The Beach Boys - Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpeck

The third track from the Beach Boys album "Smiley Smile" from 1967.

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Music

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• the
• beach
• boys
• smiley
• smile
• fall
• breaks
• and
• back
• to
• winter
• w.
• woodpecker
• symphony
• brian
• wilson

[deaconcrake]

This song is the true battle between smile and smiley smile.

[Alixx2]

It's nice to compare the two albums and see how different they used the same material. The vocal part in this song for example can be heard in "Mrs O'Leary's Cow" on the SMiLE album.

[absoluteabsence]

Love this spooky little tune...Brian is at his best with these strange little songs...I think this album, Surf's Up & Holland are his best records...the feel-good beach songs are alright but I like Brian's odder less 'beach-blanket' songs...he needed more room to create & he fought to get stuff like this on his lp's...he had a lot more to produce than just the beachy stuff...

[bomberino76]

"Fire" on The SMiLE Sessions is definitively better for me

[coolmickey68]

I agree, the new Smile album is great, but this is what I listened to originally, still a great album, especially for the times. Compare to other albums in 67 they took some chances, thats for sure!

[TheOneartist]

@liamrocksmysockstm It's ironic because Mike Love has a reputation for dismissing "SMiLE" as drug hogwash back then.

And yet look what happened when he chose to do "Smiley Smile" instead.

[isaacbateman76]

This album is not simple,its far out :D ~

[liamrocksmysockstm]

@smiley66goodvibes67 its just smile slowed down only an idiot would like this? its a stupid moronic "acid trip though hell" version of smile. smile is supposed too be an array of sounds that crashes into your eardrums like a syphany, taking out all the things that made the album great and slowing it down is stupidity. this album was released only too make money and brian had VERY little say in smiley smile.

[spudsapoppin]

The greatness of this slice of drug fueled dementia goes beyond what mere mortal words can express. Just imagine Woody Woodpecker tripping his face off and listening to his own theme song. This song would probably be what he's hearing in his altered state.

[liamrocksmysockstm]

@Alixx2 its actualy just mike love taking brian's and van dykes image and tearing it into peices, "its as if smile took an acid trip through hell" is what van dyke refers too it as. Theres a reason this album is underated fucking idiots, perfect example is just compare the cabin essance from the smiley smile version too smiles version you will see the obvious differance.

[alexandertarangerkin]

@PigsSantaAndBacon

yes, but I need it! it is so dark and so haunting, like there's a shadow hanging over the music!

[MaccaBeatles]

@Benefit1970 I'd say the original Smile is definitely up there. I can't wait for the release of the Smile sessions later this year! :)

[Benefit1970]

@absoluteabsence brian wilson had almost nothing to do with either of those albums... with Holland he was in the studio maybe once, and on Aurf's Up they just hijacked a Smile-sessions song... although "till I die" is a brilliant new tune, and his last, in my opinion. Anyway, if you don't think Pet Sounds is by far the Beach Boys' and brian's best work, you're fooling yourself.A masterpiece in every sense.