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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 19, 2020 12:04:34 GMT
Good finds, zinczag. I never heard of The Buffoons before, and I had to look them up. This is from Wikipedia: During a European tour with The Beach Boys , it was suggested that The Buffoons provide the support act. That fell through when it was felt that The Buffoons sang the repertoire of The Beach Boys better than The Beach Boys themselves.
Are you familiar with the original hit version of "Sunday Will Never Be The Same", a No. 9 hit by Spanky and Our Gang in 1967:
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Post by zinczag on Jun 19, 2020 12:45:08 GMT
Yes, they're good songs. Of course, I am aware of Spanky's rendition, it's inferior to The Buffoons' cover. In fact, never cared for that band, going by things I checked by it. Here's The Buffoons' the "You Still Believe In Me" cover, wouldn't say they "sang the repertoire of The Beach Boys" better. But nevertheless, The Buffoons sing really good.
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Post by B.E. on Jun 22, 2020 17:00:59 GMT
Lyrically, Bob Dylan's "Heart of Mine" is reminiscent of Brian's "Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel". Check out these (prominent) lines:
Don’t let her know Don’t let her know that you love her
Don’t let her see Don’t let her see that you need her
Don’t let her hear Don’t let her hear you want her
Don’t let her know Don’t let her know where you’re going
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Post by B.E. on Aug 3, 2020 17:38:15 GMT
Not technically a Beach Boys song, but close enough. I've cued up the similar sections. In my head, I'd hear Paul's full-throated, impassioned scream only to be met by Blondie's weak falsetto - no matter, I dig both songs.
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Post by bellbottoms on Aug 16, 2020 13:02:53 GMT
The Who's Daily Records = Sloop John B.
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Post by Kapitan on Aug 16, 2020 13:28:10 GMT
Good one.
Related note, I think "Sloop John B" is one that pops up the most, including when people sing "I wanna go home." It must just be so ingrained in popular consciousness... (I remember in the mid 00s when both the Hold Steady and Okkervil River quoted it in their then-current albums. [Both albums also featured songs about Minnesota poet-professor John Berryman. Spooky coincidence!])
Here is one from this year that isn't quite so obvious, but for a brief section of "Salary Man," by Kiwi Jr., they begin repeating "I wanna go home, let me go home," and when they do, the melody and even double-time feel are reminiscent.
It is cued up about 20 or so seconds early to give the feel of building to that moment, then the "Sloop John B" nod is pretty brief. That begins at about 2:19.
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Post by B.E. on Aug 16, 2020 13:41:33 GMT
Interesting observation.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Aug 16, 2020 13:54:12 GMT
Bobby Bare had a big hit centered around "I wanna go home", "Detroit City", written by Mel Tillis and Danny Dill:
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Post by kds on Aug 17, 2020 12:37:41 GMT
Blue Oyster Cult's Golden Age of Leather.
Around the 3:30 mark, they seem to be paying tribute to the opening of Good Vibrations.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 23, 2020 16:52:45 GMT
This doesn't remind me of a specific Beach Boys song, but it does put me in the mood of the Holland-era Beach Boys. I can totally imagine them doing it. Once they get into the harmonies on "water"... (First appearance of that particular event is around 2:50. Takes too long. I'd have cut a lot. Obviously. That's what I do.)
As for the verses, I can imagine Carl, Dennis, or Blondie handling lead--or any combination thereof. The song itself actually sounds to me like a Dennis song, more feel than movement. Doesn't really go anywhere, but is a vibe.
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Post by B.E. on Oct 24, 2020 22:35:11 GMT
The opening of Little Anthony & the Imperials "Goin' Out Of My Head" isn't just musically and lyrically similar to Brian's "Gettin' In Over My Head", but it's got the same vibe. This had to be an inspiration for Brian and/or Andy.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 24, 2020 22:47:49 GMT
The opening of Little Anthony & the Imperials "Goin' Out Of My Head" isn't just musically and lyrically similar to Brian's "Gettin' In Over My Head", but it's got the same vibe. This had to be an inspiration for Brian and/or Andy. You are so obviously correct. Spot-on.
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Post by B.E. on Jun 17, 2021 23:27:11 GMT
Pacific Coast Highway, anyone? Both in the chord progression/transitions and the arrangement. By the way, this is exhibit A of why I love the production of that era. Simple arrangement, real instruments, little to no effects, dry single-tracked lead vocal...the song and performance are all there is.
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Post by B.E. on Apr 24, 2022 17:16:00 GMT
I've been listening to quite a bit of the Eagles over the past year or two and "New Kid In Town" has been kinda driving me crazy on occasion because it's just so reminiscent of the Beach Boys. In particular it's the way the background vocals are sung in a certain part of the song that I'll link to below. I'd use a guitar term to describe it: hammer-on. They sing a sustained note, then drop down, only to hit the note again before (often, as in this case) resolving downward. Anyway, maybe you guys can help me out on an actual Beach Boy example that sounds just like "New Kid In Town" but thanks to the Lana Del Rey snippet of "Last Song" pointing me in the direction of NPP, I think I found what it was reminding me of. And it's not just the hammer-on effect in the backing vocals, but the lead vocal, too. Check this out:
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Post by bellesofparisstan on Apr 25, 2022 5:58:26 GMT
The only one that sticks out is ""Shannon" - Henry Gross There’s a very easy explanation for that one. Shannon was a musical dedication to a recently passed Irish Setter, named Shannon, who was owned by… oh who else but Beach Boys vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, producer and founding member Mr. Carl Wilson
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