the backing vocals in Detroit. Given how many truly great songs they're doing each night, I can't really complain about the lesser ones. For me, the two sets flowed flawlessly...until "Kokomo" and "Barbara Ann"; I know they're big hits, but they don't set well as encore songs. I'd move "Help Me, Rhonda" and "California Girls" into those positions and move "Kokomo" to somewhere in the middle of the first set ("Barbara Ann" can simply be moved to the discard pile).

[Wirestone]

Excellent post, Wirestone! I was gonna do the same thing but you saved me the trouble.


So is the list at the top of the thread the current "revision"?

It is now, or should be ... still don't know the lead vocalists for Cruisin' besides Mike, though ...

[Justin]

I think this thread should be a sticky since it's an important feature of this tour.

[Mikie]

Agreed!

[tpesky]

Like this thread a lot....I wasn't at a concert where it was done but from the youtube video it sounds like Brian on the verses (Carl's part) and Al  ( not Jeff)  on the "you need Good Timin , it takes Good Timin responses" but I could be wrong.

[mabewa]

Just to point out, as I did in the CLARKSTON, MI thread, that "Still Cruisin'" was specifically added as a nod to Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise event - Mike was intent on doing as many car songs as possible for the "Motor City"...and the local audience loved it.

It was played in Milwaukee as well....

...and, apparently, they enjoyed doing the song so much in Detroit that they're keeping it in the show! 

The truth is, in the context of the set, the song was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Brian really seemed committed to the backing vocals in Detroit. Given how many truly great songs they're doing each night, I can't really complain about the lesser ones. For me, the two sets flowed flawlessly...until "Kokomo" and "Barbara Ann"; I know they're big hits, but they don't set well as encore songs. I'd move "Help Me, Rhonda" and "California Girls" into those positions and move "Kokomo" to somewhere in the middle of the first set ("Barbara Ann" can simply be moved to the discard pile).

I agree with you about the encore songs.  Why save two of the worst songs for last?  I understand that Kokomo has gotta be there, but seriously, is anyone really going to go home crushed because they didn't do Barbara Ann???

[Wirestone]

Like this thread a lot....I wasn't at a concert where it was done but from the youtube video it sounds like Brian on the verses (Carl's part) and Al  ( not Jeff)  on the "you need Good Timin , it takes Good Timin responses" but I could be wrong.

I've read that elsewhere on the board too. I changed it.

[drbeachboy]

Both shows that I attended some folks were yelling for Barbara Ann throughout the performance. The Boys are more known for it now, than The Regents. It would be missed. Even Brian had it in his encores since 1999.

[HeyJude]

Both shows that I attended some folks were yelling for Barbara Ann throughout the performance. The Boys are more known for it now, than The Regents. It would be missed. Even Brian had it in his encores since 1999.

I remember going back through the excellent BB Setlist Archive website, and I think there was a period of time around 1986 or so where the BB's experimented with opening with something other than "California Girls", and I think one of the experiments was opening the show with "Barbara Ann." I always wondered if that would quiet the people yelling for it for the entire show. Who knows, maybe they'd just want to hear it again.......

Actually, it looks like the experiment was opening with "Good Vibrations", and "Barbara Ann" was in the middle of the set. It's funny how not opening with "California Girls" was an exciting change for an 80's BB setlist.

[Rocker]

  I understand that Kokomo has gotta be there, but seriously, is anyone really going to go home crushed because they didn't do Barbara Ann???

Unfortunately yes......

[southbay]

Both shows that I attended some folks were yelling for Barbara Ann throughout the performance. The Boys are more known for it now, than The Regents. It would be missed. Even Brian had it in his encores since 1999.

I remember going back through the excellent BB Setlist Archive website, and I think there was a period of time around 1986 or so where the BB's experimented with opening with something other than "California Girls", and I think one of the experiments was opening the show with "Barbara Ann." I always wondered if that would quiet the people yelling for it for the entire show. Who knows, maybe they'd just want to hear it again.......

Actually, it looks like the experiment was opening with "Good Vibrations", and "Barbara Ann" was in the middle of the set. It's funny how not opening with "California Girls" was an exciting change for an 80's BB setlist.

They opened with Good Vibrations in 1986 when the tour was being sponsored by Sunkist

[Wirestone]

I don't mind Kokomo or Babs in the encore. I just wish they also did Good Vibes there.

Also, the band clearly loathes playing Kokomo. It's incredibly lifeless, except for Mike.

[Rocker]

Both shows that I attended some folks were yelling for Barbara Ann throughout the performance. The Boys are more known for it now, than The Regents. It would be missed. Even Brian had it in his encores since 1999.

I remember going back through the excellent BB Setlist Archive website, and I think there was a period of time around 1986 or so where the BB's experimented with opening with something other than "California Girls", and I think one of the experiments was opening the show with "Barbara Ann." I always wondered if that would quiet the people yelling for it for the entire show. Who knows, maybe they'd just want to hear it again.......

Actually, it looks like the experiment was opening with "Good Vibrations", and "Barbara Ann" was in the middle of the set. It's funny how not opening with "California Girls" was an exciting change for an 80's BB setlist.

They opened with Good Vibrations in 1986 when the tour was being sponsored by Sunkist

In the early 70s around "Surf's up" they did that too

[Sheriff John Stone]

I saw The Beach Boys in Valley Forge, PA in I think 1982, and they opened with "It's OK". Caught me totally off guard because that song was on its way out of the set list by then - I thought. I remember that Carl had recently returned to the band, Jeff Foskett was also there, and the show was very tight.

[Sheriff John Stone]

I don't mind Kokomo or Babs in the encore. I just wish they also did Good Vibes there.

Also, the band clearly loathes playing Kokomo. It's incredibly lifeless, except for Mike.

Totally agree. I'd like to see the encore as "Good Vibrations", "Barbara Ann", and "Fun, Fun, Fun". Move "Kokomo" to the beginning portion of the second set.

[Coachhill]

That's 54 songs, by my count. Any I'm missing?

When I added it to a excel spreadsheet, I was at 59, minus the 2 that may or may not have been played during a sound check

[Wirestone]

That's 54 songs, by my count. Any I'm missing?

When I added it to a excel spreadsheet, I was at 59, minus the 2 that may or may not have been played during a sound check

It's gone up because I've edited the list subsequently.

[Coachhill]

Thank you for putting the list together.