Baywatch Nights

[TimmyC]

I read somewhere that in the mid 90s (I think around the time Soul Searchin was recorded by the BBs?) that Brian and Mike wrote a song for Baywatch Nights that was actually called "Baywatch Nights". Assuming I did not misread/misunderstand something, it would seem that this was the first "Wilson/Love" song written since KTSA, and the last to date (the songs Mike contributed to on TWGMTR have additional co-writers). Please correct me if I'm wrong about that. But what I'm mostly interested in is whether anyone has ever heard the Baywatch Nights song/recording, know anything about it, and/or can attest to its quality?

Thanks!

[Wah Wah Wah Ooooo]

I could be wrong, but I think that song morphed into "Dancing Through the Night," (unsure of title) from the sessions Carl walked out on...and then it morphed into "How Could We Still Be Dancing" that was recorded for "Gettin In Over My Head" with Elton John.

I could be way off, and probably am.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Pretty much how it was.

[Rocker]

Weren't the sessions for "Dancin' the night away" filmed ?

[hypehat]

I could be wrong, but I think that song morphed into "Dancing Through the Night," (unsure of title) from the sessions Carl walked out on...

Listening to "How Could We Still Be Dancin'", it's hard to see what was so offensive about it.

Then again, it was about Baywatch. And with lyrics by Mike Love....

[guitarfool2002]

Pulse! Magazine, November 1995 Brian/Van Dyke cover story, comments from Don Was:

"Wilson is now writing Beach Boys songs with Mike Love again, and Was says that 'of the 40 new songs we've got, a handful are as good as anything he's written'. Still, the forthcoming album may or may not be the emotional catharsis that Was is hoping for. "When I was talking to Mike and Brian, I told them 'If you go write about surfing it's not going to ring true. But if you can write the truths of your life, the fact that you're family and there's been these deep chasms in your life that require this deep emotional involvement - if you can write about that, it would be incredibly uplifting for people. So they said 'Great', and went off to write a song. Then they came back and said 'We got it! It's called Baywatch Nights!'"


Classic.

[hypehat]

That quote is amazing.

[KittyKat]

They were looking to sell it to the Baywatch show, which was still on.  Another tie-in like Kokomo and that Tom Cruise movie.  I'm sure Mike was looking forward to filming a video with Pam Anderson and Elena Eleniak or whatever her name was.

[southbay]

Baywatch Nights--it was a different show, a spinoff. I remember reading that article at  the time, forgot that quote from Was but that takes me back now. The new album ALMOST makes up for what did not happen in 1995/96.  That was heartbreaking at the time.

[guitarfool2002]

Baywatch Nights--it was a different show, a spinoff. I remember reading that article at  the time, forgot that quote from Was but that takes me back now. The new album ALMOST makes up for what did not happen in 1995/96.  That was heartbreaking at the time.

It was heartbreaking and disappointing (40 new songs!!!), and I also remember reading in Pulse! magazine at that same time how both a Pet Sounds and a Smile box set were in the works while all of that was going on. Don Was had been involved, or was suggesting things for the Smile set.

It's funny how it just took a few decades for it all to unfold, but we eventually got 1. A Pet Sounds Sessions box, 2. A Smile Sessions box, and 3. New Beach Boys recordings.

Patience is a virtue for Beach Boys fans. 

[guitarfool2002]

They were looking to sell it to the Baywatch show, which was still on.  Another tie-in like Kokomo and that Tom Cruise movie.  I'm sure Mike was looking forward to filming a video with Pam Anderson and Elena Eleniak or whatever her name was.

The song for Baywatch Nights never materialized on or around that spin-off, but remember the Beach Boys (with Brian) did in fact appear on the show Baywatch singing a new song. It never really went anywhere, popularity-wise. But it was somewhat nice to see Brian taking part in the beach activities. It's probably on YouTube - I can't remember if Pam Anderson or the other Baywatch Babes were in the video with the band.

[SMiLE Brian]

They were looking to sell it to the Baywatch show, which was still on.  Another tie-in like Kokomo and that Tom Cruise movie.  I'm sure Mike was looking forward to filming a video with Pam Anderson and Elena Eleniak or whatever her name was.

The song for Baywatch Nights never materialized on or around that spin-off, but remember the Beach Boys (with Brian) did in fact appear on the show Baywatch singing a new song. It never really went anywhere, popularity-wise. But it was somewhat nice to see Brian taking part in the beach activities. It's probably on YouTube - I can't remember if Pam Anderson or the other Baywatch Babes were in the video with the band.

Is summer of love with Brian looking really disinterested and wanting to leave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBFsJk6PWu0

[GhostyTMRS]

They were looking to sell it to the Baywatch show, which was still on.  Another tie-in like Kokomo and that Tom Cruise movie.  I'm sure Mike was looking forward to filming a video with Pam Anderson and Elena Eleniak or whatever her name was.

The song for Baywatch Nights never materialized on or around that spin-off, but remember the Beach Boys (with Brian) did in fact appear on the show Baywatch singing a new song. It never really went anywhere, popularity-wise. But it was somewhat nice to see Brian taking part in the beach activities. It's probably on YouTube - I can't remember if Pam Anderson or the other Baywatch Babes were in the video with the band.

Is summer of love with Brian looking really disinterested and wanting to leave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBFsJk6PWu0

Alright I'll say it...Brian looks like he's having the time of his life in this and in the "Rock'n'Roll To The Rescue" video. I imagine Mike calling him up and saying "Hey Bri, we're gonna be shooting a video tomorrow"
BRIAN: "Well, you know how I am. I'll just sit this one out"
MIKE: "Yeah, but it's a promotional gig. You being there will help us sell the idea of 'group unity'".
BRIAN: "Sorry, Mike, that's just not my bag."   
MIKE: "But there's gonna be loads of girls in bikinis with us....Brian?.... Brian?
(knock on door)
BRIAN: Mike, lemme in! I got here as fast as I could! Bring on the bitches!

[Lookit]

Cripes, that's truly awful stuff. Mike in his element.

[Wirestone]

I could be wrong, but I think that song morphed into "Dancing Through the Night," (unsure of title) from the sessions Carl walked out on...

Listening to "How Could We Still Be Dancin'", it's hard to see what was so offensive about it.

Then again, it was about Baywatch. And with lyrics by Mike Love....

The songs are rather different, actually. Similar sounding main riff though, so it's entirely possible the latter descended from the former. Of course, there's a dance the night away line in "Isn't It Time," too.

[Rocker]

They were looking to sell it to the Baywatch show, which was still on.  Another tie-in like Kokomo and that Tom Cruise movie.  I'm sure Mike was looking forward to filming a video with Pam Anderson and Elena Eleniak or whatever her name was.

The song for Baywatch Nights never materialized on or around that spin-off, but remember the Beach Boys (with Brian) did in fact appear on the show Baywatch singing a new song.

I think the Baywatch episode is from '95 so the song was already two years old at that point.



Let's just be thankful that the reunion hasn't gotten this terrible yet ! It could have gone so wrong...





Does anybody have more info about this picture from the same time?

[tpesky]

My info is that Al has more hair now than he did then
It also reminds me of Al, Carl, and Brian around the piano when Brian makes Al hold his nose and sings Cal. Girls. My favorite late 90's BB moment.
I also just noticed in the Summer of Love video ( I don't know why I still click when that link is provided) that Carl and Al appear to be playing each other's normal guitars. Did they say to each other, " I can't believe we are doing this let's try to find a way to make this interesting and Al suggests they switch guitars to see if anyone will notice. "

[Rocker]

At least Stamos is there.....



The shot at 1:26 in the Summer Of Love video is beautiful though

[guitarfool2002]

I remember being disappointed that nothing ever happened with the song "Baywatch Nights", and that nothing really new ever happened or was aired on the actual Baywatch show, which turned out to be a disappointment because the song was bland and not from the so-called "new" Brian and Mike originals we were reading about at the time. And more surfboard schtick! I am guessing that wasn't the only woody seen on the set that day, though...

Such was the state of being a fan at that time - getting excited for a canned TV appearance, which was contrived anyway.

There were many disappointments at that time. Many. I guess 2012 is correcting some of those.