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Freddie French-Pounce
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Which song is their most emotionally powerful?
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the emotional capabilities of the boys (but mainly Brian) are what, most of the time, make The Beach boys my favourite band, but this is down to the sheer variety of songs in this category. From Please let me Wonder to Cuddle Up to 90% of Pet Sounds, there is something for every emotional situation - but which do you think captures it perfectly every time it's right?
For me, I've been torn between Please Let Me Wonder and Cuddle Up for a while now. While Please Let Me Wonder is the most relateable 90% of the time, Cuddle Up is the dream come true - emotional perfection in song. Or it's just Dennis' voice...
(This appears to have come under the category of my poorly formulated question posts - they have to come every now and then!)
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Shortenin' Bread.
Seriously though...All I Wanna Do. It just knocks me out every time I listen to it. Aural perfection. Michael's finest lead.
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Great thread idea!
I was just posting about emotion in the smile/Pet sounds poll.
I would probably say Don't Talk or one of those 66/67 tracks where he has those descending chord runs. The Don't Talk demo is pretty much the most moving piece of music by anyone - He doesn't even need the whole string arrangement to communicate his feelings any more effectively than he does with that demo.
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Don't Worry Baby.
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Top 5
1. Don't Worry Baby
2. She Knows Me Too Well
3. You Still Believe In Me
4. Caroline, No
5. Cuddle Up
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Day in the Life of a Tree.
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Entire side two of Today!
'Til I Die
Definitely all of Pet Sounds
Long Promised Road
Only With You
Meant For You
And Your Dreams Come True
SO MANY!
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Quote from: The Real Beach Boy on October 19, 2012, 03:01:56 PM
Shortenin' Bread.
Seriously though...All I Wanna Do. It just knocks me out every time I listen to it. Aural perfection. Michael's finest lead.
All I Wanna Do is sooooo goooooood.
It's always in my head.
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The Beach Boys always had that little knack for imparting powerful emotions onto the listener. Brian was a master of doing it with little sounds, like the "heart beat" bassline in Don't Talk, or Carl's breathy "I love you" in Please Let Me Wonder.
These guys are the fucking greatest band in history...
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All I Want to Do
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Quote from: The Real Beach Boy on October 19, 2012, 04:14:04 PM
The Beach Boys always had that little knack for imparting powerful emotions onto the listener. Brian was a master of doing it with little sounds, like the "heart beat" bassline in Don't Talk, or Carl's breathy "I love you" in Please Let Me Wonder.
These guys are the f***ing greatest band in history...
Totally, and that list could go on forever. The care put into the tracks shows how invested they, especially Brian, were emotionally. I can't pick which one song is the most emotionally powerful because there are so many songs across the catalog that cover such a wide range of emotions and do it so well. Better than any other musical act I'm familiar with.
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Still I Dream Of It. The only Beach Boys song I've seen non-fans cry at (my wife, first time she heard it, and a friend when watching Ed Harcourt play it supporting Van Dyke Parks last year).
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Leaving This Town, for me is always especially emotional....
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A Day In The Life Of A Tree, the night I "almost" attempted suicide, I had it on loop for 4 hours, didn't move, it physically hurt.
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tree and surfer girl.
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A Day In The Life Of A Tree, hands down.
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Feel Flows.
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It's gotta be 'Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)' especially when Brian sings "let's not think about
tomorrow
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No love for Warmth of the Sun? That song does it to me everytime!
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I don't know why this hasn't been mentioned yet (I have a feeling that a majority of the board doesn't like this song), but I'd personally have to say Make It Good. The opening bars give me the same feeling as the opening bars to Day In The Life Of A Tree. As far as emotionally powerful goes, I'd have to say the ending takes the cake, especially the whole build-up:
All of my life, I haven't known much, All I know is what I feel. And what I feel. And what I feel.
LLLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE I'm in love Love Love, ooh
This came on in the car a few weeks ago when my girlfriend and I were going through some difficult times, we both started balling our eyes out during that part of the song.
Other runner-ups: Don't Talk, or She Knows Me.
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The second solo Brian piano demo of "It's Over Now". It's better than "Still I Dream Of It".
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I agree with almost all of the above and have to throw in both "My Diane" and "I Wanna Pick You Up".
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Cuddle Up
God Only Knows
Pacific Coast Highway
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Summer's Gone - hearing it at Wembley just brought me to tears. Right before the Dennis & Carl tributes too, so I was a wreck.
And My Diane has a certain cathartic edge to it.
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