Screen your calls with robo voices Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Those car warranties and Medicare choices
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Tis' the season for family and friends
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But feels like the SPAM never ends
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Trying to listen to my favorite Christmas song
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
This caller keeps pronouncing my name wrong
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Gifts to give and card to send
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
These calls are a pain in my rear end
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The evergreens outside are just slightly snow-kissed
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Inside the phone rings from a data center call list
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Put your ringer on silent right away
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
So you can actually enjoy this holiday
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"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
By Sean Callaghan6 days ago in Beat
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