Wilson Phillips, “Good Vibrations”

Wilson Phillips’ comeback album, Dedicated, has hit stores across the United States, and the unique QVC promotions in which Chynna Phillips, Carnie Wilson, and Wendy Wilson engaged seems to have paid off, as Dedicated debuted at a surprisingly high #29 on the Billboard 200. Recently, Sony Music released a video of Good Vibrations as the first video off Dedicated. I think a lot of Wilson Phillips fans were taken by surprise by this move, as California Dreaming and Dedicated to the One I Love were the songs usually performed on the air in the course of Wilson Phillips’ television promotions, so I think we were all expecting that either of those two songs would be the first “single.” As it turns out, it’s the pure a capella of Good Vibrations, which isn’t a bad thing, especially since Carnie’s lower register takes the forefront in this deliciously rich acapella rendition of the Beach Boys original. To date, the song has peaked at #25 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.

Update: Read my review of Dedicated here.

GOOD VIBRATIONS Lyrics
Wilson Phillips

I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
And she’s already working on my brain
I, I only looked in her eyes
But I think of something I just can’t explain.

I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
(Oom bop bop good vibrations)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)

I bet I know what she’s like
And I can feel how right she’d be for me
It’s weird, how she comes in so strong
And I wonder what she’s pickin up from me?

I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
She’s giving me excitations
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
(Oom bop bop good vibrations)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop excitations)

(Ahhhhhhh)
(Ah my my what elation)
I don’t know where but she sends me there
(Ah my my what a sensation)
(Ah my my what elations)
(Ah my my what)

Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations
A happenin’ with her
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations
A happenin’ with her
Gotta keep those lovin’ good vibrations
A happenin’

Ahhhhhhhh
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)
(I’m pickin’ up good vibrations)
She’s giving me excitations
(Oom bop bop)
(Excitations)
Good good good good vibrations
(Oom bop bop)

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