She's Goin' Bald
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Original Album
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Smiley Smile
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Written By
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Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Van Dyke Parks
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Produced By
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The Beach Boys
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Lead Vocals
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Brian, Mike, Al, and Dennis
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Recorded On
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Length
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2:14
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Other Versions
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Notes
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- Originally written for "Smile" and was probably intended (in its original incarnation) to be part of "Wonderful".
- Mike Love changed some lyrics for the "Smiley Smile" version.
- Original "Smile" version had a verse about a speech-making business man.
- Turns "Get A Job" into "What A Blow", a coincidence that somehow convinced Dennis Wilson that this song was about fellatio.
- Humour was supposed to be a feature of "Smile". The speeding up of "what a blow", and the humourous narration from Mike and Brian prove that "She's Goin Bald" was part of Brian's musical comedy concept.
- Lyrics
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Silken hair, more silken hair
Fell on her face and no wind was blowin'
(She's goin' bald)
Silken hair, more silken hair
Lay near her pillbox down at her feet
(She'd been on a trip)
I peeked in and when I saw she'd
Lost her hair I thought I would keel
(she's goin' bald)
When she saw her shining forehead
Didn't stop she swooned to the ground
(Really flipped her wig)
Laughed so hard I
Blew my mind
I blew my cool
I blew myself over
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na
What a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na
What a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na
What a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na
What a blow
Sha na na, sha na na
She drew her comb acrost her scalp
And brushed what she had left
I tried to salvage what I could
And threw it in a sack
She made a b-line to her room
And grabbed all kind o' juice
She started pourin' it on her head
And thought it'd grow it back
Ah ha haaaaaa
You're too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
No more no more no more no more
Upside your head
Too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
No more no more no more no more
Upside
Upside your head
You're too late mama
Ain't nothin' upside your head
No more no more no more no more
(What about it, dude?)
- Chords
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F
Silken hair, more silken hair
........Gm7....................C7
Fell on her face and no wind was blowin'
F
Silken hair, more silken hair
........Gm7......................C7
Lay near her pillbox down at her feet (she'd been on a trip)
F
I peeked in and when I saw she'd
Gm7.....................C7
Lost her hair I thought I would keel over
F
When she saw her shining forehead
Gm7.........................C7
Didn't stop she swooned to the ground (really flipped her wig)
F
Laughed so hard I blew my mind
...Gm7...................C7
I blew my cool I blew myself over, oh
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na, what a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na, what a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na, what a blow
Sha na na, sha na na na na na na na na, what a blow
Sha na na, sha na na
........Edim.......................................................Fdim
She drew her comb across her scalp and brushed what she had left
...F#dim...............................................Gdim
I tried to salvage what I could and threw it in a sack
.......G#dim..............................................Adim
She made a beeline to her room and grabbed all kind o' juice
........A#dim................................................Bdim
She started pourin' it on her head and thought it'd grow it back, a ha haaaaaa
............Bb7...........................C7.................................F
You're too late mama ain't nothin' upside your head
.......................Bb7.........C7...........F...........Bb7..C7..F
No more no more no more no more
Upside your head
Chart prepared by Francis Greene