This song renewed my faith in The Beach Boys. The first time I heard it on the radio every hair on my body stood on end and I rushed out to buy it. On my list of all time immaculate singles and it is quite a short list. The "B" side was no slouch either.
Love that intro. How on earth did they create that noise.
Masterstroke to start with that. Used to replay the intro over and over
Probably my favourite BB track
Just listened to the mastermix. It picks out all the instruments and vocals so cleanly.
Difficult to say whether I prefer it to the old and dirty version.
Merits in both
What is it about this song that’s so great?
The bass,
The lyrics
The harmonies
The guitar
Oh and that speaker shaking sax now sounds amazing
Gonna have to listen again...and again...oh, do it again
Before the last chorus, I always assumed they were just saying 'dum-be-doo-be', when really this shows it's 'come and do it'. It's cool to hear Brian's chorus line much more clearly, too.