The 3 B's... Your Favorites

[Rick Henry]

Carpenters stated their influences are the 3 B's. What are some of your favorite songs by the 3 B's? Burt Bacharach, Beatles, and Beach Boys.

Since Burt wasn't actually a singer, we can name songs he wrote.

Burt Bacharach: My favorites by him are "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" by B.J. Thomas, "This Guy's In Love With You" by Herb Alpert, "The Look Of Love" by Dusty Springfield, and "(They Long To Be) Close To You" by Carpenters.

Beach Boys: "Good Vibrations", "I Get Around", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Help Me Rhonda", "Heroes And Villians", "Don't Worry Baby" and "Do It Again".

Beatles: this is tough as I love a large contingency of their music, but here goes, these are just a few standards for me: "Free As A Bird", "Taxman", "Lady Madonna", "Come Together", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", "Black Bird", "Got To Get You Into My Life", "Get Back", "Norwegian Wood", "Here Comes The Sun", "Good Day Sunshine", "Act Naturally", "I'm Looking Through You", "Back In The USSR", "Dear Prudence", "Glass Onion", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Revolution 9", "Carry That Weight", "A Day In The Life", "Here There And Everywhere", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "I Am The Walrus", "Hello Goodbye".

I guess I'll stop here - but that's only cuz I'm getting tired. But this pretty much covers my primary favorites by the Beatles - than there's the secondary favorites - no need in getting into that now.

[enigma]

Rick I just got hold of a Radio interview done with Karen in 1978 where there were actually 4 b's the three you mentioned and the Bee Gees as well the DJ said this and Karen did confirm he was correct perhaps the Bee Gees were a later addition just thought I would pass on the info.
Now back to your Question Favorites are difficult as all artists mentioned have so much good material:

Burt Bacharach: Make It Easy On Yourself Karens 1980 rendition even if it is not complete, Close To You, Baby Its You both by Karen and Any Day Now By Ronnie Milsap (I really like alot of his stuff)

Beach Boys: God Only Knows, Good Vibrations, Don't Worry Baby, Darlin, Bluebirds Over The Mountain, Kokomo.

The Beatles: Man what don't I like this list is always changing but here's what comes to mind A Day In The Life, Across The Universe, Here Comes The Sun, Please Please Me, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, Its Only Love, Act Naturally, Dear Prudence, The Long And Winding Road, Don't Let Me Down and on and on I'll stop here theres just no way to narrow this one down Its just like compiling a favorite Carpenters song list not possible for me I sooo love them both!!

Since I believe the 4 B's I will add the Bee Gees in here as an after thought

Bee Gees: Too Much Heaven, Tragedy, How Deep Is Your Love, To Love Somebody, How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?, You Win Again, This Is Where I Come In.

[Rick Henry]

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My BeeGees (the fourth B) favorites are:

To Love Somebody
Holiday
Lonely Days
Run To Me
Jive Talkin'
Nights On Broadway
Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
You Should Be Dancing
Love So Right
Night Fever
Tragedy
More Than A Woman
If I Can't Have You
Islands In The Stream
Come On Over

[Mariah Andrews]

My Three B's. Jackson Browne. Black Sabbath and The Beatles...

By the way, speaking of B's, it was my big B this past Friday, I turned 29! I got a digital camera and a nice dinner. And my best friend Dixie came by. SO I got three Ds for my big B.

And my other big B.....MY BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE. See "Different Light" message board for details!

[Boat2Sail]

Bacharach - Close To You, Baby It's You, Knowing When To Leave, Make It Easy On Yourself - all by Carpenters. Also Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - BJ Thomas and too many to name.

Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun, I Get Around, Good Vibrations, In My Room, Surfin' USA

Bee Gees - Tragedy, night Fever, How Deep is Your Love, How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Staying Alive, Nights On Broadway, Jive talkin, Love So Right

Beatles - like everyone else way too many to name them all... Day Tripper, Strawberry Fields, got To Get You Into My Life, with A Little Help From My Friends, Ticket To Ride, Can't Buy Me Love, Good Day Sunshine, Fool On The Hill, Please Please Me, Something, Hey Jude

[smoothie2]

1. Beatles: just about anything they did...Yesterday, Strawberry Fields, Ain't Got Nuthin' But Love Babe(or 8 Days a wk.) Get Back, Help!, Hard Day's Night, Hello,Goodbye, Hey Jude


2. Beach Boys: also just about anything...Don't Worry Baby, Fun, Fun,Fun, Good Vibrations,
Surfer Girl (I love when Brian's voice goes way high..."make my heart come all undone) Kokomo, California Girls


3. Bacharach: Raindrops Keep Falling..Close to You, This Guy's in Love with You,...Do you Know the way to San Jose, ;D


4. Bee Gees: Jive Talkin, Stayin Alive, Who Can Mend a Broken Heart, How Deep is Your Love, To Love Somebody, Tragedy, You Must be Dancin,