Discograffiti by David Gebroe

August 15, 2025 BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "DON'T TALK", "I'M WAITING FOR THE DAY", "LET'S GO AWAY FOR A WHILE", & "SLOOP JOHN B" (PART 3) (Ep. 220)

Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 3 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the remainder of Pet Sounds’ Side 1: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder),” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B.”

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Brian Wilson’s studio preparation for the production of “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”;

What Brian feels is “the one cut off the album I didn’t really like that much”;

The Burt Bacharach song on which Brian had felt he’d subconsciously based “Let’s Go Away For Awhile”;

The stunning original intention for the final planned Pet Sounds session, before that date was used to knock out the entire mix of the LP;

Brian’s Great Bahamian Folk Song Swindle;

A full half-hour interview with Sid Sharp, whose string section played on virtually all of Brian's string dates, including both Pet Sounds and "Good Vibrations” (in The Director’s Cut only);

And how both Chuck and I connect with “Don’t Talk,” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 30 additional minutes of essential material.

Subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week) of must-hear binge listening: ⁠Patreon.com/Discograffiti⁠

Or just grab The Director’s Cut as a one-off at the same link.

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

Web site: http://discograffiti.com/

CONTACT DAVE

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe

There is no other Patreon in existence where you get more for your money. 4 shows a week is what it takes these days to successfully blot out our unacceptable reality…so do yourself a favor and give it a shot for at least one month to see what I’m talking about.

If you’re already a member, please comment below about your experience.

www.Patreon.com/discograffiti

#chuckgranata #wouldntitbenice #thebeachboys #brianwilson #beachboys #denniswilson #mikelove #carlwilson #music #thehollies #aljardine #thebeatles #brucejohnston #rock #petsounds #brianwilsonrip #goodvibrations #paulmccartney #surf #rocknroll #davidmarks #records #surfing #california #beach #surfrock #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #soldiersofsound #andyourdreamscometrue

...more