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Surf's up!

Posted: 21 Jan 2023, 9:40pm
by Dr. Medulla
Hey, gremmies, which early 60s Beach Boys "surf"ing song is too much, daddy-o?

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 21 Jan 2023, 10:12pm
by Flex
Hmmm, haven't cast a vote yet. Dwelling on it:

Surfin Safari - David Marks with his tasty punk garage licks and a driving, upbeat tune make this a solid early effort

Surfin USA - quintessential "let's list shit" beach boys with the obvious chuck berry rework. And, hey, if you're gonna steal, steal from Chuck, right?

Surfer Girl - this one is an early emerging indication of Brian (& co's) real talents. A little more musical heft and some gorgeous harmonizing make for one of the BB's first powerhouse slow numbers.

Surf City - no real opinion. It's fine.

Probably a battle between safari and girl in my head and heart.

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 21 Jan 2023, 10:27pm
by revbob
Dick Dale - Surf Beat is the correct answer. Or any other DD song for that matter.

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 22 Jan 2023, 12:24am
by gkbill
Hello,

I'm not much of a Beach Boys fan. These are my points of reference:

Surfin' Safari


Kill Surf City


I like Kill Surf City better - so should I vote for Surf City?

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 2:53pm
by Kory
I'm more of a Ventures guy.

Or:


Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 3:06pm
by Sparky
I'd take the Gears over the Beach Boys myself.


Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 3:23pm
by Flex
I went with surfin safari, just too fun.

the thing about the beach boys is that they were never a surf rock band.

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 3:28pm
by Dr. Medulla
Flex wrote:
23 Jan 2023, 3:23pm
I went with surfin safari, just too fun.

the thing about the beach boys is that they were never a surf rock band.
They were proto-punk. :twitch:

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 3:45pm
by revbob

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 4:04pm
by matedog
Flex wrote:
23 Jan 2023, 3:23pm
I went with surfin safari, just too fun.

the thing about the beach boys is that they were never a surf rock band.
I picked Safari as well. Something about that vocal melody where it rises and Mike's voice cracks on that line "I tell you surfing's mighty wild" has just stuck out to me since I was a kid. It sounds amazing. They raise the melody each verse and it sounds great each time, but that sorta voice crack last time around is extra special.

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 4:18pm
by WestwayKid
Surfer Girl is the winner here, but I'd have thought Surf's Up would have been one of the poll options ... ;)

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 6:25pm
by BostonBeaneater

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 6:49pm
by Flex
BostonBeaneater wrote:
23 Jan 2023, 6:25pm
youtube.com/watch?v=N0DLSMObrgI
Fuck yeah

Re: Surf's up!

Posted: 23 Jan 2023, 6:50pm
by Dr. Medulla
Switched my vote from USA to Safari just on the basis of that wee solo on the latter.

Also, watching clips of them on tv shows in the early 60s, it's hilarious how Mike's premature balding makes him look like their uncle.