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"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher about depression and social alienation, first recorded by the American rock band the Beach Boys.〔 Also produced and sung by Wilson, it appears as the eleventh track on their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. The piece is credited for being the first in popular music to feature the Electro-Theremin and the first in rock music to feature a theremin-like instrument. An early work of psychedelic rock〔J. DeRogatis, ''Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock'' (Milwaukie, Michigan: Hal Leonard, 2003), ISBN 0-634-05548-8, p. 4.〕 with lyrics portraying Wilson's insecurities and perceived shortcomings, the track's accompanying instrumentation includes an almost atonal harpsichord and plucked bass. == Composition == The song was written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher. While it is commonly understood that Wilson composed the majority of the music on ''Pet Sounds'', it has been claimed in Steven Gaines' book ''Heroes and Villains'' that "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" was one of three songs in which Asher contributed musical ideas rather than acting solely as a co-lyricist; the other two being "Caroline, No" and "That's Not Me". On the song's meaning, Wilson stated "It's about a guy who was crying out because he thought he was too advanced, and that he'd eventually have to leave people behind. All my friends thought I was crazy to do ''Pet Sounds''." Asher says "In many of the other songs, when Brian would express a feeling, I would say, 'Oh, yes, I've had those feelings,' maybe not in the same way or the same degree, but I understood them. But this one I didn't relate to. It was more trying to interpret what he was feeling than having this joint feeling in our various ways."〔 Like other songs on ''Pet Sounds'', there is no drum kit until the chorus.〔 The song's chorus features background vocals sung in Spanish: "''O cuando sere? Un dia sere''" ("When will I be? One day I will be")〔 while Wilson leads with the lyric "''sometimes I feel very sad''". Each musical bar that follows within the chorus introduces a new contrapuntal melody, where Wilson further adds "''ain't found the right thing I can put my heart and soul into''" and "''people I know don't wanna be where I'm at''". The lyrics are interpreted as ruminations on romance and the loss of innocence involved in growing up.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 I Just Wasn't Made for These Times review )〕 Alternatively, it can be read as: "a plaintive ballad about coming to terms with one's differences."〔 It is most commonly understood as a song about depression and social alienation, to which author Charles Granata concluded: "The protagonist is desperate to define himself, but is depressed and struggling. Ultimately, the answer to the question—'Where do I fit in?'—lies in the realization that he ''doesn't''." Bob Stanley of indie pop outfit Saint Etienne wrote: "Although he was only twenty-three, there was something incredibly old and incredibly melancholy within Brian Wilson. 'Sometimes I feel sad,' the song goes, and no amount of convoluted Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell wordplay is as effective or affecting."〔 Author Jim Fusilli remarked that portions of song recall ''The Catcher in the Rye''. In 2011, Brian reflected: "It was like saying: 'Either I'm too far ahead of my time' or 'I'm not up to my time.' ... (feeling has ) stayed the same ... a little bit, in some ways not ... () I do feel I was made for these times." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Just Wasn't Made for These Times」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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