Good Vibrations
Favorable oscillating feelings
Good Vibrations is a 1966 song by the Beach Boys, considered a landmark of pop music production.
The phrase entered broader usage to describe positive energy or a pleasant atmosphere: I'm getting good vibrations from this place.
It captures the sixties-era belief that emotional states transmit like waves between people.
- smilePleased facial expression
- Beach BoysSurf rock vocal group
- thereminGesture-played electronic instrument
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
Brian Wilson · laughter · Pet Sounds · tune · euphoria · warm fuzzies · positive energy · musician · sunshine · surf · surf rock · 1960s counterculture · frequency · hook · pop music · songwriter · resonance · melody
- Beach BoysBrian Wilson, Pet Sounds, Surfin USA, California Girls, Kokomo
- 1960sBeatles, Star Trek, Vietnam War, hippie movement, space race
- oldiesElvis, golden oldies, Hound Dog, oldies, Johnny B. Goode
- Jukebox MusicalsJersey Boys, We Will Rock You, American Idiot, Tina, Jagged Little Pill
Good Vibrationsbad vibes
Instinctive discomfort signal
negative energy · dark energy · ill feeling · tension · malaise
Good Vibrationsbad feeling
warning signs · red flags · foreboding · alarm bells · distrust
Good Vibrationsbad trip
Terrifying drug experience
bummer · downer · Altamont · Helter Skelter · harsh reality
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