David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, director, and producer who is best known for his associations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys...
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Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football...
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A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis...
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"Little Miss America" features a doo-wop style, and according to biographer David Leaf, is about "the ideal southern California dream girl". In "Chug-a-Lug"...
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per 1990 CD liner notes by David Leaf. On its original release, Van Dyke Parks was not credited for "Wonderful". Per David Leaf, as well as from band sessionographer...
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May 13, 2018. Leaf, David (1978). The Beach Boys and the California Myth. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 978-0-448-14626-3. Leaf, David (1985). The Beach...
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Leaf, David (2000). Brian Wilson (Liner notes). Brian Wilson. Rhino/Atlantic. Howard 2004, p. 59. Hoskyns 2009, p. 105. Kent 2009, p. 14. Leaf, David...
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production since 1999. Leaf Brands began selling the product through Amazon Marketplace in September 2015. As of July 2021 Astro Pops David's Jelly Beans Farts...
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159. Leaf, David (Director) (2004). Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (Documentary). Kent 2009, p. 41. Griffiths, David (December...
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became worse and his participation in the band became erratic." Biographer David Leaf wrote that, by this time, "Dennis was constantly quitting [the band] or...
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house, Wilson was playing songs on piano when the wife of biographer David Leaf called out a request for "Heroes and Villains". To the astonishment of...
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Leafly is a website focused on cannabis use and education. The company says it has more than 120 million annual visitors and over 10 million monthly active...
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David Griffiths referred to "Transcendental Meditation" as "the most disappointing Beach Boys track of the year". In its 1990 liner notes, David Leaf...
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Retrieved September 20, 2016. Leaf, David (2003). Kiss. New York: Warner Books. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-446-53073-6. Marchese, David (November 7, 2012). "Peter...
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The four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the common three-leaf clover that has four leaflets instead of three. According to traditional sayings, such...
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In culture, a "fig leaf" or "fig-leaf" is a literal or figurative method of obscuring an act or object considered embarrassing or distasteful with something...
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subliminal. I used acoustic guitars. Carl wailed on the lead." Biographer David Leaf called it "the turning point in the transition of musical control in the...
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considered the songs too conventional for their playlists. Biographer David Leaf wrote that the sales numbers were greatly disappointing for the Beach...
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2021. Love 2016, p. 131. Leaf, David (Director) (2004). Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (Documentary). Leaf 1978, p. 84. "The Observers:...
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gilding. Gold leaf is a type of metal leaf, but the term is rarely used when referring to gold leaf. The term metal leaf is normally used for thin sheets of...
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melody recycled from Wilson's Mount Vernon and Fairway (1973). Biographer David Leaf referred to the song as "a fully realized production as well as a strong...
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were subsequently 'rediscovered' as an important live act." Biographer David Leaf wrote that the concert inspired what was effectively an apologetic review...
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the Beatles had previously done with Rubber Soul. In 1978, biographer David Leaf wrote that the album heralded art rock, while according to The New York...
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Wilson and the Story of SMiLE is a 2004 documentary film directed by David Leaf about Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' unfinished Smile album, and the making...
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1978 biography of the Beach Boys that was written by American author David Leaf, editor and creator of the Pet Sounds fanzine. It was the first full-length...
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source of inspiration. In 1990, McCartney told Beach Boys biographer David Leaf that it was "just the introduction that's influenced [by the Beach Boys]"...
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Baby)" and a send-up of their own "I Get Around" and "Little Deuce Coupe". David Leaf noted: "In an era when rock stars were beginning to take themselves more...
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reports when approached by Rolling Stone in 1971. According to biographer David Leaf, Murry later "telephoned Brian and angrily demanded that he retract the...
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teenage life", a theme that is reinforced by the front cover. Biographer David Leaf referred to the album as "more autobiographical" than previous records...
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back and once again able to take over." At the suggestion of biographer David Leaf, in May 1986, Landy agreed to let Wilson's early songwriting partner Gary...
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