The lead, of course, is required to include a reference to “good vibrations” being restored. Settlement Reached In Beach Boys Name Dispute:

The agreement, reached on Wednesday after two days of talks mediated by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge, put to rest years of litigation that strained relations among members of the group that defined the California surf sound of the 1960s.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But lawyers suggested the amicable nature of the settlement could pave the way for a long-awaited reunion of the band’s three surviving co-founders — Brian Wilson, cousin Mike Love and Al Jardine.

So the question now is: can anything good come of this?

MP3: Beach Boys – “The Warmth of the Sun” from Shut Down, Vol. 2.