Monday , November 16, 2009
Happy Birthday, Brian Wilson!
Today's "Musical Genius of the 1960s" celebrating a birthday within the confines of sweet, emotionally-charged, very-intense-for-me CANCEMINI FORTNIGHT 2009 is Brian Douglas Wilson of the Beach Boys. He turns sixty-seven years old today, just like Paul McCartney did two days ago. Spooky!
Although Brian's sexier, less-talented cousin, I mean brother, Denny Wilson is the Official Beach Boy of nogoodforme.com, Brian Wilson is still aces in my books, even though I think "California Girls" is a really mean and hurtful song, if you are a girl who is not from California. Brian Wilson has done some great things over the course of the past sixty-seven years. Namely, he wrote "Sloop John B," (by wrote I mean "wrote"), "Heroes & Villains," "Be True To Your School," and "Little Saint Nick." I have weird taste in Beach Boys songs. I think "God Only Knows" is hokey.
My favourite thing that Brian Wilson ever did, however, is something that Brian Wilson may never have done, because it is something that the heart-throbby, mis-cast actor who played Brian Wilson in a made-for-TV movie about the Beach Boys I watched in high school did, which was ask his future wife if he could buy her a hot cocoa after a Beach Boys concert. I think that is so sweet, and I really hope it happened. If a dude ever nervously asked me if he could buy me a hot cocoa, I would be a goner. A GONER, I tell you!
My birthday present to Brian Wilson is that, earlier today, I listened to "Sloop John B" on my iPod shuffle and visualized myself punching that motherfucker who ate up all Brian Wilson's corn in the face. I can't really do any better than that, Brian Wilson. I hope you have a nice day. I hope your birthday doesn't totally depress you, though I feel like it would.
Lastly, here is the music video for Don't Go Near The Water, from 1971's Surf's Up. This song was written by Mike Love and Al Jardine, and has nothing to do with Brian Wilson. I can't even tell if Brian Wilson is in this video at all. But suck it, Hypothetical Beach Boys Purist Who Is Questioning My Choice Of Including This Vid In My Brian's B-day Tribute Post- it's (almost) my birthday, and I'll post it if I want to.
PS: ISN'T AL JARDINE THE LEAST ATTRACTIVE DUDE YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE? In my opinion, yes.
Tags: Al Jardine is ugly, Brian Wilson, Cancemini Fortnight, Canceminis, Cancer-Gemini cusps, Dennis Wilson, Geminis, hot cocoa, the Beach Boys
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Today is also Lionel "L-Train" Richie's birthday, as I just learned from Nicole Richie's Twitter.
By Laura
on June 20, 2009 3:55 PM
Dennis is Brian's brother, and Sloop John B is a traditional song, but I love this anyway! Happy birthday B. Wilson!
By Michelle on June 20, 2009 7:23 PM
Thanks, Michelle!!! I corrected my errors.
Signed,
Laur4a
By Laura
on June 20, 2009 7:57 PM
i think 'california girls' is totally nice to girls who are not from california! the beach boys love all the non-california girls so much, they want them to live in california too! and all the non-california girls get a special line sung for them, but the only thing special about california girls is they 'get so tanned.' that frustrates me, especially since i'm anti-tanning.
it also frustrates me that i'd never look half as great as brian wilson if i wore a royal-blue bathrobe to go surfing.
By Liz
on June 20, 2009 10:28 PM
Oh yeah, I just read the lyrics, and I guess you're right. I can't believe I've spent my entire life missing the point of "California Girls." I thought he was saying more that he wishes he could transpose the souls of California Girls into all the other inferior girls of the United States of America.
By Laura
on June 21, 2009 12:07 PM