Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Where Has This Been All My Life?
As part of the ongoing extended copyright releases, two more Beach Boys collections have surfaced digitally, both from 1968- "I Can Hear The Music: The 20/20 Sessions" and "Wake The World: The Friends Sessions." I've been listening to "20/20" a lot lately, a truly underappreciated record, to say the least, so I decided to slog through the sessions for that album first. It's worth the time, if you're a fan. This version of "Walk On By," in its less than two minute glory, knocked me out. How have I never heard this before? Huh? Answer me, damnit!
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Hmmmm... so no one thinks a "Smile"-type arrangement of a Bacharach-David song with gorgeous Brian vocals worthy of comment? I bet you guys like "Orange Crate Art."
Me neither. Would have loved a completed version.
Did mine not come through? I loved it. Sounds gorgeous. Wish they would have done the complete song.
There have been versions of "Walk On By" around for nearly 30 years, I think, going back to the 1990 remaster of "Friends/20-20." Then other box sets or re-remasters have featured the tune so if memory serves there are at last two or three different takes/mixes out there. This one seems extra-boss, tho.
I love these work in progress snippets. I wish they had finished it. Lots of great potential here. Instead the trophy and cleaner winner of the song goes to Aretha Franklin.
Wow - yeah!!
Here's my other favorite cover of this great song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pvEZKaYIbA
I hear a lot of Smile/Smiley/You Are My Sunshine magic.
I left to immediately acquire as those are some of my favorite Beach Boys.
Wow. I can't answer where it's been all your life because I don't know where it's been all mine.;) Very cool. Gosh, I love them so.
Nice demo, I'd love to hear a finished version.
No, never heard of this version before (or I should say in my collection).
Haven't listened all the tracks on these collections yet. Now I'm truly looking forward to 'Surf's Up' and 'Sunflower' sessions.
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