The Beach Boys - It's ok

[JuxtaposeMystery]

1 people aretn okay and listen to justin bieieiber

[pdeifik]

This song is fucking terrible. Mike Love is a total faggot.

[runnersdialzero333]

@pdeifik Too bad BRIAN WILSON wrote it. What now?

[pmoyer50]

@pdeifik : Your first sentence is inaccurate.

[Helivz]

I remember this tune, exactly 35-years-ago, this very day in fact. September 10, 1976 Friday.

[spacepatrolman]

@Helivz i remmember too i found the 45 a few years later in a junk store

[lennyd1313]

Very underrated cut!!! a steady cut

[denisbasable]

masterpiece.

[iamkuljuarenot]

who is the guy in the front left of the first picture, it isn't brian

[EarleYetter]

@iamkuljuarenot Bruce Johnston.

[iamkuljuarenot]

@EarleYetter what the hell how have i not known about this guy

[rhilton1881]

@iamkuljuarenot It looks to be Bruce Johnson, sometimes Beach Boy / fill in when Brian wasn't able to tour or sing.

[alexandertarangerkin]

15 Big Ones is a lousy album imo, but this song is really cool! dig it actually

[gemstonesandjewels]

My favorite Beach Boys song! ^_^

[ben2715]

Didn't get into the Beach Boys until their first renaissance in the mid '70s with "Endless Summer" and "Spirit of America." I was thrilled when the "15 Big Ones" LP came out and downright excited to hear all the elements there -- classic but subtly updated -- on "It's OK," which should have been as big a hit as "California Girls" or "I Get Around."

[jeroen1]

It should be promoted massive this summer so they can have another no1 hit again. Its been way to long.

[DaveWollenberg]

The Boys hit #29 in Billboard, 10-2-76. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! RIP, Dennis and Carl Wilson.

[airager]

Brilliant! This is a classic. All the essential elements are here for all to enjoy.

[jctorontojctoronto]

this deserved WAY MORE commerical bang back in the 70's...just a terrific summer diddy.....

remember seeing the 15 big ones tour , '76...and this was just out and being enjoyed by all 'the real fans'......I remember the terrific show that night in Montreal, at the Forum.....***and yes should have been the biggest song of the album,,.vs Rock n roll music.....could it be , it was too short for a hit of the 70's??

jctoronto

[Northern72100]

I had this song on a 8 track.*snicker*

[remulak56]

@Northern72100 I had it on a 78 rpm.

[texas53440]

I REMEMBER HEARING THIS SONG ON THE RADIO I WISH THEY CAN PLAY THAT  SONG BY THE BEACH BOYS AGAIN

[robinwikman1]

Plus I love Brian´s arrangement. And his play on synth.

[MIKELIN8]

What a great song...my favorite from "15 Big Ones". This should have been the first release from the album, instead of "Rock and Roll Music".

[robinwikman1]

@MIKELIN8 I totally agree!!!

[mullwharchar]

@MIKELIN8 Yes, and Palisades Park was another that still sounds better than R&R music

[TheSpeediestsnail]

im holding this record in my lap right now



[AcciaMunk]

...Summer skies. In your eyes, And warmer sun. It's one for all, All for one, All for all out fun...

...Find a riiiiiiiiide, Find a riiiiiiiiide.

Find a riiiiiide (In the sum-sum-summertime, dit,dit),

Find a riiiiiide (In the sum-sum-summertime, dit,dit)...  "Yeah! It's Ok Carl!"

[TheSpecialkkkkk]

This is my favorite!!!..If I were to suggest a Beach Boy Song ....like I always do to my children....Nothing captures the mystic, essence and harmonies of the "Beach Boys" like this- P.S - Proud Owner of = 15 Big Ones ...Peace

[airager]

@TheSpecialkkkkk This track should have been at least five minutes long! It flies by, or is that the beauty of it

[dannqc]

And the 70's too !

[dannqc]

I'm french, and not really interested in the usa of today, but I must admit I would have loved to know the usa and the americans of this times (ie 50's and 60's). Your country was then really the real american dream, because of this former american way of life, mentality, and SONGS such as this one !

[MrDennyman]

@dannqc I grew up during these times...and I experienced the good and the bad. Everyone (who didn't live then) thinks that this was the age of innocence. A lot of young people wished they could have lived back then, instead of today. I tell them the USA was the greatest nation on earth at the time. I also remind them that we were always on the brink of nuclear war (the Cold War) and racism and sexism were a scourge on American life, much more than it is today. Just enjoy the music!

[dannqc]

@MrDennyman You're right indeed. It is always easy to idealize something or someone when we do not know it, or when we are far away. And especially whith such a beautiful song ! So, instead, I would say that you really had great music (great inspiration) in the 50's-70's in the usa ! Thanks :-)

[deepseabattles]

This song features the great Roy Wood from Wizzard and The Move on saxophone!

[lcar4000]

One of the best songs they did. I agree--it should have been a bigger hit.

[colindominy]

It's been a relatively long time now, since this song was first penned & released on the "15 Big Ones" album .. 1976. It's stood the test of time & holds up quite nicely, in hindsight. P.S. I've been a hard-core, deep-seated BB & BW fan since way back in 1968 .. so I've heard all of the band's songs, starting in 1961 .. & by comparison, this song rates pretty well, in total career terms.

[BeachBoy420Beef]

This has to be one of the most perfect summer songs ever. Right from the start it has a sound that just makes you wanna move, and Mike's delivery with the lyrics is just awesome. "One for all, all for one, all for all have fun" is my new motto and words that I live by. I love the Beach Boys, thank you Brian for this wonderful song that optimizes the "sum sum summertime."

[dlpine71]

These guy's were sooooooooooooo GOOD!!!! I really liked them at this stage of their career, also. Great post!! Thanks, rebecca241290!!

[Helen25243]

In the BBs 'Good Vibrations Tour' DVD, they sing this song. There is a shot midway through the song, where Brian turns to look at Dennis, they're both chewing gum. Dennis holds Brian's gaze, and cheekily casts his eyes towards Mike, who is mincing about the stage. It was only meant for Brian to see. It's so funny. When I watch it, I keep winding it back to see this 'look' again. Dennis was priceless!

[MIKELIN8]

The album's title is "15 Big Ones" representing the band's 15 years in the business (up until then).

[AcciaMunk]

This video is fantastic! The beach boys is my favourite band

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #29 pop, #33 AC in Billboard. RIP, Dennis and Carl. God bless!

[bobareebop]

Agreed - shoulda been a much bigger hit.

[runnersdialzero33]

FIND A RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiDE, FIND A RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiDE.

[runnersdialzero33]

This sounds slightly slowed down.

[MikeEder]

The 45 version which was played on the radio was sped up.

[runnersdialzero33]

@MikeEder I've only heard the album version, though - this sounds slowed down from that.

[zebratangozebra]

Great photos on this.

[SuperMike82]

I love this song! it just goes so fast in the beginning i can never catch it when it starts!

[gtr82]

Mike's bass line, for example, at around :23, :27, and :31 (repeated in this way throughout the song in different sections) is pretty well the same as The Girl from New York City.

[eastmidlands]

1.02....the rest of the band refused to let Brian into the joke

[belladeballe]

what joke? I don't get it.

[ssiknick83]

good tune. brian wilson was back indeed for this song.

[christinastatham]

Hi All, Does anyone know where i can download this song please, i cant find it anywhere.

CJ

[spacepatrolman]

Go to a site called imeem they have this and more songs that were kicked out of youtube songs that were never in youtube and whole albums like ars nova .

[nanajanamike]

Although they had only one top 10 hit in the seventies,they did some of their best stuff then,and in the eighties!

[johnhrunion]

great song. thanks for posting. this should have been a much, much bigger hit.

[jimwalsh2001]

It came out near the end of the summer of '76 - in some ways the best summer of my life...

[johnhrunion]

in the summer of ' 76 i was 14 and going to the 9th grade...it was the best summer of my teen years! :)

[BB45s]

Maybe the last great BB single with all the originals singing on it (except David Marks, of course) ...

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[forshorn]

@BB45s What about "Rock'n'Roll Music"? "Getcha Back" - Carl and Brian were on that. Brian was not on the BBs biggest hit "Kokomo," but was on "Still Cruisin'".

[BB45s]

@forshorn ... IMHO, Getcha Back was a shadow of Do It Again and Rock & Roll Music, though a top ten hit, was a cover of a Chuck Berry tune. Maybe "last great BB single" according to me (my personal taste)

[CrayZeeStevie]

Now THAT´s what I call a great summer song!

[SabrinaMessenger]

This is one of the songs I used to play over and over on 45 rpm back in the 70s...and I still like to put it on loop on iTunes :)

[gittahfiend]

FIND A RIDE!!

[eldorado62]

The music and the faces of a more vibrant America....before we all went mad.

[hemo89]

That's so f*cking true, man.

[gittahfiend]

@eldorado62 that's true.

[spacepatrolman]

@eldorado62 This is a very serious record about fun whatever that was

[kinkkinda]

super 5*****

[spacepatrolman]

roy wood and wizzard plays sax

[Hobokampp]

Summertime memories :)

[mdefil23]

i agree, sounds like a great song!

[EarleYetter]

Should have been a bigger hit!

[spacepatrolman]

@EarleYetter there wasnt much happening on the radio then i usd to listen to classical music stations

[kirbygene]

@EarleYetter Not really, at least not in my opinion. This was 1976, not 1963. The song-- even though well produced-- sounded dated.