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The Beach Boys – I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
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The lyrics were written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher about the ruminations on romance and the loss of innocence involved in growing up.
Wilson stated in his autobiography that “I
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Sixpence None the Richer – I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
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I keep looking for a place to fit / Where I can speak my mind / I've been trying hard to find the people / That I won't leave behind / They say I got brains / But they ain't doing
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The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
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The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson recounted the genesis of the title “Good Vibrations” in his 1995 biopic, I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times, and at other times. When he was a child
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Blank Banshee – Purity Boys
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This song was featured on Blank Banshee’s debut album. The beat comes from the Purity Ring song “Obedear” and the vocals are sampled from The Beach Boys' “I Just Wasn’t Made For
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The Beach Boys – Back Home (1963)
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Well, I'm goin' back this summer to Ohio / I'm gonna seek out all my friends I've always known / I'm goin' back to that farm that I remember / Well, I'm goin' to spend this summer
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The Beach Boys – You're Still a Mystery
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[Verse 1: Brian Wilson] / I wake up wondering when / I might see you again / And every day, I wait and pray / Your image I can't shake / But could you ever take / A guy like me
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The Beach Boys – Da Doo Ron Ron
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I met her on a Monday and my heart stood still / Da doo ron-ron-ron, da doo ron-ron / Somebody told me that her name was Jill / Da doo ron-ron-ron, da doo ron-ron / Yeah, my heart
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Dennis Wilson – My Love Lives On
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When all songs are gone / And all dreams at end / And all life stands still / My love lives on / My love remains / Whoa, my love / My love lives on / When you feel down / And life
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The Beach Boys – Sherry She Needs Me (1965 Track With 1976 Vocal)
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Sherry, she needs me / And there's nothing I can do / Sherry, she needs me / And I think I need her, too / Sherry, if you start cryin' / It'll break my heart / So before we both
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The Beach Boys – Isn't It Time (single mix)
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After it's all been said / The music spinning in our head / Can't forget the feeling of / The magic of that summer in love / Ooh, I wanna take you there / Do you wanna turn back
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The Beach Boys – Where Is She?
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Where can she be if she's not here with me / Where, where can she be / Where can she be if she's not here with me / Where, where can she be / Where has she gone, she's been gone
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The Beach Boys – Barnyard Blues
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The men who live on the farm / They live by their arm / The women who live on the farm / They reflect his charm / And they are happy / Happy 'cause they're livin' and free / Summer
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The Beach Boys – California Feelin'
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I was walking down the beach / At San Onofre / It was such a beautiful day / Like most days / The wind was blowin' through my hair / Sunlight chased my cares away / And the sun
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The Beach Boys – Goin' To The Beach
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Goin' to the beach, goin' to the beach with my baby / Well I'll be goin' to the beach, goin' to the beach with my girl / Well I'll be stayin' out partyin' all night long / But I'll
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The Beach Boys – All Dressed Up For School
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[Chorus 1] / Doot doot doot-doot doot[x4] / [Verse 1] / Well she first caught my eye a-running round in shorts / But she never bothered with her hair / Just a barefooted chick with
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The Beach Boys – It's A Beautiful Day
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[Chorus] / Ooooooooow / Livin' down in L.A / Such A Beautiful day / Whoa whoa[x2] / [Verse 1] / The skies are clear / It's a beautiful day in L.A / People in motion / Our wheels
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The Beach Boys – Wind Chimes (Smile Version)
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[Verse 1] / Hanging down from my window / Those are my wind chimes / On the warm breeze the little bells / Tinkle like wind chimes / Though it's hard I try not to look at my wind
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The Beach Boys – Things We Did Last Summer
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The boat rides we would take / The moonlight on the lake / The way we danced and hummed our favorite songs / The things we did last summer / I'll remember all winter long / The
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The Beach Boys – We're Together Again
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[Intro] / We're together again (oh darling) / We're together again (oh darling) / [Verse] / Out of all the times you made me cry / Out of all the times you made me sigh / Still we'
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The Beach Boys – I Just Got My Pay
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Five long days and I'm tired of working / I'm going to see my boss today / In fifteen minutes I'll be on the train / 'Cause I just got my pay / Now I could take and sock away my
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Japanese Breakfast – Kokomo, IN
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This breezy, serene ballad with orchestration that channels Brian Wilson features Michelle singing about the sweet loneliness of teenage love, waiting for your crush to return
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The Beach Boys – Do You Like Worms
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Rock, rock and roll / Plymouth Rock, roll over / Rock, rock and roll / Plymouth Rock, roll over / Bicycle rider, just see what you've done / To the church of the American Indian
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Brian Wilson – The Warmth of the Sun
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What good is the dawn / That grows into day / The sunset at night / Or living this way / For I have the warmth of the sun / (The warmth of the sun) / Within me at night / (Within
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Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
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This song features two parts. The first, “0 to 100,” is a typical braggadocio rap song resembling Drake’s smash “Started from The Bottom.” The second, “The Catch Up,” features an
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Dennis Wilson – Sound of Free
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Children of light and darkness all around / They all are born without sight and shackled to the ground / Drawn always toward the sound of free / I pray my love will make you come
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How Bob Dylan & The Beach Boys Changed Music 50 Years Ago Today
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Two albums released on the same day in 1966 marked the end of one era and the start of another.
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The Beach Boys – That's Not Me
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“That’s Not Me” is a song by the American rock band The Beach Boys, taken from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. It is the third track on the album.
Mike Love takes the lead vocals
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