Good Vibrations

One of those songs that you wish would last forever

Most people think the male is typically the aggressor in the mating process.

They are wrong. Studies show the female almost invariably sends him positive non-verbal communication (i.e. a smile, playing with her hair, etc.) which gives him the confidence to risk rejection and approach her.

The female in this song is sending our hero positive non-verbal communication.

I remember hearing this song for as long as I have lived (it was released around the time I was conceived) and I have never gotten sick of it.

yes 1st in 2 yrs.!

Once upon a time I actually owned a theremin (it was a Paia kit, actually, really easy to build). It was the coolest! Then I went to Europe for a couple of months and I gave all my musical equipment to a "friend" for safe keeping. He then disappeared, and I never saw my theremin again! (Sob!)

This song went perfectly nice when it was played in 'Vanilla Sky'.

it's called a theremin, by the way.

I play the Theremin (it's very tricky to play in tune), and about 5 years ago I took part in a Brian Wilson tribute concert in London with a band called the McWilsons. We played "Good Vibrations", "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" and "Wild Honey", plus a few numbers where I played keyboards or percussion.

A few years later I found out that the Beach Boys never used a real Theremin - the instrument on the records was a Tannerin, a lever-controlled sine-wave oscillator with a dummy keyboard. Much easier to play, and it explains how they mannaged to play those songs live without a professional Theremin player!

Simon Beck London, UK

www.hallofelectricpianos.com

Who jacked up the lyrics to just saying “This is stupid…”and other such driveljQuery18309912827758516062_1751177639420

There used to be a somewhat obvious way to edit or suggest lyric changes, but not seeing that now.

Anyhow, here’s a cut/paste of reasonable lyrics from elsewhere that maybe someone can put back in place:

I-I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's giving me the excitations (oom-bop-bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good vibrations, oom-bop-bop) She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom-bop-bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (oom-bop-bop) She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom-bop-bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (oom-bop-bop) She's giving me the excitations (excitations) Close my eyes, she's somehow closer now Softly smile, I know she must be kind When I look in her eyes She goes with me to a blossom world I'm pickin' up good vibrations She's giving me excitations (oom-bop-bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good vibrations, oom-bop-bop) She's giving me excitations (excitations, oom-bop-bop) Good, good, good, good vibrations (oom-bop-bop) She's giving me excitations (excitations, oom-bop-bop) Good, good, good, good vibrations (oom-bop-bop) She's giving me excitations (excitations) Ah, ah, my, my, what elation I don't know where, but she sends me there Oh, my, my, what a sensation Oh, my, my, what elation Oh, my, my, what Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' with her Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' with her Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations a-happenin' Good, good, good, good vibrations (oom-bop-bop) She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom-bop-bop) I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good, good, good, good vibrations) Na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na Na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na (bop, bop-bop-bop-bop, bop) Do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do (bop, bop-bop-bop-bop, bop) Do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do (bop, bop-bop-bop-bop, bop)

[Edit: Correction]

This song represented the pinnacle of the Beach Boys careers. Brian Wilson's creativity was at a peak and I think it really shows through in the song. They even used that instrument used in scary movies (in those days) in the background.

A fabulous instrument. Have any of you seen one being played live? I have, and it just gives such a fantastic sound. I believe Brian was a big theremin fan, along with The Beatles and others.