The Night Was So Young

Track 109 on Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys

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Apr. 11, 19771 viewer

The Night Was So Young Lyrics

[Verse 1: Carl Wilson]
The night was so young and everything still
The moon shining bright on my window sill
I think of her lips, it chills me inside
And then I think why does she have to hide

[Chorus: Brian Wilson & Carl Wilson]
Is somebody gonna tell me why she has to hi-i-ide?
She's passing it by, she won't even try
To make this love go where it should
Doo do doo do do

[Verse 2: Carl Wilson]
The sky's turning grey, there's clouds overhead
I'm still not asleep, I'm in my bed
I think of her eyes and it makes me sigh
I think of her voice and it makes me cry

[Chorus: Brian Wilson & Carl Wilson]
Is somebody gonna tell me why she has to lie-i-ie?
She'd be so right to hold me tonight
Love was made for her and I
Doo do doo do do

[Verse 3: Carl Wilson]
It's three o'clock, I go to my sink
I pour some milk and I start to think
Is she asleep or is she awake?
And does she think of the love we could make?

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[Chorus: Brian Wilson & Carl Wilson]
Wake up, call me baby, call me
Tell me what's on your mind
I've got a car and you're not too far
Please let me come over to you
Doo do doo do do

[Outro: Carl Wilson]
The night was so young and everything still
The moon shining bright on my window sill
I think of her lips, it chills me inside
And then I think why should she hide

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This beautiful and demure little song boasts several brilliant details. Most astonishing is the soaring chorus and its attendant backing vocals. Also note the wonderfully up front and reasonant bass line which nudges the song along. I am unaware of any song displaying bass with such a prominent and unique timbre that predates this one. Peter Hook used it to magnificent, in fact, career-defining effect in his work with Joy Division and New Order.