Capitol records has released yet another Beach Boys compilation, but this one is extra special. All tracks were hand-picked by Brian Wilson as being his favorite Beach Boys tracks: http://hollywoodandvine.com/beachboys/ It got me to thinking what MY favorite Beach Boys songs are and this is what I came up with: 1. God Only Knows 2. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 3. Sloop John B 4. Wouldn't It Be Nice 5. Good Vibrations 6. Sail On Sailor 7. Little Deuce Coupe 8. Don't Worry Baby 9. Cool Cool Water 10. Warmth of the Sun
Interesting song choice and probably true. If "Let Him Run Wild" or "Please Let Me Wonder" were on the disc I'd say it had to be a fake, but it looks genuine.... My 10 favorite CAPITOL BB songs: 1. Help Me Rhonda 2. Don't Worry Baby 3. I Get Around 4. Wendy 5. Fin, Fun, Fun 6. In My Room 7. Surfin' USA 8. She Knows Me So Well 9. Kiss Me Baby 10. Pet Sounds (Entire album counts as one song for me) Any non-Capitol favorite list for me would have to have "Good Timin'" on it. LOVE that song!
Here are my top ten (today) for Capitol BB, in no particular order: 1. I'm going with "Pet Sounds" as one song. (Thanks, Steve.) 2. The Warmth of the Sun 3. Wonderful 4. She Knows Me Too Well (truly spooky, grand, and beautiful) 5. I Get Around 6. Breakaway (specifically, the mix on "Hawthorne, California") 7. I Can Hear Music 8. Please Let Me Wonder 9. Don't Worry Baby 10. Tie between "Cabinessence" and "Darlin'" For Brother/Warners, I'd pick these: 1. This Whole World 2. Surf's Up 3. 'Till I Die 4. Sail on Sailor 5. Long Promised Road 6. Feel Flows 7. Slip On Through 8. Cool, Cool Water 9. Marcella 10. The Trader Gardo
so many great songs...too many great songs! 1. Good Vibrations 2. California Girls 3. Help Me Rhonda 4. In My Room 5. I Just Wasn't Made For These Times 6. Don't Worry Baby 7. Do You Wanna Dance 8. I Get Around 9. Farmer's Daughter 10. Warmth Of The Sun honorable mention: surf's up from the Leonard Bernstein tv special
In no particular order ... 1. Surin' USA 2. Wouldn't It Be Nice 3. Be True To Your School 4. Fun, Fun, Fun 5. I Get Around 6. Don't Worry Baby 7. Dance, Dance, Dance 8. Help Me, Rhonda 9. Good Vibrations 10. I Can Hear Music
Mine are, in no particular order: Good Vibrations Wouldn't It Be Nice Caroline No (Brian Wilson) Darlin' Do It Again Surfer Girl Fun Fun Fun John B Sloop I Get Around Don't Worry Baby
Ah, gee, I wish >I< had thought of listing Pet Sounds as a single song! My top four and more are off that record, but I had to stop after four or I would end up listing all the songs off that one record!
When I saw the tracklist for the B. Wilson-selected comp a couple months ago, I was somewhat disappointed and thought I could do better (I know, I am so humble). Here is my comp, with stars next to my personal "ten best" (with all-time number one being "Surf's Up"): I Get Around 02:13 Don't Worry Baby (*) 02:47 The Warmth Of The Sun 02:52 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (*) 02:02 Please Let Me Wonder (*) 02:45 She Knows Me Too Well (*) 02:28 Let Him Run Wild 02:20 Wouldn't It Be Nice (*) 02:25 Sloop John B 03:00 God Only Knows (*) 02:52 Caroline, No 02:53 Good Vibrations 03:36 Wild Honey 02:38 Darlin' 02:12 Friends 02:30 I Can Hear Music (*) 02:35 Our Prayer 01:08 Break Away (*) 02:55 This Whole World 01:56 Add Some Music To Your Day 03:32 Deirdre 03:26 Cotton Fields 02:59 Long Promised Road 03:29 'Til I Die (*) 02:40 Surf's Up (*) 04:12 Sail On Sailor 03:17
no particular order: "Kiss Me Baby" "Wouldn't It Be Nice" "Caroline No" "Good Vibes" "Time To Get Alone" "Be With Me" "Celebrate The News" "Our Sweet Love" "Feel Flows" "Surf's Up"
I Get Around Fun, Fun, Fun Don't Worry Baby Please Let Me Wonder California Girls Help Me, Rhonda Wouldn't It Be Nice God Only Knows Good Vibrations Til I Die
Don't Worry Baby You Still Believe In Me I Can Hear Music Sail On Sailor Country Air Heroes And Villians Cabinessence In My Room I'm Waiting For The Day Can't Wait Too Long
Here's my list - The order isn't really important - it was tough enough limiting myself to ten tracks. 1. I Get Around 2. God Only Knows 3. Fun, Fun, Fun 4. Don't Worry Baby 5. Good Vibrations 6. I Can Hear Music 7. She Knows Me Too Well 8. California Girls 9. The Warmth Of The Sun 10. Caroline No (may not count) Alt. Darlin'
At the risk of being repetative: God Only Knows Sail on Sailor Don't Worry Baby Warmth of the Sun Breakaway I Can Hear Music Surfs Up Marcella California Girls Surfer Girl Little Girl I Once Knew Darlin' Till I Die In My Room Do It Again oh ok.....Good Vibrations PLUS 2 of my favourite Dennis tracks: Forever Only With You
Gee, no votes for "'Cassius' Love vs. 'Sonny' Wilson" yet! Since CM already put in a plug for "Deirdre" I must mention my other favorite "deep album" track: "Back Home", from 15 Big Ones. I was thrilled when Brian played this in concert on the Pet Sounds tour!
1. Wouldn't It Be Nice 2. God Only Knows 3. Good Vibrations 4. California Girls 5. Sloop John B. 6. Don't Worry Baby 7. I Get Around 8. She Knows Me Too Well 9. Surfer Girl 10. Fun, Fun, Fun
That song (?) combined with Bull Session With Big Daddy would have made a killer 45! I'm sure they coulda easily sold in excess of 10 copies "worldwide".
Glad to see quite a few BB fans picking "Breakaway" as a top tenner. I've always wondered about the collaboration here between Brian and his dad Murry. Here it is, nearly 1970, and Brian's supposed to be completely on the outs with his old man--who's betrayed him by selling his interest in Sea of Tunes, Brian's publishing company--and yet they can still write a song together. Hard to believe. What a great song, though.
Gardo, Family ties run deep. Don't believe everything you read on the BB's. They really were a family; a dysfunctional one, but a family nonetheless.
Yep sure is scary. In 50 or 100 years from now when we're all gone kids'll be reading BB biographies and taking it all as gospel. Makes you think about the duty of the biographer or journalist (music or otherwise) generally. What these turkeys write today might be the history of the future. Real scary!
No particular order and I'm trying to highlight mostly the non-hits... 1. That's Not Me (luckily I have no bad memories of a bad version of "Pet Sounds" having only owned or heard the DCC gold CD...) 2. Farmer's Daughter 3. Your Summer Dream 4. Lonely Sea 5. Kiss Me Baby (very impressed to see that a lot of you dig this beautiful song) 6. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) 7. All Summer Long 8. The Warmth Of The Sun 9. Let Him Run Wild 10. Surfer Girl and I simply must throw in "Wendy"...
Too many good songs. I'm gonna pull a Gardo here with 10 Capitol and 10 Brother tunes. I will try and highlight non-hits as well. Capitol top 10 1. Pet Sounds album (Steve started it.) 2. Good Vibrations (Smiley Smile) 3. California Girls (Summer Days) 4. Time To Get Alone (20/20) 5. The Little Girl I Once Knew (7 inch) 6. Dance Dance Dance ((Today! Great crackling Carl Wilson guitar solo.) 7. Heroes And Villans (Smiley Smile) 8. Darlin' (Live In London version) 9. Break Away (7 inch) 10. Celebrate The News (b side to Breakaway.Can't forget Dennis Wilson.) Brother top 10 1. Sail On Sailor (Holland) 2. Surf's Up (Surf's Up) 3. 'Til I Die (Surf's Up) 4. Marcella (Carl & The Passions/So Tough) 5. Feel Flows (Surf's Up) 6. The Trader (Holland) 7. Just Once In My Life (15 Big Ones. Carl and Brian nail the vocals on this Goffin/King classic.) 8. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) 7 inch mix 9. Good Timin' (L.A. Light Album) (I agree with Steve. Love that song!) 10. Got To Know The Woman (Great Dennis Wilson rocker from Sunflower.) Cheers.
I see Brian picked I Get Around. Good choice. It was during that session for that song that they fired his dad, Murray Wilson. Probably the best move the band ever made.
Mine will be kinda repetitive, but will throw in one or two to make it different(I hope...) 1)Pet Sounds(taking Steve's lead here...) 2)Good Vibrations 3)Wendy 4)Hushabye(incredible harmonies on this one...) 5)Heroes And Villains 6)Mona(from BB's Love You) 7)In My Room 8)Don't Worry Baby 9)I Get Around 10)Fun Fun Fun
My list is going to look very similar to the others, but this is too much fun to pass up... In no particular order: 1) God Only Knows 2) Caroline, No 3) I Just Wasn't Made for These Times 4) Don't Worry Baby 5) She Knows Me Too Well 6) Let Him Run Wild 7) Heroes and Villains 8) Surf's Up (1966) 9) Cabinessence 10) Good Vibrations Like many fans, the period from "The Beach Boys Today!" through the unreleased "Smile" is my absolute favorite. Music just doesn't get any better than that!
An IMPOSSIBLE task, but what the heck ... 1. Kiss Me, Baby 2. God Only Knows 3. Fun, Fun, Fun 4. 'Til I Die 5. Don't Worry Baby 6. Wake the World 7. The Warmth of the Sun 8. Darlin' 9. Wouldn't It Be Nice 10. Can't Wait Too Long ("Caroline No" definitely would have placed, but I still think of that as a solo Brian Wilson single ...)
