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« on: July 28, 2014, 11:57:32 AM »

I've said it here before: I've loved the Wipe Out collaboration with the Fat Boys since I received Still Cruisin' as a birthday present when I was 12 (my first BB album).  In fact, I used the song to introduce my young children to the Boys.  My one and only gripe with the track is the echoed splash sound that sounds like it was recorded with a micro recorder in a bathtub.

So the other day my kids and I are You-tubing Beach Boys stuff and the music video for this song comes up.  Holy. Crap.

First of all, there's strong speculation that Brian's voice is the only one we hear in the song.  It does sound like a wall of Brians to my ear.  And yet the only Boys we see in the video are Mike and Bruce. (As other posters have pointed out, Brian and Al also appear).

Then there's the disjointed narrative.  Starts with a boxing press conference?  Some trash talk, then we're cruising Times Square.  Weird cut-aways, on-screen text, etc.  Interesting (although I suppose appropriate if it's true that only Brian is singing) that Neither Mike or Bruce sing even though the Fat Boys are shown rapping their parts.  If you didn't know who Mike and Bruce were, you'd wonder why there are no Beach Boys in this collaboration.  The whole thing looks like it was thrown together by 5 different directors and 12 different videographers-- in one take.

Then there's Bruce's cheesy, make-you-want-to-punch-him looks at the camera.  Especially the one where they're entering some building and Bruce ogles at the camera as he walks in.  

So, Beacherati, what's the story on the horrible video to this masterpiece of a song Wink
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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2014, 12:06:31 PM »

Maybe I misremember - but aren't Brian and Al in the video as well?


I'm too lazy to watch the actual video but googled for screenshots:








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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2014, 12:08:36 PM »

Maybe I misremember - but aren't Brian and Al in the video as well?

Must have missed that snippet!
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2014, 12:58:07 PM »

Brian is fairly prominent in the video and I do think Al is driving the car and even on the turntable!  Carl's image appears briefly on a surfboard behind Brian towards the end.  And let's be nice to Mike and Bruce here -- I think they fit in just right with the fun cheesiness of this video! 

Can't say anything definite about the vocals but sounds like Mike in the bass vocal.

And the Human Beat Box was one of the greats.
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2014, 04:26:03 AM »

Don't forget the BBs also make a cameo in the FB's accompanying movie, "Disorderlies". IIRC, just Brian, Bruce and Mike.
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2014, 10:29:15 AM »

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2014, 07:06:12 AM »

Don't forget the BBs also make a cameo in the FB's accompanying movie, "Disorderlies". IIRC, just Brian, Bruce and Mike.

According to IMDb, no BB in that movie.
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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2014, 05:53:40 PM »

Brian is definitely in it - just at the very end a very brief cameo - maybe 5 seconds from memory. One other is with him - think it could've been Mike. I bought the
DVD based on this.

This is all just from memory as I refuse to actually pull out the DVD just to add some minor details.
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« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2014, 09:47:50 AM »

Brian is definitely in it - just at the very end a very brief cameo - maybe 5 seconds from memory. One other is with him - think it could've been Mike. I bought the
DVD based on this.

This is all just from memory as I refuse to actually pull out the DVD just to add some minor details.

Brian, Mike, and Bruce are all in the film (briefly at the end). Disorderlies is a big guilty pleasure for me. Surprisingly not as awful as one might think.  Grin

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« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2014, 10:55:06 AM »

yep, that's the Beach Boys.  Al must have been parking the Jeep.
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« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2014, 11:16:45 AM »

yep, that's the Beach Boys.  Al must have been parking the Jeep.
... or waiting for the bus. Grin
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