Do It Again by The Beach Boys
DO IT AGAIN SOUNDED LIKE A RETURN TO THE BEACH — BUT UNDERNEATH IT WAS A BAND TRYING TO TOUCH ITS OWN YOUTH AGAIN. Some songs look backward with sadness.…
I Get Around by The Beach Boys
“I GET AROUND” SOUNDED LIKE FREEDOM ON FOUR WHEELS — BUT UNDER THE ENGINE NOISE WAS A BOY RUNNING FROM STILLNESS. The song does not begin by asking permission. It…
Feel Flows by The Beach Boys
FEEL FLOWS DIDN’T SOUND LIKE THE BEACH BOYS LOOKING BACK — IT SOUNDED LIKE THEM FLOATING AWAY FROM THE OLD DREAM. Some Beach Boys songs come with sand on their…
You Make Me Happy – Bobby Sherman (1964)
YOU MAKE ME HAPPY SOUNDED LIKE PURE SUNSHINE — UNTIL TIME MADE IT FEEL LIKE A THANK-YOU NOTE FROM A VANISHED YOUTH. Bobby Sherman had a voice that seemed to…
Easy Come, Easy Go – Bobby Sherman (1970)
EASY COME, EASY GO SOUNDED LIKE A TEEN-IDOL SMILE — UNTIL TIME TURNED IT INTO A QUIET LESSON ABOUT LETTING GO. Bobby Sherman sang it with the bright ease of…
Disney Girls (1957) by The Beach Boys
DISNEY GIRLS SOUNDED LIKE NOSTALGIA — BUT UNDER THE SOFTNESS WAS A MAN TRYING TO GO BACK SOMEWHERE THAT NEVER REALLY STAYED. Some Beach Boys songs are made of sunlight.…
409 by The Beach Boys
409 WAS ONLY A CAR SONG ON PAPER — BUT INSIDE THAT ENGINE, THE BEACH BOYS WERE ALREADY CHASING AMERICA’S DREAM. Before the world fully understood The Beach Boys, before…
All Summer Long by The Beach Boys
ALL SUMMER LONG SOUNDED LIKE SUNSHINE — UNTIL YEARS LATER, YOU REALIZED IT WAS ALSO A FAREWELL TO BEING YOUNG. There are songs that feel like a postcard. Then there…
Break Away by The Beach Boys
BREAK AWAY SOUNDED LIKE A POP SONG — BUT UNDER THE HARMONY WAS A MAN TRYING TO OUTRUN A CAGE. Some Beach Boys songs feel like summer with the top…
In My Room by The Beach Boys
“IN MY ROOM” WAS NOT A SONG ABOUT HIDING — IT WAS A SMALL DOOR INTO THE PLACE WHERE A BOY COULD FINALLY BREATHE. The Beach Boys could make the…
Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys
BARBARA ANN SOUNDED LIKE A PARTY — BUT ITS REAL MAGIC WAS HOW LITTLE IT TRIED TO BE PERFECT. Some songs arrive dressed like masterpieces. “Barbara Ann” came in laughing.…
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (live concert 2012)
“SURFIN’ U.S.A.” IN 2012 WAS NOT JUST A HIT COMING BACK — IT WAS A WHOLE LIFETIME STANDING IN THE SAME SUNLIGHT AGAIN. By 2012, nobody on that stage was…
Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
“SURFER GIRL” SOUNDED LIKE A DREAM BESIDE THE WATER — BUT INSIDE IT WAS A YOUNG HEART ASKING TO BE CHOSEN. The song does not rush. It does not race…
The Drum – Bobby Sherman (1971)
THE DRUM SOUNDED LIKE A CHILD’S PARADE — UNTIL TIME MADE IT FEEL LIKE A HEART TRYING TO KEEP MARCHING. Bobby Sherman had a voice that could make even the…
Hey, Mister Sun – Bobby Sherman (1970)
HEY, MISTER SUN SOUNDED LIKE PURE MORNING LIGHT — UNTIL TIME MADE IT FEEL LIKE BOBBY SHERMAN WAS SINGING TO A VANISHING WORLD. There was a brightness in Bobby Sherman’s…
Girl Don’t Tell Me by The Beach Boys
GIRL DON’T TELL ME SOUNDED LIKE A TEENAGE CRUSH — BUT UNDER THE COOLNESS WAS THE ACHE OF SOMEONE ALREADY LEARNING HOW LOVE DISAPPEARS. Some Beach Boys songs race toward…
Please Let Me Wonder by The Beach Boys
“PLEASE LET ME WONDER” SOUNDED LIKE A LOVE SONG — BUT REALLY, IT WAS A BOY BEGGING THE TRUTH NOT TO ARRIVE TOO SOON. The song barely raises its voice.…
Mr. Success – Bobby Sherman (1974)
MR. SUCCESS SOUNDED LIKE A BRIGHT LITTLE TITLE — UNTIL TIME MADE IT FEEL LIKE THE QUESTION BEHIND BOBBY SHERMAN’S WHOLE STORY. Success is a strange word when it is…
Randy Travis – This Is Me
About The Song In the landscape of country music, where authenticity and emotional depth are paramount, few artists have consistently delivered with the sincerity and clarity of Randy Travis. Among…
Randy Travis – King of the Road
About The Song Few songs in country music possess the kind of iconic status and enduring charm as “King of the Road,” and few voices could reinterpret it with the…