opinion of the music, or charlie. >> the session fizzled. but the beachboys did play one of manson's songs on the mike douglas tv show. but dennis rewrote the words and the title. >> oh, dollarly was so angry that anybody would dare to change the lyric or anything he said. it was like misquoting him. >> so the beachboys were not the answer to manson's dreams. but there was one more chance. greg jacobson knew a man in los angeles who could snap his fingers and get him a contract. his name was terry melcher. one of l.a.'s top music producers. in the late spring of 'kind, mel melcher agreed to come to spahnran ranch to hear him sing. >> charlie expected somebody to come out with a pen and say now here you have a contract with colombia records.