Popdose - Latest Comments in Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

Mark — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:26:39 -0000

I can't help thinking of a chase scene from CHiPs, the old California motorcycle cop show, when I hear this song. The chase scenes always had disco type music, and HCTN would have fit perfectly. For a disco song, I don't think it's that bad, just WAY too long, even the 'short' version. It's still better than kokomo. By the way it was Bruce Johnston who had the idea to do the disco remake.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

kingofgrief — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:04:53 -0000

The Beach Boys are my favorite band in the history of things and even I can't stomach the bulk of their post-Love You output ("Good Timin'" being the #1 exception). To be fair, you should offer a chance to at least hear the Wild Honey version just to make the disco atrocity suck that much harder to neophytes.

Still, better this than the 1992 rap remake of "Surfin'". Intercourse Mike Love, indeed.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

MatthewF — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:11:17 -0000

So imagine, there you are browsing the record racks in 1979, you see the hot pink record cover and think nah, I don't like the Beach Boys, all that surf music. Then you read the slogan across the middle and think, well in that case I'm gonna buy it because who can resist a 'disco single'.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

steed — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:57:29 -0000

Lucky, lucky bastard I am.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

JohnHughes — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:24:35 -0000

There is a vocal version, but I found this one to be much more dreadful and useful for the prosecution's case.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

DavidMedsker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:13:14 -0000

Six and a half minutes in, I suddenly thought of Jason Hare's video of himself listening to Metal Machine Music. Dear God, this is dreadful, and the singing hasn't even started yet!

Oh, wait...there was no singing. Wow. That's some bad hat, Harry.

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

DwDunphy — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:16:22 -0000

And Mr. Love replied, "Keep the halos, they my cats now!"

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

jbacardi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:58:07 -0000

Holy cats, you're right! I better watch that!

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

jefito — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:18:41 -0000

Confucius say "Man who write 'Mike Love' and 'sue me' in same sentence will lose half his shit in court."

Re: Lost in the ’70s: The Beach Boys, “Here Comes the Night”

jbacardi — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:57:40 -0000

Aw, c'mon, beating up on the Boys for this song is like beating a child because it's stupid. It's not like anyone was clamoring for what they had given us on the M.I.U. Album, or hell, even the wonderful Love You. I don't blame them for trying to cash in on Disco...but eleven minutes was really pushing it.

And yeah, Love has proven himself an asshole time and time again over the years, but I liked "Sumahama" from this album, so sue me.