"Improving" Summer Days (and Summer Nights!)

[Crow]

I always felt that with a few tweaks Summer Days could have been a real masterpiece or close to it, especially since there was material around that could have been used in place of some of the not so great stuff on it. (The filler) So here is how I think it could have been improved....

1 The Little Girl I Once Knew   
2 Amusement Park USA
3 Salt Lake City
4 The Girl From New York City
5 Then I Kissed Her
6 Girl Don't Tell Me
7 Help Me Rhonda

1 California Girls
2 Let Him Run Wild
3 Guess I'm Dumb
4 Sherry She Needs Me
5 Summer Means New Love
6 And Your Dream Comes True
7 Graduation Day

[Rick5150]

I like "You're So Good To Me" and would have left that one. Never cared for "Guess I'm Dumb" as a Beach Boys song and would have left it off.

If "Sherry She Needs Me" had better lyrics, I could dig it. I always cringe when I hear:

Sherry, don't hate her guts
Just 'cause she took me away
And maybe you'll wanna make friends
With her someday

In what world is that going to happen, other than Brian's mind?

You know, I never liked "Bugged" but it became very interesting once I learned more about the history of the Brian/Murray relationship. I love the video of the Wilson brothers doing this song too.

I guess what I am saying is I like Summer Days (and Summer Nights!) just the way it is.