OK, I just have to ask...

[Swamp Pirate]

Okay, someone please explain to me Barbie/Living Doll.  Is this the song that was included if you purchased a Barbie doll a few years back? 

And if so, who in their right mind thought that was a good idea?

[donald]

I don't recall ever seeing Brian Wilson wearing such a silly grin.

[I. Spaceman]

Okay, someone please explain to me Barbie/Living Doll.  Is this the song that was included if you purchased a Barbie doll a few years back? 

And if so, who in their right mind thought that was a good idea?

Yes. It was a BW solo track credited to the BBs which you got for free on a little flexi when you bought California Barbie.
It was originally titled Christine.
Cool idea, I think.

[al]

You could of course look at a lot of lyrics - even Mr Holier-than-thou Bruce Springsteen (his words), apart from trawling the flesh-pits of New Jersey is a frequent user of the phrase 'hey little girl - followed by something like...with the red dress on.... - in approx 50% of all known songs written by him.

It does get harder for these poor writers who are still writing teen ballads in their 40's, 50's and 60's not to sound a little creepy.

On the other hand most of them end up divorcing their wives and running off with their 20 year old nanny, so....(Pete Townshend also comes to mind...).

Rock Stars and film stars just never have to admit they are old and past it as there is always another young hotty on hand who wants the money and fame these old guys bring with them.

Nothing new, used to happen with the nobilty....

[I. Spaceman]

"I can see you're only 13 years old..."
Stones - Stray Cat Blues (Ya-Ya's version)

[SurferGirl7]

He's next to Katie!
I'd be happy too!

  

[TheLazenby]

OK, I heard "Tomboy"... the album version isn't that bad, but the other version... made me feel slightly dirty...

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

For some reason, Brian & Mike's dialog always makes me think of Beavis and Butthead, Brian being Beavis, obviously...

[NimrodsSon]

I could be way off here, but I think you all are looking way too deep into the thing of Brian writing lyrics about making love to teenage girls. As I said, you could be right and Brian is somewhat of a pedophile, but it would seem to me that the reason Brian likes to write so much about teenage girls is because that's the subject of so many of his favourite songs he listened to growing up, of all of those Spector hits, even of the songs that he wrote so many years ago that made him famous. Perhaps he writes about that because those are the kind of lyrics he's comfortable writing, or because he wants to write a song that will potentially be a hit with the younger listeners. We all know how concerned Brian is about younger people liking his music. Anyway, that's just the way I see it.

[I. Spaceman]

I wonder if you would be so understanding id Rod Stewart wrote those words.

[NimrodsSon]

No, probably not...

[Andreas]

Attraction to teenage girls is not the same as bing pedophile. Pedophiles are attracted to pre-pubescent girls or boys.

[Joshilyn Hoisington]

I'd say Brian, and indeed a large percentage of the population, is some level of an ephebophile.

[MBE]

Funny as hell this is. I think he said he made the Barbie record to brighten up peoples childhood so that is exempt. You guys forget the talking parts in Lazy Lizzie something like "come on-it's Ok". I don't know I am a big Jerry Lee fan, and Elvis for that matter. I don't think dating teenagers was that uncommon for men in their early 20s back then. Certainly not the stigma of today. I think Lewis only got in trouble because she was his 2nd cousin and he forgot to divorce his othet wife .

[Aegir]

Or what about Bill Wyman who dated a 13 year-old when he was in his 40s? No one said anything about that.

[Jason Penick]

I'd say Brian, and indeed a large percentage of the population, is some level of an ephebophile.

"That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age."

[ghost]

AGAIN, here's the deal.
BRIAN LIKES UNDERAGE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!
He was turned on by the adolescent school girl thing.
Listen to All Dressed Up For School, fer CHRISSAKES!
"Dressed up for school, ooh what a turn on".
He was attracted to Barbara Rovell who was 13!
That is all.

[Dunderhead]

whatever did happen to i.spaceman

[Micha]

"Battle Hymn" is just plain hysterical, taken at just too fast a clip for Mike to sing properly (not to mention the world's worst recorded banjo solo...).

"Wrinkles"... is about a dog. A dead dog. Here's the first verse:

"She once had a doggie named Wrinkles
Who went with her pigtails and freckles.
Just like a tisket and a tasket
He came one Christmas in a basket"

Excuse me... I don't feel too good...

The dog came in a basket? Was it...HER... um..."basket"?
I am leaving to go vomit now. Thank you.

To all Germans out there: "Claudia hat 'nen Schäferhund..."

[c-man]

Songs like "Tomboy" and "Lizzie" are best enjoyed on the down-low.  Fortunately "Lizzie" remains unreleased, but accessible.  I kinda wish "Tomboy" had suffered a similar fate.  I literally cringed when I heard it for the first time, at the age of 15 or 16.

[MBE]

When I first heard this stuff I was 12-13 and even then I knew it was creepy.

[Alex]

whatever did happen to i.spaceman

Supposedly there was some falling out a few years back and a Smiley board exodus...I think I Spaceman is now at another board called the Record Room.

[SMiLE Brian]

Songs like "Tomboy" and "Lizzie" are best enjoyed on the down-low.  Fortunately "Lizzie" remains unreleased, but accessible.  I kinda wish "Tomboy" had suffered a similar fate.  I literally cringed when I heard it for the first time, at the age of 15 or 16.

I don't get why they didn't rewrite the lyrics completely to make "tomboy" a normal song because the backing track is pretty good.

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Hey little girl come sit on my knee
'Cos you know that summer's looming
Gonna grab my woodie and get on down
To a bit of internet grooming

There's place I love to go
Where the girls are really pretty
If there's grass on the pitch, then I say play
An' I'll see you all in Paedophile City.