The Beach Boys - Busy doin' nothin'

Canción perteneciente al disco "Friends" (1968)

BUSY DOIN' NOTHIN' (Brian Wilson)
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I had to fix a lot of things this morning
'Cause they were so scrambled
But now it's okay
I tell you I've got enough to do

The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah
The air is cooling down

Take all the time you need
It's a lovely night
If you decide to come
You're gonna do it right

Drive for a couple miles
You'll see a sign and turn left
For a couple blocks
Next is mine, you'll turn left on a little road
It's a bumpy one

You'll see a white fence
Move the gate and drive through on the left side
Come right in
And you'll find me in my house somewhere
Keeping busy while I wait

I get a lot of thoughts in the morning
I write 'em all down
If it wasn't for that
I'd forget 'em in a while

And lately I've been thinking 'bout a good friend
I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah
I think I'll make a call

I wrote a number down
But I lost it
So I searched through my pocket book
I couldn't find it
So I sat and concentrated on the number
And slowly it came to me
So I dialed it

And I let it ring a few times
There was no answer
So I let it ring a little more
Still no answer

So I hung up the telephone
Got some paper and sharpened up a pencil
And wrote a letter to my friend.

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[wouldntyoulike2know]

I think Brian's voice is amazing when he sings really high, but when he sings like this, its so sexy. Just shows how much talent he's got. :)

[darthjoey13]

When we are so worried about having everything, Brian Wilson was satisfied just to have his sanity.

[isaacbateman76]

1963-1966 - Masterpiece

[isaacbateman76]

I Though he can't sing in this period :/ ~

[darthjoey13]

The arrangement for the instruments is just perfect. I love the winds especially.

[alburtise]

Thanks for this post -- some of my favorite ( and a couple not) photos, and one of my favorite Brian compositions.

[E3tiger]

Don't worry guys, the 1 dislike was accidental

[39chevycoupe]

While the rest of the country was listening to The Beatles, Chicago, Iron Butterfly, the Doors, etc., I was listening to this....And I loved it. I never understood why others weren't as enthralled with the Beach Boys and Brian as I was.....to this day they haven't gotten the "props " they so richly deserve. I was listening to the 4th vocal overdub of Sloop John B the other day, and when they hit the chorus about half way thru...I started to tear up.....that's how good they were...check it out.

[noel2711]

@augustusdes

I was listening!!

[YearOfCam]

@ashie259 Yeah - this whole album came from Brian the psychiatrist trying to help Brian the patient. Everything on it is about coping -- and so the lush, intricate arrangements and quirky editing -- if you listen closely, you can hear an attempt at sanity and structure in a world gone mad. Very unique.