What would YOU choose for a BW set-list ?

[Malc]

OK – here’s one for ya. What would YOU choose as your set-list for the forthcoming September BW shows in the UK ?
Assuming (that as with “SMiLE”) all of Part 2 will be filled with the new 4-part suite, what would you fill a 15-song Part One with ? And a 4-song encore ? And it’s got to appeal to both hardcore fans AND general Beach Boy ‘admirers’ …
How’s this for starters ? ... and including "Don't Let Her Know" and “Rio Grande” … now, wouldn’t THAT be nice ??!!

PART ONE:
  1 Sail On Sailor
  2 Little Girl I Once Knew
  3 This Whole World
  4 Kiss Me Baby
  5 California Girls
  6 Add Some Music To Your Day
  7 Break Away
  8 Darlin’
  9 Surf’s Up
10 Forever / Heaven (Tributes to DW/CW)
11 Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel
12 Funky Pretty (or maybe still "Marcella" ?)
13 Rio Grande
14 Help Me Rhonda
15 Good Vibrations

PART TWO:
16 That Lucky Old Sun (A Narrative)

ENCORE:
15 Surfin’ USA
16 Dance Dance Dance
17 Fun Fun Fun
18 Love & Mercy

[XY]

Our Prayer
California Girls
Surfin'
I Get Around
Drag City
Roller Skating Child
Ding Dang/Happy Birthday Love You
Let Us Go On This Way
This Whole World
Caroline No
Surf's Up
Still I Dream Of It

** Ladies & Gentlemen: Al Jardine! **

Loop De Loop (new version mixed with Sail Plane Song)
Good Time
Help Me, Rhonda
Wake The World

-Intermission-

That Lucky Old Sun

Encore:
Shortening Bread
Lady Lynda
Don't Worry Baby
Honkin' Down The Highway
Surf City

2nd Encore:
Good Vibrations

[John]

California Girls
This Whole World
Kiss Me, Baby
Sherry She Needs Me
Then I Kissed Her [Al]
Cottonfields [Al]
Sloop John B. [Brian 'n Al]
God Only Knows
Wouldn't It Be Nice [Brian 'n Al]
Heroes And Villains [Al n' Brian]
Wonderful / Song For Children / Child...
Surf's Up
Time To Get Alone
In The Back Of My Mind
River Song / Ol' Man River / Rio Grande

That Lucky Old Sun

Fun, Fun, Fun
Help Me Rhonda [Al]
Surfin' USA
Good Vibes

[phirnis]

Meant For You
Friends
California Girls
Don't Worry, Baby
Cherry, Cherry Coupe
Marcella
Sail On, Sailor
California
A Day In The Life Of A Tree
I Went To Sleep

Roller Skating Child
Mona
Let's Put Our Hearts Together (feat. Taylor)

That Lucky Old Sun

Surfin' Safari
Help Me, Rhonda
Heroes And Villains
Love And Mercy

[the captain]

IF there is no new material by then--which I suspect will not be the case--how about this?

Our Prayer
Meant For You
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
Wake the World (Brian singing "one by one..."part; others on refrain)
Breakaway (lead: Darian)
Wild Honey (lead: Nick)
Mona
Honkin Down the Highway
Desert Drive
Time to Get Alone (lead: Darian)
When a Man Needs a Woman (lead: Jeff)
Had to Phone Ya (lead: Taylor)
Little Pad
I'd Love Just Once to See You (1st part verse: Brian; 2nd part ("I wish that you were..."): Darian)
I Went to Sleep - a capella
Wind Chimes
A Day in the Life of a Tree
California Girls
Help Me, Rhonda (lead: Scott)

That Lucky Old Sun

This Whole World (lead: Darian and Jeff)
How Can We Still be Dancing? (Brian not allowed to sing "Hey everybody)
Good Vibrations
Love & Mercy

[John]

Damn, I forgot "A Day in the Life of a Tree" and that's one of my favourites. I'd also dig hearing Jeff's "Mary Ann" too.

[Malc]

River Song / Ol' Man River / Rio Grande

WOW - LOVE the idea of developing a 'river' suite ... 

[Rocker]

Cool suggestions. I might add two words though : Funky Pretty

[Jim McShane]

This Whole World (lead: Darian and Jeff)

I have a recording of a live Wondermints show with them doing This Whole World With Darian singing lead. It's really really good! He absolutely nails the lead. I wish the recording quality was better, but the whole band sounds incredible, Darian especially.

I love your idea of different BW band members taking some leads. I'd also like to hear them do a couple non-BW songs - like Scott Bennett's "Pearls", Jeff's "It's My Fault", and the 'Mints "Hypnolove" or "Ride".

[the captain]

I love your idea of different BW band members taking some leads.

It's something I strongly believe would improve the shows (and albums). And I don't even think it's (much of) a slight to Brian's deteriorated voice (or, at best, up-and-down voice). He shared parts when he was at his peak, he can certainly share them now. Besides, he clearly gets joy out of being a part of a vocal ensemble. Do you think he'd rather sing parts he can do well as part of a beautiful whole, or sing more challenging parts that he knows full well he isn't up to anymore when there are excellent, capable singers all around him?

[SG7]

Lets see... I can see at least a kick but first set



Its About Time
Your Summer Dream
Surfers Rule
Don't Hurt My Little Sister
Don't Back Down
Little Pad
The Girl From New York City
I Can Hear Music
Good To My Baby
Salt Lake City
Celebrate The News
Don't Worry Baby
And Your Dreams Come True
Looking At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song)
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
Kiss Me Baby (Jeff and Darian could pull the weight well on this one)
Little Honda
Amusement Parks U.S.A.
Only With You (tribute to both brothers would be cool)
He Came Down
Wonderful

[bossaroo]

Celebrate The News... nice choice!
CTN with Carl on drums!

[Andrew G. Doe]

He could sing "Shortenin' Bread" for two hours as far as I'm concerned, as long as there was not the smallest trace of "Barbara-fucking-Ann" in the show.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

He could sing "Shortenin' Bread" for two hours as far as I'm concerned, as long as there was not the smallest trace of "Barbara-fodaing-Ann" in the show.

[Jonas]

Celebrate The News... nice choice!
CTN with Carl on drums!

By on the drums you mean just sitting behind em, 'playing'?

Any excuse to listen to CTN is fine by me!

[Don't Back Down]

My two cents (this is in case Al gets to come along)

Good Timin' [Brian]
Surfer Girl [Brian]
Hawaii [Brian]
Surfin' [Brian]
Do You Wanna Dance [Brian]
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow [Brian]
Your'e So Good To Me [Al]
God Only Knows [Brian]
Then I Kissed Her [Al]
Please Let Me Wonder [Brian]
California Girls [Brian]
Heroes and Villians (cantina version) [Al on verses Brian on "in the cantina" segment"]
California [Al]
The Girl From New York City [Brian and Al share lead]
Marcella [Brian]
Lookin' At Tomorrow [Al]
Wild Honey [Brian]
You Still Believe In Me [Al]
Don't Worry Baby [Brian]
Games Two Can Play [Brian]
Good Vibrations [Brian]

(break)

That Lucky Old Sun

(break)

-Encore-

Honkin' Down The Highway [Al]
Shortenin' Bread [Brian]
Help Me, Rhonda [Al]
Walking Down The Path Of Life/Love and Mercy [Brian]