Thread for various insignificant questions that don't deserve their own thread!

[RangeRoverA1]

Probably most of us have seen photos from this shoot, which looks like to be from 1966. Two questions:

1. Where's Al? (obviously it's not the first time Al missed a photo shoot)

2. More interestingly, who is the sixth guy?

I'm sure there is alternate picture with Al touching Brian's bum. His face shows. Could it be this new pic is photoshop? Though it could be Al. He wore hats too, y'know. Just because Vosse or other guys wore it, doesn't mean that Al couldn't. He might like the hat & buy exactly the same one, big deal. I know that people get upset when they see smb. with the same thing on but it's not his problem. It's okay to copy style.

[NOLA BB Fan]

Maybe a bit early to post but for those with access to the AXS network, on Sunday Dec 27 at 1:00 pm US Central time, there will be a rebroadcast of the Musicares show honoring Brian

[JK]

In "Little Saint Nick",  the background chant of the title has these wonderful slurs (or smears) in it.

Is this a Brianism, or was it influenced by someone, say the Freshmen or the Hi-Los? I can't find anything of theirs to suggest this, but maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.

Any ideas, anyone?

[JK]

I have a second (belated) seasonal question, this time about "The Man With All The Toys". I swear I've heard another song with those background vocal accents on the second beat of the bar (they begin here at 0:30). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRP4Xvu_bs

[LeeDempsey]

I have a second (belated) seasonal question, this time about "The Man With All The Toys". I swear I've heard another song with those background vocal accents on the second beat of the bar (they begin here at 0:30). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRP4Xvu_bs

The ending of "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo and April Stevens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkVqCS64joo

Lee

[JK]

I have a second (belated) seasonal question, this time about "The Man With All The Toys". I swear I've heard another song with those background vocal accents on the second beat of the bar (they begin here at 0:30). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRP4Xvu_bs

The ending of "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo and April Stevens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkVqCS64joo

Lee

Yes! Thanks a lot, Lee. And NT & AS recorded and released it a year earlier, so it must have influenced "Toys". (It was all over the airwaves.) I'll sleep easier tonight. :=)

[JK]

I have a second (belated) seasonal question, this time about "The Man With All The Toys". I swear I've heard another song with those background vocal accents on the second beat of the bar (they begin here at 0:30). Does this ring a bell with anyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIRP4Xvu_bs

The ending of "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo and April Stevens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkVqCS64joo

Lee

Yes! Thanks a lot, Lee. And NT & AS recorded and released it a year earlier, so it must have influenced "Toys". (It was all over the airwaves.) I'll sleep easier tonight. :=)

While looking for something else entirely I happened across another song with the same accents, "Five O'Clock World" by The Vogues from 1965:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKRwqBmC4A

[Please delete my account]

Anyone else think the end of "Had To Phone Ya" would make a great ringtone?

[The Shift]

Anyone else think the end of "Had To Phone Ya" would make a great ringtone?

Many years ago I used the "C'mon, c'mon and answer the phone…" tag as my answer phone message.

[Chownow]

Hi - I just registered to ask a question that probably doesn't deserve it's own thread, so this must be the
 place  for it.

I bought pet sounds after seeing love & mercy,  and have been listening to it for a couple of weeks now.
First, it's amazing, and nothing like what I would have imagined. Second, it strikes me as a funny album, as in humorous. Something about the music, pauses and vocals comes across like there's a clever sense of humor behind it. Are there any articles or interviews addressing  humor in "pet sounds"? I can't really pin down why it's funny, so Id like to hear other perspectives if they're out there. 
Google wasn't helpful.

[wantsomecorn]

Hi - I just registered to ask a question that probably doesn't deserve it's own thread, so this must be the
 place  for it.

I bought pet sounds after seeing love & mercy,  and have been listening to it for a couple of weeks now.
First, it's amazing, and nothing like what I would have imagined. Second, it strikes me as a funny album, as in humorous. Something about the music, pauses and vocals comes across like there's a clever sense of humor behind it. Are there any articles or interviews addressing  humor in "pet sounds"? I can't really pin down why it's funny, so Id like to hear other perspectives if they're out there.  
Google wasn't helpful.

Welcome to the board! Glad to hear Love and Mercy is exposing people to some great music.

Brian has used humor a lot in his music. When I first listened to Pet Sounds, I also noticed some of what you're talking about. For example, I thought the "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba" vocal part in God Only Knows sounded really goofy, as did the "dit-dit-dit-ditditditdit" vocal part in I'm Waiting For the Day. The sound effects at the end of the album are a little out of left field too.

I don't know if you about Smile, which was the abandoned follow-up to Pet Sounds, but that album was even more focused on humor than Pet Sounds was. You might want to check that out.

http://www.earcandymag.com/humorsmileysmile.htm

This is an article about the humor in Smiley Smile, which was an offshoot of the Smile album that was released as the official follow-up to Pet Sounds after the Smile sessions more or less fell apart. It is a very goofy album, but one that has a cult following here, given this board's name.

[Chownow]

Hi - I just registered to ask a question that probably doesn't deserve it's own thread, so this must be the
 place  for it.

I bought pet sounds after seeing love & mercy,  and have been listening to it for a couple of weeks now.
First, it's amazing, and nothing like what I would have imagined. Second, it strikes me as a funny album, as in humorous. Something about the music, pauses and vocals comes across like there's a clever sense of humor behind it. Are there any articles or interviews addressing  humor in "pet sounds"? I can't really pin down why it's funny, so Id like to hear other perspectives if they're out there.  
Google wasn't helpful.

Welcome to the board! Glad to hear Love and Mercy is exposing people to some great music.

Brian has used humor a lot in his music. When I first listened to Pet Sounds, I also noticed some of what you're talking about. For example, I thought the "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba" vocal part in God Only Knows sounded really goofy, as did the "dit-dit-dit-ditditditdit" vocal part in I'm Waiting For the Day. The sound effects at the end of the album are a little out of left field too.

I don't know if you about Smile, which was the abandoned follow-up to Pet Sounds, but that album was even more focused on humor than Pet Sounds was. You might want to check that out.

http://www.earcandymag.com/humorsmileysmile.htm

This is an article about the humor in Smiley Smile, which was an offshoot of the Smile album that was released as the official follow-up to Pet Sounds after the Smile sessions more or less fell apart. It is a very goofy album, but one that has a cult following here, given this board's name.

Thank you! I checked out the earcandy link  you posted and the stuff about  Brian and spiritual aspects of humor were exactly what I was looking for. The rest of that article is very dark, though. I might skip Smiley Smile.

For me the funnier parts of "Pet Sounds" is the repeated use of "ah doo bi doo bi doo" in a few of the songs. Sometimes jaunty, then kind of sad. Also the meandering nature of "Let's go away for a while" and how it ends with what sounds like a conversation between the snare drum and kettle drum, and the kettle drum sounds like it's trying to get the last word in. Just funny stuff.

I'm definitely listening to"Smile" next!

[Emily]

Hi - I just registered to ask a question that probably doesn't deserve it's own thread, so this must be the
 place  for it.

I bought pet sounds after seeing love & mercy,  and have been listening to it for a couple of weeks now.
First, it's amazing, and nothing like what I would have imagined. Second, it strikes me as a funny album, as in humorous. Something about the music, pauses and vocals comes across like there's a clever sense of humor behind it. Are there any articles or interviews addressing  humor in "pet sounds"? I can't really pin down why it's funny, so Id like to hear other perspectives if they're out there.  
Google wasn't helpful.

Welcome to the board! Glad to hear Love and Mercy is exposing people to some great music.

Brian has used humor a lot in his music. When I first listened to Pet Sounds, I also noticed some of what you're talking about. For example, I thought the "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba" vocal part in God Only Knows sounded really goofy, as did the "dit-dit-dit-ditditditdit" vocal part in I'm Waiting For the Day. The sound effects at the end of the album are a little out of left field too.

I don't know if you about Smile, which was the abandoned follow-up to Pet Sounds, but that album was even more focused on humor than Pet Sounds was. You might want to check that out.

http://www.earcandymag.com/humorsmileysmile.htm

This is an article about the humor in Smiley Smile, which was an offshoot of the Smile album that was released as the official follow-up to Pet Sounds after the Smile sessions more or less fell apart. It is a very goofy album, but one that has a cult following here, given this board's name.

Thank you! I checked out the earcandy link  you posted and the stuff about  Brian and spiritual aspects of humor were exactly what I was looking for. The rest of that article is very dark, though. I might skip Smiley Smile.

For me the funnier parts of "Pet Sounds" is the repeated use of "ah doo bi doo bi doo" in a few of the songs. Sometimes jaunty, then kind of sad. Also the meandering nature of "Let's go away for a while" and how it ends with what sounds like a conversation between the snare drum and kettle drum, and the kettle drum sounds like it's trying to get the last word in. Just funny stuff.

I'm definitely listening to"Smile" next!

love the doo bi doo bi toward the end of "I Know There's an Answer." Brian Wilson was definitely whimsical.

[Custom Machine]

Just got around to watching the Dec. 14 episode of Supergirl (CBS) on my DVR and heard Supergirl's boss, Cat Grant, tell Supergirl, "If I wanted to have sex with a Beach Boy I'd still be sleeping with John Stamos."

As far as the American public is concerned (as well as the citizens of other countries where Supergirl is shown), this is, in fact, confirmation to all that John Stamos is officially a Beach Boy.

[Emily]

Hi - I just registered to ask a question that probably doesn't deserve it's own thread, so this must be the
 place  for it.

I bought pet sounds after seeing love & mercy,  and have been listening to it for a couple of weeks now.
First, it's amazing, and nothing like what I would have imagined. Second, it strikes me as a funny album, as in humorous. Something about the music, pauses and vocals comes across like there's a clever sense of humor behind it. Are there any articles or interviews addressing  humor in "pet sounds"? I can't really pin down why it's funny, so Id like to hear other perspectives if they're out there. 
Google wasn't helpful.

Hi Chownow, here is an earlier thread from this board with an interesting discussion of Brian Wilson's humor during that era. Someone who knows Brian Wilson says that he intentionally uses humor and shifts of mood to reach the listener at a different level: http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,20138.0.html

[wantsomecorn]

Just got around to watching the Dec. 14 episode of Supergirl (CBS) on my DVR and heard Supergirl's boss, Cat Grant, tell Supergirl, "If I wanted to have sex with a Beach Boy I'd still be sleeping with John Stamos."

As far as the American public is concerned (as well as the citizens of other countries where Supergirl is shown), this is, in fact, confirmation to all that John Stamos is officially a Beach Boy.

What prompted him talking about having sex with a Beach Boy?

[Alan Smith]

Just got around to watching the Dec. 14 episode of Supergirl (CBS) on my DVR and heard Supergirl's boss, Cat Grant, tell Supergirl, "If I wanted to have sex with a Beach Boy I'd still be sleeping with John Stamos."

As far as the American public is concerned (as well as the citizens of other countries where Supergirl is shown), this is, in fact, confirmation to all that John Stamos is officially a Beach Boy.

What prompted him talking about having sex with a Beach Boy?

"him"?   Where can I watch this show, sounding on par with  "An American Family"

[Custom Machine]

Just got around to watching the Dec. 14 episode of Supergirl (CBS) on my DVR and heard Supergirl's boss, Cat Grant, tell Supergirl, "If I wanted to have sex with a Beach Boy I'd still be sleeping with John Stamos."

As far as the American public is concerned (as well as the citizens of other countries where Supergirl is shown), this is, in fact, confirmation to all that John Stamos is officially a Beach Boy.

What prompted him talking about having sex with a Beach Boy?

In the Supergirl series, Supergirl's boss, Cat Grant, is a woman. Sorry, but I don't recall what led up to the comment.

[Sandy Baby]

Episode "Hostile Takeover":    http://www.cbs.com/shows/supergirl/video/
YouTube:    http://youtu.be/3QZYVAK1s_c

[SteveMC]

Are there any photos of Carl's full guitar collection?
Did he own any Strats?

[Emily]

Did Mike Eder ever write/publish his BB book?
I just looked at the Mike Eder thread in honored guests and saw no indication.

[Emily]

Can anyone recommend an online tool to download MySpace videos? I use KeepVid and it doesn't want to.

[Sheriff John Stone]

I didn't know where to put this question, so I'll try here...

I was just listening to the radio, and they had a "flashback" segment. Question: What song was No. 1 on the Billboard Singles Chart, 40 years ago, on January 11, 1976? 

[Emily]

I didn't know where to put this question, so I'll try here...

I was just listening to the radio, and they had a "flashback" segment. Question: What song was No. 1 on the Billboard Singles Chart, 40 years ago, on January 11, 1976? 

I don't see a Jan 11, but a Jan 10 and Jan 17:

January 10  Convoy  C.W. McCall 
January 17  I Write The Songs  Barry Manilow 

http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1976/hot-100

[Sheriff John Stone]

I didn't know where to put this question, so I'll try here...

I was just listening to the radio, and they had a "flashback" segment. Question: What song was No. 1 on the Billboard Singles Chart, 40 years ago, on January 11, 1976? 

I don't see a Jan 11, but a Jan 10 and Jan 17:

January 10  Convoy  C.W. McCall 
January 17  I Write The Songs  Barry Manilow 

http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1976/hot-100

Yes, it was the Bruce Johnston-penned, Grammy Award-winning, "I Write The Songs". I had forgotten how close that song was to the 15 Big Ones/"Brian's Back" campaign.