"Funky Pretty" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their January 1973 album Holland. Themed around astrology, the song was written by Brian...
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was composed by Dennis, with words by Mike Love, and sung by Carl. "Funky Pretty" was produced by Carl and Brian, and features every member of the group...
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Window" and, from Holland, "Funky Pretty" & "Mount Vernon and Fairway". Blondie Chaplin's vocal on the fadeout to "Funky Pretty" is sensational. But here's...
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for a U.S. single release. Released in May, the single (backed with "Funky Pretty") reached number 84. Record World said that it "has all the sound of...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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Chaplin, C. Wilson, Love 5:47 8. "Only with You" D. Wilson, Love 3:00 9. "Funky Pretty" B. Wilson, Love, Rieley 4:12 10. "Mount Vernon and Fairway – Theme"...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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piano. And I went, "Oh my god, he's talking about God in a record." It was pretty daring to me. And it was another time I thought to myself, "Oh, boy, he's...
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— — — — 73 — 28 — — — — — — — Holland "California Saga: California" "Funky Pretty" 84 — — — 99 — — — — — 85 — — — — — — — 37 — 1974 "Surfin' USA" "The...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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Side three No. Title Writer(s) Recording date and venue Length 11. "Funky Pretty" B. Wilson, Rieley, Love August 31, 1973 - Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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about an hour. I got these chords going. Then I got this melody, it came pretty fast after that." He said that "California Girls" was intended to encapsulate...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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simplified a lot of the left hand work on the piano. Brian’s left-hand work is pretty complicated." Writing in his book Inside the Music of Brian Wilson (2007)...
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since I had brought in the arrangement. It was like interviewing for a job. Pretty funny. He didn't like any of us. My vocal had a much more mellow approach...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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synthesizer "Preposterous" Prairie Prince - percussion Re Styles - "funky-pretty" vocals with: David Paich, Jack Nitzsche - arrangements Chuck Domanico...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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verse—and using non-chord tones in the bass line." Carol Kaye commented, A pretty unusual bass line because it didn't use a lot of root. He used thirds a...
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songs including "Long Promised Road", "Feel Flows", "Sail On, Sailor", "Funky Pretty" and "The Trader". He sang lead vocal on "A Day in the Life of a Tree"...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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"Sail On, Sailor" / "Only with You" "California Saga/California" / "Funky Pretty" 1974 "Surfin' U.S.A." / "The Warmth of the Sun" "Child of Winter (Christmas...
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