Re: Best Beach Boys Songs - RESULTS!
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 5:25 am
Song #20 is "The Warmth of The Sun" from "Shut Down Vol. 2" in 1964. It was also the B side of the "Dance, Dance, Dance" single. The song was written by Brian and Mike on November 22, 1963, the day that JFK was killed, although the two of them differ on the details.
"The Warmth of the Sun" was started in the early morning hours of the same morning that President Kennedy was killed in Dallas. The melody was so haunting, sad, melancholy, that the only thing that I could think of lyrically was the loss of love, when interest slips and feelings aren't reciprocated…though I wanted to have a silver lining on that cumulus nimbus cloud so I wrote the lyrics from the perspective of, "Yes, things have changed and love is no longer there, but the memory of it lingers like the warmth of the sun." I think it's really impactful and memorable…one of my favorite songs from an emotional and personal point of view.
— Mike Love, 2007
In the 2015 autobiography I Am Brian Wilson, Wilson recalled that the song was written the day of the assassination, in response to it:
When the shooting happened, everyone knew instantly. It was all over the TV and on every kind of news. I called Mike and he asked me if I wanted to write a song about it. I said sure. It seemed like something we had to think about, and songs were the way I thought about things. We drove over to my office and in a half hour we had "The Warmth of the Sun." We didn't think of it as a big song. It was a personal response. But it got bigger over time because of the history linked to it.
Brian Wilson pioneered the use of adventurous chord changes in pop—"The Warmth of the Sun's" transitions from C to A-minor to E-flat, were unheard of in 1964.
RANK - SONG TITLE -------- TOTAL BALLOTS - POINTS
020 - The Warmth of the Sun ------------22-----876
021 - Darlin' ----------------------------------19-----869
022 - I Can Hear Music ---------------------19-----866
023 - 'Til I Die --------------------------------14-----682
024 - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) ---16-----640
025 - All Summer Long ---------------------15-----628
026 - Sail On Sailor -------------------------15-----615
027 - 409 --------------------------------------15-----600
028 - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times --------- 13-----588
029 - Kokomo --------------------------------12-----575
030 - You Still Believe In Me -------------14-----572
031 - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - 12-----545
032 - Little Saint Nick ---------------------12-----535
033 - That's Not Me -------------------------13----510
034 - Dance, Dance, Dance ---------------11----465
035 - Cabinessence --------------------------9-----460
036 - Shut Down ----------------------------10-----448
037 - Catch A Wave ------------------------10-----419
038 - I'm Waiting For The Day -------------9-----342
039 - You're So Good To Me ----------------8-----333
040 - Wendy -----------------------------------9-----332
041 - She Knows Me Too Well --------------9-----329
042 - Forever ----------------------------------8-----326
043 - Here Today ------------------------------9-----316
044 - Hang On To Your Ego ------------------7-----314
045 - Do You Wanna Dance ------------------7-----298
046 - Wonderful --------------------------------7-----295
047 - Disney Girls (1957) ---------------------8-----285
048 - All I Wanna Do --------------------------6-----285
049 - Feel Flows -------------------------------6-----284
050 - Long Promised Road -------------------8-----282
051 - Girl Don't Tell Me ----------------------7-----276
052 - This Whole World ----------------------5-----260
053 - Wild Honey ------------------------------8-----258
054 - Little Honda -----------------------------8-----255
055 - Be True To Your School ----------------9-----249
056 - The Little Girl I Once Knew ----------8-----246
057 - I Know There's An Answer ------------7-----239
058 - Let's Go Away For Awhile -------------5-----224
059 - Surfin --------------------------------------6-----220
060 - Break Away -------------------------------5-----218
061 - Please Let Me Wonder -----------------6-----199
062 - Rock And Roll Music --------------------4-----168
063 - Getcha Back ------------------------------4-----167
064 - Good Timin' -------------------------------6-----159
065 - Cottonfields (The Cotton Song) ------5-----157
066 - Still Cruisin' -------------------------------3-----153
067 - Kiss Me, Baby -----------------------------3-----149
068 - Girls On The Beach ----------------------4-----147
069 - The Trader ---------------------------------3-----146
070 - Then I Kissed Her -------------------------3-----145
071 - It's O.K. -------------------------------------4-----143
072 - Time To Get Alone -----------------------3-----137
073 - Little Bird ----------------------------------3-----132
074 - Cherry, Cherry Coupe --------------------3----131
075 - Pet Sounds ---------------------------------4-----130
076 - Do You Like Worms? ----------------------3-----128
077 - Add Some Music To Your Day -----------2-----125
078 - California Saga (California) ------------3-----124
079 - It's About Time ----------------------------3-----122
080 - Vegetables ---------------------------------5-----116
081 - Hawaii --------------------------------------3-----106
082 - All This Is That ----------------------------2-----105
083 - Don't Go Near The Water ---------------3-----104
084 - Our Prayer ---------------------------------4-----102
085 - The Man With All The Toys ------------4 -----102
086 - Let Him Run Wild ------------------------3-------97
087 - Looking At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) 3----96
088 - Hushabye ----------------------------------3-------95
089 - Cool Cool Water --------------------------3-------94
090 - The Night Was So Young ----------------2-------90
091 - We'll Run Away ---------------------------2--------90
092 - A Young Man Is Gone --------------------2-------89
093 - Our Sweet Love --------------------------3--------87
094 - California Saga (Big Sur) ---------------2--------85
095 - Country Air --------------------------------2--------77
096 - Summer's Gone ---------------------------2--------76
097 - With Me Tonight --------------------------2--------76
098 - Here Comes The Night ------------------2 -------75
099 - Drive-In -------------------------------------2 -------73
100 - Santa's Beard ------------------------------2 -------73
Up now is song #19:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrPDLxmfWPM
"The Warmth of the Sun" was started in the early morning hours of the same morning that President Kennedy was killed in Dallas. The melody was so haunting, sad, melancholy, that the only thing that I could think of lyrically was the loss of love, when interest slips and feelings aren't reciprocated…though I wanted to have a silver lining on that cumulus nimbus cloud so I wrote the lyrics from the perspective of, "Yes, things have changed and love is no longer there, but the memory of it lingers like the warmth of the sun." I think it's really impactful and memorable…one of my favorite songs from an emotional and personal point of view.
— Mike Love, 2007
In the 2015 autobiography I Am Brian Wilson, Wilson recalled that the song was written the day of the assassination, in response to it:
When the shooting happened, everyone knew instantly. It was all over the TV and on every kind of news. I called Mike and he asked me if I wanted to write a song about it. I said sure. It seemed like something we had to think about, and songs were the way I thought about things. We drove over to my office and in a half hour we had "The Warmth of the Sun." We didn't think of it as a big song. It was a personal response. But it got bigger over time because of the history linked to it.
Brian Wilson pioneered the use of adventurous chord changes in pop—"The Warmth of the Sun's" transitions from C to A-minor to E-flat, were unheard of in 1964.
RANK - SONG TITLE -------- TOTAL BALLOTS - POINTS
020 - The Warmth of the Sun ------------22-----876
021 - Darlin' ----------------------------------19-----869
022 - I Can Hear Music ---------------------19-----866
023 - 'Til I Die --------------------------------14-----682
024 - When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) ---16-----640
025 - All Summer Long ---------------------15-----628
026 - Sail On Sailor -------------------------15-----615
027 - 409 --------------------------------------15-----600
028 - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times --------- 13-----588
029 - Kokomo --------------------------------12-----575
030 - You Still Believe In Me -------------14-----572
031 - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) - 12-----545
032 - Little Saint Nick ---------------------12-----535
033 - That's Not Me -------------------------13----510
034 - Dance, Dance, Dance ---------------11----465
035 - Cabinessence --------------------------9-----460
036 - Shut Down ----------------------------10-----448
037 - Catch A Wave ------------------------10-----419
038 - I'm Waiting For The Day -------------9-----342
039 - You're So Good To Me ----------------8-----333
040 - Wendy -----------------------------------9-----332
041 - She Knows Me Too Well --------------9-----329
042 - Forever ----------------------------------8-----326
043 - Here Today ------------------------------9-----316
044 - Hang On To Your Ego ------------------7-----314
045 - Do You Wanna Dance ------------------7-----298
046 - Wonderful --------------------------------7-----295
047 - Disney Girls (1957) ---------------------8-----285
048 - All I Wanna Do --------------------------6-----285
049 - Feel Flows -------------------------------6-----284
050 - Long Promised Road -------------------8-----282
051 - Girl Don't Tell Me ----------------------7-----276
052 - This Whole World ----------------------5-----260
053 - Wild Honey ------------------------------8-----258
054 - Little Honda -----------------------------8-----255
055 - Be True To Your School ----------------9-----249
056 - The Little Girl I Once Knew ----------8-----246
057 - I Know There's An Answer ------------7-----239
058 - Let's Go Away For Awhile -------------5-----224
059 - Surfin --------------------------------------6-----220
060 - Break Away -------------------------------5-----218
061 - Please Let Me Wonder -----------------6-----199
062 - Rock And Roll Music --------------------4-----168
063 - Getcha Back ------------------------------4-----167
064 - Good Timin' -------------------------------6-----159
065 - Cottonfields (The Cotton Song) ------5-----157
066 - Still Cruisin' -------------------------------3-----153
067 - Kiss Me, Baby -----------------------------3-----149
068 - Girls On The Beach ----------------------4-----147
069 - The Trader ---------------------------------3-----146
070 - Then I Kissed Her -------------------------3-----145
071 - It's O.K. -------------------------------------4-----143
072 - Time To Get Alone -----------------------3-----137
073 - Little Bird ----------------------------------3-----132
074 - Cherry, Cherry Coupe --------------------3----131
075 - Pet Sounds ---------------------------------4-----130
076 - Do You Like Worms? ----------------------3-----128
077 - Add Some Music To Your Day -----------2-----125
078 - California Saga (California) ------------3-----124
079 - It's About Time ----------------------------3-----122
080 - Vegetables ---------------------------------5-----116
081 - Hawaii --------------------------------------3-----106
082 - All This Is That ----------------------------2-----105
083 - Don't Go Near The Water ---------------3-----104
084 - Our Prayer ---------------------------------4-----102
085 - The Man With All The Toys ------------4 -----102
086 - Let Him Run Wild ------------------------3-------97
087 - Looking At Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) 3----96
088 - Hushabye ----------------------------------3-------95
089 - Cool Cool Water --------------------------3-------94
090 - The Night Was So Young ----------------2-------90
091 - We'll Run Away ---------------------------2--------90
092 - A Young Man Is Gone --------------------2-------89
093 - Our Sweet Love --------------------------3--------87
094 - California Saga (Big Sur) ---------------2--------85
095 - Country Air --------------------------------2--------77
096 - Summer's Gone ---------------------------2--------76
097 - With Me Tonight --------------------------2--------76
098 - Here Comes The Night ------------------2 -------75
099 - Drive-In -------------------------------------2 -------73
100 - Santa's Beard ------------------------------2 -------73
Up now is song #19:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrPDLxmfWPM