Yeah, it’s possible to take two great, timeless songs and create something horrific from them.
Here’s a reminder that sometimes you should just leave something alone.
Video of the Week: Not All Mashups Are a Good Idea
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Video of the Week: Brian Wilson and Friends Sing a Gorgeous “In My Room”
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Video of the Week: The Beach Boy With A Shocking Dark Side
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America’s Summer Dream – The Beach Boys Before Dealey Plaza
07 Apr 2021 Leave a comment
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by Shaun Kelly
When John F. Kennedy flew to Texas to begin his reelection campaign for the presidency on Thursday morning, November 21, 1963, the number-one band in the US consisted of five teens from Southern California called, appropriately enough, The Beach Boys. A heady mixture of cousins, siblings, and neighbors ranging in age from 17 to 23, the fledgling band had already released four long-playing records between 1962 and ’63, with their latest album release, Little Deuce Coupe, establishing itself as one of rock’s first “concept albums.” Within 18 months of their arrival onto the pop musical scene The Beach Boys had already manifested themselves as quintessentially American in style, concept, and sound.
Why then did such an improbable collection of kids from a working-class suburb of Los Angeles grab hold of the imaginations of millions in such a short time? It’s fairly simple, really: The Beach Boys’ were blessed to be led by the group’s lead vocalist, bass player, and primary composer, Brian Wilson. A musical wunderkind whose tastes ranged from Beethoven to The Kingston Trio, Wilson had been influenced by such disparate composers as George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Chuck Berry, and the R&B songwriting duo of Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller…
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Behind the Sounds: YouTube Channel Documents the Creation of Brian Wilson’s Masterpiece, Song by Song
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Beach Boy Father/Manager Murry Wilson Tries to Ruin Up “Help Me Rhonda” Session
16 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
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From early 1965. As the Beach Boys record what would become their second #1 hit, a drunken Murry Wilson (father of Brian, Carl and Dennis) offers the kind of unsolicited input that eventually led to the Boys purchasing a fake mixing console that he could man harmlessly.
Murry’s “help” mostly seems to take the form of taunts, put-downs, muzzy musical advice, and morale-crushing references to how much better they used to sing–and includes his infamous “I’m a genius too” at 2:09.
Notorious head case Brian comes across as the clear-headed one here. And despite Murry’s request to stop recording, Brian makes sure the tape keeps rolling to preserve their exchange. As a result, we have this audio document of the relationship between the band and the father they ultimately had to fire as manager.
Murry’s presence so marred the recording of “Rhonda” that the Beach Boys recorded a new version weeks later.
Incidentally, in a vindictive attempt to top his own sons’ act Murry Wilson began managing a cover band called the Renegades, changing their name to the Sunrays. They hit #51 with “I Live for the Sun”.
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