Don't Go Near The Water (track)
by The Beach Boys
Don't Go Near The Water appears on the following album(s) by The Beach Boys:
- Surf's Up (track #1) (this album) (1971)
- The Warmth Of The Sun (track #25) (compilation) (2007)
- Sunflower / Surf's Up (track #13) (compilation) (2000)
- Ten Years Of Harmony (track #21) (compilation) (1981)
- Feel Flows (The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971) (track #35) (compilation) (2021)
- Made In California (track #94) (compilation) (2013)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 08:55 | Siromynian | 18,131 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2026 12:09 | stareaterogni0n | 6,056 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2026 20:42 | Sup3rCondor | 155 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 18:32 | djbauer99 | 761 | 90/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 04:52 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
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AAL2014 06/30/2024 19:21 | #304129
All I can say is let BLO cook. (Edited)
Ironic that Mike Love would write a song about protecting water from pollution then go on to endorse a president that gutted the clean water act. (Edited)
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