Artist	Song
The Beach Boys	Our Prayer
The Beach Boys	Surf's Up
The Beach Boys	Sail On, Sailor
The Beach Boys	Friends
The Beach Boys	I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (Stereo)
The Beach Boys	I Can Hear Music
The Beach Boys	Heroes & Villains (2004 Composite Edit)
The Beach Boys	The Night Was So Young
The Beach Boys	Feel Flows
The Beach Boys	This Whole World
The Beach Boys	Be With Me
The Beach Boys	Wild Honey
The Beach Boys	I'm Waiting For The Day (Stereo)
The Beach Boys	Wonderful (Original Version)
The Beach Boys	Wake The World
The Beach Boys	I'll Bet He's Nice
The Beach Boys	Here Today (Stereo)
The Beach Boys	Cabinessence
The Beach Boys	Busy Doin' Nothin'
The Beach Boys	Darlin'
The Beach Boys	All I Wanna Do
The Beach Boys	I Know There's An Answer (Stereo)
The Beach Boys	Vegetables (2004 Composite Edit)
The Beach Boys	Solar System
The Beach Boys	Our Sweet Love
The Beach Boys	Wind Chimes (Original Version)
The Beach Boys	Caroline No (Stereo)
The Beach Boys	'Til I Die

Comment:

This is something I've been brainstorming for a long time. This mix is a response to "cooler" friends of mine who, like many, write off the Beach Boys as just a whitebread, sunshine-y surf band (something I myself was guilty of for many years before a good friend set me straight). So no real hits to speak of here, and nothing any earlier than "Pet Sounds" (although "Let Him Run Wild" was on my list for a while). I've even used the band's original name (Brian hated the name Beach Boys, and it's pretty easy to see why).I thought leading off with the double whammy of "Our Prayer" and "Surf's Up" was a good idea, as it'd hit the listener right off the bat with something magnificent that they probably wouldn't expect to hear from the band. I didn't want to include anything *too* twee or typical, which means one of my favorite Beach Boys songs--"Add Some Music To Your Day"--had to go. "Caroline No" almost got tossed because of its sentimentality, but it's so wonderful that I couldn't bring myself to do it...besides, it's all the way at the end of the disc. If they don't like it, they can just shut it off. :-)Both "Heroes & Villains" and "Vegetables" are edits I made of the originals, mirroring their structures in the 2004 version of "SMiLE." I used the stereo remix of "Heroes & Villains" from the "Endless Harmony" compilation for the bulk of it. The cantina and a cappella tag sections are in mono. The last songs excised here were "Johnny Carson," "Funky Pretty" and, most regrettably, "Be With Me." However, I think this is a really solid set of songs, and if my friends' minds aren't opened up at least a little by these wonderful tunes then I'll be forced to come to the conclusion that they're simply heartless, soulless individuals. ;-)
So...think this will do the trick?
EDITED: I couldn't stand it any longer. I swapped "Long Promised Road" with "Be With Me." "Road" just wasn't really working here anyway. Besides, now Dennis is represented.

EDITED 4/13/06: I'm a relentless perfectionist. Juggled many of the tracks around, as the flow just wasn't working. Broke up the long string of slow songs in the middle and changed track 3 to more of a pot-boiler.

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