Beach Boys Survivor #14 Winner: DARLIN'

[MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm]

Well, 'Let The Wind Blow' is one of my favorite Beach Boys songs. Besides having a good melody and harmonies, I like the lyrics and the incredible leads by both Mike and Brian, particularly Brian's part: "let the bees make honey, let the poor find money, take away their sorrow, give 'em sunshine tomorrow....but don't take her out of my life, PLEASE keep her a part of my liiiife." Incredible.
It just ticks all the boxes for me.

I concur - it's probably my favorite on Wild Honey as well.

The music is very subdued, it's mostly that funky sounding piano (that funky sounding piano also has great a bassline, by the way). Then, a very understated guitar lick persists throughout the song and does a great job of accentuating the piano. Later, an organ comes in and plays long, sustained notes and adds an air of tenseness to the music.

Then, there are those gorgeous background harmonies that you don't really notice - they blend in and seem to become part of the music. Then, the actual lead comes in and is absolutely superb. The delivery is very emotional and longing and the lyrics are wonderful and heartfelt. As the singing stops, it moves into a quiet passage of just the piano and backing vocals to great effect - bringing you up and then guiding you back down.

Then, it goes to the loudest section. Here, you can feel the desperation and the pleading in his voice as he's begging to let this woman he loves continue to a part of his life.

"Let the bird sing, with the coming spring, let the church bells ring, let the rain fall, let the grass grow, let the moon glow, on the fallen snow, but don't take her out of my life."

Musical magic.

Thanks guys... I appreciate the replies & the insightful writing. (And if I'd just gone with the flow and picked A Thing or Two, we wouldn't have gotten any of that!)   
Going to give it another listen or two.   

[MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm]

And since we're in the neighborhood, I'll stick up for A Thing or Two. I think it's cool & catchy musically, and Mike and Carl sound just terrific on the verses. There's somehow a tension in the song I find appealing, almost like the cocky punk Mike narrator of the early 60s BBs songs is strutting around like he's still the one in control, but this pose is giving way to a new reality where his woman has the better of him.

[Fall Breaks]

AND it has the prophetic line "I have to live my doctors just to keep me alive"!

[bossaroo]

i always thought it was

"i have to pay for five doctors just to keep me alive"

prophetic indeed.

[pixletwin]

I will be tallying at 11 am PST. Get those votes in!!!

[feelsflow]

i always thought it was

"i have to pay for five doctors just to keep me alive"

prophetic indeed.

Yes, that's the right lyric.  This track should not be taken out this early.  Love the tension!   But it's getting so many votes.  Brian, Carl, Mike, are all in Top Form.  Wild Honey began the "soul period."  It's the Real Thing as Marvin once said.  This IS one of my favorite Beach Boys long-players, making this round very hard...but it's all just a game to take up our time.  None of this changes my personal opinions of the songs.  Too bad "some" people aren't getting that.

[pixletwin]

Welcome to 2014 and the 14th edition of BEACH BOYS SURVIVOR

Brian's "cool down" album. A bunch of white guys in midst of hippies creating soul music.

A Thing or Two is voted out or something or other...

VOTE FOR YOUR LEAST FAVORITE TRACK!!!

I'll tally on January 9th

Wild Honey
Aren't You Glad
I Was Made to Love Her
Country Air
Darlin'
I'd Love Just Once to See You
Here Comes the Night
Let the Wind Blow

Round#1 - Mama Says January 3
Round#2 - How She Boogalooed It January 5
Round#3 - A Thing or Two January 7

My least fave is.... I Was Made to Love Her.

[Dudd]

Sad to see A Thing Or Two go... 

I think Wild Honey. Decent track but I don't enjoy it as much as the others.

[musicismylife101]

Country Air

[Alan Smith]

My least fav of the remaining tracks of this excellent batch is Here Comes The Night

[EgoHanger1966]

I Was Made To Love Her

[Menace Wilson]

I can't believe "A Thing or Two" got voted off this early.  Wow.

Sticking with "I Was Made to Love Her." 

[Fall Breaks]

IWMTLH

Re: A Thing Or Two lyric: cool to learn something new lyricwise. I do that rather often ...


But I like mine better. 

[feelsflow]

Fall Breaks,  It happens to all of us.  And sometimes what we hear IS better, but you said " I have to LIVE my doctors" -what does that mean to you?

Anyway...again

my VOTE goes to "I'd Love Just Once To See You"

So many great tracks...so many votes to go.

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A vote for Country Air?...hope that's not catching.

[Marcella]

I can't believe "A Thing or Two" got voted off this early.  Wow.

Sticking with "I Was Made to Love Her." 

I agree

I agree with your vote as well

[baseball95]

Country Air

[beacharg]

Heres comes the night

[MyDrKnowsItKeepsMeCalm]

Let the Wind Blow ... though I feel my resistance crumbling 

 

[G.C]

Here Comes the Night, I guess...

[The Dumb Angel]

I Was Made to Love Her

[Phoenix]

Aren't You Glad

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority tho.

[bluesno1fann]

I'd Love Just Once To See You

[zachrwolfe]

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[alf wiedersehen]

Let the Wind Blow ... though I feel my resistance crumbling 

Glad to know I could make a difference 

I vote "Wild Honey."

[Summer_Days]

Let the Wind Blow ... though I feel my resistance crumbling 

Glad to know I could make a difference 

Yeah same here. Give it time and it just might become on of your favorites on Wild Honey.

Meanwhile, I am reluctantly voting for 'I Was Made To Love Her'.