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It\u2019s hard to imagine any Brian Wilson<\/a> production being any more perfect than it already is. <\/p>\n Whether he was in the Beach Boys or working on one of his solo projects, Wilson was the embodiment of what a true musician could be like, practically working out mini symphonies in the same way that Mozart did and transposing them over to rock and roll. Everything that he played was practically spotless, but that\u2019s not to say that he couldn\u2019t have some help when working on some of those iconic rock and roll tunes.<\/p>\n Because for all of the great moments on Beach Boys\u2019 records, Wilson was never trying to be the most in-depth lyricist of all time or anything. Bob Dylan was still a new commodity when he first started making his tunes, and while the songs about fun in the sun and surfing all day were bound to sell loads of records at the time, Wilson had all of this creative energy but without the words to make them real.<\/p>\n At the very least, John Lennon had Paul McCartney to work off of in The Beatles, but all he could do was hand his songs over to Mike Love and hope to God they worked. Love clearly knew the assignment when working on tunes like \u2018California Girls\u2019 and even some of the best songs on Pet Sounds<\/a> like \u2018That\u2019s Not Me\u2019, but by then, Wilson was already used to working with other lyricists.<\/p>\n Tony Asher might not have been anyone\u2019s first choice to write pop song lyrics, given his experience in advertising, but the simplicity of his lines was perfect for whatever Wilson worked on. \u2018Wouldn\u2019t It Be Nice\u2019 has a lyric sheet that might be the most blunt look at romance anyone has ever put to tape, but for something as universal as love lasting for a lifetime, that\u2019s exactly the approach you want to have.<\/p>\n So when it was time for Wilson to take that next step, Van Dyke Parks was the perfect foil to him when working on the basis of Smile. While the album itself never saw the light of day in any capacity, Parks was the one who managed to take all of those pent-up feelings and give them a voice half the time, especially when working on tracks like \u2018Heroes and Villains\u2019 and \u2018Surf\u2019s Up\u2019. And despite the family bond, Wilson couldn\u2019t help but see Parks as another brand of genius.<\/p>\n