The Beach Boys

Songwriter: Tony Asher Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

"Good Vibrations" take one
We're rolling in there
We're rolling, let's go
One, two, one, two, three

Hold it please
Let me hear the organ
OK, stop please
Perfect, OK, we'll go with that, let's go again please
OK now, I'd like to start it out now this time with the organ and the Fender bass, OK?
Then, and then the bongos will come in in the second half like evrything else
Alright, here we go, organ, Fender bass, and piccolo
One, two, one, two

No, Larry can you switch that motor on for the verses and off for "B", OK?
OK, turn it on for this, now here we go, this'll make twenty-one please
Are we all set for that thing where everything drops out and builds up?
OK

Wait a minute, where are we?
See what it is he, the organ's on two-four and you guys think it's the, the one-beat, don't ya?
Here we go, play hard and strong all the way
And watch me on that part now
Twenty-eight

Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oh-oh)
Hum-be-dum, hum-be-dum
(Oooooh)

It really felt good, let's play it

She's already working on my brain
I, I only looked in her eyes
But I picked up something I just can't explain

I pick up
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations
(Oo-oo-ooh, oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh, oo-ooh)
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah

I, I bet I know what she's like
And I can feel how right she'd be for me
It's weird how she comes in so strong
And I wonder what she's pickin' up for me

I hope it's
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
(Oo-oo-ooh, oo-ooh, oo-oo-ooh, oo-ooh)
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah

Hey

Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good

Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah
Good, good, good, good vibrations, yeah

One, two, one, two, three

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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