I Know There’s an Answer

I usually listen to music as I do the bookkeeping at work, just to make things feel a little less monotonous. My favorite “at work” music is usually music from the 60s and 70s, with some current and fashionable indie-like bands thrown in there. Right now, I am listening to Brian Wilson cover songs. I think I like the covers better than the Beach Boys. The thing with covering the Beach Boys is that you can either go super professional sounding and make all the songs happy pop songs. And, since Wilson has awesome arrangement skills, it’s not hard to make the songs sound flawless.  Or, you can do what these artists have done and make the songs a little bit sad. I think I like them a little bit sad. I think they were supposed to be a little bit sad. My current favorite Beach Boy song is I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times. I’ve tried to play this song myself and it’s actually really difficult. The chords aren’t your standard I- IV- V. The lyrics may be a little teenage-sob-story, but I kind of like that. Wilson was a teen when he started writing these songs. The part that makes you realize how cool this song is, is when the lead vocal just sings “Sometimes, I feel very sad.” over and over. Well, ya, sometimes I do feel very sad. No flowery words, just straight to the point. And, it’s good.

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