It's About Time: Beach Boys Poll Results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sndJDH4LSV8&NR=1

mike love, Sunkists biggest shareholder, in happier times

http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/stonewall-jackson-dennis-larson.jpg

http://sonic.net/~dsktracy/bbstuff/Miscellaneous/1986%2025th-anniversary%20Sunkist%20beach%20ball.jpg

looks like dostoevsky

Has 'Sloop John B' placed yet? I hope not because I'd much rather see 'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)' in the top 2.

background:

#2 spent almost the entire voting process at #1.

it was #1 at midnight.

some minutes after voting was technically over, I received a ballot from one "capt. lorax"

his ballot flew into the two towering top results - and #1 came crashing down.

with results so close - a 6 point margin - there's good reason to have some serious doubts about the 'official story'.

in any case:

#2

Surf's Up - Surf's Up
782 points, 25 votes, 8 #1 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2_wBbS7I08
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Z5YELBXhA

#1

http://ideagirlconsulting.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/god-only-knows-the-beach-boys-idea-girl-consulting-linda-randall.jpg

God Only Knows - Pet Sounds
788 points, 27 votes, 4 #1 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOMyS78o5YI

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?hl&key=0AiYP1BY2nXu3dDd5UnpsMG5xcWNPS0lwUDRFMEFKN2c

Two worthy top placers, thanks for doing this iatee!

Ha, good for me

no real surprises in the top 10

funny that they didn't even put brian on the cover of the GOK single!

that "Surfs Up....mmmm hmmmm..." part always kills me

Dennis is wearing a Beatle wig

xp

almost looks like his hair has been pasted on there after the fact.

anyway, god only knows = overrated

JK!!! love it.

my lol ballot:

1. I Get Around
2. Fun Fun Fun
3. Help Me, Rhonda
4. Surfin' Safari
5. Surfin' USA
6. Little Deuce Coupe
7. Surfer Girl
8. Good Vibrations
9. Do You Wanna Dance?
10. California Girls
11. Wouldn't It Be Nice
12. Don't Worry Baby
13. 409
14. Little Honda
15. Noble Surfer
16. Gettin' Hungry
17. Country Air
18. Vegetables
19. Car Crazy Cutie
20. The Little Girl I Once Knew

yeah thanks, this was fun! wish I'd voted in time (and had god only knows at #3 and didn't rank surf's up, so this wouldn't have been so close)

Could never rank any of these songs. Plucked bass 4eva.

argh can't find my ballot but I swear it was TOTALLY AWESOME

gonna have to redo this whole thing once this comes out dudes
http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/brianwilson452.jpg

In the Key of Disney:

01 You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story)
02 Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book)
03 Baby Mine (from Dumbo)
04 Kiss the Girl (from The Little Mermaid)
05 Colors of the Wind (from Pocahontas)
06 Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (from The Lion King)
07 We Belong Together (from Toy Story 3)
08 I Just Can't Wait to Be King (from The Lion King)
09 Stay Awake (from Mary Poppins)
10 Heigh-Ho/Whistle While You Work (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
11 When You Wish Upon a Star (from Pinocchio)

oh dear

oh my

My thoughts exactly tylerw.

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150284295279235&oid=34250497240&comments
sounds kinda smile-y tbh

Kind of disapointed that Under The Sea isn't being coverred though.

glad colors of the wind is in there tho

shakey, yer ballot:

shakey mo 40 Summer Days Let Him Run Wild
shakey mo 36 Other Can’t Wait Too Long
shakey mo 33 Pet Sounds God Only Knows
shakey mo 30 Friends Meant For You
shakey mo 28 20/20 Do It Again
shakey mo 26 All Summer Long I Get Around
shakey mo 25 Wild Honey Darlin
shakey mo 24 Other Dreamer
shakey mo 23 Other Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
shakey mo 22 20/20 Time to Get Alone
shakey mo 21 20/20 I Can Hear Music
shakey mo 20 Love You The Night Was So Young
shakey mo 19 20/20 Our Prayer
shakey mo 18 Carl and the Passions You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
shakey mo 17 Summer Days I'm Bugged at my Ol' Man
shakey mo 16 Holland California Saga - Big Sur
shakey mo 15 Smiley Smile Little Pad
shakey mo 14 Sunflower Add Some Music To Your Day
shakey mo 13 Wild Honey Country Air
shakey mo 12 Friends Busy Doin Nothin

I will say that one of the best times of my life was had at the Brian Wilson/Pet Sounds show. I was hanging out and some guy from Croatia wanted my ticket so that his friend could get in (there was a re-admission policy). He came back, bought me a beer and hugged me- said it was his dream to hear these songs live with his friend.

actually i just wanted to write oh my in quick succession after oh dear. i saw this earlier today on fb, and listening now. who knows, maybe it will be good? sorta kinda smiley because of the instrumentation, but...

But now he'll join the pantheon of artists that include Ringo Starr and Gene Simmons who have recorded "When You Wish Upon a Star" as a closing track for an album.

kind of an awesome run of headlines on pfork
Brian Wilson Announces Album of Disney Songs
Lou Reed and Metallica Announce Release Date
Peter Gabriel to Release Orchestral Album

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31QiBmNDcnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

was thinking this'd be more up Brian's alley

lol

10 Shortnin' Bread

(no joke)

my ballot

1 Til I Die
2 Let The Wind Blow
3 All I Wanna Do
4 Surf's Up
5 Celebrate The News
6 Cabinessence
7 Little Pad
8 Aren't You Glad
9 This Whole World
10 Busy Doin Nothing
11 Meant For You
12 Break Away
13 It's About Time
14 San Miguel
15 Time To Get Alone
16 Sail On Sailor
17 Girl Don't Tell Me
18 Do It Again
19 I Can Hear Music
20 Baby Blue

16 made the top 40

when you get a sec can you post mine iatee? i am totally blanking on what i voted for.

I'm on my phone so it's hard for me to recheck the results, but what are all the "I can't believe it didn't place" surprises?

I think 'When I Grow Up' didn't place. That song has a lot going on (in a good way) and the lyrics are good

Here's my ballot.

I'm Waiting For The Day
Let The Wind Blow
God Only Knows
I Get Around
Our Prayer
Surf's Up
Wouldn't It Be Nice
She Knows Me Too Well
Don't Worry Baby
California Girls
Surfin' USA
Sloop John B
Caroline, No
Wild Honey
Surfer Girl
Fun, Fun, Fun
Barbara Ann
Little Honda
Farmer's Daughter
Add Some Music To Your Day

albums:
Pet Sounds
Today
Surf's Up
Surfin' USA
Sunflower

Almost everything I voted for placed. "Catch a Wave" should have made it, wouldn't expect "Mona" to though. Kinda wish I'd put "I Get Around" as #1, or even had an all-Endless Summer top 10 to right the balance even though it wouldn't be honest.

1) Surf's Up
2) I Get Around
3) 'Til I Die
4) California Girls
5) Sloop John B
6) God Only Knows
7) The Warmth of the Sun
8) Good Vibrations
9) Surfer Girl
10) Long Promised Road
11) Wendy
12) Caroline, No
13) Heroes and Villains (2004 Version)
14) Cabinessence
15) Don't Worry Baby
16) Catch A Wave
17) Wouldn't It Be Nice
18) All Summer Long
19) Break Away
20) Mona

nice votes for Little Honda and Farmer's Daughter, Euler

Mine:

1. Good Vibrations
2. Don't Worry Baby
3. Fun, Fun, Fun
4. Wouldn't It Be Nice
5. God Only Knows
6. Surf's Up
7. Surfin' USA
8. Little Deuce Coupe
9. Dance, Dance, Dance
10. No-Go Showboat
11. Cabinessence
12. I Get Around
13. Please Let Me Wonder
14. Girl Don't Tell Me
15. 'Til I Die
16. Darlin'
17. This Whole World
18. I Can Hear Music
19. Keepin' the Summer Alive
20. Kokomo

Wow, God Only Knows, hah. You guys are pretty emo.

the track that went up the most in my estimation through this poll: "Celebrate the News".

Thanks for doing this, iatee!

I always liked Little Honda. It wasn't their best but chugged along... this Hondells video is nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqKi_9p1zks

Mine:

To: eee✧✧✧@gm✧✧✧.c✧✧1. "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
2. "Surf's Up"
3. "Don't Worry Baby"
4. "Girl Don't Tell Me"
5. "Add Some Music To Your Day"
6. "Celebrate The News"
7. "Thoughts of You" Dennis Wilson
8. "Heroes and Villians"
9. "Let The Wind Blow"
10. "Good Vibrations"
11. "Feel Flows"
12. "Do It Again"
13. "Wild Honey"
14. "Cabinessence"
15. "I Get Around"
16. "Never Learn Not To Love"
17. "My Custom Machine"
18. "Holy Man" Dennis Wilson
19. "The Girl From New York City"
20. "Got to Know The Woman"

I was one of the 11th hour voters. Had to throw this together in a couple minutes after I'd declared I'd vote on the other thread with time to spare and then getting a phonecall which led me to spend the next hour on the phone to to save a weekend project.

np xp

tylerw 40 Shut Down V2 Don't Worry Baby
tylerw 36 Other Can’t Wait Too Long
tylerw 33 Pet Sounds God Only Knows
tylerw 30 Today! Kiss Me Baby
tylerw 28 Surf's Up Surf's Up
tylerw 26 Smiley Smile Heroes and Villains
tylerw 25 Single / B-side Break Away
tylerw 24 Friends Friends
tylerw 23 Smiley Smile Wonderful
tylerw 22 20/20 I Went To Sleep
tylerw 21 Love You I Wanna Pick You Up
tylerw 20 Wild Honey Darlin
tylerw 19 Friends Busy Doin Nothin
tylerw 18 Surf's Up Til I Die
tylerw 17 Shut Down V2 The Warmth Of The Sun
tylerw 16 Surfer Girl Surfer Girl
tylerw 15 All Summer Long I Get Around
tylerw 14 Today! She Knows Me Too Well
tylerw 13 Pet Sounds Let’s Go Away For Awhile
tylerw 12 Pet Sounds Caroline No

Only two of mine missed: Catch A Wave and California which I feel is overlooked coming after the largely-disliked Beaks of Eagles. I didn't think to vote for Pacific Ocean Blue or Smile, either of which I could have put in my top 5.

Thanks iatee (and everyone else). Great thread.

1 surfs up
2 good vibrations
3 river song
4 cabinessence
5 wouldn't it be nice
6 she knows me too well
7 heroes and villains
8 let the wind blow
9 till i die
10 kiss me baby
11 that's not me
12 aren't you glad
13 cool cool water
14 i get around
15 friends
16 the warmth of the sun
17 california girls
18 catch a wave
19 all summer long
20 california saga / california

1 Pet Sounds
2 Today
3 Sunflower
4 Friends
5 Wild Honey

my ballot fwiw

iatee 40 Other Can’t Wait Too Long
iatee 36 Surf's Up Til I Die
iatee 33 Holland California Saga - Big Sur
iatee 30 Other Soulful Old Man Sunshine
iatee 28 Sunflower All I Wanna Do
iatee 26 Surf's Up Surf's Up
iatee 25 Surfin' USA Farmer's Daughter
iatee 24 Pet Sounds I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
iatee 23 Single / B-side Break Away
iatee 22 Single / B-side Celebrate the News
iatee 21 Love You Mona
iatee 20 Friends Busy Doin Nothin
iatee 19 Pet Sounds Wouldn’t It Be Nice
iatee 18 Friends Passing By
iatee 17 Summer Days Girl Don't Tell Me
iatee 16 Love You The Night Was So Young
iatee 15 Pet Sounds Caroline No
iatee 14 All Summer Long All Summer Long
iatee 13 Wild Honey I Was Made To Love Her
iatee 12 Surf's Up Feel Flows

I thought buzza had the second best picks, after mine obv

15. Noble Surfer

? what the hell is this?