Okay, last night we were in the middle of what some might say was "the craziest snowstorm of the year" and I relentlessly trekked into NYC to see Pete Yorn at the Roseland Ballroom on West 52nd St. This was my fourth time seeing Pete and I knew that he was worth the trip. He had two openers:Minibar and MOSES MAYFIELD, both very different in sound and style, but rocked nonetheless. So, here I am enjoying the show and Pete (as always chats between songs) begins to give props to one of my favorite bands of all-time The Beach Boys. He insists that the audience pick up a copy of Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys and then breaks into Surfer Girl. This is the second time in a month that I have been not so privately told by an artist to read this book. So, here I am today at the library finding myself drawn to the recommendation and I check out an old copy of the book with a 1986 copyright date. I promise to post a review in the future, so stay tuned! In the meantime, here are the lyrics to Surfer Girl, Pete Yorn's setlist from the show and a synopsis from Powell's (my favorite bookstore in the whole wide world).Surfer Girl (Brian Wilson)
Little surfer little one
Made my heart come all undone
Do you love me, do you surfer girl
Surfer girl my little surfer girl
I have watched you on the shore
Standing by the ocean's roar
Do you love me do you surfer girl
Surfer girl surfer girl
We could ride the surf together
While our love would grow
In my Woody I would take you everywhere I go
So I say from me to you
I will make your dreams come true
Do you love me do you surfer girl
Surfer girl my little surfer girl
Well
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
Well
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
Well
Girl surfer girl my little surfer girl
setlist:
black
for us
long way down
just another
undercover
closet
maybe i'm right
life on a chain
the man
surfer girl (the beach boys)
murray
pass me by
dead flowers (the rolling stones)
splendid isolation (warren zevon)
for nancy
encore:
strange condition
policies
ice age
ever fallen in love (the buzzcocks)
crystal village
Synopsis: http://www.powells.com/
Through candid interviews with close friends, family, and the Beach Boys themselves, this biography portrays and evaluates all those who propelled the California myth, and the group who sang about it, into world-wide prominence. With dozens of photos, this book recounts the bitter saga of the American dream realized and distorted, and the music that survived. 66 photos.
Through candid interviews with close friends, family, and the Beach Boys themselves, this biography portrays and evaluates all those who propelled the California myth, and the group who sang about it, into world-wide prominence. With dozens of photos, this book recounts the bitter saga of the American dream realized and distorted, and the music that survived. 66 photos.
