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Post by Mikie on Jun 10, 2020 23:53:28 GMT -5
Little did Nancy know at the time, but while she and Ronnie had The Boys over to the White House, Dennis was doing their daughter.
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Post by Beach Boys Fan on Jun 10, 2020 23:57:54 GMT -5
2 feelsflow: Doing drugs is bad. Knitting is dull. Either path's misguided. Anyhoo, SS is cool spacey lil tune. To be frank, Macca's song "Let Me Roll It" gets into brains when hearing this Brian-penned song, despite their dissimilarities.
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Post by E on Jun 11, 2020 2:29:03 GMT -5
"the beguiling synth propelled track, that reminds me of the organic synth stylings of the Clockwork Orange soundtrack. Yeah. With you on that one!
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Post by AGD on Jun 11, 2020 7:07:14 GMT -5
I've a very soft spot for this song, as I've sung it live, and wearing a blue terry bathrobe.
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Post by kds on Jun 11, 2020 7:10:19 GMT -5
It's got a nice "Friends" esque waltz, but not much else.
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Post by jay on Jun 11, 2020 7:15:59 GMT -5
I've a very soft spot for this song, as I've sung it live, and wearing a blue terry bathrobe. Please tell there's a film of it somewhere.
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Post by John Manning on Jun 11, 2020 7:19:04 GMT -5
Solar System has one of the funniest laugh-out-loud lines in any Beach Boys song (in my opinion – other people's senses of humour might vary):
"If Mars had life on it, I might find my wife on it."
Always envisaged Brian wandering around on Mars in his (or AGD's) bathrobe and bumping into Marilyn, purely by coincidence. Maybe she was there shopping.
Anyway, love the song, its innocence, those chimes… and now I'm going to have to watch the DVD of Clockwork Orange that's been sat on my DVD shelf for a year unopened, to see how Brian influenced the soundtrack (ahem…). Anyone tell me if it's suitable to watch with the kids instead of our nightly Dr Who binge?
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Post by George Faulkner on Jun 11, 2020 9:39:42 GMT -5
I have to learn how to vote impartially, with all other votes already visible. Gonna be tough, to be honest.
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Post by Will/P.P. on Jun 11, 2020 10:44:17 GMT -5
Solar System has one of the funniest laugh-out-loud lines in any Beach Boys song (in my opinion – other people's senses of humour might vary):
"If Mars had life on it, I might find my wife on it."
Always envisaged Brian wandering around on Mars in his (or AGD's) bathrobe and bumping into Marilyn, purely by coincidence. Maybe she was there shopping.
Anyway, love the song, its innocence, those chimes… and now I'm going to have to watch the DVD of Clockwork Orange that's been sat on my DVD shelf for a year unopened, to see how Brian influenced the soundtrack (ahem…). Anyone tell me if it's suitable to watch with the kids instead of our nightly Dr Who binge?
Clockwork Orange was considered shocking in 1971 for its violence. These days of internet freedom, one could find much worse from "live in the streets" cell phone videos. The one to stay away from is Derek Jarman's Jubilee (1978). That crosses too many lines of "darker". I saw that in 1979. Wouldn't suggest anyone sit through that pointless mess, regardless of age. Even punks disagreed with the images. Punk was camp, Jubilee was not.
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Post by jk on Jun 11, 2020 15:00:26 GMT -5
I've a very soft spot for this song, as I've sung it live, and wearing a blue terry bathrobe. Please tell there's a film of it somewhere. No bathrobe, but I've always understood this to be AGD singing. Could be wrong (happens): While I'm here, I'll just add that those clangy synths really do conjure up a picture of planets revolving in the heavens (they do for me, anyway).
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Post by AGD on Jun 11, 2020 15:29:31 GMT -5
My bad - the bathrobe was another BBB event.
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Post by mfp on Jun 11, 2020 16:08:15 GMT -5
A celestial wonder spinning in waltz time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 18:34:47 GMT -5
Solar system brings us wisdom Brian Wilson brings us great songs
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Post by Will/P.P. on Jun 11, 2020 19:13:37 GMT -5
My bad - the bathrobe was another BBB event. Back when you didn't look like Jeff! Just kidding. All of you did very well.
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Post by Al Smith on Jun 11, 2020 19:52:23 GMT -5
… and now I'm going to have to watch the DVD of Clockwork Orange that's been sat on my DVD shelf for a year unopened, to see how Brian influenced the soundtrack (ahem…). Anyone tell me if it's suitable to watch with the kids instead of our nightly Dr Who binge?
As Mike Love would say:"Fuck, No!"
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Post by Al Smith on Jun 11, 2020 20:07:36 GMT -5
The wisdom of the Solar System has been determined and is now available for sharing in the form of the following ratings:
3 - 1 vote 4 - 1 vote 5 - 4 votes 6 - 2 votes 7 - 2 votes 8 - 2 votes 9 - 3 votes 10 - 3 votes
Wow, a third of all voters gave this a 9 or 10, while 1/3 rated 5 or below! Thanks as always for those who voted & participated in the discussion.
We'll see if we can dig up a photo of AGD in his blue bathrobe (or any bathrobe or pants) as a show of gratitude.
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Post by Al Smith on Jun 11, 2020 20:32:24 GMT -5
"The night was so young, and everything still..."
An easy 10 from me, we are instantly in Brian's world as his confides in us his passion and desire for a lover removed or unrequited - "I think of her lips, it chills me inside...".
It's equally fascinating to see Brian's futile attempt to conjure a psychic link with his lover, "...call me, baby, call me" - anyone who has experienced the early stages of new love would be familiar with the palatable separation anxiety that comes with the territory of desire.
The track is arranged in a beautifully reverent fashion befitting the moodiness of the sleepness night, the lead guitar sings like a watchful spirit.
You'd have to be dead or pretty close to it to not be moved by this beast.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2020 21:38:48 GMT -5
In typical Brian fashion, we have the majesty of cascading harmonies, the bittersweet essence of longing and desire, and a lyric about drinking a glass of milk.
The moment in which love you transcends from irreverent novelty item to genuine masterpiece.
Evidence for the notion that the man never lost his gift. For me it was the beginning of a reflection that it had been hiding in plain sight, whether here beneath raspy vocals, there behind guileless covers, and elsewhere amidst the throws of whimsical reimaginings of incomplete 60s era tracks.
With all that said I give it a 10/10. My favorite song on this album, and probably of the decade as well.
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Post by AGD on Jun 12, 2020 2:02:26 GMT -5
Lovely song, and firmly rooted in reality.
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Post by E on Jun 12, 2020 3:22:04 GMT -5
10. MY favourite song off the album and possibly the one that even non-Love You fans could appreciate.
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Post by Beach Boys Fan on Jun 12, 2020 4:56:51 GMT -5
It doesn't wow. I hear it's great but everytime album gets played start-finish, TNWSY just shouts "dull".
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Post by John Manning on Jun 12, 2020 5:30:52 GMT -5
Like most, this is my favourite track on the album.
It's more polished, less hoarse than the other offerings, and doesn't have that punky vibe, yet still retains simplicity and a fragility; it also have a gentle passion that transcends anything else here.
Soaring backing vocals, deceptively complex, and a beautiful lead – two beautiful leads (Carl and Brian each taking verse and chorus), perfectly balanced – delivering angst and deep affection simultaneously.
Probably got more in common with the cover of Just Once in My Life on 15BOs than most of LY or even 15BOs, to these ears… there was a great, more conventional album within this band at the time which never saw realisation, I'm sure. Maybe we have to wait for the copEx release for ’76/’77 to get some better sense of that. Maybe I'm wishing for more than is there, but this song is one of the reasons I love this band.
And this is one of those gorgeous, glorious "slice of life" songs that epitomise the best of Brian Wilson. Gawd bless 'im.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2020 5:50:12 GMT -5
Like most, this is my favourite track on the album.
It's more polished, less hoarse than the other offerings, and doesn't have that punky vibe, yet still retains simplicity and a fragility; it also have a gentle passion that transcends anything else here.
Soaring backing vocals, deceptively complex, and a beautiful lead – two beautiful leads (Carl and Brian each taking verse and chorus), perfectly balanced – delivering angst and deep affection simultaneously.
Probably got more in common with the cover of Just Once in My Life on 15BOs than most of LY or even 15BOs, to these ears… there was a great, more conventional album within this band at the time which never saw realisation, I'm sure. Maybe we have to wait for the copEx release for ’76/’77 to get some better sense of that. Maybe I'm wishing for more than is there, but this song is one of the reasons I love this band.
And this is one of those gorgeous, glorious "slice of life" songs that epitomise the best of Brian Wilson. Gawd bless 'im.
Agree with the comparison to just once in my life...good call
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Post by jk on Jun 12, 2020 6:15:01 GMT -5
It doesn't wow. I hear it's great but everytime album gets played start-finish, TNWSY just shouts "dull". Aww. I have to disagree, BBF. My heart tends to jump more at the sound of "I Bet He's Nice" but this has a great restrained vibe to it--a bit Four Seasonsy in the chorus, if I may say so. But no, not a particularly happy song.
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Post by kds on Jun 12, 2020 7:23:44 GMT -5
Easily the best song on the album, although I'm not a fan of Carl's vocals on the verse.
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