"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1972 album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough". It was written by Brian Wilson and Jack Rieley, and wa
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"Surf's Up" is a song recorded by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks. It was originally intended for Smile, an unfinished Beach Boys album that w
You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (song)
…1972 Genre Rock Length 3:27 Label Brother/Reprise Songwriters Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley Producer The Beach Boys The Beach Boys singles chronology "Surf's Up" (1971) "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" (1972) "Marcella" (1972) Licensed audio "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" on YouTube "You Need…
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Dennis Wilson performing with the Beach Boys in 1964. According to Parks, the title "Surf's Up" was inspired by Dennis' complaints regarding British audiences' reactions to the group's stage uniforms.
The opening line in "Surf's Up" alludes to "The Diamond Necklace" by French author Guy de Maupassant (pictured)
Smile artist Frank Holmes' "Diamond necklace played the pawn" illustration