Hang On To Your Ego

Did you know that Brian Wilson, of the Beach Boys, 
composed a song called "Hang on to Your Ego"....?

Brian was in the midst of loosing his mind, and they 

brought in another writer to help him.** The version of 

the song, that was published on their last major album,

 "Pet Sounds" , was titled: " I Know There's An Answer."

 it's a beautiful song that hits the nail of sixties sensibility 

on the  mark.....but, "Hang On To Your Ego" was on the 

definitive "Pet Sounds" recordings.

"Hang on to your ego, but I know

that you're going to loose the fight."  

Imagining hearing that on the airwaves in the sixties.

"Huh?  Didn't they used to sing about cars or something?"

It was the drugs, Dude......"Doh!"

You were probably in Katmandu getting enlightened already, 

but that was the summer That "Sgt. Pepper"  came out....

the story is that the Beatles....John in particular, were freaked

out about how good "Pet Sounds"    was......I guess they 

just took more L.S.D, and came up with "Sgt. Pepper" 

....sure sounds that way.

** not loose his mind, the other thing.    ...