Most embarrassing Beach Boys moment caught on tape?

[HeyJude]

Just listened to the Barbara Ann video. It sounds like the studio version has been dubbed onto it by someone for YouTube, as the fidelity and ambience of the applause at the end doesn't match.

But it's also clear they were miming. We just don't know what they were miming to. Their performance does sync up surprisingly well to the studio Party take. It's not impossible that they were miming to it, and someone dubbed the sound from the CD for simply better sound quality.

[joshferrell]

Just listened to the Barbara Ann video. It sounds like the studio version has been dubbed onto it by someone for YouTube, as the fidelity and ambience of the applause at the end doesn't match.

But it's also clear they were miming. We just don't know what they were miming to. Their performance does sync up surprisingly well to the studio Party take. It's not impossible that they were miming to it, and someone dubbed the sound from the CD for simply better sound quality.

that's what I was thinking..maybe the original video had bad sound and the uploader decided to put a better quality sound to it,,,

[beatle608]

I heard that Mike and Bruce used to do some sort of rap segment during their shows in the 2000s? I haven't seen any footage of it, but if it's true, I would love to see it.

[Matt H]

I heard that Mike and Bruce used to do some sort of rap segment during their shows in the 2000s? I haven't seen any footage of it, but if it's true, I would love to see it.

They did Wipeout in the late 80s and early 90s with Billy Hinsche rapping, is that what you mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84sajqiWUo8

[KDS]

I heard that Mike and Bruce used to do some sort of rap segment during their shows in the 2000s? I haven't seen any footage of it, but if it's true, I would love to see it.

They did Wipeout in the late 80s and early 90s with Billy Hinsche rapping, is that what you mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84sajqiWUo8

Wipeout, Smart Girls, and Summer of Love are all low points.  The Beach Boys rapping??  Why??  Their attempt at disco was bad enough. 

[CenturyDeprived]

I heard that Mike and Bruce used to do some sort of rap segment during their shows in the 2000s? I haven't seen any footage of it, but if it's true, I would love to see it.

They did Wipeout in the late 80s and early 90s with Billy Hinsche rapping, is that what you mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84sajqiWUo8

Wipeout, Smart Girls, and Summer of Love are all low points.  The Beach Boys rapping??  Why??  Their attempt at disco was bad enough.  

I wonder if Smart Girls was a bit of an intentional attempt at a sequel to the successful Beach Boys Medley single.

If Brian had been more involved in the Beach Boys in the early 90s, could Smart Girls have wound up being released on Summer in Paradise? Serious question. (Shudder)

[KDS]

CD, that's a scary though. 

[CenturyDeprived]

CD, that's a scary though. 

It is indeed. But if Wipeout and Summer of Love were released (with the former being somewhat of a hit), I could see a scenario where Smart Girls could have been released as a BB song around 1991/92 with some BB overdubs, or with some more actual song samples crammed in there.

Talk about dodging a bullet.

[KDS]

CD, that's a scary though. 

It is indeed. But if Wipeout and Summer of Love were released (with the former being somewhat of a hit), I could see a scenario where Smart Girls could have been released as a BB song around 1991/92 with some BB overdubs, or with some more actual song samples crammed in there.

Talk about dodging a bullet.

Wow, a possible scenario where Brian's input on SIP could've actually made the album worse.   

That's some Twilight Zone stuff. 

[Joel Goldenberg]

Most embarrassing to me is the overly smarmy Everyone's In Love With You. I would list Brian's Lazy Lizzie, but I like the melody too much.

[CenturyDeprived]

CD, that's a scary though. 

It is indeed. But if Wipeout and Summer of Love were released (with the former being somewhat of a hit), I could see a scenario where Smart Girls could have been released as a BB song around 1991/92 with some BB overdubs, or with some more actual song samples crammed in there.

Talk about dodging a bullet.

Wow, a possible scenario where Brian's input on SIP could've actually made the album worse.   

That's some Twilight Zone stuff. 

Yeah, totally. As horrid as Smart Girls is, I don't see how Mike would say it was a terrible idea (seeing as he kept pushing Smart Girls as late as 1995). I think Mike must have *really* legitimately thought the Boys could have a crossover pseudo rap hit without the Fat Boys, and I imagine he might have supported the song being released as a BB song if the idea would have been floated. Yuck.

For that matter, I wonder if Smart Girls would have been recorded/conceived whatsoever if not for Wipeout's success.

[KDS]

CD, that's a scary though. 

It is indeed. But if Wipeout and Summer of Love were released (with the former being somewhat of a hit), I could see a scenario where Smart Girls could have been released as a BB song around 1991/92 with some BB overdubs, or with some more actual song samples crammed in there.

Talk about dodging a bullet.

Wow, a possible scenario where Brian's input on SIP could've actually made the album worse.   

That's some Twilight Zone stuff. 

Yeah, totally. As horrid as Smart Girls is, I don't see how Mike would say it was a terrible idea (seeing as he kept pushing Smart Girls as late as 1995). I think Mike must have *really* legitimately thought the Boys could have a crossover pseudo rap hit without the Fat Boys, and I imagine he might have supported the song being released as a BB song if the idea would have been floated. Yuck.

For that matter, I wonder if Smart Girls would have been recorded/conceived whatsoever if not for Wipeout's success.

Anthrax had a minor rap hit with "I'm the Man' before they did their collaboration with Public Enemy.  I'm not sure how aware Mike was about the metal scene, but that's one possible example. 

I wonder if Wipe Out was an attempt to pull an Aerosmith (when they did Walk This Way with Run DMC) to get relevant again. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Quick question - which is the worse version of "Smart Girls": the one with the actual BB samples, or the one with Brian doing them all ?

[bringahorseinhere?]

I know everyone hates smart girls, but I thought it was very clever how they blended the BB samples with the song.
I like it just for that alone, and not sure which version now, but it was cool to hear Brian do some of those falsetto parts again.
I think there are more concert recordings over the years that are more embarrassing (late 70's - early 80's)

[KDS]

I know everyone hates smart girls, but I thought it was very clever how they blended the BB samples with the song.
I like it just for that alone, and not sure which version now, but it was cool to hear Brian do some of those falsetto parts again.
I think there are more concert recordings over the years that are more embarrassing (late 70's - early 80's)

People may call me a stick in the mud, but I detest rap. 

And I think the only thing I hate worse than real rap is when people from the rock world do rap (ie. Brian, Beach Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, etc).

I'm also not a fan of when they do EDM (***cough***Runaway Dancer***cough**)

[mikeddonn]

I know everyone hates smart girls, but I thought it was very clever how they blended the BB samples with the song.
I like it just for that alone, and not sure which version now, but it was cool to hear Brian do some of those falsetto parts again.
I think there are more concert recordings over the years that are more embarrassing (late 70's - early 80's)

I also liked how they did the samples.  The original version I heard was the one with Brian doing the snippets, which was also cool 

[Dudd]

I know everyone hates smart girls, but I thought it was very clever how they blended the BB samples with the song.
I like it just for that alone, and not sure which version now, but it was cool to hear Brian do some of those falsetto parts again.
I think there are more concert recordings over the years that are more embarrassing (late 70's - early 80's)

I also liked how they did the samples.  The original version I heard was the one with Brian doing the snippets, which was also cool 

There's a version with Brian doing the snippets? Haven't heard that. Maybe it's more tolerable.
I might be able to give in and enjoy the version with samples as a stupid piece of fluff (like I do with the rest of Sweet Insanity) if it weren't for what happens halfway through. The moment "Good Vibrations" starts fading in out of absolutely nowhere is one of the most fascinatingly awful moments in the entire Beach Boys canon.

[petsoundsnola]

Perhaps this moment?

[KDS]

Perhaps this moment?

Well, whenever we Beach Boys fans ask the eternal question "Why don't The Beach Boys get more respect?"  This picture is the answer. 

[joshferrell]

Perhaps this moment?

Well, whenever we Beach Boys fans ask the eternal question "Why don't The Beach Boys get more respect?"  This picture is the answer. 

They are the rock equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield...

[CenturyDeprived]

Perhaps this moment?

Well, whenever we Beach Boys fans ask the eternal question "Why don't The Beach Boys get more respect?"  This picture is the answer. 

They are the rock equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield...

An incredibly accurate analogy. Unfortunately so.

[Tony S]

God Bless Carl Wilson...smart enough and cool enough to avoid this session like the plague.

[joshferrell]

The version of "Smart Girls" with the samples is IMO better, because at least it's more creative and not just a bunch of Brian's singing the background like the other version without the samples. By the way "Smart Girls" was "released" (if you want to call it that), on the Dr. Demento show back in the 90's over the air, and maybe even could have been on one of his basement tapes cd releases although I'm not sure if it was or not, but I know for a  FACT it aired on his show because I used to have a cassette tape with it on it, it was the version with the samples.. I like the flute Swoops (or piccolo or whatever it is) on it...

[Lonely Summer]

God Bless Carl Wilson...smart enough and cool enough to avoid this session like the plague.

Yes. The only time he's seen in the video is his face on a surfboard.

[Micha]

if so then why is Bruce acting "Confused" at the part where the lyrics go clunky? unless they did the clunky lyrics on the live performance I don't see why Bruce would do a "Confused" act..

Could be sheer coincidence. I was at a concert where there happened to be a loud booming feedback sound at one point. And at the time of the feedback, Dennis was on the screen, he started smiling at the camera and then rolled his eyes as if he was commenting the sound flub.