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The Beach Boys – Heroes and Villains (4:52)

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second version of a cut from a previously unreleased and lost to the vaults mid-60s lp called Smile. (recent re-release contains modern material). this cut Wilson admitted himself was done quickly, such an inspired piece of layering and vocal harmonies you can hear wilson simply took from the original and stapled together in a fit of pique.
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  • Summer Dreams
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  • Smiley Smile
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  • Smiley Smile / Wild Honey
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  • Fantastic Mr. Fox (Original Soundtrack)
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  • shorteninbread

    Smile version is brilliant. [2]

    Sunday evening

  • Lowbacca

    good for you

    Thursday afternoon

  • matt_white

    just kidding

    last week

  • matt_white

    I'm sure there's a good pop song buried somewhere underneath this incoherent and sporadic mess of ideas

    last week

  • electrobaboon

    Smile version is brilliant.

    15 days ago

  • FridaLouise

    Van Dyke Parks does Heroes and Villains: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFxdAkfjeVg

    25 days ago

  • Track-FieldStar

    You're under arrest.

    27 days ago

  • SpiritOfYetaxa

    There are countless possible ways that this song could have been made. All are great. It could have been anything from 2 to 20 minutes long.

    last month

  • trashcity_

    THIS SONG IS JUST NUTTERS

    March 2012

  • Druid66

    Brian Wilson _is_ the Beach Boys!

    February 2012

  • christibear

    perfection

    February 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    it was 45 yrs ago.quitcherbitchin`

    January 2012

  • threedpb

    Whatever the version....still brilliant! Never tire of it.

    January 2012

  • bloodmaw

    i doubt the final version if the original Smile was actually fully completed would've sounded much different than this, so who cares

    December 2011

  • KommisarK

    Who cares about the "perfect version." If we had a perfect version of SMiLE, it wouldn't be special!

    December 2011

  • Philistine88

    This is Brian's magnum opus. He dedicated more time to this song than any other. This is him facing god.

    December 2011

  • xtwntraphq

    Vocal PERFECTION !!

    December 2011

  • Lowbacca

    sunny down snuff i'm alright

    November 2011

  • Lowbacca

    perfect version would include "i still got the jive to survive.."

    November 2011

  • Nakkinak

    they already were bigger than the beatles with pet sounds but bitches know shit about genius music

    November 2011
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