Vegetables (song)
| "Vega-Tables" | ||||
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| Song by The Beach Boys from the album SMiLE | ||||
| Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Composer | Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
| SMiLE track listing | ||||
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| "Vegetables" | |
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| Song by The Beach Boys from the album Smiley Smile | |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop |
| Length | 2:07 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Composer | Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks |
| Producer | Brian Wilson |
"Vegetables" (or "Vega-Tables") is a song written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1967 album Smiley Smile with Al Jardine and Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
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[edit] Information
The song was originally composed and recorded during the infamous Smile sessions. After the shelving of the Smile album, it was re-arranged and simplified for its eventual release on Smiley Smile, as were the songs "Heroes and Villains", "Wind Chimes" and "Wonderful". A discarded bridge section from "Vegetables" was later reused as "Mama Says" on the album Wild Honey.
In 1993, the original version of "Vegetables" was finally given an official release, along with a slew of other Smile material, on the Good Vibrations boxset. A new recording of the song (based on the original version) was made for the 2004 release of Brian Wilson Presents Smile.
[edit] Recording
All versions of the song feature the novel use of raw vegetable chewing as percussion, which was provided by Paul McCartney and The Beach Boys.[1] During one session for Vegeatables, Paul McCartney joined the Beach Boys in the studio.[1] Al Jardine remembers that "the night before a big tour, I was out in the studio recording the vocal [for 'Vegetables'] when, to my surprise, Paul McCartney walked in and joined Brian at the console. And, briefly, the two most influential musical Geminis in the world had a chance to work together. I remember waiting for long periods of time between takes to get to the next section or verse. Brian [seemed to have] lost track of the session. Paul would come on the talkback and say something like 'Good take, Al.'"[1]
[edit] Details
- Written by: Brian Wilson/Van Dyke Parks
- Album: Smiley Smile
- Time: 2 min 07 sec
- Produced by: The Beach Boys
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[edit] Performers
- Brian Wilson: lead vocals
- Al Jardine: lead vocals
- Paul McCartney: celery
[edit] Cover versions
The song was covered by Jan and Dean (under the name Laughing Gravy) on a single released in 1968.
Terry Scott Taylor covered the song on the 2002 tribute album Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson.
It was also covered by Canadian group The Old Soul in 2005, though the lyrics do not entirely match. This cover includes a portion of "Mama Says", similar to the Smile version.
While not a cover, the song "Receptacle for the Respectable" from the album Rings Around the World by Super Furry Animals also features Paul McCartney chewing celery and carrots.
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