▁with ▁Thomas , ▁whose ▁input ▁sometimes ▁included ▁entire ▁ch ord ▁progress ions . ▁Class ified ▁as ▁bar o que ▁pop , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁have ▁a ▁considerable ▁history : ▁" That ' s ▁Why ▁God ▁Made ▁the ▁Radio " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Brian ▁Wilson , ▁Jim ▁Peter ik , ▁Joe ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Larry ▁Mill as ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁that ▁" about ▁ 8 0 ▁hours ▁worth " ▁of ▁demo ▁t apes ▁were ▁s our ced ▁from ▁that ▁period . ▁" Spring ▁V ac ation " ▁origin ated ▁during ▁Your ▁Im ag ination ▁and ▁contained ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Love ▁written ▁reported ly ▁in ▁five ▁minutes . ▁The ▁track ▁" Sum mer ' s ▁G one " ▁was ▁originally ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁song ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁album , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁album ' s ▁original ▁title ▁was ▁Summer ' s ▁G one ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁album . ▁It ▁was ▁changed ▁when ▁Wilson ▁decided ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁follow - up . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁reflection ▁of ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Carl ' s ▁life , ▁who ▁died ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁their ▁mother . ▁ ▁Where as ▁songs ▁like ▁" From ▁There ▁to ▁Back ▁Again ", ▁" Is n ' t ▁It ▁Time ", ▁" Be aches ▁in ▁Mind ", ▁" Sh elter " ▁and ▁" The ▁Private ▁Life ▁of ▁Bill