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"I Know There's an Answer" (alternately known as "Hang On to Your Ego") is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, and Mike Love, the song was inspired by Wilson's experience with the drug LSD and his struggle with ego death. Musically, it is distinguished for its colorful arrangement, unorthodox structure, and bass harmonica solo. The instrumentation also includes guitars, tack piano, banjo, clarinets, flutes, electric keyboards, and timpani. Wilson, Love, and Al Jardine trade the lead vocal, for which the melody spans two octaves. Wilson and Sachen wrote lyrics to the song that criticized people who abuse LSD as a form of escapism. After Love voiced objections to its drug references, Wilson allowed him to revise the message to be about finding meaning within oneself. Although the references to "ego" were eliminated, the key line "they trip through the day and waste all their thoughts at night" remained. In 1990, an earlier mix of the song, featuring the group singing alternate lyrics, was released as a bonus track on the album's CD reissue. Cover versions of the song have been recorded by artists such as Sonic Youth and the Pixies' Frank Black. (en)
«I Know There's an Answer» es una canción del grupo estadounidense The Beach Boys, es la novena canción de su álbum Pet Sounds de 1966. Fue compuesto y producido por Brian Wilson en colaboración con su compañero de banda Mike Love y el director de ruta del grupo, Terry Sachen en las letras. Es cantada por Mike Love y Al Jardine con Brian Wilson en coros. La canción tiene el interesante empleo de un banjo y una armónica. (es)
I Know There's an Answer è un brano musicale del gruppo pop rock statunitense The Beach Boys, contenuto nel loro album Pet Sounds del 1966. È la nona traccia sul disco. La canzone venne composta e prodotta da Brian Wilson su testi di (all'epoca road manager del gruppo) e Mike Love. La composizione, fortemente influenzata dalle droghe psichedeliche, fu scritta durante la seconda occasione nella quale Brian prese dell'LSD. A proposito di ciò, successivamente Wilson affermò: "«Si. Prendevo un sacco di droghe, ed ero dentro quel genere di cose. Penso che la canzone mi venne spontanea». Il titolo originario del brano avrebbe dovuto essere Hang on to Your Ego ("Aggrappati al tuo Ego"), ma parte del testo ed il titolo furono cambiati su richiesta di Mike Love perché troppo correlati all'utilizzo di LSD. In seguito, Hang on to Your Ego è stata inclusa come bonus track nelle ristampe in formato CD di Pet Sounds degli anni novanta e duemila. (it)

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«I Know There's an Answer» es una canción del grupo estadounidense The Beach Boys, es la novena canción de su álbum Pet Sounds de 1966. Fue compuesto y producido por Brian Wilson en colaboración con su compañero de banda Mike Love y el director de ruta del grupo, Terry Sachen en las letras. Es cantada por Mike Love y Al Jardine con Brian Wilson en coros. La canción tiene el interesante empleo de un banjo y una armónica. (es)
"I Know There's an Answer" (alternately known as "Hang On to Your Ego") is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, and Mike Love, the song was inspired by Wilson's experience with the drug LSD and his struggle with ego death. Musically, it is distinguished for its colorful arrangement, unorthodox structure, and bass harmonica solo. The instrumentation also includes guitars, tack piano, banjo, clarinets, flutes, electric keyboards, and timpani. Wilson, Love, and Al Jardine trade the lead vocal, for which the melody spans two octaves. (en)
I Know There's an Answer è un brano musicale del gruppo pop rock statunitense The Beach Boys, contenuto nel loro album Pet Sounds del 1966. È la nona traccia sul disco. La canzone venne composta e prodotta da Brian Wilson su testi di (all'epoca road manager del gruppo) e Mike Love. (it)

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