Strange World

Original Album

That's Why God Made The Radio

Written By

Brian Wilson/Joe Thomas

Produced By

Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals

Brian

Recorded On

Late 2011/early 2012

Length

3:03

Notes

Strange World is a bridge between the fun-in-the-sun of Beaches In Mind and the emotional-laden and wonderful trio of songs that ends of the album, a 'John The Baptist' song in a way.
We're might still be at the beach, but instead of the good times, we see the 'uninvited who've lost their way.' The track invokes an unsettled world, where people are looking for love and security in a place where things aren't always what they seem.
The protagonist finds some security in his/her love, which seems to help make some sense of the strangeness out there, but there is still a sense of unease, and a world that will never make sense.
Musically, it's a solid tune and production, with the lovely touch of a bicycle bell that hearkens back, whether consciously or not, to You Still Believe In Me. Overall, it's a lovely, quirky Brian Wilson tour, with the additional layer of lovely Beach Boys harmony, and a prophetic entrance to the even greater glories of the next three cuts.

Lyrics: On Santa Monica city pier
We watch the people who gather here
The uninvited who've lost their way
And now we're all here to stay

And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all

Multi-colourful lives we run
To catch a glimpse of the setting sun
I can't imagine how life would be
If you were not here with me

And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Strange world after all

Sunday morning
Skies so blue
Yo te amo
Means I love you

You can drive your car
To the county fair
Or ride your bicycle anywhere
It doesn't matter that much to me
Cause we're pretty good company

And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all