Little Pad
| "Little Pad" | |||||||
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| Song by The Beach Boys from the album Smiley Smile | |||||||
| Released | September 18, 1967 | ||||||
| Recorded | June 19–28, 1967 | ||||||
| Genre | Protominimal rock, psychedelic pop, lo-fi | ||||||
| Length | 2:30 | ||||||
| Label | Capitol | ||||||
| Writer(s) | Brian Wilson | ||||||
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | ||||||
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"Little Pad" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1967 album Smiley Smile. On the track, the group sings in unison about wanting a "little pad in Hawaii" while accompanied by a Hawaiian guitar, an organ, and clip-clop percussion.[1]
Composition
A psychedelic pop collage with elements of Hawaiian music, the song's only lyrics deal with the possibility of having a little house by the sea in Hawaii. Unlike many other tracks on Smiley Smile, "Little Pad" did not originate during the sessions for Smile, the album that was aborted by the band and replaced by Smiley Smile.
Recording
Beginning life as the brief piece "Hawaiian Song", it and "Little Pad" were tracked on June 19–21 and 28, 1967. Both songs were later combined into one.[2]
Reception
Author Andrew Hickey said that "the song's a nothing, but it's a gentle, heartfelt, beautiful vocal performance."[1] Writer Domenic Priore said that the song is "one of the group's finest moments."[3]
Personnel
Sourced from Keith Badman.[2]
Cover versions
- 1988: Louis Philippe
References
- 1 2 Hickey, Andrew. The Beach Boys On CD vol 1: The 1960s.
- 1 2 Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio.
- ↑ Priore, Domenic (2006). Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece.