"I Know There's an Answer"

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About three weeks ago (on the 11th), I listened to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and remembered (and heard) that there's banjo in it.  Some time before this, I'd realized that there's also banjo in one of the Pet Sounds songs and wondered whether there was a connection between the two.  But I couldn't remember which song it was.

So I listened for that when I listened to Pet Sounds this morning.  It's in "I Know There's an Answer."

I've read a few things about Gershwin's influence on Wilson (and, of course, there's the Reimagines Gershwin album), so - while I haven't found anything to confirm it - I'd like to think that the inclusion of banjo in "I Know There's an Answer" is a slight nod to the Rhapsody in Blue.