California Girls by Lizzie_56
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| Recording: | May 16, 2008 at 4:57 PM |
| Member: | Lizzie_56 |
| Song: | California Girls |
| Artist: | The Beach Boys |
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| Views: | 34 |
| Comments: | 12 |
| Rating: | Not yet calculated |
6 months ago, Ida-FinaGOLD said:
Ida-Fina is whacked after all that kam excitement!! lolCool classic here :) Sounding mighty fine in your rendition!!
Good luck!
:))
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6 months ago, SingSnapJudge_2AGOLD said:
SingSnapJudge_2A to b a frog or not to b, that is the ?
California Girls!!!! Whoooooa...nice singing, good luck to ya!!
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6 months ago, trkndufferGOLD said:
GREAT job, Lizzie!! The info you posted is fantastic, too!! Sorry, I don't believe Love never 'did' anythng..
Makin' the rounds, gettin' my listens in and wishin' you Good Luck!! AJ
6 months ago, raindrop48GOLD said:
raindrop48 well...guess it's goodnite:(I loved all their songs...a big hit here in Texas:)...takes me back to those fantastic times:)...Great song and fabulous singing Carol!!!..thank you the story...enjoyed it all!!!hugsxx
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Recording information by Lizzie_56GOLD
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Round 2
California Girls - The Beach Boys
"California Girls" is a song written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson and recorded by The Beach Boys in 1965. It features contrasting verse-chorus form. The song was released as a single, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song "California Girls" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. Rolling Stone ranked it #71 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The music for the song came from Brian Wilson's first LSD experience. According to Brian Wilson himself, shortly after taking LSD, he ran up to a bedroom and hid under a pillow, shouting "I'm afraid of my mom, I'm afraid of my dad." Randomly, he got up, said "That's enough of that" and went to a piano. He started playing in the bass the B-F#-G# pattern over and over, and then added in the right hand after a few minutes a B chord, moving to an A chord. Within a half hour, he had come up with the "well east-coast girls are hip, I really dig the styles they wear" part of the song.
The next day, he and Mike Love (who had allegedly not consumed illicit substances) supposedly finished off the remainder of the song; interestingly, take 8 announces the song as "You're Grass and I'm a Power Mower," (other takes indicate the title of the song was not yet finalized, and it is referred to by various names). Unfortunately, Brian Wilson claims that not only did this particular LSD trip produce one of his greatest compositions—"California Girls"—it also left him with a threatening voice in his head, permanently, paving the way for the mental illness which would strike him later in life.[citation needed]
"California Girls" was the first Beach Boys recording to feature vocals from Bruce Johnston, who had joined the group to substitute for Brian Wilson on concert tours .