Happy birthday to Brian Wilson and remember "Pet Sounds", one of the best pop LPs ever!

Happy birthday to Brian Wilson, the one on the far right. Let's remember "Pet Sounds", recorded many years ago and still one of my favorite LPs!

It ranks as one of the best albums in rock history. (In fact, it is ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's Top 500 rock albums!)

"Pet Sounds" was way ahead of its time. It included songs and arrangements that defined Brian Wilson's awesome talents and skills.

The Beach Boys were Brian Wilson and his brothers Carl (guitar) & Dennis (drums). The other members were Mike Love (vocals) and Al Jardine (guitar). Bruce Johnston also sang vocals in this album.

Most pop albums do not get better with age. In fact, they usually end up in a basement box or closet!

"Pet Sounds" gets better and better with age. In fact, it sounds great on the new CD format!

Get a copy, put it in your CD player and you will see what I mean!

Let's remember "Sloop John B", "God only knows", and "Wouldn't it be nice", three of best pop songs ever recorded:

"We come on the sloop john b
My grandfather and me
Around Nassau town we did roam
Drinking all night Got into a fight
Well I feel so broke up I want to go home
So hoist up the john b's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore Let me go home,
let me go home I wanna go home, yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up I wanna go home
The first mate he got drunk
And broke in the captain's trunk
The constable had to come and take him away
Sheriff john stone
Why don't you leave me alone,
yeah yeah
Well I feel so broke up
I wanna go home
So hoist up the john b sail
See how the main sail sets
Call for the captain ashore Let me go home,
let me go home I wanna go home,
let me go home
Why don't you let me go home (hoist up the john b's sail)
Hoist up the john b
I feel so broke up I wanna go home
Let me go home
The poor cook he caught the fits
And threw away all my grits
And then he took and he ate up all of my corn
Let me go home Why don't they let me go home
This is the worst trip Ive ever been on
So hoist up the john b's sail
See how the mainsail sets
Call for the captain ashore
Let me go home, let me go home
I wanna go home,
let me go home....."



"I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you...



"Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong
You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together
Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up In the morning
when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through
The happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was never ending
Oh Wouldn't it be nice
Maybe if we think and wish and hope
and pray it might come true (run, run, run)
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married (we could be married)
And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)
Wouldn't it be nice (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Oh, wouldn't it be nice
good night my baby
sleep tight my baby...."