Sugar, Sugar
You’ve Got Me Wanting You
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sitting next to the sea
a cold drink in my hand
a sweet gentle breeze
and my feet in the sand
came some movement above
in the rustling palm
I watched a fair feathered dove
trying to fly in the calm
she shuddered and shook
stretched her neck and flew past me
she posed and she looked
like a rare origami
as I watched in a trance
this strange and beautiful dance
the waiter caught on and came over
please ma’am he said, as he touched my shoulders
“whatever you do, please don’t feed her
she’s shameless and bold but she won’t hurt a soul
she just wants a taste of your sugar.”
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'20/20'
"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
Comments (9)
Feed her! Love it
Aww, this is a really cool entry to Poppy's Prompt!! Loved it.
Such a gorgeous and sweet poem!
This is an amazing poem, Kelli. Powerful imagery and the final line blew my mind!
Reggie Mantle of 'The Archies' nice touch. Living the dream.
I used to love that song when I was little!! Incredible poem! 💌
Nice poem, like a song.
Came for the song, stayed and enjoyed your piece. We all want a taste of the sugar 😁
Amazing