Top 30 Beach Boys' songs

[phirnis]

Interesting that your most played song is A Day In The Life Of A Tree. May i ask why?

I find ADITLOAT to be the saddest Beach Boys song ever made and the Coda is the greatest ending to any Beach Boys song I have ever heard.....and thus I absolutely love it. Funny, that for the majority of the song there are no Beach Boys even singing on it. 

Couldn't agree more.
ADITLOAT is so sad it's almost disturbing. Never thought of it as a put-on.

[shelter]

Interesting that your most played song is A Day In The Life Of A Tree. May i ask why?

I find ADITLOAT to be the saddest Beach Boys song ever made and the Coda is the greatest ending to any Beach Boys song I have ever heard.....and thus I absolutely love it. Funny, that for the majority of the song there are no Beach Boys even singing on it. 

Couldn't agree more.
ADITLOAT is so sad it's almost disturbing. Never thought of it as a put-on.

My vote for the saddest BB song goes to 'Still I Dream Of It'. It sounds to me like an utterly depressed man trying hard to think happy thoughts.

[phirnis]

Interesting that your most played song is A Day In The Life Of A Tree. May i ask why?

I find ADITLOAT to be the saddest Beach Boys song ever made and the Coda is the greatest ending to any Beach Boys song I have ever heard.....and thus I absolutely love it. Funny, that for the majority of the song there are no Beach Boys even singing on it.  

Couldn't agree more.
ADITLOAT is so sad it's almost disturbing. Never thought of it as a put-on.

My vote for the saddest BB song goes to 'Still I Dream Of It'. It sounds to me like an utterly depressed man trying hard to think happy thoughts.

That's a nice and very fitting description, in fact I think it might apply to at least half of the Love You album as well (and that's probably why many of these songs are so incredibly moving).

[Rerun]

Personally, I'd probably have "Sail Plane Song" on there.  I know its not a real song and it was eventually transformed into "Loop de Loop," but something about its pretty haunting and childlike.

[Newguy562]

30. Just Once In My Life (Did A Better Job Then The Righteous Brothers)
29. Kiss Me Baby (Kiss Me Babbyyyyyyyyyyyyyy)
28. All This Is That (Best Song On The Album & Is So Mellow)
27. Surf's Up (Smile Sessions) .....(Interesting Changes Throughout The Song)
26. Til' I Die (Until I Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)
25. This Whole World (Love The Ending Sounds Like Carl Is So Into It)
24. Let The Wind Blow (Creepy As Hell Yet Addicting)
23. Forever....(Dennis Ur A Genius 4 This One)
22. Deirdre..(Ugly Name Pretty Song)
21. The Warmth Of The Sun......(Love The Chorus)
20. Little Saint Nick...... ( I Know, I Know...But It's Catchy & Reminds Me Of past X-Mases Lol)
19. She Knows Me Too Well..... ( How The Hell Is This Considered A Filler?)
18. Here Today..... (Another Nice Song Where Mike Love Do What He Does Best, Plus Brian Doing His Falsetto)
17. Cabin Essence (Smile Sessions) ...(The Ending Is Unbelievable..Over & Over)
16. I Love To Say Dada (Smile Sessions) ....(Love The Drums & The Beat)
15. I'm So Young (I Love The Harmony In The End Seems Like The Boyz Mastered The Doo-Wop)
14. Please Let Me Wonder....(In  The End When The Beat Drops And Brian Says "I Love You" Perfecto)
13.  I'm Waiting For The Day....(When Brian Sings " I Guess I'm Saying Your The Only One" Spine Tingly.)
12. Do It Again.....(Extremely Catchy)
11. Child Is The Father Of The Man(Smile Sessions).......(Beautiful Instrumental)
10. Be With Me.....(This Is Dennis Own Version Of A Pet Sounds Track)
9. In My Room.... (Everytime I Listen To This I Get More Into The Song)
8. Don't Worry Baby.... (I Love It More Than "Be My Baby" Good Job Mr. Wilson)
7. God Only Knows.... (I Don't Think I Need 2 Speak On This Masterpiece, Self Explanatory)
6. That's Not Me.... (Amazing Instruments and Lovely Vocals By Mike & Brian)
5. I Do Love You... (Beach Boys + Stevie Wonder = Sucha Breezy Song)
4. Surfer Girl..... (The  First Beautiful Song Brian Wrote In My Opinion)
3. The Night Was So Young ....(Beautiful Guitar & Melody)
2. Caroline No... ( My Fav. Song On Pet Sounds)
1. Wouldnt It Be Nice.... (This Song Is The Reason I Ever  Looked Into The Beach Boys Music)

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Cuckoo Clock
 

Right on! You can drink from my canteen any time.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

I did the best I could. It's hard to rank them, they're all so good....

1.    God Only Knows
2.    Wonderful
3.   Warmth of the Sun
4.    Airplane
5.   Don’t Talk
6.   Solar System
7.   Only With You
8.   This Car of Mine
9.    Little Pad
10.    This Whole World
11.    Til I Die
12.    I'd Love Just Once to See You
13.   Surfer Girl
14.    Wake The World
15.    Caroline No
16.    Custom Machine
17.    Ballad of Ol' Betsy
18.    At My Window
19.    All I Wanna Do
20.    Time To Get Alone
21.   Busy Doin' Nothing
22.    Surf’s Up
23.   Breakaway
24.   Don't Worry Baby
25.   Let Him Run Wild
26.   Add Some Music to Your Day
27.   Forever
28.   She Knows Me Too Well
29.   Catch a Wave
30.   Cuckoo Clock

[Newguy562]

I did the best I could. It's hard to rank them, they're all so good....

1.    God Only Knows
2.    Wonderful
3.   Warmth of the Sun
4.    Airplane
5.   Don’t Talk
6.   Solar System
7.   Only With You
8.   This Car of Mine
9.    Little Pad
10.    This Whole World
11.    Til I Die
12.    I'd Love Just Once to See You
13.   Surfer Girl
14.    Wake The World
15.    Caroline No
16.    Custom Machine
17.    Ballad of Ol' Betsy
18.    At My Window
19.    All I Wanna Do
20.    Time To Get Alone
21.   Busy Doin' Nothing
22.    Surf’s Up
23.   Breakaway
24.   Don't Worry Baby
25.   Let Him Run Wild
26.   Add Some Music to Your Day
27.   Forever
28.   She Knows Me Too Well
29.   Catch a Wave
30.   Cuckoo Clock

sucha strange but interesting list ..but hey ur a bb fan and thats what matters.

[Weezer12]

No particular order, save for maybe the first five or so:

01. Don't Worry Baby
02. God Only Knows
03. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
04. Til I Die
05. Surf's Up
06. Please Let Me Wonder
07. She Knows Me Too Well
08. Break Away
09. Surfer Girl
10. Heroes & Villains
11. The Surfer Moon
12. In My Room
13. The Warmth of the Sun
14. Time To Get Alone
15. Wouldn't It Be Nice
16. This Whole World
17. Here Today
18. All I Wanna Do
19. The Night Was So Young
20. Your Summer Dream
21. I'm So Lonely
22. I'll Bet He's Nice
23. Somewhere Near Japan
24. Sail On Sailor
25. Forever
26. Our Sweet Love
27. Friends
28. I Know There's An Answer
29. That's Not Me
30. California Girls

[William Bowe]

Doubt I can top Syd Barrett's list on the previous page, but here goes. I feel a bit guilty that in paring it back to 30 the stuff I chopped tended to be "quirky" - With Me Tonight, Whistle In, Solar System, I'm Beggin' You Please. So is anyone going to take the effort to tally up everyone's results for a grand total?

1. 'Til I Die
2. This Whole World
3. Cool Cool Water
4. I Get Around
5. Can't Wait Too Long
6. The Warmth of the Sun
7. Let The Wind Blow
8. Wouldn't It Be Nice
9. God Only Knows
10. In My Room
11. Don't Worry Baby
12. Please Let Me Wonder
13. Good Vibrations
14. Celebrate The News
15. Fun Fun Fun
16. Dance Dance Dance
17. All Summer Long
18. Kiss Me Baby
19. California Girls
20. Caroline No
21. Cabinessence
22. Be With Me
23. Catch a Wave
24. Our Prayer
25. Little Bird
26. Do It Again
27. Surfer Girl
28. Friends
29. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
30. Mrs O'Leary's Cow

[William Bowe]

What the hell - I'll do it. So far we've got 13 (serious) lists. Where they've been listed in order, I've allocated 30 points for a first place down to 1 point for a 30th place. Where there's no order, I've given everything 15. If there's a tie, I've favoured songs that have been included in more lists, where possible. The numbers in parentheses are the total points followed by the number of lists they're included in. I'll do another update later if I get enough material to work with.

1. God Only Knows (233/10)
2. Don't Worry Baby (210/10)
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice (202/9)
4. Surf's Up (183/10)
5. Til I Die (161/8)
6. Warmth of the Sun (149/8)
=7. Please Let Me Wonder (133/7)
=7. This Whole World (133/7)
9. Surfer Girl (130/7)
10. Good Vibrations (125/7)
11. Time to Get Alone (118/7)
12. Forever (113/8)
13. Break Away (107/7)
14. Cabinessence (105/7)
15. Caroline No (105/6)
16. In My Room (105/5)
17. Kiss Me Baby (100/7)
18. All I Wanna Do (98/8)
19. Let Him Run Wild (98/7)
=20. I Get Around (96/5)
=20. Wonderful (96/5)
22. She Knows Me Too Well (95/6)
23. Heroes and Villains (92/6)
24. Sloop John B (82/4)
25. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (77/5)
26. Do It Again (69/5)
27. The Night Was So Young (67/4)
28. Cool Cool Water (59/3)
29. California Girls (53/5)
30. Let The Wind Blow (53/4)

[William Bowe]

Interesting that there are only three pre-Pet Sounds songs which aren't ballads - and none are placed higher than 19. I think Brianophiles are a bit too shy about showing some love for Surfin' USA, Fun Fun Fun, etc. I mean, I love Break Away, but is it really better than I Get Around?

[cablegeddon]

1. Darlin
2. Help me Rhonda
3. Wonderful (2004)
4. God only knows
5. I bet he's nice
6. Wouldn't be nice
7. I'd love just once to see you
8. I get around
9. Heroes and villians (2004)
10. The night was so young
11. Surfs up (2004)
12. You still believe in me
13. Good vibrations (original single)
14. Big Sur
15. Our sweet love
16. I know there's an answer
17. You're so good to me
18. Kiss me Baby
19. That's not me
20. Vegetables (2004)
21. When a man needs a woman
22. This whole world
23. Good timin
24. Do you want to dance
25. Aren't you glad
26. California girls
27. Slip on through
28. Time to get alone
29. How She Boogalooed It
30. Anna Lee the healer


Stats:
1 Cover - Do you want to dance
1 Song composed by Dennis Wilson - Slip on through

Edit: Revised!

[Newguy562]

1. Darlin
2. Help me Rhonda
3. Wonderful
4. God only knows
5. I bet he's nice
6. Wouldn't be nice
7. I get around
8. Heroes and villians
9. The night was so young
10. Surfs up
11. You still believe in me
12. Good vibrations
13. Surfer girl
14. I know there's an answer
15. That's not me
16. Vegetables
17. Do you want to dance
18. Aren't you glad
19. California girls
20. How She Boogalooed It

ur definately a wild honey fan i like dat.

[cablegeddon]

1. Darlin
2. Help me Rhonda
3. Wonderful
4. God only knows
5. I bet he's nice
6. Wouldn't be nice
7. I get around
8. Heroes and villians
9. The night was so young
10. Surfs up
11. You still believe in me
12. Good vibrations
13. Surfer girl
14. I know there's an answer
15. That's not me
16. Vegetables
17. Do you want to dance
18. Aren't you glad
19. California girls
20. How She Boogalooed It

ur definately a wild honey fan i like dat.

absolutely, the good songs on wild honey are the best!

[harrisonjon]

I'd probably take six songs each from Today, Pet Sounds and Sunflower, three each from Smile and Surf's Up, four earlier singles such as Hushabye, In My Room, Surfer Girl and Don't Worry Baby, and then finally Salt Lake City and Time To Get Alone

Top 10:

Please Let Me Wonder

She Knows Me Too Well

Hushabye

Time To Get Alone

Forever

All I Wanna Do

God Only Knows'

Hang On To Your Ego

Don't Talk....

You Still Believe In Me

[Smilin Ed H]

A new list because this is hard to resist (and in no particular order):

1.  Don't Worry Baby
2.  I Get Around
3.  Let Him Run Wild
4.  Surfer Girl
5.  She Knows Me Too Well
6.  Kiss Me Baby
7.  God Only Knows
8.  Heroes and Villains
9.  Sail On Sailor
10. Surf's Up
11.  'Til I Die
12.  Feel Flows
13.  This Whole World
14.  All I Wanna Do
15.  Cuddle Up
16.  Forever
16.  Please Let Me Wonder
17.  Caroline, No
18.  I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
19.  Time To Get Alone
20.  Here Today
21.  Cabinessence
22.  Darlin'
23.  Let The Wind Blow
24.  Long Promised Road
25.  All This Is That
26.  The Trader
27.  That's Not Me
28.  Good Vibrations
29.  Don't Talk (Put Your Hed On My Shoulder)
30.  Wouldn't It Be Nice

Ask me tomorrow and I may well have changed about ten of them. Busy Doin' Nothin', Do It Again, Had To Phone Ya, Johnny Carson, California, Slip On Through, Disney Girls, Warmth of the Sun, The Little Girl I Once Knew, You Still Believe In Me, Little Bird, Celebrate The News, Break Away, Countrty Air, Be With Me, A Day In The Life Of A Tree, Cool, Cool Water, Angel Come Home and Marcella could be in with a chance...

[phirnis]

Can't seem to come up with a definitive top 30. Anyway, there are some songs that would just have to be there:

- Sail On Sailor
- This Whole World
- I'll Bet He's Nice
- Friends
- 'Til I Die
- Help Me Rhonda
- A Day in the Life of a Tree
- Roller Skating Child
- Mona
- Busy Doin' Nothin'
- Do It Again
- Big Sur
- Heroes and Villains
- Good to My Baby
- The Little Girl I Once Knew
- Don't Worry Baby
- Hawaii
- The Warmth of the Sun
- Had to Phone Ya
- Funky Pretty
- I Went to Sleep
- Baby Blue

The list goes on and on...

[Newguy562]

1. Darlin
2. Help me Rhonda
3. Wonderful
4. God only knows
5. I bet he's nice
6. Wouldn't be nice
7. I get around
8. Heroes and villians
9. The night was so young
10. Surfs up
11. You still believe in me
12. Good vibrations
13. Surfer girl
14. I know there's an answer
15. That's not me
16. Vegetables
17. Do you want to dance
18. Aren't you glad
19. California girls
20. How She Boogalooed It

ur definately a wild honey fan i like dat.

absolutely, the good songs on wild honey are the best!

wild honey is an amazing piece in the bb's catalog it stands out so much even the cover art is amazing lol

[southbay]

Seems like most of us would pick a similar top 30 but each of us has a few odd personal favorites. 


My list would include as odd pieces;

I'll bet he's Nice
Had to Phone Ya
Somewhere Near Japan

Do It Again
Sail On Sailor
Pet Sounds (the song)
You Still Believe in Me
Good Timin'

[Newguy562]

Seems like most of us would pick a similar top 30 but each of us has a few odd personal favorites. 


My list would include as odd pieces;

I'll bet he's Nice
Had to Phone Ya
Somewhere Near Japan

Do It Again
Sail On Sailor
Pet Sounds (the song)
You Still Believe in Me
Good Timin'

Mines Include:
The Night Was So Young,
Little Saint Nick
I Do Love You

[Wrightfan]

I can't put them in order but these thirty are good:
Don't Worry Baby
When I Grow Up (to be a man)
Please Let me Wonder
Kiss me Baby
She Knows me Too Well
California Girls
Help me Rhonda
Wouldn't it be Nice
Don't Talk (Put your head on my shoulder)
Let's go Away for a while
Sloop John B
God Only Knows
I Just Wasn't Made for these Times
Caroline, No
Do You Like Worms (Roll Plymouth Rock) (SMiLE sessions)
Cabin Essence (SMiLE sessions)
Wonderful (SMiLE sessions)
Surf's Up (SMiLE sessions)
Vega-Tables (SMiLE sessions)
The Elements: Fire (Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow) (SMiLE Sessions)
Good Vibrations
Do it Again
Busy Doin' Nothin'
Break Away
Celebrate the News
This Whole World
All I Wanna Do
'Till I Die
All this is That
Good Timin'

[JK]

This is a top 20 from four years ago (lifted from the Capitol Board) and it's not far off the mark today (read: I can't be arsed to make a new one)...

01. Can't Wait Too Long
02. Dance, Dance, Dance
03. Feel Flows
04. All I Wanna Do (the Sunflower track)
05. Don't Worry Baby
06. Pet Sounds (the instrumental)
07. Girls On The Beach
08. I'm Waiting For The Day
09. Wendy
10. Surf's Up
11. I'm So Young
12. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times
13. She Knows Me Too Well
14. Surfer Girl
15. The Little Girl I Once Knew
16. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
17. 'Til I Die
18. Kiss Me Baby
19. Little Honda
20. Let's Go Away For Awhile

[William Bowe]

An updated aggregate top 30. God Only Knows looks unassailable at number one.

1. God Only Knows (300/13)
2. Don't Worry Baby (266/13)
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice (242/11)
4. Surf's Up (240/13)
5. Til I Die (205/11)
6. Please Let Me Wonder (173/9)
7. All I Wanna Do (165/11)
8. Surfer Girl (165/9)
9. Warmth of the Sun (164/9)
10. This Whole World (163/9)
11. Good Vibrations (159/9)
12. She Knows Me Too Well (153/9)
13. Time To Get Alone (143/8)
14. Wonderful (139/7)
15. Forever (138/9)
16. Heroes and Villains (130/8)
17. Kiss Me Baby (128/9)
18. Break Away (122/8)
19. Cabinessence (120/8)
20. Caroline No (120/7)
21. I Get Around (120/6)
22. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (111/7)
23. In My Room (105/5)
24. Don't Talk (101/5)
25. Do It Again (99/7)
26. Let Him Run Wild (98/7)
27. Sloop John B (97/5)
28. The Night Was So Young (89/5)
29. California Girls (80/7)
30. Darlin' (74/5)

[Newguy562]

An updated aggregate top 30. God Only Knows looks unassailable at number one.

1. God Only Knows (300/13)
2. Don't Worry Baby (266/13)
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice (242/11)
4. Surf's Up (240/13)
5. Til I Die (205/11)
6. Please Let Me Wonder (173/9)
7. All I Wanna Do (165/11)
8. Surfer Girl (165/9)
9. Warmth of the Sun (164/9)
10. This Whole World (163/9)
11. Good Vibrations (159/9)
12. She Knows Me Too Well (153/9)
13. Time To Get Alone (143/8)
14. Wonderful (139/7)
15. Forever (138/9)
16. Heroes and Villains (130/8)
17. Kiss Me Baby (128/9)
18. Break Away (122/8)
19. Cabinessence (120/8)
20. Caroline No (120/7)
21. I Get Around (120/6)
22. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (111/7)
23. In My Room (105/5)
24. Don't Talk (101/5)
25. Do It Again (99/7)
26. Let Him Run Wild (98/7)
27. Sloop John B (97/5)
28. The Night Was So Young (89/5)
29. California Girls (80/7)
30. Darlin' (74/5)

it's good 2 see sumone with "the night was so young" on their list.. perfect list.