My Solution
"My Solution" | |
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Song by the Beach Boys | |
from the album Feel Flows | |
Released | August 27, 2021 |
Recorded | October 31, 1970 |
Length | 3:44 |
Label | Capitol/UMG |
Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson |
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
Licensed audio | |
"My Solution" on YouTube |
"My Solution" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the early sessions for their 1971 album Surf's Up. It is a novelty Halloween song that features Brian Wilson doing an impression of Vincent Price over a descending chord progression and test-tube sound effects.[1] In 1998, Wilson reworked the melody into the verse of a new song, "Happy Days", for his solo album Imagination.[2]
Composition[]
"My Solution" was written by Brian Wilson and recorded on October 31, 1970, shortly before the sessions for the group's album Surf's Up.[3] Band archivist Alan Boyd said: "It’s kind of jokey track, Brian is playing a mad scientist and talking like Boris Karloff while the Beach Boys are singing (recites lyrics) 'What I have done with my solution, my instant aim to evolution.'"[2]
In a 1976 interview, Brian said: "We have a song called 'My Solution' which is a very odd song that has chromatic – strange chords, not regular triad chords. The notes are bunched up. It tells the story about how a guy found an old damsel outside his castle and decided to make her part of an experiment. ... It's about a guy who found his solution. It's a very odd, Boris Karloff eerie type of thing, so it's one of our more far out, left-field things that we've done."[4]
Another attempt at "My Solution" was recorded during the summer of 1980, though no vocals were recorded.[3] This version was retitled "Song Within a Song" in medley with "Shortenin' Bread".[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Chidester, Brian (January 30, 2014). "Brian Wilson's Secret Bedroom Tapes". LA Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Beach Boys Producers Alan Boyd, Dennis Wolfe, Mark Linett Discuss 'Made in California' (Q&A)". Rock Cellar Magazine. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Doe, Andrew Grayham. "VAULTS". Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN WILSON OF THE BEACH BOYS IN EARLY 1980'S". Global Image Works. 1976. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
- ^ Doe, Andrew G. "GIGS80". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly.
External links[]
- The Beach Boys songs
- Halloween songs
- Songs written by Brian Wilson
- The Beach Boys bootleg recordings
- 2021 songs