"Smart Girls" is a song by American musician
Brian Wilson from his unofficial 1990 album ''
Sweet Insanity''. It was produced by Wilson, his former psychologist
Eugene Landy
Eugene Ellsworth Landy (November 26, 1934 – March 22, 2006) was an American psychologist known for his unconventional 24-hour therapy and treatment of celebrity clients. His most notable patient was the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, with who ...
, and
Matt Dike
Matt Dike (December 2, 1961 – January 16, 2018) was an American music executive, record producer, and DJ. He co-founded the hip-hop record label Delicious Vinyl in 1987. In the 1980s, Dike was artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's studio assistant a ...
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[ The publishing credits Wilson as the sole writer, while an original acetate credits Wilson, Landy, and Landy's girlfriend Alexandra Morgan for writing.
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Content
"Smart Girls" is a hip hop pastiche containing numerous Beach Boys
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samples, self-quotations, and autobiographical allusions. The lyrics detail Wilson's infatuation with intelligent women as he acknowledges that his old Beach Boys songs showed only a superficial appreciation of women.
Release
Wilson and Landy, acting under the guise of their corporate banner Brains & Genius, produced a cassette single of "Smart Girls" to promote Wilson's 1991 memoir, '' Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story''. An insert that was included in the cassette stated that 250 copies were created and sent as gifts during the previous Christmas.
Reception
Author/musician Jason Hartley wrote: "What is important was that Wilson was embracing rap when many older rockers thought that rap wasn't real music. As ridiculous as 'Smart Girls' may seem to you today, at the very least, Brian Wilson was on the right side of history."
See also
*"All Dressed Up for School
"All Dressed Up for School" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded in 1964 during the early sessions for their album ''The Beach Boys Today!''. Written by Brian Wilson, the lyrics express the narrator's newfound fascinati ...
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*"Hey Little Tomboy
"Hey Little Tomboy" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1978 album '' M.I.U. Album''. Written by Brian Wilson, the song was to be included as a track on '' Adult/Child'' before the album was scrapped. It was also issued as t ...
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* "Wipe Out" (Fat Boys/Beach Boys version)
References
Further reading
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1991 songs
Songs written by Brian Wilson
Song recordings produced by Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson songs
Unreleased songs
American hip hop songs
Songs with feminist themes
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