Brian's morphing tunes

[summerinparadise.flac]

Southbay Surfer - Surfin' Down the Swanee River (The Honeys)
Baker's Man - Hide Go Seek (The Honeys) - Speed Turtle

if you really think about it speed turtle is the morphing of all moments of Brian's genius into one cohesive moment. imo of course.

[The Heartical Don]

Southbay Surfer - Surfin' Down the Swanee River (The Honeys)
Baker's Man - Hide Go Seek (The Honeys) - Speed Turtle

if you really think about it speed turtle is the morphing of all moments of Brian's genius into one cohesive moment. imo of course.

No. Ding Dang is.

[Myk Luhv]

if you really think about it speed turtle is the morphing of all moments of Brian's genius into one cohesive moment. imo of course.

No. Ding Dang is.

This is the correct answer. Ding Dang

[Curtis Leon]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

[The Heartical Don]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

...and isn't This Whole World a next of kin?

[Curtis Leon]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

...and isn't This Whole World a next of kin?

Huh. I never noticed that connection until you said something 

[The Heartical Don]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

...and isn't This Whole World a next of kin?

Huh. I never noticed that connection until you said something 

I think it's A-Oom Dap Diddit, but it sounds so like what you described...

[Curtis Leon]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

...and isn't This Whole World a next of kin?

Huh. I never noticed that connection until you said something 

I think it's A-Oom Dap Diddit, but it sounds so like what you described...

Yeah, it sounds like a variation of the theme. It's a very doo-opish chant, isn't it?

[punkinhead]

Has anyone ever noticed the recurring chant of "Ah-um ditty wadda" in Beach Boy songs? I've heard it in three songs so far. Is it just a common background chant?

By the way, they are:
Do You Remember?
Gee
and Don't Go Near the Water
Wondering if it's a common theme

...and isn't This Whole World a next of kin?

Huh. I never noticed that connection until you said something 

I think it's A-Oom Dap Diddit, but it sounds so like what you described...

and of course, A-Oom Dap Diddit found it's way to Your Imagination

[The Heartical Don]

I guess morphine is to blame.

[the captain]

Boo.

[The Heartical Don]

And boo to you.

[rogerlancelot]

The tag of "Holidays" is the intro for "Happy Days".

[Wirestone]

The Ah-oom-bop-did-it (or however you want to spell it) is in This Whole World, of course, and in Your Imagination.

But it also serves as the main hook in the Wilson-Paley "God Did It" tune.

The chorus -- "Ah-oom God Did It, Ah-oom God Did It / He washed my sins away."

[buddhahat]

Not sure if this has already been caught in the thread but It's Just A Matter Of Time (BB85) is a development of I Feel Fine from the Cocaine Sessions, right? I know it's a straightforward doo wop chord progression but Brian seems pretty stoked that he just came up with it so unsurprising that he'd flesh it into a song. Obvious I guess but first time I'd noticed it.

[keysarsoze001]

Not sure if this has already been caught in the thread but It's Just A Matter Of Time (BB85) is a development of I Feel Fine from the Cocaine Sessions, right? I know it's a straightforward doo wop chord progression but Brian seems pretty stoked that he just came up with it so unsurprising that he'd flesh it into a song. Obvious I guess but first time I'd noticed it.

God, I despise that song. Terrible vocal. It's basically a rewrite of the infinitely superior "This Boy" by the Beatles, right down to that little vocal hiccup on "nothing to do-OO-ooh" being the same as "he'll regret it some da-EE-ay". Does that count as a morph? The build of the song is even more explicitly cribbed, I'd say, than "Ticket to Ride" into "Girl Don't Tell Me" or "When You Wish Upon a Star" into "Surfer Girl" or the verses of "The Girls on the Beach". The "Mountain of Love" into "Little Children" is pretty egregious too, especially including "used to be" in the exact same place.

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

CIFOTM -> Little Bird

[joshferrell]

Black widow= Let's do it again

[GeorgeFellInHisHorn]

I don't know if this counts, considering they're all basically the same song.

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

I love every version of this song, honestly.

[runnersdialzero]

I don't know if this counts, considering they're all basically the same song.

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

I love every version of this song, honestly.

The recent version is lacking (imo) due to the much more tame, predictable lyrics, AC production and lack of falsetto in the chorus, "Sandy" has no lead vocal (ARGGHH), and "Sherry" is a nice and interesting version but every time I listen to it I just wish Brian had done the vocal in '64.

Even above Smile or basically anything else, this one not being completed has always been the most baffling shelved track, to me. I know it was originally considered for Glen Campbell and he chose "Guess I'm Dumb", but after that, why not? It was appropriate for any album of the era, it had the same sound, the backing vocals were done, the track was done, the mix sounds fine, all it needed was a fucking lead vocal. It wouldn't have been out of place on Today!, wouldn't have been out of place on Summer Days, wouldn't have even been out of place on Pet Sounds. Or how about the B-side to "The Little Girl I Once Knew"? Anything. Why bring "I'm Waiting For The Day" back from the ashes but not this one? It's as good and as intricate as your average Pet Sounds track - not the absolute best song ever, but certainly good enough and thematically similar.

Wasn't added to any rarities compilations, wasn't added to the '93 box set, presumably wasn't considered for the Endless Summer soundtrack. Did someone just totally hate this song and saw to it that it was buried? I'll never understand.

[Wirestone]

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> Terri She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

[joshferrell]

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> Terri She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

Tricia

[37!ws]

Commenting on a couple of prior posts...

Re. "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car" --> "Water Builds Up" --- I think it's actually the other way around. I'm pretty sure that as a song, "Water Builds Up" pre-dates LGTHIMK. It's just that we're familiar with "Water Builds Up" from Sweet Insanity...but it was probably written long before.

"Walkin' The Line" --> "Morning Beat" -- I think you can argue a stronger case for "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car" --> "Morning Beat"

"Amusement Parks USA" --> "Do You Like Worms" -- sure you don't mean "Salt Lake City?""

Speaking of which...."Salt Lake City" --> "Desert Drive"

"I Said A Prayer" --> "This Isn't Love"

Now, for some controversy....and I wish I could take credit for discovering these, but I can't; don't remember who did:
"San Miguel" --> "Someone To Love"
ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down" --> "Desert Drive"
Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" --> "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"

Wasn't "California Role" another song before, too???

Oh....didn't see these:

"Sweetie" --> "Love Ya"
"Christine" --> "Living Doll"

[Wirestone]

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> Terri She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

Tricia

Nah, it's Terri. http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs87.html

"Walkin' The Line" --> "Morning Beat" -- I think you can argue a stronger case for "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car" --> "Morning Beat"

I dunno about that. The correct antecedent to "Morning Beat" is the unreleased "Walkin."

"I Said A Prayer" --> "This Isn't Love"

It should be noted that "I Said A Prayer" doesn't really exist as a whole song. It's just the opening melodic phrase of what became "This Isn't Love." The latter song also incorporates a riff from the still bizarrely unreleased "You're Still A Mystery."

Now, for some controversy....and I wish I could take credit for discovering these, but I can't; don't remember who did:
"San Miguel" --> "Someone To Love"
ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down" --> "Desert Drive"
Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" --> "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"

The first one, of course. The second and third -- eh.

The correct ELO rip is such: "Calling America" into "South American." And that's preceded by ELO using the "Heroes and Villains" verse melody for their tune "Across the Border."

I've heard the Journey - FSBMSG thing too, and I'm dubious. Only because when you hear the song BW is actually rewriting, it all falls into place.

The Four Seasons' "Who Loves You" seems to be a clear precursor to FSBMSG, especially the bridge. I think it's a lot more likely that Brian heard this

Wasn't "California Role" another song before, too???

Yeah, a Landy-era tune called "Wondering What You're Up to Now." It hasn't been booted, as far as I know.

I love this stuff, myself.

[joshferrell]

Sandy -> Sherry, She Needs Me -> Terri She Needs Me -> She Says That She Needs Me

Tricia

Nah, it's Terri. http://www.esquarterly.com/bellagio/gigs87.html

"Walkin' The Line" --> "Morning Beat" -- I think you can argue a stronger case for "Let's Go To Heaven In My Car" --> "Morning Beat"

I dunno about that. The correct antecedent to "Morning Beat" is the unreleased "Walkin."

"I Said A Prayer" --> "This Isn't Love"

It should be noted that "I Said A Prayer" doesn't really exist as a whole song. It's just the opening melodic phrase of what became "This Isn't Love." The latter song also incorporates a riff from the still bizarrely unreleased "You're Still A Mystery."

Now, for some controversy....and I wish I could take credit for discovering these, but I can't; don't remember who did:
"San Miguel" --> "Someone To Love"
ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down" --> "Desert Drive"
Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" --> "Forever She'll Be My Surfer Girl"

The first one, of course. The second and third -- eh.

The correct ELO rip is such: "Calling America" into "South American." And that's preceded by ELO using the "Heroes and Villains" verse melody for their tune "Across the Border."

I've heard the Journey - FSBMSG thing too, and I'm dubious. Only because when you hear the song BW is actually rewriting, it all falls into place.

The Four Seasons' "Who Loves You" seems to be a clear precursor to FSBMSG, especially the bridge. I think it's a lot more likely that Brian heard this

Wasn't "California Role" another song before, too???

Yeah, a Landy-era tune called "Wondering What You're Up to Now." It hasn't been booted, as far as I know.

I love this stuff, myself.

No I mean Mike Loves song "Tricia" which evolved from the same tune