I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (track)
by The Beach Boys
Year: 1966
From the album Pet Sounds (track #11)
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I Just Wasn't Made For These Times appears on the following album(s) by The Beach Boys:
- Pet Sounds (track #11) (this album) (1966)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #36) (compilation) (1997)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #37) (compilation) (1997)
- The Pet Sounds Sessions (track #88) (compilation) (1997)
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys (track #49) (compilation) (1993)
- The Capitol Years (track #74) (compilation) (1980)
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| ! | 3 days ago | Mafedere | 10,801 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2026 11:40 | Johnnyo | 45,375 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 15:36 | michelefarina | 376 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2026 12:04 | Pienk | 83 | 96/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 22:20 | Cheddar | 5,244 | 79/100 |
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A really nice (ballad) track. Not outstanding and not ground-breaking but I do rather like it. (Edited)
bwishart 12/19/2020 17:00 | #262935
Ahh yes, my favorite song off of Pet Sounds and most likely my favorite Beach Boys track. I heard Pet Sounds at the perfect time in my life where I was in a very introspective mindset, and this song in particular hit me HARD. Lyrically it is a downer of a song, but at the same time it gives me a good feeling or vibe that someone else dealt with the same ideas I did, and it helped me feel less alone in this state of mind! (Edited)
Insanely underappreciated track. Probably Brian's fourth best after God Only Knows, Good Vibrations, and Wouldn't It Be Nice.
Totally agree with Jasonconfused here, the lyrics hit home, but not the most solid musical track on the album. Still pretty good though :) (Edited)
Cojo7 04/12/2016 02:07 | #163662
The best song after God Only Knows, in my opinion. The lyrics are very relatable and oddly emotional to a first-time listener that just listened to Surfin' USA. (Edited)
Jasonconfused 01/31/2013 07:05 | #63457
Well said Beach Boys. Well said. Lyrics hit the spot, but musically not doing it for me. (Edited)
Strange how much can I relate to a "pop song" from the 60s.
(That's not me too, to a lesser extent) (Edited)
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