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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 12, 2023 14:42:23 GMT
I think all of the car songs are so close quality-wise. The only one that is a notch above is "I Get Around", and that's not purely a car song.
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Post by jk on Jun 12, 2023 17:37:45 GMT
I think all of the car songs are so close quality-wise. The only one that is a notch above is "I Get Around", and that's not purely a car song.Yes indeed -- along with the original B-side, which isn't purely a car song either.
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Emdeeh
Pacific Coast Highway
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Post by Emdeeh on Jun 12, 2023 17:59:11 GMT
There's a lot of good early stuff in this poll, even tho my picks lean towards the hits. These are the songs that made me a BB fan, back when they were new. In order of appearance, no rankings:
Surfin' Safari 409 Surfin' USA Shut Down Surfer Girl Catch a Wave Little Deuce Coupe In My Room Hawaii Spirit of America
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Post by B.E. on Jun 12, 2023 22:43:59 GMT
In my opinion, the biggest snubs so far are ZERO votes for "Our Car Club" and, especially, "Custom Machine". Ouch!
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Post by B.E. on Jun 12, 2023 22:49:02 GMT
I think all of the car songs are so close quality-wise. The only one that is a notch above is "I Get Around", and that's not purely a car song. I disagree. I think "Little Deuce Coupe" is a notch above most and just as great as any other track.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 13, 2023 0:42:17 GMT
In my opinion, the biggest snubs so far are ZERO votes for "Our Car Club" and, especially, "Custom Machine". Ouch! I did debate "Our Car Club." But it's got a weird vibe for me, almost like it's a comedy track. I have no good justification for that statement, no good explanation. But it feels like a joke-song written to that beat.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 13, 2023 1:52:32 GMT
In my opinion, the biggest snubs so far are ZERO votes for "Our Car Club" and, especially, "Custom Machine". Ouch! I almost voted for Custom Machine. None of my votes are set in stone. Usually I couldn't tell you from memory what I voted for!
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Emdeeh
Pacific Coast Highway
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Post by Emdeeh on Jun 13, 2023 1:55:15 GMT
In my opinion, the biggest snubs so far are ZERO votes for "Our Car Club" and, especially, "Custom Machine". Ouch! We only got ten picks. I like both of those songs.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 13, 2023 10:28:57 GMT
In my opinion, the biggest snubs so far are ZERO votes for "Our Car Club" and, especially, "Custom Machine". Ouch! It's rarely mentioned or even known by some fans, but "Custom Machine " was chosen for the Spirit Of America comp in 1975, and that was pretty important at the time.
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Post by kds on Jun 13, 2023 12:56:09 GMT
I think all of the car songs are so close quality-wise. The only one that is a notch above is "I Get Around", and that's not purely a car song. I disagree. I think "Little Deuce Coupe" is a notch above most and just as great as any other track. How did I gloss over Little Deuce Coupe? I might be changing my vote again.
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Post by kds on Jun 13, 2023 12:57:58 GMT
Here are my votes in chronological order Surfin' Safari Surfin' USA Farmer's Daughter (I'm surprised this is the first vote) Lonely Sea Surfer Girl Catch a Wave Little Deuce Coupe In My Room Hawaii The Ballad of Ole Betsy Edit - I almost voted for 409, Shut Down, and Your Summer Dream Changed my ten for a third time (this one was more difficult than I realized), bumping Your Summer Dream in favor of Little Deuce Coupe.
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Barco
Denny's Drums
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Post by Barco on Jun 13, 2023 17:56:33 GMT
I agree with Sheriff on how the car songs are somewhat equal in quality. For some reason, however, I happen to enjoy some much, much more than others, despite not really thinking of any one of them as 'better', really. I can't put my finger on what determines that difference. Here are my 10 picks:
1. Surfer Girl 2. Be True To Your School - a curious case where I can't relate to the lyrics at all, but the song still impacts me. I don't particularly dislike the lyrics as much as I do some other Mike Love ones on that same vein, too. 3. Surfin' USA 4. Cherry, Cherry Coupe 5. Car Crazy Cutie 6. In My Room 7. Catch A Wave - the song doesn't live up to its full potential, however. Could have used a little more bite, snap 8. Surfin' Safari - definitely VERY rough, but still an important and nice one 9. Little Deuce Coupe 10. Lonely Sea
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Barco
Denny's Drums
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Post by Barco on Jun 13, 2023 18:03:14 GMT
Some pretty good tunes there, but this list emphasizes for me how much the BB's upped their game in 1964-65! Exactly my (and I suppose everybody's) thoughts on this top 10. It's true, too, that they upped their game in 1963 compared to 1961-1962. I can hear a clear difference between them, how rough all recordings of the first two years are and how much more polished they got in 63 already. Both production and performance-wise.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jun 13, 2023 18:46:36 GMT
I was listening to "Lost and Found" (the Candix sessions) a few months ago, and I still have those songs stuck in my head - maybe I should have voted for all those! They're fun to hear, but I don't rank them with the BB's best stuff. Let's have a luau....
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 15, 2023 11:12:02 GMT
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