This song was Brian Wilson's tribute to the complex 4-part harmonies of the Four Freshmen, the single largest musical influence on the Beach Boys. Although not a direct rip-off like "A Young Man Is Gone", it was nevertheless inspired by Bobby Troup's (yeah, the same guy on the 1970's paramedic show "Emergency!") "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring", one of the few a cappella tracks that the Four Freshmen ever recorded.
This song was Brian Wilson's tribute to the complex 4-part harmonies of the Four Freshmen, the single largest musical influence on the Beach Boys. Although not a direct rip-off like "A Young Man Is Gone", it was nevertheless inspired by Bobby Troup's (yeah, the same guy on the 1970's paramedic show "Emergency!") "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring", one of the few a cappella tracks that the Four Freshmen ever recorded.