Yeah, it's a good pop song... classic Beach Boys. But there is something about just the KNOWLEDGE that these guys are in their 70's that makes the innocence of the song so tough to swallow.
I know that it shouldn't, ultimately matter, but it does. If this had been recorded in 1965, I think that I would like it more than I do.

the music and harmonies are pretty enough. i just wish they were singing it in a foreign language so i didn't have to hear those lame lyrics.

what he said

this is quite good.

Not terrible (except for the lyrics), but unless I hear something better, I won't be buying their new album (assuming one is in the offing).

you are a fascinating person.

I just found out the Beach Boys are playing here this summer. I saw them in the Kokomo era and they were pretty awful, but I want to see the reunited lineup. This song isn't helping my decision. Seriously guys, I wouldn't be offended if you just cashed in on your legacy.

Don, here's the projected setlist for the tour kickoff:

Setlist
"Do It Again"
"Catch A Wave"
"Don't Back Down"
"Surfin' Safari"
"Surfer Girl"
"The Little Girl I Once Knew"
"Wendy"
"Then He Kissed Me" (Phil Spector/The Crystals)
"This Whole World"
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers)
"When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)"
"You're So Good to Me"
"In Them Old Cottonfields Back Home"
"Be True to Your School"
"Disney Girls"
"Please Let Me Wonder"
"Don't Worry Baby"
"Little Honda"
"Little Deuce Coupe"
"409"
"Shut Down"
"I Get Around"
"Sloop John B"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
"Forever"
"Sail On Sailor"
"Heroes and Villains"
"In My Room"
"All This Is That"
"God Only Knows"
"That's Why God Made the Radio"
"California Dreaming" (The Mamas and the Papas)
"California Girls"
"Dance Dance Dance"
"All Summer Long"
"Help Me Rhonda"
"Rock and Roll Music" (Chuck Berry)
"Barbara Ann"
"Surfin' U.S.A."

Encore:
"Kokomo"
"Good Vibrations"
"Fun Fun Fun"

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This is waaaaaaaaaay better than I thought any new material would be. I love it.