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* {{Anaphora}}: "I Write The Songs":
-->'''I write the songs''' that make the whole world sing\\
'''I write the songs''' of love and special things\\
'''I write the songs''' that make those young girls cry\\
'''I write the songs''', I write the songs
-->'''I write the songs''' that make the whole world sing\\
'''I write the songs''' of love and special things\\
'''I write the songs''' that make those young girls cry\\
'''I write the songs''', I write the songs
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The tracklist features songs that Bruce has written for The Beach Boys and other artists ("I Write The Songs" was written for Music/CaptainAndTennille and turned out to be a much bigger hit when Music/BarryManilow covered it, earning Bruce a GrammyAward). Produced by Gary Usher (a songwriting partner of Music/BrianWilson), ''Going Public'' showcases a mix of piano ballads and disco tunes.
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The tracklist features songs that Bruce has written for The Beach Boys and other artists ("I Write The Songs" was written for Music/CaptainAndTennille and turned out to be a much bigger hit when Music/BarryManilow covered it, earning Bruce a GrammyAward).UsefulNotes/GrammyAward). Produced by Gary Usher (a songwriting partner of Music/BrianWilson), ''Going Public'' showcases a mix of piano ballads and disco tunes.
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''Going Public'' is an album by American artist Music/BruceJohnston. It was released in 1977 during a period where he was no longer part of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972 to 1979.
The tracklist features songs that Bruce has written for The Beach Boys and other artists ("I Write The Songs" was written for Music/CaptainAndTennille and turned out to be a much bigger hit when Music/BarryManilow covered it, earning Bruce a GrammyAward). Produced by Gary Usher (a songwriting partner of Music/BrianWilson), ''Going Public'' showcases a mix of piano ballads and disco tunes.
Bruce has joked about making a follow-up album called "Going Private" and more than 45 years after this album's release, Bruce didn't make another solo record since.
!!Tracklist:
# "I Write The Songs"
# "[[{{Music/Sunflower}} Deirdre]]"
# "Thank You, Baby"
# "Rendezvous"
# "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
# "[[Music/SurfsUp Disney Girls]]"
# "Rock and Roll Survivor"
# "Don't Be Scared"
# "Pipeline"
!!Troping Public:
* CherubicChoir: Featured on "I Write The Songs".
* CoverVersion: "Deirdre" and "Disney Girls" were previously written by Bruce for The Beach Boys.
** "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" (originally written by Lynsey De Paul)
** "Pipeline", a disco rendition of a Surf Rock song by Chantay's.
* FaceOnTheCover: The cover picture is dated around 1970 when The Beach Boys were promoting the album ''{{Music/Sunflower}}''.
* HighSchoolDance: The setting of "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
* LimitedLyricsSong: "Pipeline" (the title is its own lyric).
* LyricalColdOpen: "Rock and Roll Survivor" and "Pipeline".
* NostalgiaFilter: "Disney Girls" is about reminescing via old Disney films.
* NuclearFamily: "Disney Girls"
--> ''It'd be a peaceful life''\\
''With a forever wife''\\
''And a kid someday''
* OneWomanSong: "Deirdre".
* OneWordTitle: "Deirdre", "Rendezvous" and "Pipeline"
* {{Scatting}}: Prominently featured on "Pipeline".
* ShoutOut: "Disney Girls" is a shout-out to Creator/WaltDisney and also name-drops Patti Page (and her 1957 hit "Old Cape Cod"). It's also been suggested that the bridge ("Hi Rick and Dave, hi Pop, good morning Mom...") is a nod to ''Series/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet''.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Some dialogue can be heard on "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
* TItleDrop: On each track of the album.
* TruckDriversGearChange: "I Write The Songs", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" and "Disney Girls" during its last verse.
[[caption-width-right:350:]]
''Going Public'' is an album by American artist Music/BruceJohnston. It was released in 1977 during a period where he was no longer part of Music/TheBeachBoys from 1972 to 1979.
The tracklist features songs that Bruce has written for The Beach Boys and other artists ("I Write The Songs" was written for Music/CaptainAndTennille and turned out to be a much bigger hit when Music/BarryManilow covered it, earning Bruce a GrammyAward). Produced by Gary Usher (a songwriting partner of Music/BrianWilson), ''Going Public'' showcases a mix of piano ballads and disco tunes.
Bruce has joked about making a follow-up album called "Going Private" and more than 45 years after this album's release, Bruce didn't make another solo record since.
!!Tracklist:
# "I Write The Songs"
# "[[{{Music/Sunflower}} Deirdre]]"
# "Thank You, Baby"
# "Rendezvous"
# "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
# "[[Music/SurfsUp Disney Girls]]"
# "Rock and Roll Survivor"
# "Don't Be Scared"
# "Pipeline"
!!Troping Public:
* CherubicChoir: Featured on "I Write The Songs".
* CoverVersion: "Deirdre" and "Disney Girls" were previously written by Bruce for The Beach Boys.
** "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" (originally written by Lynsey De Paul)
** "Pipeline", a disco rendition of a Surf Rock song by Chantay's.
* FaceOnTheCover: The cover picture is dated around 1970 when The Beach Boys were promoting the album ''{{Music/Sunflower}}''.
* HighSchoolDance: The setting of "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
* LimitedLyricsSong: "Pipeline" (the title is its own lyric).
* LyricalColdOpen: "Rock and Roll Survivor" and "Pipeline".
* NostalgiaFilter: "Disney Girls" is about reminescing via old Disney films.
* NuclearFamily: "Disney Girls"
--> ''It'd be a peaceful life''\\
''With a forever wife''\\
''And a kid someday''
* OneWomanSong: "Deirdre".
* OneWordTitle: "Deirdre", "Rendezvous" and "Pipeline"
* {{Scatting}}: Prominently featured on "Pipeline".
* ShoutOut: "Disney Girls" is a shout-out to Creator/WaltDisney and also name-drops Patti Page (and her 1957 hit "Old Cape Cod"). It's also been suggested that the bridge ("Hi Rick and Dave, hi Pop, good morning Mom...") is a nod to ''Series/TheAdventuresOfOzzieAndHarriet''.
* SpokenWordInMusic: Some dialogue can be heard on "Won't Somebody Dance With Me"
* TItleDrop: On each track of the album.
* TruckDriversGearChange: "I Write The Songs", "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" and "Disney Girls" during its last verse.
