u/ClockHunterr

I know this song has already been discussed on this subreddit on more than one occasion, but the posts dates back quite a while. It was the song itself that motivated me to create this post. Personally, I consider it one of the most unique tracks in the Beach Boys’ early discography—and indeed in their entire discography. For me, it stands out for a whole host of reasons:

1. No instrumentals. The song sounds as though it’s an unfinished demo, which adds to the atmosphere, even though that isn’t the case. And yes, there’s something similar on "Smile", but that album itself contains a large number of unfinished tracks, whereas this particular track appears on a fully completed album.

2. Vocals. Personally, they evoke extremely conflicting feelings in me. On the one hand, they’re something pleasant and enveloping; on the other, something very, very unsettling. It’s as if I’m on the verge of losing my mind. I listened to this track shortly after reading "The King in Yellow", and it had quite an effect. What’s particularly striking is that these feelings are completely unfounded; even the lyrics are perfectly normal. It’s like paranoia, but in the music—for me, at least.

3. The lyrics. They aren’t that interesting in themselves, although they’re certainly good, as I’ve already said, because of the contrast with the melody.

All in all, it sounds incredibly eerie and paranoid, yet at the same time interesting and gripping. It’s as if she might be playing at someone’s funeral or something like that. What do you think about this?

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I was watching a one youtuber recently, and he brought up this question: "why there are simply no people in the Frutiger Aero design?". And it’s true. It’s supposed to be a vision of a futuristic future that we’ve lost, one where we’d live happily, free from pain and suffering. But for some reason, the only things living in that world are fish, dolphins, windows icons, and the like, while people are either just decoration or something insignificant. I have a real question: is this intentional, or has no one simply thought about it? It’s just that now, to me, the world of Frutiger Aero really has started to feel empty.