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Rating: You can end the day like this, waiting for the needle to reach the last groove of an almost forgotten record from 1972 to get emotional and moved.
Dennis Wilson's anguished singing fills the room with poignant melancholy, a fragile melody that finishes wrapped in a shyly romantic orchestral texture. "Cuddle Up" is a simply magnificent song unjustly forgotten in the disorganized discography of a group, the Beach Boys, who in the early '70s produced beautiful records destined to disappear in the charts worldwide, submerged by other more fashionable sounds. What a shame because until "Holland" released in 1973, the Californian band, which now had Brian Wilson as a ghostwriter closed off to fight his demons, showed a pleasant and interesting last flurry. This is the case of "Carl and the Passion-So Tough" from 1972, overshadowed by the much better-known "Surf's Up" and "Holland", which sees the addition of Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar on drums replacing an injured Dennis Wilson unable to perform.
The sounds shift towards slow West Coast ballads, "Hold On Dear Brother", and more soul-like in the beautiful "Here She Comes" both composed by Chaplin. "Make It Good" is the first track penned by Dennis Wilson, a melancholic sound blend that cradles his typically rough vocals in a small preview of the closure that will come with "Cuddle Up". "Marcella" is a negligible hit co-written by Brian Wilson, while Carl with Al Jardine and Love sing the more classic Beach Boys style ballad "All This Is That", meticulously crafted vocal harmonies over a melody on electric piano. The finale is all Dennis Wilson, distant piano notes introduce a song that's almost a lulling lullaby, followed by the poignant opening with the line "your love is so warm and good to me", a sincere declaration introducing one of the most moving passages for choir and orchestra to appear on a rock music record.
Tracklist and Lyrics
04 Marcella (03:57)
(Hey yeah Marcella)
(Hey yeah Marcella)
She's a bright girl
(Hey yeah Marcella)
Hey hey
(Hey yeah Marcella)
Mystic maiden's more than soft and sexy
She can mess my mind with the stuff that she knows
Her new found beauty goes beyond her covering
And sets a flame in her soul
One arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that'll knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
(Hey yeah Marcella)
(Hey yeah Marcella)
She's a bright girl bom bom bom bom bom
(Hey yeah Marcella)
Hey hey
(Hey yeah Marcella)
Brave new woman standing proud and dazzling
Grips the goal that eluded her soul
Direction bringing her to now's tomorrow
And my love for her still grows
One arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that'll knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
(Hey yeah Marcella)
(Hey yeah Marcella)
She's a bright girl
(Hey yeah Marcella)
Hey hey
(Hey yeah Marcella)
One arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
One arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
When she puts one arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
When she puts one arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
When she puts one arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
08 Cuddle Up (05:30)
The night has come
Cuddle up to me
Keep warm
Mmm close to me
In dreams
We'll dream
Making love to wake
To find
Mmm we're still one
Your love
Your love
Your love
Your love for me
Is so
Warm and good to me
Growing every day
Honey
Honey
I'm in love
Ooooo
I know a man
Who's so in love
Mm mm
The night
Has come
Cuddle up
To me
Keep warm
Mm close to me
Your love
Your love
Your love
Your love for me
Is so warm and good to me
Growing every day
Honey
Honey
I'm in love
Ooooo oooo oooooooo
I know a man
Who's so in love
Mm mm
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