California Calling

[Iron Horse-Apples]

The bit on California Calling when Al sings '...totally rad' makes me want to crawl up my own arse with embarrassment.

Ah, see this belongs in the SDT thread as a classic example of the Beach Boys desperately trying to stay hip.

I do have a guilty liking for this song though, really the only one I like on BB85

[Rocker]

For one of those unexplainable "fan reasons" I recently put "'85" on my iPod and listened to this song for the first time in years the other day. I was wondering who's doing the falsetto in the chorus? It almost sounds like Matt Jardine, but he didn't start doing that for a few more years. Bruce? Foskett? Looped, processed Bri? Ah, the wonders of the BBs.

has to be Adrian Baker as I don't think Foskett actually *sang* on any of the records until last year.

Adrian Baker wasn't involved. Brian's doing falsetto on "Getcha back" while Jeff did it in live situations. Maybe it's that way too on "California calling", What do the credits in the booklet say? I don't have it here

[Iron Horse-Apples]

For one of those unexplainable "fan reasons" I recently put "'85" on my iPod and listened to this song for the first time in years the other day. I was wondering who's doing the falsetto in the chorus? It almost sounds like Matt Jardine, but he didn't start doing that for a few more years. Bruce? Foskett? Looped, processed Bri? Ah, the wonders of the BBs.

has to be Adrian Baker as I don't think Foskett actually *sang* on any of the records until last year.

Adrian Baker wasn't involved. Brian's doing falsetto on "Getcha back" while Jeff did it in live situations. Maybe it's that way too on "California calling", What do the credits in the booklet say? I don't have it here

There has been some speculation as to whether it was actually Brian. Personally I think it is.

[D409]

No other vocalists credited on the album sleeve. I reckon Brian pulled this one out of the bag...

[runnersdialzero]

For one of those unexplainable "fan reasons" I recently put "'85" on my iPod and listened to this song for the first time in years the other day. I was wondering who's doing the falsetto in the chorus? It almost sounds like Matt Jardine, but he didn't start doing that for a few more years. Bruce? Foskett? Looped, processed Bri? Ah, the wonders of the BBs.

has to be Adrian Baker as I don't think Foskett actually *sang* on any of the records until last year.

You used stars instead of quotation marks. Don't let it happen again.

[Melt Away]

Great album and song! It's sorta like Surfin' USA's mutated brother..

[Magic Transistor Radio]

There is only one great song on BB85 and it is 'Where I Belong' Male Ego is a catchy number and appeals to my new wave side. Getche Back is a nice song. One of Bruce's better songs as well.

California Calling is very grating in my opinion. And to Stephen Newcombe, I can't speak for anyone else who dislikes this song, but I do like KTSA (song), Sunshine, Kokamo and Somewhere Near Japan. So I like plenty of 'unhip' songs even though I prefer the 66-73 material.

[BJL]

This song has a kind of loping, al jardine meody that reminds me a little of California Saga ... I think the song would work great with a sort of holland-style country-rock production. I also think it would sound great in a postcard style production - I hope Al rerecords it some time.

[Magic Transistor Radio]

This song has a kind of loping, al jardine meody that reminds me a little of California Saga ... I think the song would work great with a sort of holland-style country-rock production. I also think it would sound great in a postcard style production - I hope Al rerecords it some time.

I would agree with that!

[RangeRoverA1]

Not sure why you used that smiley coz it's obvious that Ringo isn't African American by nationality.

Uh....well....

I'll explain - usually, as you may know, people attach smileys to their posts to: A) show their attitude towards one or another subject; B) give tiny details to the subject. In case of Awesoman, it can't be the 1st option, because "Afro" (the official title of the smiley) means, well, "Afro", i.e. "African American" & nothing else. So, it seems logical to think that the poster added that smiley to describe the subject, in our case - Ringo. That's why I's kind of surprised to see that face next to him coz Ringo is white-colored.
But at the end of the day, maybe this was all unintentional. Maybe Awesoman just chose the wrong smiley, instead he wanted "3D" one, it hangs near "Afro", btw.
Hope my answer made sense.

This song has a kind of loping, Al Jardine melody that reminds me a little of California Saga ... I think the song would work great with a sort of holland-style country-rock production. I also think it would sound great in a postcard style production - I hope Al rerecords it some time.

Wow, that's some idea! I'd be jolly glad to hear CalCalling in a country-rock mode.

[Don Malcolm]

I think you can put pedal steel to just about any Al composition (or even song idea, such as "Cottonfields") and it's gonna enhance things.

It couldn't hurt "Lady Lynda," either.

However, I'll draw the line at "Sloop John B."

[RangeRoverA1]

It couldn't hurt "Lady Lynda," either.

Whether it's due to that classical intro or sth., I can't imagine "Lady Lynda" being done in a country-rock or folk-rock style.