Brian Wilson - Caroline, No (original-speed stereo mix with complete ending)

[@jocknarn3225]

Pet Sounds in fact all Brian's music sounds best in stereo .. spaciousness does justice 2 his music

[@charlyW34]

What a gem.

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

IN 1966 I HAD AN AUNT NAMED CAROLINE AND MY UNCLE JOHN SANG THIS SONG TO HER ALL THE TIME... I HAD JUST DISCOVERED THE BEACH BOYS AND BRIAN WILSON ❣️

[@bassball67]

It's always been my favorite BB song. Ironically no harmony. I love this version. Brian Wilson at his peak.

[@devhiinnanthakumar4637]

That line 'it's so sad to watch a sweet thing die' really feels different with me

[@SeboDigital]

It´s the same version

[@johnorabone6112]

Same one, slightly different playback speed.

[@jcfiggy]

Yes he literally knows, he’s just saying it hits different

[@univon4892]

Yeah me too!

[@juliehaywood4391]

Absolutely love this version.

[@johnorabone6112]

This is the best playback speed. Brian's real pitch.

[@brielslovak2649]

i looked like Brian in the thumbnail when i found this

[@maryanngdula8915]

Um, no, but you were cute.

[@kickoverthetraces]

@@maryanngdula8915whooosh

[@MonkeyMagikz]

@@maryanngdula8915dawg how do you know what they looked like when they were young

[@maryanngdula8915]

@@MonkeyMagikz I saw them live

[@raymondkitchen6137]

🧐 🤔 🤨 You saw @brielslovak2469 live? 🧐 🤔 🤨

[@bluecollarbytes7267]

a real tearjerker from Brian Wilson

[@ksteiger]

Not to second guess Brian, but WOW this is so much better.

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

It was Brian's father that's sped up the record so that Brian's voice would sound younger than it was even though he was still in his twenties.

[@tomchristie3199]

Murry suggested it but it was Brian's decision ultimately. I suspect he might have also felt the track was too slow at the recorded speed (they did this for several songs in order to improve the tempo/feel without having to go to the effort and expense of rerecording - Slip on Through was sped up, Aren't You Glad was slowed down)

[@jcfiggy]

@@tomchristie3199No wonder that keyboard on Aren’t You Glad sounds so unique! And the backing vocals during the chorus are a little off in my opinion because of that but idk 😅

[@luckykennedy7364]

I was wondering why the love and Mercy version sounded a bit off compared to the album version but now it makes sense holy shit

[@AllenJones-w3p]

A classic Beach Boys ballad.

[@j.r.p.5850]

I did not post this video, but for your listening pleasure, I submit the following: Where did your long hair go Where is the girl I used to know How could you lose that happy glow Oh, Caroline no Who took that look away I remember how you used to say You'd never change, but that's not true Oh, Caroline you Break: Break my heart I want to go and cry It's so sad to watch a sweet thing die Oh, Caroline why Could I ever find in you again Things that made me love you so much then Could we ever bring 'em back once they have gone Oh, Caroline no .................Musical Interlude................. (to fade out End.)

[@edwardmeradith2419]

I love this mix so much, THANKYOU!

[@douglas2902]

One of my favorite songs from "Pet Sounds" album. This Album is I believe neglected and underrated every song is a story unto itself.

[@sratus]

Underrated? The album is regarded as a masterpiece by anyone who has a clue about music.

[@harvey1954]

Underrated by whom ? Didn't get its credit in the 6ts, but certainly is well loved these days.

[@hepphepps8356]

It was a pretty standard part of the pop recording tool kit to speed things up (or sometimes down) at recording or playback to tighten, brighten and get a more engaging sound with a more precisely interlocking ryth section. It is somewhat of a lost trick, since it got much harder to do with digital. "When I'm sixty four" would be a famous example, it is sped up quite a bit, and once you hear the original tempo, you can not unhear how McCartney sounds like Donald Duck in the released version.

[@paninovevo1162]

It's not harder with digital

[@AnalogLanguage]

Definitely easier with digital but so is re recording a slower/faster version of a track so yeah its not done often for mainly that reason, that it's a lot easier now to re record something slower or faster on digital than tape, regardless brian worked with a whole room a musicans so I feel even if Brian was 24 in the digital age re recording would still be tough ;)

[@0ri0sMel0nie]

Nightcore

[@ekkieck]

I think grimes still speeding up her vocals

[@aymanhood999]

It’s easier with digital. I don’t know where you got that from

[@rmk1960]

Damn this is beautiful.

[@carvaiozonobeat3010]

beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joes4899]

THOUGHT I remembered a slower version! Glad it shows here on youtube

[@LaskyLabs]

I dunno... I think Murry was right on this call. Brian agreed too because he sped it up for the final mix. But I enjoy this one too.

[@Guitar6ty]

Its an awesome song slow or fast version both reveal the awesome talented Song writer Singer arranger producer that is Brian Wilson.

[@kimwood9119]

I like the sound of the Railroad Train, at the end.

[@debussy10]

This seems to be closer to the original speed, but seems just slightly to0 slow- for my ears, anyway. However, being closer to the natural speed makes this version even sadder. For years, I never noticed that no one sings on this recording but Brian, which is natural since it was released as a solo single.

[@Andy-hb3zp]

Brian is also the only singer on "Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)", and "I'm Waiting For The Day". Mike Love is the only singer on "Here Today"

[@mr7clay]

Nothing wrong with preferring the original release speed 👍

[@Gabriel2oh6]

@@Andy-hb3zp I didn’t know Brian was the only singer on I’m Waiting For The Day, considering there is harmony and backing voices. Actually kinda shocked to learn he did all those himself. I wonder why. I think Here Today has backing vocals from the whole band though.

[@theseventhdman]

@@Andy-hb3zp Mike Love also sings on I'm Waiting For The Day

[@jkfan2005]

I had my Pet Sounds N-16156 [1980] mixed up with other BB re-releases I've browsed but not bought. So NEVER MIND what I wrote here: "The PET SOUNDS I had in the late 70s admitted (in fine print on the back cover) that it contained fewer tracks than the original. I figured Capitol was doing a version of what they did with Beatles albums in the Sixties..."

[@Zezezeze69]

Do you remember what tracks were cut?

[@jkfan2005]

@@Zezezeze69 NEVER MIND-- I had my Pet Sounds N-16156 [1980] mixed up with other BB re-releases I've browsed but not bought.

[@sdgojdfpghj]

I have a cassette reissue of Pet Sounds ('80s) that has all the songs but I think omits the dog & train sounds at the end.

[@jwhitt1776]

Banger

[@allbuzzedup1]

I think it was his father, Murray, who advocated the speeded up version

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

Brian's father had It sped up on purpose so that Brian's voice would sound younger even tho he was only in his twenties still.

[@KOSMICKEN09]

Murry not Murray - well Murry was an ass 😂

[@runnersdialzero1244]

​@@cmissshelleymichelle he didn't "have it sped up", he suggested Brian speed it up and Brian took the advice.

[@Wolfsky9]

FAR SUPERIOR TO WHAT WE HEARD ON THE ALBUM. ------------------------------WolfSky9, 74 y/o

[@qg3726]

Perhaps an Ode to a Lost Love.. Caroline on that train as in "That Train Has Left The Station.. :{

[@justinherbert9146]

Original speed is far superior

[@orcapodmedia]

Feels so slow and kinda psychedelic.

[@jorgeespinosa3179]

Purposely recorded at this speed, the song truly captures what we feel, but can not put into words.

[@chetruane]

interesting! i think it sounds better sped up but i never really liked the sound effect outro. i think its very cool in the context of the album with the themes of childhood and all, though.

[@theressamurphy2996]

Don't be sad Caroline can grow her hair back😂

[@hdykess]

Much better version by a country mile! The sped up version sounds far from a Brian vocal. Too sped up and if you listen to it right after this , doesn't sound good at all.

[@cocoaorange1]

Brian's first wife stated Brian wrote this after she cut her hair. Such a deep song for a hair style. Oh well.

[@EpiccougROTMG]

I think the song was much deeper then that. I think that line specifically just hit her personally

[@michaellazzeri2069]

THIS IS A FAR SUPERIOR VERSION. MURRAY WILSON RUINED THIS FOR BW ! ----------------------MJL, 77 Y/O

[@auramac]

I'd be happy not to hear the damn dogs barking.

[@brielslovak2649]

id be happy not to hear clown horns in you still beleive in me..

[@99somerville]

Gotta have Banana and Louie!

[@niggato23]

How tf you don’t like the ending of the dogs barking that’s like saying you don’t the orchestral ending of The Beatles A Day In The Life

[@davidschecter5247]

You can hit the "pause" or "stop" buttons -- I've tried them both and they work!

[@doublehelix3952]

I cannot un-hear the passing train (with Doppler effect) and the happily barking dogs--they are part & parcel of the song's immense charm

[@justinherbert9146]

I would have used a string quartet and a grand piano in a George Martin style of arrangment

[@Saladbloke]

Bet you would

[@trystero1729]

“I would have rearranged this Brian Wilson song” lmao

[@theoldgeezersmith9029]

Sounds exactly like the original. Click bait!

[@luckykennedy7364]

No it’s slower matching how it was recorded and originally gonna sound like but it was Murray Wilson‘s idea to speed it up to make Brian sound more youthful.

[@overjoyous]

This is in the key of C and the version on Pet Sounds is a semi tone faster so it's in C#. This is the original which is a little bit slower.