#Vocal Surf

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Tracklist:

Surfin' Safari • County Fair • Ten Little Indians • Chug-A-Lug • Little Miss America • 409 • Surfin' • Heads You Win - Tails I Lose • Summertime Blues • Cuckoo Clock • Moon Dawg • The Shift

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Today's compilation:

The Best of 60s Surf 1987 Surf Rock / Vocal Surf / Rock & Roll / Instrumental Rock

Well, I guess credit where it's due to Priority Records here for not releasing the same album twice when they very well could have? This Best of 60s Surf comp, which collects some of the biggest hits of both the Beach Boys-patented vocal surf harmony sound and the Dick Dale-patented 'wet' guitar sound, is pretty similar to Priority's own prior 1985 release, Beach Blow-Out, with about half a dozen of the same tracks serving as the backbone for both.

And in my post last month about Beach Blow-Out, I mentioned how remarkable it was that seemingly every single retrospective, surface-scratching 60s surf comp that's ever been made has employed the same basic formula: one or two Beach Boys hits, Jan & Dean's "Surf City"—which casual observers have probably thought all along was a Beach Boys song anyway—and The Surfaris' "Wipe Out." And wouldn't ya know it, this Best of 60s Surf comp does exactly what all the other ones do too!

But both this and Beach Blow-Out have another thing in common as well, and it's that in addition to having Beach Boys hits, they also feature a cover of a Beach Boys song too. For Beach Blow-Out, it's David Lee Roth's embarrassing mid-80s rendition of "California Girls," but on The Best of 60s Surf, it's The Hondells' copycat cover of "Little Honda," which actually managed a top-ten placement on the Billboard Hot 100, while The Beach Boys' original version only got up to #65. And you can find the Beach Boys' original on Beach Blow-Out too, by the way.

So, like I said in my Beach Blow-Out post, you can't really go wrong with this one to get your standard dose of the idyllic 60s Southern California myth of endless summer beach blonde surf, but at the same time, you really can't ever go wrong with any of these sorts of comps, because they're all essentially the same thing anyway.

And it's a shame too, because both the distinct vocal and instrumental surf sounds are probably my two favorite unique things to come out of the 60s pop landscape as a whole, and I hate to see it repackaged over and over like this with such cold and soulless effort when there's obviously so much more to 60s surf music than just a handful of these hits. But at the end of the day, big labels are a business first and foremost, and if they think that putting out the same albums over and over is more profitable than riskily striving to be qualitatively different than the rest, then they're gonna go with the former, easier option each and every single time rather than another one.

Highlights:

The Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A." Jan & Dean - "Surf City" Surfaris - "Wipe Out" Chantays - "Pipeline" Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird" The Ventures - "Hawaii Five-O" Dick Dale - "Let's Go Trippin'" Jan & Dean - "Ride the Wild Surf" The Beach Boys - "Fun, Fun, Fun" Ronny & The Daytonas - "G.T.O." The Hondells - "Little Honda" The Rivieras - "California Sun" The Sun Rays - "I Live for the Sun"

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Now & Then by Carpenters A&M 1973 Pop / Soft Rock / AM Pop / Easy Listening / Vocal Surf / Traditional Pop / Doo Wop

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The Beach Boys // Surfin' U.S.A.

You'd catch 'em surfin' at Del Mar (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Ventura County line (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Santa Cruz and Trestles (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) Australia's Narrabeen (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) All over Manhattan (Inside, outside, U.S.A.) And down Doheny Way (Inside, outside) Everybody's gone surfin' Surfin' U.S.A

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Artista: The Beach Boys Álbum: All Summer Long Ano: 1964 Faixas/Tempo: 12/25min Estilo: Rock/Surf Rock/Vocal Surf Data de Execução: 20/04/2023 Nota: 7,0 Melhor Música: I Get Around

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My 2024 Spotify Wrapped!!

(I feel the need to emphasize that my mental state is fine lol the music is just sad)

Rambles under the cut :)

- So I was originally like "Crane Wives, not the top song?? I'm pissed how!??" And then I was like wait my list is actually kinda fire !

- Sarah is an awesome song that I looped a lot early this year and I still love it a lot, Alex G makes awsome bangers and this was one of the songs that got me into him after Treehouse hehe, and then I thought about it, and-

Black Hole Fantasy was released 3 months ago. I'm weeping HOW DID IT GET SECOND!?? (I looped it for 3 weeks so that's why lol)

- But all the rest are absolute bangers!! Like- Black Hole Fantasy is amazing and such a relatable and wonderfully written piece :D Bitter Medicine is upbeat and also relatable and such a mood, that I'm not surprised it's up there :) Apocalypse, again I looped a lot early in the year, but also throughout and it's a really melancholic piece that I love so insanely much that you should definitely listen to if you haven't before (no pressure :) ) and Lights Are On is also a very melancholic peice that is just gut wrenching and beautiful (I know the exact day I lopped it enough for it to be no. 5 lol)

- And I'll make this clear; all the songs, looking back, were probably really close, like 2-5 streams apart close ! Since I looked at the playlist and Apocalypse and Lights Are On were just above Cameron Pass and Arcturus Beaming so I'm happy :D

- As long as The Crane Wives were on top, I was going to be happy lol, I knew I didn't listen to a lot of them this year (3,885 min and top 0.5%) but it's a lot more than last year which is great! (I was a fan of an indie band last year and we don't speak of it)

- I was very surprised that my head is empty is up there, I listened to ambient music for 2 weeks in April and they're up there ;-; the music is very nice so I completely understand that lol

- Richy Mitch and The Coal Miners are also fire, their music is very comforting and guitar-heavy which I adore :D Alex G makes music that sounds so strange but comforting, the use of different tunings and pitches and instruments is probably my favorite part of his music :) I also LOVE Saint Motel, although I didn't listen to a crazy amount this year, and I'm picking it back up and I forgot how awesome their music is, highly recommend :3

- Podcasts were just Magnus Archives, The White Vault (YALL SHOULD LISTEN BTW ITS INCREDIBLE /NP) and the Imp & Skizz Podcast lol, about 7,080 minutes in total and top 3% of Arts listeners overall, nothing really special here I expected it lol

- Overall? I'm very happy with my 2024 Wrapped, I expanded my music taste drastically and found music I really liked so it's a win for me! :)

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I’m shocked that I don’t actually hate MSJ’s solos on that new Off the Soundboard. I’m not really into a lot of 80s guitarists in general because I’m just really not into the shreddy style but I’ve heard only a shitty clip of him before that sounded like a car crash and that’s what I was expecting.

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Tracklist:

Sweet Charity • None Of Them Knew They Were Robots • Retrovertigo • The Air-Conditioned Nightmare • Ars Moriendi • Pink Cigarette • Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy • The Holy Filament • Vanity Fair • Goodbye Sober Day

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Today's compilation:

Beach Blow-Out 1985 Surf Rock / Vocal Surf / Instrumental Rock / Garage Rock / Pop-Rock / Surf Pop

That whole surf-rock-and-pop phenomenon that combined the forces of the instrumental 'wet' guitar sound of Dick Dale with the multi-part vocal harmony sound of the Beach Boys, which then ended up yielding a mythically youthful vision of southern coastal California life where idyllic beach-blonde summers never ended, really just might be my favorite branch of 60s music altogether. But I cannot tell you folks how many of these comps that fondly look back on this whole vibe are nearly identical to one another. It feels like almost every time I put one of these things on, I'm guaranteed to get at least one Beach Boys song, Jan and Dean's "Surf City," and The Surfaris' "Wipe Out."

And, like, I know that all of those are classic standards, and that if you're trying to present an authentic comp of surf rock classics, you *have* to include them, but at the same time, it's still a bit uncanny and also a little tiresome that all of these comps end up being basically the same thing over and over, regardless of the label that puts them out. Outside of seemingly every single Halloween comp which has "The Monster Mash," I've never once come across a specific type or era of music where the selection is as fixed-in as it is with surf. And it would feel like some sort of grand conspiracy if I could ever figure out what the actual nefarious point of it all was.

So, if you don't know anything about 60s surf music, you can't really go wrong with this set, but at the same time, you really can't go wrong with any set, either. There are, of course, smaller labels that do a better job of specializing and digging deeper into the more obscure and ephemeral aspects of this whole scene, but for the most part, the bigger labels, like Priority Records here, just do what all of their peers do, and that is scratch the surface with pure, effortless and repetitive ease. This music's uniquely great, but would it have really killed any one of these behemoth businesses to stand out from the rest when it came to putting their 60s surf comps together?

Highlights:

Trashmen - "Surfin' Bird" Jan & Dean - "Ride the Wild Surf" The Ventures - "Walk, Don't Run" The Beach Boys - "Little Honda" The Surfaris - "Wipe Out" Jan & Dean - "Surf City" The Ventures - "Hawaii Five-O" The Beach Boys - "Surfin' Safari" Chantays - "Pipeline" Chris Montez - "Let's Dance"

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Better as team - Pre Squid game!Choi Su-Bong/Thanos x reader

Summary: In Thanos fashion of being different, he managed to pull one of the biggest rappers in America and UK, despite his very odd and unhinged behavior, upcoming singer/rapper Y/n has no issue sharing the spotlight with her boyfriend

Warnings: None really other than Thanos's drug use, just some funny sweet pre games! Thanos! <3

A/n: So I had to take a different approach because Thanos doesn't really have any songs by the character, so I took a route with some of T.O.P's music, making Nam-Gyu this universe's G-dragon for some songs, so let me know what you think <3

Long distance was hard, especially whenever your fiancée lived in Korea currently, even if you moved everything of yours in his house, you were still forced to be in America or part of the United kingdom most of the time touring, recording, or filming. You never knew how to fix it until Su-Bong decided to step into the rap game himself, you were happy to support him, even collaborating with him on a lot of your songs, even if it was just back-up vocals.

Your fans were quick to fall in love with Thanos in the same way you did, but they didn't see the sweet vulnerable of him, only a few thousand of your friends saw the true Thanos, and that was at his first show with you.

As the giant props slid open revealing you and Thanos you were immediately shocked by how loud the screaming truly was, You jumped off the platform, starting to sing along with the track that played in your ear piece, as you heard Thanos rap his verse, you noticed he was still on the platform, holding onto the railing tightly. The entire show Thanos was glued to you on stage, either holding your hand, or just being near you. The more you preformed though, the more Su-bong found his groove on stage, allowing you both to have a lot more freedom and fun on stage as you sung with him.

You had just released your first single for the year, it wasn't your best work, but your fans seemed to like it a lot, including your fiancée. So as you preformed it on stage, following your choreography that you practiced hours beforehand, You shoved your finger to Thanos's chest as you rapped your verse, once you ended it and the instrumental played for a moment you walked away, pointing towards the camera blowing it a kiss before Thanos quickly picking you up running down to the end of the stage smiling "No! Thanos!" You shouted holding onto him "Take care of my girl!" He shouted before gently handing you over to crowd surf, you squealed, nervous about falling and being swarmed, Thanos watched closely as he starting rapping his verse, following you along on the stage "Alright give me her back! You're gonna hurt her!" Thanos jokingly shouted reaching out into the crowd, you thanked everybody as they helped you over the barrier, back on stage.

Once Thanos started making his own singles, it made everything a new type of fun. He had multiple, Doom Dada, Turn it up, Knock out, and Zutter, some that you'd occasionally have verses in, others were solely Thanos, others he had his friend sing with him, and you couldn't be more proud of him. As you stood on the platform you smiled at your fiancée watching him rap, with his friend, hearing the familiar lyrics to Zutter you swayed your hips to Su-Bong's, as much as he annoyed you, he was always hot on stage, his bad boy act he did was always adorable. As he continued moving his hand along with his words he made his way to you, bringing you over with him to the center of the stage, basically using you as his back up dancer, you laughed at him glancing at his friend who just laughing sticking his tongue out to motion he had taken his stupid cross necklace with him to the concert. As you held his hand you mimicked the dancer who was a few feet in front of you with Nam-Gyu, bending at the waist and swaying your hips, Thanos just smirked, it making him even cockier if ever possible. As you spun around to get in line with the others to blend out of the dance, Thanos just pulled you close to him as he squatted down to rap to some of the girls up front against the barricades. You wanted to strangle him, but instead just continued until the song ended, Nam-Gyu going backstage while his next single came on, you walked around, purposely trying to match the moves your chorographers showed you to 'compliment' each other during verses and songs.

As you finished your show, you felt as if you were going to pass out, saving your most upbeat songs for the very end was a mistake, You laid on the stage floor, the curtain had been closed for awhile, the fans all funneled out not long ago, but the floor was so cool against your face "Sunflower, What're you doing on the floor?" Thanos asked approaching you with your coat "I'm so hot, and so tired" You groaned, not wanting to move yet, Thanos just sighed pulling you to your feet raising his eyebrows as your head fell back in exhaustion "I wanna go home" You groaned smacking his side playfully, he just laughed wrapping your coat around your shoulders along with his arm, leading you out to the tour bus "Come on, we can sleep in here, until we get to the hotel" He offered shutting and locking the door after you walked in, you nodded, crawling into the bed placed in the back of the tour bus, Su-bong not far behind.

Your California shows were even more exhilarating, because of your and your boyfriend's hometowns, your guy's music reached to all different areas of the world, making you both known internationally. As you stood on the stage you stood in shock at how huge the arena was "I think this might be our biggest show, Baby" You stated noticing your purple haired boyfriend making his way to the stage floor "Holy shit!" He shouted, spinning around, his little rapper heart exploding at just the size of the place, not to mention that you were sold out, so they were all there for you and him. You smiled walking over to him giggling "We still have mic check" You reminded, he just turned pulling you closer to his body "This is fucking amazing" He whispered pressing his lips to yours, you happily kissed back, never noticing your other band mate walking out "Holy shit, guys!" Nam-Gyu shouted before noticing the both of you "Guys! We have mic check! Not mouth check!" He groaned, going to grab all the microphones from the stage manager.

The show is crazy for you at least, everybody was screaming and singing along, the vibes between the three of you on stage was perfect, everything was going right and you could tell it made the three of you even more pumped. As you jumped around singing along with Thanos to your shared song 'high high', you weren't very open about your sex life, but you had a character to play on stage, using your bisexuality show mainly in your songs. As you got to the chorus you had to hold back a laugh watching Nam-Gyu jump onto Thanos's back as he sang with his friend, Smirking making your way to the edge of the stage, offering your hands to your fans as the boys continued singing. As the show continued you stopped for a moment to breathe "You guys wanna hear my favorite song?" You asked teasingly into your microphone, the crowd screamed loudly in response, Your fiancée's eyes snapping over to yours "Only if Y/n does the chorography right" He replied, his voice deep as he looked up to you through his lashes, you rolled your eyes going to your marker as Knock out started to blare through the speakers. You moved with both boys as they sung, you microphone sitting with your stage manager so you wouldn't risk dropping it. You giggled a bit as you shifted to the left and right quickly with the beat of the music, watching Nam-Gyu make his way to the end of the stage with his verse, as Thanos started up he kept eye contact with you, going along with the track in his ear. You weren't sure what to do for a moment, seeing him going off the dance you rehearsed was confusing, but you quickly got back into it as Nam-gyu made his way back over, following his rehearsed part at least. You kept eye contact as you swayed your hips to your fiancée's verse, Nam-Gyu holding your hand in the air as his hand ghosted over your hips, that was one thing you loved about your fellow bandmate, no matter how much he tried to get with you whenever you first met, he was always respectful of you and your relationship while preforming.

You moved away as the boys moved closer together to sing the end chorus together, as the music cut out, it was replaced by screams, you spun around excitedly before walking between the two smiling before looking at Thanos "You like, baby?" He asked into his mic before the lights cut out and the platform on the stage started to close so you were hidden by the props again. "That was amazing!!" You squealed loudly, Thanos just shook his head laughing before bringing his microphone up "You're still on" He whispered, you gasped, your cheeks heating up in a bright red blush, flipping the switches off and handing it to your manager you hugged both boys tightly "I swear that was our best show yet!" Nam-Gyu shouted excitedly, you nodded in agreement as Thanos kept his arms around you "How about, we go..out and party? As celebration?" He offered, you glanced at Nam-Gyu before you both agreed, making your way to the dressing rooms to change.

After your last show in California, you felt like the three of you just bounced off of each other perfectly, your management even making a statement by getting you a shared house to stay in during breaks from tour. Rushing down the stairs to said home you huffed "Boys! We have promo pictures in an hour! Why aren't you ready!?" You shouted in shock, both boys turned their heads to look at you "We are ready, you're just...overdressed" Thanos offered staring at your baggy jeans and tight as hell tanktop, one of his oversized button ups as a cover-up, one sleeve sitting at your elbow, the other sitting on your shoulder "No, I am dressed for our promo and album cover photoshoot!" You whined, they were starting to piss you off, they had known about this for weeks leading up to it, so why weren't they taking it seriously.

After a very long stare down between your bandmates, they rushed upstairs to change before meeting you outside in the car, apologizing to your driver for the wait, you were on your way to the shoot. You wished you could say it got easier after that, but it didn't, the boys pulling off their own poses they wanted, rather than what the photographer and PR team wanted. As you approached the scene, you manager gave you a pleading look, without the need of saying anything you already understood, they were high and not listening to instructions. "Boys! Let's wrap this up!" You demanded before walking to them, standing on your marker, listening carefully as the photographer told you how to stand with both men. As you stood proudly between them, you sighed as they were still talking behind you about what stunt they should try next at the next show, you turned around, the photographer expecting you to shout, but instead you just gently took both men's hands placing them on your shoulders "Now, shut up please, and look pretty" You stated looking at the camera lenses, your manager just laughed shaking her head "That's y/n, both boys listen to her like a scripture" She whispered to the team behind the cameras, you didn't have much issues after that, the tension quickly fading whenever you got on set with the boys.

While you weren't sure how any of this would end in the future, you were all three sure of one thing, you all worked better as a team, the boys giving you the confidence you need to preform live, and you keeping the boys in line and sane whenever it came to literally anything.

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Surfin’ Safari by The Beach Boys Capitol 1962 Surf / Pop-Rock / Rock & Roll / Garage Surf / Vocal Surf / Surf Rock / Doo Wop