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"Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Smiley Smile and their unfinished Smile project. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Wilson envisioned the song as an Old West-themed musical comedy that would surpass the recording and artistic achievements of "Good Vibrations". The single was Brother Records' first release and failed to meet critical and commercial expectations, although it was a hit record, peaking at number 12 in the U.S. and number 8 in the UK. The song was Wilson and Parks' first collaboration. Parks characterized the song as "historically reflective" and a "visual effort" that was meant to match the ballads of Marty Robbins. He said the lyrics were based on the early history of California, including references to the involvement of the Spanish and American Indians. Some accounts suggest that the song developed partly from a Wilson reworking of the standard "You Are My Sunshine". Early versions included sections with lyrics about farm animals ("Barnyard") and physical health ("I'm in Great Shape"). "Heroes and Villains" had the most complex making of any song in the band's history. Recording spanned virtually the entire Smile sessions as Wilson experimented with at least a dozen versions of the track, some of which ranged in length from six to eight minutes. Wilson discarded almost everything that was recorded, with expenses totaling around 40,000(equivalentto40,000 (equivalent to 40,000(equivalentto330,000 in 2021). Most of the final composite was produced in three days at his makeshift home studio. The chorus featured a theme that was cannibalized from another Smile track, "Do You Like Worms?". Wilson's bandmates and associates later voiced dissatisfaction with the released version, believing that the mix was vastly inferior to his earlier, lengthier edits. Commentators blame the record's failure on the esoteric lyrics, the "muddy" sound quality, and the late timing of the release. It remains one of the lesser-known songs in the Beach Boys' catalog. For Wilson, the single's failure came to serve as a pivotal point in his psychological decline, and he adopted the song title as a term for his auditory hallucinations. In 2004, Wilson remade the song and its related pieces for Brian Wilson Presents Smile. In 2011, The Smile Sessions was released with an entire disc devoted to the song's original recording sessions. (en)
«Heroes & Villains» es una canción escrita por Brian Wilson y Van Dyke Parks, fue grabada por el grupo estadounidense The Beach Boys. Esta canción iba a editarse en SMiLE, pero el proyecto fue abandonado. Existen varias versiones de la canción, y hay varias horas de sesiones de grabación (caso exacto a "Good Vibrations"), que se grabaron en el periodo de 1966 a 1967. (es)
Heroes and Villains est une chanson des Beach Boys, composée par Brian Wilson, à cette époque principal compositeur et producteur du groupe, en collaboration avec le parolier Van Dyke Parks. Elle sort en format 45 tours en 1967 et atteint deux mois plus tard le numéro 12 du Billboard américain. Initialement conçue comme la pièce maîtresse de l'album Smile, abandonné en 1967, elle est devenue le morceau d'ouverture de l'album Smiley Smile, concocté à la hâte en remplacement du chef-d'œuvre avorté. (fr)
"Heroes and Villains" is een nummer van de Amerikaanse band The Beach Boys. Het nummer verscheen op hun album uit 1967. Op 24 juli van dat jaar werd het nummer uitgebracht als de enige single van het album. (nl)
Heroes and Villains è un brano musicale del gruppo surf rock statunitense The Beach Boys, composto da Brian Wilson e dal paroliere Van Dyke Parks. Originariamente la composizione era stata ideata da Wilson per essere sia il fulcro dell'ambizioso progetto Smile, sia il filo conduttore melodico dell'intera opera. Tuttavia, dopo diversi ripensamenti, una seconda versione semplificata e registrata nuovamente della canzone venne inserita in Smiley Smile (1967), l'album pubblicato al posto dello Smile originale. Questa versione venne anche pubblicata su singolo, con You're Welcome come B-side, e raggiunse la dodicesima posizione in classifica negli Stati Uniti. Nel 2004 Brian Wilson ha pubblicato una nuova versione di Heroes and Villains nel suo album solista Brian Wilson Presents Smile, e nel 2011 la versione originale del brano è stata inclusa nel cofanetto The Smile Sessions. (it)
「英雄と悪漢」（えいゆうとあっかん、Heroes and Villains）は、アメリカ合衆国のロックバンド、ザ・ビーチ・ボーイズが1967年に発表した楽曲。 (ja)
Heroes and Villains är en poplåt skriven av Brian Wilson och Van Dyke Parks 1966. Låten lanserades av The Beach Boys som vinylsingel 1967, och återfanns även på albumet Smiley Smile. Från början var den tänkt att ingå som ett av huvudspåren på det havererade albumprojektet Smile. Det är en av Beach Boys mest komplexa låtar, både musikaliskt och textmässigt. Det finns ett flertal inspelningar av låten, och Brian Wilson färdigställde den kändaste versionen först efter att han lagt Smile-projektet på hyllan. Låten togs 2004 med på Brian Wilsons soloversion av Smile. (sv)

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To me, "Heroes And Villains" sounds like a ballad out of the Southwest. That's what it was intended to be—as good as any of those—and, really, to be a ballad. This Spanish and Indian fascination is a big chapter in Californian history, and that's what it's supposed to be—historically reflective, to reflect this place. I think it did it. (en)
"Heroes and Villains" sent me on a whole trip. I couldn't do it. [...] I went on a two-month bummer over that record. (en)
In every recording group's career comes that moment when you realize you have a nuclear bomb on your hands. Right now, Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, is about to unleash his nuclear power and sing for you the song that went all the way to forty! (en)

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—Brian Wilson, 1995 (en)
—Mike Love's mock-introduction of "Heroes and Villains", from an unreleased Lei'd in Hawaii tape (en)
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«Heroes & Villains» es una canción escrita por Brian Wilson y Van Dyke Parks, fue grabada por el grupo estadounidense The Beach Boys. Esta canción iba a editarse en SMiLE, pero el proyecto fue abandonado. Existen varias versiones de la canción, y hay varias horas de sesiones de grabación (caso exacto a "Good Vibrations"), que se grabaron en el periodo de 1966 a 1967. (es)
Heroes and Villains est une chanson des Beach Boys, composée par Brian Wilson, à cette époque principal compositeur et producteur du groupe, en collaboration avec le parolier Van Dyke Parks. Elle sort en format 45 tours en 1967 et atteint deux mois plus tard le numéro 12 du Billboard américain. Initialement conçue comme la pièce maîtresse de l'album Smile, abandonné en 1967, elle est devenue le morceau d'ouverture de l'album Smiley Smile, concocté à la hâte en remplacement du chef-d'œuvre avorté. (fr)
"Heroes and Villains" is een nummer van de Amerikaanse band The Beach Boys. Het nummer verscheen op hun album uit 1967. Op 24 juli van dat jaar werd het nummer uitgebracht als de enige single van het album. (nl)
「英雄と悪漢」（えいゆうとあっかん、Heroes and Villains）は、アメリカ合衆国のロックバンド、ザ・ビーチ・ボーイズが1967年に発表した楽曲。 (ja)
Heroes and Villains är en poplåt skriven av Brian Wilson och Van Dyke Parks 1966. Låten lanserades av The Beach Boys som vinylsingel 1967, och återfanns även på albumet Smiley Smile. Från början var den tänkt att ingå som ett av huvudspåren på det havererade albumprojektet Smile. Det är en av Beach Boys mest komplexa låtar, både musikaliskt och textmässigt. Det finns ett flertal inspelningar av låten, och Brian Wilson färdigställde den kändaste versionen först efter att han lagt Smile-projektet på hyllan. Låten togs 2004 med på Brian Wilsons soloversion av Smile. (sv)
"Heroes and Villains" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Smiley Smile and their unfinished Smile project. Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, Wilson envisioned the song as an Old West-themed musical comedy that would surpass the recording and artistic achievements of "Good Vibrations". The single was Brother Records' first release and failed to meet critical and commercial expectations, although it was a hit record, peaking at number 12 in the U.S. and number 8 in the UK. (en)
Heroes and Villains è un brano musicale del gruppo surf rock statunitense The Beach Boys, composto da Brian Wilson e dal paroliere Van Dyke Parks. Originariamente la composizione era stata ideata da Wilson per essere sia il fulcro dell'ambizioso progetto Smile, sia il filo conduttore melodico dell'intera opera. Tuttavia, dopo diversi ripensamenti, una seconda versione semplificata e registrata nuovamente della canzone venne inserita in Smiley Smile (1967), l'album pubblicato al posto dello Smile originale. Questa versione venne anche pubblicata su singolo, con You're Welcome come B-side, e raggiunse la dodicesima posizione in classifica negli Stati Uniti. (it)

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