Wouldn't It Be Nice

...you over at 20 paces. Wilson was smart enough to turn the lead vocals on several songs -- including the classics "Don't Worry, Baby" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" -- over to Foskett. And the bulk of Tuesday's show was drawn from the extensive...

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...on Wilson's Web site include "Do It Again," "In My Room," "Don't Worry Baby," "Barbara Ann," "Little Deuce Coupe," "Help Me, Rhonda," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," the heavenly "God Only Knows" and, of course, the ultimate "teenage symphony to...

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...peers." As a songwriter, Mr. Gaudio may not have scaled the musical heights Mr. Wilson did in writing symphonic compositions such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows," but, with Mr. Crewe, he did pen sophisticated tunes that have...

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...music forever thanks to Brian's innovative melodies and harmonies. Songs like "I Get Around," "Help Me, Rhonda," "California Girls," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and the #1 smash "Good Vibrations" remain indispensable staples in the rock 'n'...

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...4. Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred and His Playboy Band 5. Dancing in the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas 6. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys 7. Ooo Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson 8. This Guy's in Love with You - Herb...

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Things to do next week and next month. "Best of What's Around": The Dave Matthews Band performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dickey- "Wouldn't It Be Nice": The Beach Boys join the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra for a SuperPOPS! Hall, 426 W....

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...energy is a little flat. "Sloop John B" stirs the crowd back into life, before Wilson delivers what we've been patiently waiting for - "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and "God Only Knows" back-to-back. For the first time in the night Wilson's voice...

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Wilson himself looked like he wasn't quite there, yet his vocals were capable of sending shivers up the spine. 'God Only Knows' and 'Wouldn't It Be Nice' were remarkably good and 'Surfin' USA' sounded all the sweeter because word filtered...

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...in which the audience were not provided with seats. "If I don't get a standing ovation for this one . . ." he said sternly, before playing Wouldn't It Be Nice. He dedicated Girl Don't Tell Me, an old Beach Boys B-side with a distinct Beatles...

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...get the 67-year-old on his feet and to back him with precise facsimilies of such luxuriant and joyous classics as Good Vibrations, Wouldn't It Be Nice and God Only Knows. If you look hard enough you can still see traces of uncertainty and...

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