via WFMU's "Beware of the Blog"
"In 1989 Brian Wilson began recording "Sweet Insanity", an album
that was due for release in 1991 but was rejected by Sire. The album
was made during one of Wilson's supposedly troubled periods when he was
under the influence of psychologist Eugene Landy (who was listed as a
co-producer) and included guest performances by both Bob Dylan and
Weird Al Yankovic. The album has long been available as a bootleg and
four of the songs were subsequently released on later albums.
"Smart Girls" was produced by Matt Dike,
the co-founder of Delicious Vinyl who was also part of the production
team behind hits by Tone Loc and Young MC. By varying accounts Dike was
at one time a member of the Dust Brothers and responsible for a some of
the production on The Beastie Boy's "Paul's Boutique" which was
recorded in 1989 (roughly the same time as Wilson's album). You can
actually hear some vague links as "Smart Girls" employs a similar
cut-and-paste sample aesthetic (to far worse effect) as bits of past
Beach Boy hits are chopped up and sprinkled throughout the song. "Smart
Girls" was supposedly released as a promo to radio stations and Wilson
played the song on the air during an interview on Dr. Demento's show in
1992. The LA Weekly dug up this "Brains and Genius" J-Card at a used record shop which may be the radio promo or something else entirely."
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