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John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
I cant remember which MAD draft/rundown we did, but i played this song obsessively.
Here’s the 50th anniversary version with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine
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So good
Here’s the 50th anniversary version with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine
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So good
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Fantastic song but just falls a little short of all-time great.
zamboni
Footballguy
Yeah, I had it on my last one out for the Beach Boys and you gave me grief about it - lol. Saw some error of my ways and put it in my playlist regardless.I cant remember which MAD draft/rundown we did, but i played this song obsessively.
Here’s the 50th anniversary version with Brian Wilson and Al Jardine
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So good
You beat me to that clip though - such a great re-creation with Brian and Al.
Miss you already, Brian.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
“I don’t think so”
It’s not what I like to listen to
It’s not what I like to listen to
zamboni
Footballguy
No sloop for you
zamboni
Footballguy
BeTheMatch
Footballguy
Discovering my dad's Kingston Trio album is one of my earliest musical memories
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Good song. Beach Boys in general are just ok for me though
Zow
Footballguy
Same. My mom used to listen to them all the time and I didn't like them. Probably haven't intentionally listened to a Beach Boys song in my life until now. This song surprised me in that it was pretty good. Still not great.
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Sometimes I forget how much Boomers love the Beach Boys
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I’m no Boomer. Love The Beach Boys.
zamboni
Footballguy
Substitute boomers for “people who appreciate greatness”.
rockaction
Footballguy
All-time and an easy vote for me. Others’ mileage may very.
Nowhere near Boomer. Gen X.
One of my favorite songs ever. People (like two) over at Steve Hoffman Forums were arguing the other day that the track didn’t belong on Pet Sounds and they were disproven and then firmly ridiculed. I kid. Kind of.
Nowhere near Boomer. Gen X.
One of my favorite songs ever. People (like two) over at Steve Hoffman Forums were arguing the other day that the track didn’t belong on Pet Sounds and they were disproven and then firmly ridiculed. I kid. Kind of.
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Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Beach Boys had their moments, and this was one of them.
snellman
Footballguy
Not a Boomer by any means (Gen X for life) but my dad liked the Beach boys a lot. I heard them a bunch along with 3 dog night, CCR, Doobie Bros, Who, all of them bands had a major influence in my taste of music and still listen to a lot of it this day. My wife and I fight in the car because I am all about 70s/80s music and she is more 90s/00s (even current).
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
I vastly prefer the Kingston Trio version. I guess that puts me in a party of one.The previously released version by The KIngston Trio is also quite good, but obviously Brian and the boys took it to a whole other level.
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Mrs. Rannous
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I am a Boomer. Not a big fan.
Nipsey
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Awesome.The previously released version by The KIngston Trio is also quite good, but obviously Brian and the boys took it to a whole other level.
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Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Nipsey
Footballguy
Never heard this
Sloop John B
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MFGG is a punk supergroup that only does covers. If you like that kind of music but also recognize some oldies, you might enjoy it.Never heard this
Sloop John B
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Hastur
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I just 'discovered' these guys very recently. I'm likin' it.MFGG is a punk supergroup that only does covers. If you like that kind of music but also recognize some oldies, you might enjoy it.Never heard this
Sloop John B
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rockaction
Footballguy
Poll Update
40 have it "Great" or "All-Time" (hyphen used correctly here, just like Nipsey)
26 have it less than "Great" in some form
The "Greats" have it! I'd even venture that the disparity moves the song from "Great" to "Great!".
40 have it "Great" or "All-Time" (hyphen used correctly here, just like Nipsey)
26 have it less than "Great" in some form
The "Greats" have it! I'd even venture that the disparity moves the song from "Great" to "Great!".
John Maddens Lunchbox
Footballguy
Music is littered with songs that are rearranged or reinterpreted.
Making a song better than an original is one of the hardest tasks in music.
Bran Wilson did such a great job on this its considered a Beach Boys song over all other interpretations.
To me thats even more impressive than most of their “originals”
kutta
Footballguy
I disagree.
But I love the song and don't really want to get into a whole thing on it. I just think in a list of "best songs by a band," it's hard to put a cover song or remix or whatever you want to call it in there.
Nipsey
Footballguy
Valid point.
Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
You know who else had their moments? Leroy Hoard. And Nipsev. Both all-time favorites.
rockaction
Footballguy
kutta and JML both make incredibly astute points that I'd thought before but hadn't expressed for this exercise. I lean towards JML in this case, but both raise points. I just think that what the Beach Boys did with a standard folk song elevates it. It's transformative in a way few songs get transformed.
Per Wikipedia, and from the Pet Sounds Sessions booklet, the music was re-written to be more "'in the 'Beach Boys' idiom,'" in the words of Al Jardine. "Jardine also updated the chord progression by having the subdominant (D♭ major) move to its relative minor B♭ minor) before returning to the tonic (A♭ major), thus altering a portion of the song's progression from IV — I to IV — ii — I. This device is heard immediately after the lyric 'into a fight' and 'leave me alone'". - Wikipedia from The Pet Sounds Sessions booklet, p. 11
But what I think what distinctly separates the Beach Boys' version from other versions—and likely (almost certainly) the original—is both the arrangement and performance of three things vocally: 1) Brian Wilson and Mike Love contribute lead vocals that are matched by nobody in history, 2) the backing vocals throughout the song, including the falsettos, are wonderful, and 3) the a cappella vocal bridge at 1:50 where group all sing, "Home —Let me go home—why don't you let me go home—hoist up the John B" with the arranged backing vocals. These all make it transcendent and different than almost any other version of the song, and the strength of the performance just sends the song into another stratosphere.
Per Wikipedia, and from the Pet Sounds Sessions booklet, the music was re-written to be more "'in the 'Beach Boys' idiom,'" in the words of Al Jardine. "Jardine also updated the chord progression by having the subdominant (D♭ major) move to its relative minor B♭ minor) before returning to the tonic (A♭ major), thus altering a portion of the song's progression from IV — I to IV — ii — I. This device is heard immediately after the lyric 'into a fight' and 'leave me alone'". - Wikipedia from The Pet Sounds Sessions booklet, p. 11
But what I think what distinctly separates the Beach Boys' version from other versions—and likely (almost certainly) the original—is both the arrangement and performance of three things vocally: 1) Brian Wilson and Mike Love contribute lead vocals that are matched by nobody in history, 2) the backing vocals throughout the song, including the falsettos, are wonderful, and 3) the a cappella vocal bridge at 1:50 where group all sing, "Home —Let me go home—why don't you let me go home—hoist up the John B" with the arranged backing vocals. These all make it transcendent and different than almost any other version of the song, and the strength of the performance just sends the song into another stratosphere.
rockaction
Footballguy
NIpsey, something up? You've linked "The Cross" by Prince. Seems a little religious for tonight. I mean, it's fine; I'm just curious if you meant to link it. It's a dynamic song for sure. Nice guitar that comes in.
rockaction
Footballguy
Cool. Why the Prince song? Nothing special, or felt like linking beautiful songs together? Just curious. Don't want to grill you. You certainly can post anything you want. I'm just trying to understand it.
