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I never got into the Beach Boys-- something about their sound never really jived with me. ....but when you take the instruments away...

youtube.com/watch?v=FPN53PHDwe
"The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice (Vocals Only)" [2:37] (Starting at 23 seconds)

I can't help but be moved by the beauty of their harmonizing voices, with the distraction of the guitars and drums taken away. It's really just... enchanting. ♥️ ;o;

@mawr I know right? :D I've actually become more and more a fan of theirs over the year (Insert Neptunian joke here. ;))

I'd actually recommend giving the rest of that album a shot too mainly for the tracks that HAVEN'T gotten massively licensed since, because they're WEIRD. ;) Later Beach Boys gets into some really interesting psychedelic stuff. (That and even more so Smile, but that's a whoooole complicated topic of its own)

@indi Totally!! I was listening to a few tracks from Smile just a bit ago, in fact! ^^

I'm so glad we've evolved past the age of corporate predictive popularity gate-keeping music distribution. I've heard so many new kinds of music that never would have reached my ears without the internet as a platform to distribute it. :D

@indi @mawr The whole story behind "Smile"/"Smiley Smile" is just heartbreakin, too. I've got a real soft spot for that album, just for even existing.

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