It’s Hump Day, Waterloo Day, International Sushi Day and Autistic Pride Day. Happy 83rd birthday to Paul McCartney! What fragrance are you wearing?
My song pick today is the pop masterpiece Wouldn’t It Be Nice, from the 1966 Beach Boys album Pet Sounds. Pure joy, and I’m wearing Aftelier Candide to match.
Reminder: 6/20 is Brian Wilson’s birthday (and the summer solstice). Scent a Beach Boys song, or honor Brian Williams with your fragrance in any other way you see fit. (For lillyjo, who asked for another music cp.)
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2025, where I’ll try (but usually fail) to have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: top image shows Brian Wilson at 20, during the recording sessions for The Beach Boys’ 1962 debut album, Surfing’ Safari, and is via Brian Wilson at Facebook.
Bonus listen: the isolated vocals from Wouldn’t It Be Nice. (You can find the band’s official video of Wouldn’t It Be Nice here.)
Bonus unrelated cover: They Might Be Giants doing Caroline, No.