After the success of "Pet Sounds" and being challenged by the Beatles "Revolver," Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys wanted to answer the challenge with some new sounds and new production. The complexity and musicality of "Good Vibrations" was still ringing in the air when Brian (additionally inspired by LSD and a sandbox in his living room) began arranging the pieces that were to become the album "Smile."

But it never quite happened.

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[Brian Wilson and lyricist Van Dyke Parks]