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« on: January 09, 2013, 02:01:18 PM » |
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In no particular order:
Til I Die Kiss Me Baby You Still Believe In Me Hang On To Your Ego Please Let Me Wonder
Very Closely followed by: She Knows Me Too Well, All I Wanna Do, Don't Worry Baby, God Only Knows, Cabinessence.
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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2013, 02:07:50 PM » |
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God Only Knows This Whole World Good Vibrations Surf's Up Time To Get Alone
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2013, 02:09:23 PM » |
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Hmmmmm, not easy, not easy at all
Cabin Essence Surf's Up Good Vibrations God Only Knows Heroes And Villains
Obvious choices I know but from a compositional stand point the above are my top five.
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« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2013, 02:17:06 PM » |
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Surf's Up
We'll Run Away Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) Kiss Me, Baby God Only Knows Good Vibrations
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« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2013, 02:24:07 PM » |
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Not necessarily my favourite songs or songs that touch me the most (although most of them are), but songs that are so cleverly built that I can't help but admire.
This Whole World Surf's Up God Only Knows Cabin Essence She Knows Me Too Well
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« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2013, 02:42:25 PM » |
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Surf's Up Cabinessence God Only Knows Heroes & Villains (inc exquisities) Til I Die … plus anything from the top row, please Carol.
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« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2013, 04:02:45 PM » |
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Of course, give credit where credit is due - it's not like Brian wrote most of these songs alone without anyone's help...but the top five best things he was involved writing...
(edit: no way, this is impossible. And it doesn't do the man and his co-writers justice to just list five.)
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Hal Blaine:"You're gonna get a tomata all over yer puss!" Brian: "Don't say puss."
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« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2013, 04:05:31 PM » |
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Wouldn't It Be Nice Don't Worry Baby Surf's Up Good Vibrations God Only Knows
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« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2013, 04:12:18 PM » |
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Wouldn't It Be Nice Don't Worry Baby California Girls Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) Let Us Go On This Way (actually, nearly everything from Love You)
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« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2013, 04:15:28 PM » |
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God Only Knows Good Vibrations Heroes and Villains The Warmth of the Sun California Girls
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« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2013, 04:34:12 PM » |
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Difficult selection and bound to cause me angst within minutes of posting:
Kiss me, Baby This Whole World 'Til I die Good Vibrations Surfer Girl
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« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2013, 04:40:24 PM » |
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1-don t worry baby 2-wouldn t it be nice 3-this whole world 4-god only knows 5-surf s up
or because this is an impossible task more like a top twenty 1-good vibrations 2-let him run wild 3-surfer girl 4-hang on to your ego 5-from there to back again
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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2013, 04:40:55 PM » |
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From There To Back Again Surf's Up Good Vibrations Wonderful Don't Worry Baby
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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2013, 05:01:35 PM » |
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From There To Back Again Surf's Up Good Vibrations Wonderful Don't Worry Baby
Forgot that one. There are just too many great songs by Brian.
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2013, 08:11:31 PM » |
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First that come to mind:
Midnight's Another Day Til I Die I Just Wasn't Made For These Times Surf's Up Kiss Me, Baby
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« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2013, 12:49:19 AM » |
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Don't know about best, but these are my absolute favourites :
Surf's Up Good Vibrations Cabin Essence Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) I'm Waiting For The Day
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« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2013, 02:54:11 AM » |
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Surf's Up God Only Knows I Just Wasn't Made For These Times Cabin Essence Til I Die
other candidates for the list: She Knows Me So Well Wouldn't It Be Nice Dont Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) Good Vibrations
Tracks which could make the top 5 based on composition alone, not production or vocals: Let's Put Our Hearts Together I'll Bet He's Nice
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« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2013, 05:16:32 AM » |
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Surf's Up Good Vibrations God Only Knows Cabinessence Do You Like Worms
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« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2013, 05:36:38 AM » |
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Rio Grande From There To Back Again Midnights Another Day Surf's Up God Only Knows
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« Reply #19 on: January 10, 2013, 06:43:49 AM » |
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"This Whole World" "Surf's Up" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" "I Went To Sleep" "Good Timin'"
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« Reply #20 on: January 10, 2013, 09:36:15 AM » |
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Right off the top of my head, first five:
Til I Die Surf's Up Cabinessence Kiss Me Baby God Only Knows
Second five:
This Whole World Wonderful Caroline No The Warmth Of The Sun In My Room
Third five:
Surfer Girl From There To Back Again Midnight's Another Day Darlin' She Knows Me Too Well
Fourth five:
The Little Girl I Once Knew Don't Talk Please Let Me Wonder Add Some Music Don't Worry Baby
Fifth five: Good Vibrations - which I just thought of! Boy, there's a case for almost any of the aforementioned songs to go into the top ten at least. And That's Why God Made The Radio just might make it into the top 25. How often does someone in the field of pop music, at the age of nearly 70, write and/or record two songs that could make it into a list of the two dozen best of his/her career? I mean, Sinatra was the age Brian is now when he made his LA Is My Lady LP, but there's nothing on there that measures up to his early Reprise work, much less his Capitol recordings.
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« Reply #21 on: January 10, 2013, 11:43:31 AM » |
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God Only Knows This Whole World Good Vibrations Surf's Up Time To Get Alone
Hard to argue with these choices. All 66-69 compositions.
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« Reply #22 on: January 10, 2013, 11:45:46 AM » |
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the red album rankem song list
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Tell me it's okay. Tell me you still love me. People make mistakes. People make mistakes.
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« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2013, 12:07:34 PM » |
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the red album rankem song list
Ok Runners, I'll play: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn) The Angel And The One Dreamin' Troublemaker Pork And Beans Everybody Get Dangerous Heart Songs Cold Dark World Thought I Knew Automatic
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« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2013, 12:33:14 PM » |
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the red album rankem song list
Ok Runners, I'll play: The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn) The Angel And The One Dreamin' Troublemaker Pork And Beans Everybody Get Dangerous Heart Songs Cold Dark World Thought I Knew Automatic sh*t album. Maybe 2 or 3 good songs.
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