“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” by The Beach Boys. Twofer here with “Hang On To Your Ego”, the alter ego of “I Know There’s An Answer”, as well.
As always, make sure your pet sounds receive proper care and grooming then click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.
Wiki says…
“Hang On to Your Ego” is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for the American pop band The Beach Boys. The song was originally going to be released on their classic 1966 album Pet Sounds. Mike Love however objected to the title of the song and some of the lyrics and insisted that it be changed. “I was aware that Brian was beginning to experiment with LSD and other psychedelics,” explained Love. “The prevailing drug jargon at the time had it that doses of LSD would shatter your ego, as if that were a positive thing… I wasn’t interested in taking acid or getting rid of my ego.” Jardine recalled that the decision to change the lyrics was ultimately Wilson’s. “Brian was very concerned. He wanted to know what we thought about it. To be honest, I don’t think we even knew what an ego was… Finally Brian decided, ‘Forget it. I’m changing the lyrics. There’s too much controversy.’” Terry Sachen, who co-wrote the revised lyrics to this song, was the Beach Boys’ road manager in 1966.
The song was then renamed to “I Know There’s an Answer” and it was released on Pet Sounds as the ninth track on the album.
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