My Solution

"My Solution" is an unreleased song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the early sessions for their 1971 album Surf's Up. It is a unreleased novelty Halloween song that features Brian Wilson doing an impression of Vincent Price over a descending chord progression and test-tube sound effects.[1] In 1998, Wilson reworked the melody into the verse of a new song, "Happy Days", for his solo album Imagination.[2]

"My Solution"
Song by the Beach Boys
RecordedOctober 31, 1970
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson

Composition

"My Solution" was written by Brian Wilson and recorded on October 31, 1970, shortly before the sessions for the group's album Surf's Up.[3] Band archivist Alan Boyd said: "It’s kind of jokey track, Brian is playing a mad scientist and talking like Boris Karloff while the Beach Boys are singing (recites lyrics) 'What I have done with my solution, my instant aim to evolution.'"[2]

In a 1976 interview, Brian said: "We have a song called 'My Solution' which is a very odd song that has chromatic – strange chords, not regular triad chords. The notes are bunched up. It tells the story about how a guy found an old damsel outside his castle and decided to make her part of an experiment. ... It's about a guy who found his solution. It's a very odd, Boris Karloff eerie type of thing, so it's one of our more far out, left-field things that we've done."[4]

Another attempt at "My Solution" was recorded during the summer of 1980, though no vocals were recorded.[3] This version was retitled "Song Within a Song" in medley with "Shortenin' Bread".[5]

See also

References
  1. Chidester, Brian (January 30, 2014). "Brian Wilson's Secret Bedroom Tapes". LA Weekly. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Beach Boys Producers Alan Boyd, Dennis Wolfe, Mark Linett Discuss 'Made in California' (Q&A)". Rock Cellar Magazine. September 4, 2013. Archived from the original on September 30, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  3. Doe, Andrew Grayham. "VAULTS". Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. "INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN WILSON OF THE BEACH BOYS IN EARLY 1980'S". Global Image Works. 1976. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  5. Doe, Andrew G. "GIGS80". Bellagio 10452. Endless Summer Quarterly.
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