Beach Boys - Good Timin'

The Beach Boys playing "Good Timin'", one of their better late hits

[@jettrink7510]

Hat's off to Bruce Johnston for his decades of service to the Beach Boys.

[@codjh9]

You know what the only thing wrong with 'Good Timin'' is? I wish it was at least a minute longer! I've always loved this song, and had the original LP.

[@mysticmaverick1]

Love the vocal interplay between Carl and Brian. This has always been one of my favorite BB songs. Wising you were here Carl. He was so sweet and handsome too.

[@markcrossey3205]

Such a treat Brian showing up ))

[@funktron4]

The most underrated Beach Boys song ever.

[@fredgien]

funktron4 And a tight performance!

[@margaretmaskara9002]

@@fredgien how can you call it a tight performance as he goofs the lyrics and Brian is late on his part

[@bluejazz517]

Lol! How is it rated and by who?

[@funktron4]

@@bluejazz517 seems slow. Wowza.

[@markcrossey3205]

Agree - nobody took them seriously by 1979 ..and who can blame them .. but they also could still turn out unnoticed classics like Good Timin'

[@joeyricci3796]

Brian is so cool 😎. The man’s a legend! Rest in peace Dennis and Carl Wilson. They gave us all some amazing music!

[@gamoonbat]

It is great to see Brian on the stage with the other boys here.

[@robinh.rogowski9660]

God but Carl Wilson was such an absolute Doll!

[@mrsmacca126]

Cricket 1970 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.

[@fshoaps]

Even at age 39.

[@1401minstrel]

Carl was 33 at the time of this concert. He was born on December 21, 1946, and this concert was held on July 4, 1980.

[@andrewdate4955]

@@1401minstrel he was so young so deep into the band’s career. Insane the band started when he was like 14

[@tracyhardison4898]

The harmonies are incredible!

[@natalieanderson8877]

endless beautiful music by these guys!!! WOW

[@MegaRhodesian]

Even in 1980, they could still produce the greatest vocal harmonies of any band in the World. This song proved it.! RIP Carl and Dennis

[@koufaxkicks]

Bruce looks like a tennis instructor.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Well, that is okay if you looked like him. He was a good-looking guy, though he was not as attractive in my view as Carl Wilson was.

[@pooky1959]

So great to see all of the guys together on one stage.

[@Piwork69]

LOL

[@deanwallis183]

Thanks for that. I laughed my ass off.

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

He does. I never dug his act. Always so blow dried and dorky. He didn't fit.

[@dickbuelow8968]

I agree,,very underrated song,,,they were great

[@markcavaluzzi3920]

Such a great song from an awesome band.

[@petervenkman1154]

The greatest band ever. Miss you Carl and Dennis!!!!

[@mrsmacca126]

LOVE Carl on lead....even tho he sang the second verse first

[@NOWtheband]

He is a gooody, yes.

[@monicas.4732]

I noticed that too 🤣. Still sounds amazing though

[@rosswiczer5942]

I was at this July 4th show at the very front of the crowd of 400,000 people.. I wormed my way all the way to the front just before the barrier of security guards in front of the stage.. It was incredible! Loved every minute. This was after that Congressman said a stupid comment of "the Beach Boys attracting the wrong element." Reagan, president at the time called him out on it. Then the Beach Boys flew in for July 4th and played.. All beach boys were on stage; all the brothers. It was historical and fantastic really. That was the Summer of 80. I was in my prime. Just 20 years old. Makes me want to cry.

[@mrsmacca126]

Love you, CARL

[@BenCulture]

Ah! The great Beach Boys comeback #1 hit that never was! It's as if you took "Surfer Girl" and every other song remotely like it, then compressed them all into one tight song! It's the most perfect, ultimate Beach Boys signature "statement" (by "statement", I DON'T mean the words!) I never thought I'd see a live version of this song! Live is where we separate the men from the boys. Plenty of mediocre singers could re-create this in the studio, but live onstage? TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY!

[@sixties76]

Such a beautiful video, I'm literally in tears right now, so nice :)

[@WizardGlik]

Brian's BACK!

[@NancyObrien-e7t]

I Just Love Carl Wilson

[@callyann5227]

I love this clip, Carl nearly missing his cue and cursing himself, Mike getting twitchy waiting for him to come in, Al looking completely oblivious to it all and Brian sounding totally flat! But this song is great and Carl was a BABE.

[@mrsmacca126]

Cally Ann Cally- he came in on time... just sang lyrics to second verse, first and said “ shooooot” and grimac ed.... I give him so much credit. My first reaction would have been “” FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCKKKKK”. Such a gentle, humble wonderful man. Also, for a song entitled “Good Timin”, brother Brian is SERIOUSLY half a beat OFF time on his too loud/ flat responsorial... thank you for opening a dialogue which allows me to point this out. It is positively sacrilegious to say anything negative about Brian, I know....

[@funktron4]

The funny thing is the fans and the Boys themselves know the misses---but God, the song still sounds so damn good. The casual listener won't even know anything is off---a masterpiece.

[@Piwork69]

mrs Macca Your analysis is on point.

[@marymagdalene3004]

Brian sounded fantastic!!! Thought he added much needed punch and pizzaz to the song sung so wonderfully by Carl.

[@monicas.4732]

Lol all of this!

[@musicmatty67]

all the great 4th of July concerts they gave us here in DC..and the media here doesn't even mention them in past tense ever....seems those glory years here in DC are long forgotten.

[@greatcitysportaction2289]

Great quality

[@michaelwilson8713]

❤

[@mrsmacca126]

Carl DEAN Wilson!!! 💕

[@basketburger]

Great performance 👍

[@brendaharvey2992]

Yes

[@TheCraig8754]

Cally ann Carl didn't miss his cue he sang the wrong words.Carl was a perfectionist and on those rare occasions when he would mess up he would get mad at himself. You know the way Mike ,if he had any talent should get mad at himself every time he takes the stage

[@mrsmacca126]

TheCraig8754 LOVE YOU. PERFECT COMMENT.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Wished the entire concert had not been taken down off KZbin. I did manage to download it to flash drive before that happened. This was one of my favorite BB concerts, I believe the last one featuring Dennis Wilson. They were in good form here.

[@Marco-ys2he]

Have you found it yet? I have given up looking for it now...

[@kako1023]

Carl,my darlin so what if .32 was wrong you still have good timin .

[@knowglobal-Redwoman]

So funny 🎉🎉🎉precise🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@JohnMacDonald1]

345 views for this posting for gods sake. this is great stuff.,this music is timeless,

[@pmoyer50]

If you read closely I was inferring that some of the Beach Boys best songs were the ones written without the collaboration of Mike. I was in the eighth grade when the Beatles first came to America and lived through the sixties. Back in the day I did more of my share of pot, hash and acid. I wasn't a Bill Clinton. I inhaled. And I wrote that comment 1 year ago. What the Hell, man?

[@mjl8197]

My favorite Beach Boys song of all. Oddly though in this live version Brian Wilson's ad-lib vocal didn't have very good timing. I liked it how it wasn't original.

[@comradehat]

And then Brian gives a slightly 'what the fuck?' look.

[@mrsmacca126]

CARL 💗 💕 ❤️

[@Okiemom50]

@JohnMacDonald1 Maybe if it had a different label on the vid people would know more what it is. I passed it many times before clicking on it. :) Does anyone have the rest of the concert? I would love to see it.

[@hellomcflyy]

I think they probably shouldn't have forced him on tour much (though staying at home didn't really help either I suppose) - he is probably like "I hate it out here - lets really phone this in"....

[@ImperialRadioYT]

what the fuck's with all the "Brian's so flat!" comments? I don't hear it, and I've got an ear. He sounds fine

[@DonGomez007]

@rab2591 That is exactly what I hear, as well.

[@BenCulture]

What the Hell indeed? I have no idea what the conflict is! Are you telling MIKE LOVE to "Eff off"? 'Cause I got NO problem with that! And you are almost entirely right about the songs Love didn't co-write. But he had his moments. Mike's "Good Vibrations" were much more sensual and serene and than Tony Asher's! I find Asher's version obnoxious. I'll be saying THAT "Til I Die", heh heh. Mike's had his moments, but few and far between. Sometimes, Brian alone writes the best songs!

[@BenCulture]

Well, yes and no. Brian's interjections aren't particularly off-key until the last one of the three, which IS quite bad. But the other two were just derived from the D blues scale, whereas the song stays faithfully diatonic in D Major. With Brian Wilson, it's likely that the idea occurred to him JUST AT THAT MOMENT. And until he did that, we were never even SHOWN that Brian was there. I also believe anyone who writes/co-writes a song has every right in the world to perform it however he wants.

[@marymagdalene3004]

HE WASN'T OFF KEY; HE SOUNDED GREAT!!!

[@joelgoldenberg1100]

It wasn't spontaneous. It was rehearsed that way for the earlier Wembley show.

[@rabflorida]

Check out about 00:34 in the video, Carl looks pissed for a second! They started fast and then slowed down considerably. Any comments?

[@margaretmaskara9002]

yeah, he boofed the lyrics and knew it

[@pmoyer50]

Dr Landy saved Brian's life and I think that Brian will admit that to this day. But it went too far. I think he had Brian sign a form that made him his partner for life. Yeah, I had the cassette of Brian's first solo album. I think Dr Landy had a small singing part on Rio Grande. It came out at the time that the Beach Boys released Kokomo. I never liked that song. And Brian got cheated out of being on that song. That had Mike written all over it imo.

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

Brian was so wasted at this show. God knows what they gave him to go out there in front of 200,000 people

[@JohnB-tn2uw]

FATHER JESUS ALWAYS APPRECIATES YOUR HONESTY AND ALL THAT ACTUALLY LOVE YOU AS WELL DO . . . . . REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YE SHALL RECIEVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST ! A C T S 2 3 8

[@BenCulture]

But seriously: Yes. "Til I Die'", Brian wrote all on his own. And it's amazing, the most worthwhile track on a decent, but generally un-Brian kind of album. If Brian's faux-autobiography is at all accurate, Mike *snorted* with contempt when Brian played him the song: "What a fucking downer! We make upbeat albums. That's what our fans like." Carl (no angel, he) agreed, as did Al (as if Al Jardine's opinion ever matters.) Dennis & Bruce seemed to appreciate Brian more than the rest of the band.

[@marymagdalene3004]

Mike is and always was a horse's arse of a man! So much ego, so little charisma!

[@BenCulture]

Mike Love is kinda like Robin, the Boy Wonder: In his day, he was a big, popular star, who gave the group/comic book staying power. But as the audience grew, they felt Mike/Robin were inappropriate for what Brian/Batman was trying to do. He got more and more silly, repetitive, corny, and WAY too chatty during the concerts (or, while fighting supervillians). Hmm. If Brian & Mike were Batman & Robin, then who was Dr. Landy? I think I better stop before my comparison collapses completely.

[@markocivonalim9934]

Carl Wilson is God

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Loved Carl. He was a great, underrated talent. He was a very, very attractive man physically although he was not buff. Men don't have to be buff to be attractive. A lot of people, both men and women, don't understand that. The reason Carl was so attractive is that there was character in that face of his. You knew what kind of person he truly was just by looking at him. By all accounts he was just the kindest soul. His two wives Annie Hinsche and Gina Martin were truly lucky women to have had him in their lives. May he rest in peace.

[@sandywinfield9406]

In addition to that angelic voice Carl seemed to always give off a very gentle and warm presence. Sure wish we still had him with us.

[@mrsmacca126]

Marko Civonalim Well, no. God is God. Carl is right below God, in the hierarchy.... God the a Father/ Son Holy Spirit.... Carl Dean Wilson...... and so on

[@BenCulture]

Well, the freaky thing about Dr. Landy is that he may very well have saved Brian's life, but what he went on to do (I think at one point he was sole beneficiary of Brian's will, if I'm not mistaken) was horrible. It's not unlike what they said about Hitler: At first, the Germans all loved him, because he "got the trains running on time". By all accounts, Brian was going to die if drastic action wasn't taken. I have an old cassette of Brian's 1st solo album with Landy's name all thru the credits.

[@BenCulture]

You know what bugs me about Mike's "don't fuck with the formula" saying? Assuming he said that, and I believe it. It's like, Okay, dipshit, if you want to stick with the "formula", you will be a 60-70 year-old man writing about the joys & angst of teenage love, stuff like "We'll run away and get married anyhow", bizarre for old men to sing about. "Classic" (formula) Beach Boys was a beautiful part of music history, but it really can't go on in any sane way! I think Brian gets that. Mike? Never.

[@gerrydooley951]

it was actually said by a Capitol executive. The problem the BB's were having is there were really two groups: the touring band, who knew what songs were going over big in concert and Brian's studio Beach Boys. Brian was an artist and his music was changing and Mike was concerned that the music might not go over in concert. It was sort of the classic art vs. commerce debate. Mike wanted to keep the business going but he was concerned that albums like Pet Sounds and Smile might threaten that. Brian wanted to keep the band going as well but he had to express himself and get his music out. I don't think there were any good guys or bad guys here, Capitol had no idea what the shelf life of a rock group was going to be especially a group with a name like the Beach Boys, which has a real fad -ish ring to it. Capitol wanted to wring as much money out of the BB's as they could, that's what show business, especially music is all about. Capitol didn't care about the long term prospects of the Beatles or the Beach Boys, just keep the money rolling in. They didn't care about Brian's artistic expression, just keep the kids buying the records.

[@SixTailights]

That girl at the beggining was scary!

[@michaeltrolan4143]

Brian's voice is horrible and out of tune.

[@bonzodog6872]

This was great until Brian started warbling out of tune

[@gerrydooley951]

he was not out of tune, he made a specific choice to sing the line that way

[@streyper]

We love you Carl. You're trying to keep an eye on Brian, keep the band tight, and sing all at the same time. You were amazing.

[@JohnB-tn2uw]

FATHER JESUS ALWAYS APPRECIATES YOUR HONESTY AND ALL THAT ACTUALLY LOVE YOU AS WELL DO . . . . . REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YE SHALL RECIEVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST ! A C T S 2 3 8

[@chriscianciolo5823]

Beautiful Bruce falsetto at 2:07

[@RankielGuitar]

a celebration of being together... when they were all together

[@Okiemom50]

There is more of this here: BEACH BOYS JULY 4th 1980 washington D.C.

[@pmoyer50]

Yeah, Kokomo gives me the creeps too. When Mike was in India with McCartney and others it has been said that Mike was like the quartermaster. He brought along chewing gum, batteries and a whole lot of stuff to sell to people. And there were no freebies. He always wanted his cash. Of all the Beach Boys he was the least talented musically.

[@xtlm]

Carl had good timin' there.

[@Ze18613]

@Okiemom50 Ok, what's your suggestion for a different label other than the actual name of the band and the song they are playing? I don't usually respond to comments but yours was especially intriguing ...

[@pmoyer50]

@pearlsfortheswines : When you write gems like Lonely Sea, Wouldn't it be Nice, God Only Knows and slew of other great songs then maybe I'd consider you're cheap criticism. Eff off!

[@JohnMacDonald1]

345 views. for gods sake this music is timeless.

[@JohnB-tn2uw]

FATHER JESUS ALWAYS APPRECIATES YOUR HONESTY AND ALL THAT ACTUALLY LOVE YOU AS WELL DO . . . . . REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YE SHALL RECIEVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST ! A C T S 2 3 8 HE WILL NEVER F O R S A K E Y O U!!!!! LET LORD JESUS CHRIST REDEEM YOUR SALVATION AND IN ALL HIS HOLY LOVE SINCERELY FOR YOU: HE THAT HAS CALLED YOU OUT FROM AMIDST THEM ALL WILL LOVINGLY PROVE HE IS ALL YOU NEED! ANY OF US!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rab2591]

@pearlsfortheswines "Yeah, another one of those Brian Wilson/Carl Wilson contribution songs." I do believe.

[@ChristophManuelJansen]

0:29: Relax Carl, even you may make mistakes! Miss you

[@mrsmacca126]

Christoph Manuel Jansen Carl never made mistakes.... he needed to show others his humanity, and did so, with ultimate grace and selflessness.

[@Okiemom50]

@Ze18613 I meant nothing negative, only that maybe the year and show should be included. I would love to see the rest of this show. Thank you for posting it.

[@BenCulture]

What I wonder about is, is Brian's piano even miked? I get the impression it's just a comfy little stage prop for him. He certainly SEEMS to be pawing at the chords like a baby. I've been to four of his solo shows. He sits (SITS) at front/center stage with a little keyboard that definitely ISN'T in the mix (except for one-man perfomances like "Love & Mercy"). Sitting also makes it easier for him to read the lyrics off a teleprompter. He always looks much cooler playing bass guitar!

[@sheatiller2465]

It was mic'd at this show, and on the radio broadcast you can hear it clearly. Sometimes he plays a different song than the band is, other times he plays what they're playing.

[@kingofallwhites]

That was funny. It's cool that he took his work so seriously.

[@diggerthegroundhog8799]

We had a nick name for Bruce. We called him. Blow Dry

[@shavingmaster1]

Great song 👌👌

[@DaveSmith-fg1zt]

It does indeed take good timin

[@sharonluongo3192]

dr. landy tried to use brian however i love brian carl and al

[@joylagasse6681]

And Bruce!

[@pmoyer50]

I'll admit that I'm no Mikey Lover. Many young people don't know the history of Mike and how he largely contributed to the fact that Smile wasn't released in 1967. I remember the damn commercials on TV about how it was going to come out in January. And it never came out until Brian and his band took it on the road. You hit the nail on the head in that Mike had his moments but few and far between. Yeah, Brian wrote Til' I Die with no help from Mike. It's a favorite of mine.

[@SeahorsesJay]

Did not expect to see Brian at the end! That was adorable

[@helenaribeiro5351]

Beutiful song

[@danicaberard6962]

YESSS BRIANNN!!

[@JohnB-tn2uw]

FATHER JESUS ALWAYS APPRECIATES YOUR HONESTY AND ALL THAT ACTUALLY LOVE YOU AS WELL DO . . . . . REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED IN THE NAME OF LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS AND YE SHALL RECIEVE THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST ! A C T S 2 3 8

[@BenCulture]

I don't get it. What's wrong? Did he sing the wrong line? I've been listening to this song quite obsessively since the "Good Vibrations" box set came out, easily 100 times total, and I STILL have no idea what the correct order of lyrics are. Focusing on the Beach Boys's LYRICS is kind of missing the point, isn't it?

[@BenCulture]

What the hell, man? pearlsfortheswines wasn't criticizing ANYTHING or ANYBODY. He/she just wanted to know what Mike Love was saying! If you need to get mad, be mad at Mike, always interrupting -- and the late Murry Wilson, who trained them to RUSH through all their songs with tight grins on their faces. Thank God most of them got into drugs (well, at least the pot) and learned to mellow out when appropriate. I might recommend you do the same.

[@MrBoston6666]

Great song..............horrible live performance.

[@gerrydooley951]

I'm not sure what you were listening to

[@pmoyer50]

I believe the story about Mike saying "don't fuck with the formula" because it of his character to say something like that. My son once made an observation about Mike that all he would write about was the beach, hot dogs, caramel corn, cotton candy and amusement parks. Yeah, Brian grew up musically and Mike never grew up. On stage, even on songs where he contributes little vocally he postures himself as if he's the star of the show. I wouldn't go to any of his bands concerts.

[@marymagdalene3004]

I call him "Carmen Miranda" and "the Rooster" the way he cock-walks around the stage. At one point, he wore a turban and that's when I dubbed him Carmen Miranda.