"Please Let Me Wonder" was the first song Brian Wilson wrote under the influence of marijuana. It is about a man who is afraid that a woman will reveal that she does not love him, and so he instead prefers to fantasize that she does. Wilson said that he did the song "as a tribute to Phil Spector" although the arrangement, which highlights different, individual instruments throughout the song, was in direct contrast to the methods employed by Spector for his Wall of Sound. The instrumentation includes drums, timpani, tambourine, bass, two guitars, acoustic guitar,… read more
"Please Let Me Wonder" was the first song Brian Wilson wrote under the influence of marijuana. It is about a man who is afraid that a woman… read more
"Please Let Me Wonder" was the first song Brian Wilson wrote under the influence of marijuana. It is about a man who is afraid that a woman will reveal that she does not love h… read more
The Beach Boys are an iconic American rock band, frequently cited as one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music due to their intricate vocal harmonies, studio experiments, and novel approaches to pop songwriting. Rooted in doo-wop and rock and roll, their early string of vocal surf hits defined the '60sCalifornia Sound. For a period afterward, they notably delved into progressive pop styles. often combining elements from classical and jazz in innovative ways. Formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, the original group compri… read more
The Beach Boys are an iconic American rock band, frequently cited as one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music due to their intricate vo… read more
The Beach Boys are an iconic American rock band, frequently cited as one of the most influential and commercially successful groups in the history of popular music due to their intricate vocal harmonies, studio experiments, and novel a… read more