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I wonder if any of the appraisal Brian is getting now that he’s dead will spill back on

Posted by Joe (@joe) on June 15, 2025, 8:55 p.m.

Millenials and Gen Zers saying that he’s overrated because he didn’t even write or sing Kokomo. I’ve heard a revolting number of people my age or younger say that’s their favorite Beach Boys song. I admit that The Beach Boys have always been a blind spot for me (I’m sure that if I address this issue to a professional therapist we can confirm that Full House is to blame) but c’mon, that cheese sandwich over something like Good Vibrations, which is surely a song that everyone has heard?

I’ve also heard multiple high school/college age people (now, not when I was in high school or college) say that the most famous Beatles song is Yellow Submarine. How long until kids these days start somehow believing that Squeeze Box is the most notable Who song?