tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367859846495854541.post8806356939042281684..comments2007-10-25T12:17:11.102-04:00Inverarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09838650110847975337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367859846495854541.post-15002949908545287432007-10-25T12:17:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:17:00.000-04:00Wilson and the Beach Boys contributed songs to a couple of beach party flicks (as well as made guest appearances) in the 60's, plus of course the Boys' whole identification with that scene in general- that probably inspired the "I know your movies" line. I would imagine that that was the first place Cale would have seen them as a very young man...Johnny Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07051009739174204952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367859846495854541.post-41172912704893128502007-07-06T10:23:00.000-04:002007-07-06T10:23:00.000-04:00This song is extremely popular with a few French Beach Boys fans:<BR/>http://www.blogotheque.net/mp3_art.php3?id_article=3096<BR/><BR/>As is, inexplicably, <I>Dixieland and Dixie</I>. But we'll get to that in a bit.Inverarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09838650110847975337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2367859846495854541.post-52644026329896058002007-05-20T08:39:00.000-04:002007-05-20T08:39:00.000-04:00Hi - love the blog - great idea! However, I kind of disagree with your interpretation of Mr. Wilson, which is one of my favourite Cale songs. JC has a long documented admiration of The Beach Boys, and I think the song relates back to his youth in Wales, listening to Radio Luxembourg and other stations and being desperate to get out of small-town Britain. I find the "Wales is not like California in any way" line to be incredibly moving and I think Mr. Wilson is one of JC's more autobiographical moments.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work!kaggsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.com