BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "DON'T TALK", "I'M WAITING FOR THE DAY", "LET'S GO AWAY FOR A WHILE", & "SLOOP JOHN B" (PART 3) (Ep. 220)
BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "DON'T TALK", "I'M WAITING FOR THE DAY", "LET'S GO AWAY FOR A WHILE", & "SLOOP JOHN B" (PART 3) (Ep. 220)  
Podcast: Discograffiti
Published On: Fri Aug 15 2025
Description: Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece.  Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection.  Episode 3 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the remainder of Pet Sounds’ Side 1: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder),” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B.” Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: Brian Wilson’s studio preparation for the production of “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”; What Brian feels is “the one cut off the album I didn’t really like that much”; The Burt Bacharach song on which Brian had felt he’d subconsciously based “Let’s Go Away For Awhile”; The stunning original intention for the final planned Pet Sounds session, before that date was used to knock out the entire mix of the LP; Brian’s Great Bahamian Folk Song Swindle; A full half-hour interview with Sid Sharp, whose string section played on virtually all of Brian's string dates, including both Pet Sounds and "Good Vibrations” (in The Director’s Cut only); And how both Chuck and I connect with “Don’t Talk,” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way. Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.  If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 30 additional minutes of essential material.  Subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week) of must-hear binge listening: ⁠Patreon.com/Discograffiti⁠ Or just grab The Director’s Cut as a one-off at the same link. CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954 Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe There is no other Patreon in existence where you get more for your money. 4 shows a week is what it takes these days to successfully blot out our unacceptable reality…so do yourself a favor and give it a shot for at least one month to see what I’m talking about.   If you’re already a member, please comment below about your experience.   www.Patreon.com/discograffiti #chuckgranata #wouldntitbenice #thebeachboys #brianwilson #beachboys #denniswilson #mikelove #carlwilson #music #thehollies #aljardine #thebeatles #brucejohnston #rock #petsounds #brianwilsonrip #goodvibrations #paulmccartney #surf #rocknroll #davidmarks #records #surfing #california #beach #surfrock #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #soldiersofsound #andyourdreamscometrue