The Beach Boys' calmest songs

[Dudd]

Might seem like kind of a stupid idea, but I'm trying to put together a nice, coherent track listing of what I consider some of the BBs' most calming, soothing songs, because why the heck not. Here's what I've come up with:

1. God Only Knows
2. I Can Hear Music
3. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
4. This Whole World
5. Girl Don't Tell Me
6. At My Window
7. Friends
8. Disney Girls (1957)
9. Forever
10. Our Sweet Love
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Let's Go Away For A While

What listing would you have? Which tracks would segue into the next best?

[Jim V.]

Might seem like kind of a stupid idea, but I'm trying to put together a nice, coherent track listing of what I consider some of the BBs' most calming, soothing songs, because why the heck not. Here's what I've come up with:

1. God Only Knows
2. I Can Hear Music
3. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
4. This Whole World
5. Girl Don't Tell Me
6. At My Window
7. Friends
8. Disney Girls (1957)
9. Forever
10. Our Sweet Love
11. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
12. Let's Go Away For A While

What listing would you have? Which tracks would segue into the next best?

I like this idea. I definitely listen to The Beach Boys a lot for the soothing aspect. Here's my list:

1 "I Went To Sleep"
2 "Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock)"
3 "Good Timin'"
4 "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)"
5 "Surfer Girl"
6 "Summer Means New Love"
7 "Meant For You"
8 "Cool, Cool Water"
9 "'Til I Die"
10 "Caroline No"

[rab2591]

1. Our Prayer
2. Girls On The Beach
3. California Saga/Beaks of Eagles
4. A Young Man Is Gone
5. Passing By
6. Surf's Up (67)

7. Cherry Cherry Coupe
8. At My Window
9. Anna Lee
10. Airplane
11. Don't Talk
12. And Your Dreams Come True

*great idea btw! definitely making a playlist out of this.

[Mendota Heights]

Denny's Drums.

No, I Went to Sleep is the calmest of them all. Awake is another calm one of course.

Edit: ten years ago I could actually hit Brian's high notes in the Awake demo.

[Chocolate Shake Man]

Ballad of Ol' Betsy, Your Summer Dream, And Your Dreams Come True, Be Still, Nearest Faraway Place, Hold On Dear Brother

[Ebb and Flow]

Little Pad

[Al Jardine: Pick Up Artist]

I'd say All this is That might be the calmest song of all.

[Musketeer]

Full Sail
Goin' South

[Dudd]

*great idea btw! definitely making a playlist out of this.

You're welcome. 

Little Pad

Little Pad is nice, but that intro makes it a little bizarre and uncomfortable (at least, in my opinion). I heard a mix of Little Pad and Cool Cool Water once that was very nice.

[Ebb and Flow]

Little Pad

Little Pad is nice, but that intro makes it a little bizarre and uncomfortable (at least, in my opinion). I heard a mix of Little Pad and Cool Cool Water once that was very nice.

I don't mind the intro in the context of Smiley, but I made my own edit without the intro that I use in playlists and such.

[Myk Luhv]

It's ridiculous no one has mentioned "All I Wanna Do" yet...

edit: The probably-stoned laughing in "Little Pad" is awesome, jerks.

[Sheriff John Stone]

1. The Lonely Sea
2. In My Room
3. Your Summer Dream
4. Please Let Me wonder
5. With Me Tonight
6. Wind Chimes (Smiley Smile)
7. Wonderful (Smiley Smile)
8. Be Still
9. Passing By
10. I Went To Sleep
12. Time To Get Alone
13. All I Wanna Do
14. Disney Girls
15. All This That
16. Cuddle Up
17. Only With You
18. Winds Of Change
19. Goin' South
20. Summer's Gone
 

[Ron]

I'd say All this is That might be the calmest song of all.

Definately! First one I thought of.  Makes me want to be a hindu or something. 

[rab2591]

20. Summer's Gone

YES. Can't believe I forgot that one.

[Dudd]

20. Summer's Gone

YES. Can't believe I forgot that one.

Oh crap, I totally forgot about TWGMTR. A lot of the songs on there are nice and soothing, actually.

[BiNNS]

Cool, Cool Water (Sunflower). In particular, the remainder of the song after the water chant.

[Ron]

If you listen reallllly close, somebody's goin ' "Wattttter, Wattttter" way in the background.  awesome

[rab2591]

Fairy Tale Music (from the GV boxset)

[Gertie J.]

walk on by
leaving this town
you still believe in me
lets go away for awhile
busy doin' nothin'
i'd love just once to see you
don't go near the water
match point
everyones in love with you
in the still of the night
steamboat
only with you
pacific coast highway
think about the days (pure bliss!!!!!)
tree

[Heteronym]

I often play Smiley Smile when I'm going to sleep and it's a wonderful ride, because the weird parts really scare me when I'm in that half-awake state of mind. I wish You're Welcome was in there.

Think About The Days is a very good choice. I've must played it over and over quite a few times

[rn57]

Hard to believe this thread could get this far without getting to Diamond Head yet.  The only thing calmer than that would have been if I Went To Sleep followed it. Instead, there's the track that, just maybe, gives you an idea of what David Lynch gets out of TM.  (Last Sunday the NY Times magazine had a long, fairly interesting article about Lynch's involvement with it.)

[rab2591]

Hard to believe this thread could get this far without getting to Diamond Head yet.  The only thing calmer than that would have been if I Went To Sleep followed it. Instead, there's the track that, just maybe, gives you an idea of what David Lynch gets out of TM.  (Last Sunday the NY Times magazine had a long, fairly interesting article about Lynch's involvement with it.)

I was close to putting Diamond Head on my list (I did put Passing By on it), but the thunderous opening is rather jarring to my ears haha. The rest of the song however is one of the most mellow BB songs out there.

[NHC]

Full Sail
Goin' South

Two of my favorites from Carl.

I vote for "The Lonely Sea" as well, also "Your Summer Dream". Or are those just nice smooth ballads?

[jet without wings]

Would add The Nearest Faraway Place to the list as well. 
Jet without wings

[Disney Boy (1985)]

A solo release i know, but Farewell My Friend deserves to be top of any 'calming songs' list.