The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. The group’s original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies, adolescent-oriented themes, and musical ingenuity, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. They drew on the music of older pop vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound, and under Brian’s direction, often incorporated classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.
Wouldn’t it be nice-Expresses the frustation of youth, what you can’t have, what you really want and you have to wait for it
You still believe in me-Even when the singer is not in the right space, his lover has been patient and caring towards him
That’s not me-Song about how trying to become independent made him value the relations back home
Don’t talk, put your head on my shoulder-As the title suggest, not to worry about tomorrow, not to speak and just hug
I’m waiting for the day-Song about how a girl is hurt from the previous relationship and how the lover stands by her and waiting for her love
Let’s go away for a while-Instrumental emphasizing that if we were laid back and cool, we would have world peace
Sloop John B- Derived from a traditional West Indies folk song
God only knows-Singer can’t imagine a situation without his lover in this world
I know there’s an answer-Song written during Brian’s second acid trip
Here today-Song about the new love the singer has found and thinking of the after effects if it ends in a breakup
I just wasn’t made for these times-Wilson telling a self portrait of his troubled psyche and that he was too advanced for his time
Pet sounds-Thought originally as a song for james bond movie with the title Run James Run
Caroline, no-An unwillingly world wise lover bemoans the changes undergone in his love affair
Nomad 