Brian Wilson - Talking About The Beatles

[@ModerateObserver]

I love that probably no-one appreciated The Beatles more than Brian Wilson; and likewise with McCartney appreciating Wilson's work. Genius recognises genius.

[@louisspeciale]

John Lennon does not give much musical credit to anyone but he gave the Beach Boys the thumbs up 👍.

[@Ryan-ff2db]

McCartney said no other song touched him as deeply as the Beach Boys "God only knows".

[@Thelavendel]

yeah except everybody in the world loved both of them

[@henrikrdstherchristie9553]

I'm so happy I got to see this man playing live.

[@shecklesmack9563]

@@AndrewMacLeod-qz7vhain’t no way that’s real

[@steve3602]

It really was a friendly competition. This video is historic in that it reveals Brian's true feelings from initial jealousy to respect, appreciation and the desire to push each of the groups to greater heights. McCartney's feelings echoed Brian's. That's why Paul said the Beach Boys "God Only Knows" brought him to tears. He showed his creative appreciation by saying "he wished he wrote it." Both groups had the ultimate respect for each other. That's how it should be!

[@Noycey64]

I read somewhere that God Only Knows was the inspiration for Paul to write Here, There and Everywhere. One of my top 5 favourites of Paul’s.

[@christopherstarr8050]

yea , i dont understand the massive reaction to that song , I thought good vibrations was much better

[@careyrowland]

I remember it all so well. . . first time. . . slumbering in bed, nightime, transistor radio, and ther it was: "She was just seventeen, you know what I mean. . ." We didn't know what it all meant at that time but then, but then. . . it all happened. The Beatles changed musical history. And Brian, with his Beach Boys buddies, certainly did make a major contribution to that great collective effort of music for love, peace and fun!

[@951oct]

He was talking about Rubber Soul the U.S. version that came out in the states.

[@mumbles215]

I kind of prefer it better to the UK version. I love that it opens with “I’ve just seen a face” it flows very well into Norwegian wood. Kind of miss no where man. But I do like the flow is the US one.

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

Now I did find out Brian Wilson at first was jealous of the Beatles, he thought the Beach boys would be dropped off the charts and wouldn't be a hit. If the Beatles took over. So after when I want to hold your hand took the radio waves in America in 1964, early 1964 that is. Later on the Beach boys released I get around, and it became a major hit for them

[@steveco360]

Rubber Soul is my 2nd favorite Beatles album after Abbey Road. Every song on it is amazing in different ways. Instrumentation, harmonies, lyrics. Just a great freaking album.

[@edwinawareing2395]

@steveco360 Thanks , it has always been my favourite album too ,❤️Sheer genius.

[@Noycey64]

The first time Brian heard the Rubber Soul LP in Dec 1965 was most likely the US Capitol version. They removed the rockier songs and added 2 acoustic tracks from the UK Help LP. Drive My Car, Nowhere Man, What Goes On and If I Needed Someone we’re held over to be added on to the next Capitol LP.

[@magneto7930]

Brian has an amazing memory when it comes to dates, as the album was definitely released in December of 1965.

[@josematofondo3281]

Brian for president

[@woody5476]

Based on how genius his music is, especially Pet Sounds, in my opinion, I think Brian must be a lot smarter than he sounds in these interviews. haha.

[@gameboycat05]

I believe he's introverted and he isn't fond of interviews

[@irresistablejewel]

"Inspired each other to do better"... and didn't they just!

[@hansgordy]

Brian doesn't have a mean-spirited bone in his body. He admires great artistry.

[@BP2UTV]

I worked as a stage hand for four years. He was the only performer I remember thanking the crew on stage.

[@randymillhouse791]

Well, if he ever did have a mean bone, I am sure that Murray Wilson broke it against the bathroom floor.

[@christopherstarr8050]

@@randymillhouse791 or mike love

[@billythedog-309]

Well, he says this now, but l remember an interview he did some years before this and he was eaten up with hatred and jealousy of the Beatles. He said ' l wanna hold your hand - what kind of song is that?' He then went on to compare his songs with the Beatles, to the detriment of the latter.

[@hansgordy]

@@billythedog-309 ... zzzz

[@ArkyMalarkey]

One of Brian’s funniest comments about the Beatles went something like this: “In 1963 we were riding the crest of a wave, we had one hit record after the other, we had all the girls…. and then the Beatles came along and made us look like five golf caddies”. So honest, and so true.

[@vampyros1]

@ArkyMalarkey OMG, that is a REAL knee-slapper! "If there is one person that I have to select as a living genius of pop music, I would choose Brian Wilson. Without Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper wouldn't have happened. Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds." - George Martin

[@ArkyMalarkey]

And without Rubber Soul, Pet Sounds wouldn’t have happened - Brian Wilson.

[@vampyros1]

@@ArkyMalarkey ‘Rubber Soul’ was great; ‘Pet Sounds’ was transcendentally seismic in its monumental sway. George Martin was right!

[@markhill9275]

​@vampyros1 and Sgt Peppers was the the music equivalent of the Big Bang! Blew everything before out of the water!

[@vampyros1]

@@markhill9275 lol

[@Paul-dw2cl]

everyone slept on the Beach Boys after ‘66. they were still putting out amazing stuff

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

You can say that again.

[@garrydyess1458]

Bh

[@chrisbacos]

Much of their late 60s music was underappreciated. Wild Honey from 1967 is my all-time favorite Beach Boys album.

[@turricanedtc3764]

Nah - while it was way before my time, based on what I've read and seen, just about every aspiring musician knew that The Beach Boys (and Brian Wilson in particular) had something very unique and special. I have a suspicion that Capitol had trouble figuring out how to promote "Pet Sounds" and the more experimental direction they were taking to a wider audience, because unlike The Beatles - who were all very charismatic and gregarious individuals and as such could sell themselves - Brian was painfully shy, almost to the point of reclusiveness, and the camaraderie within the band was starting to fray.

[@you3396]

apparently i listen to sunflower more than pet sounds i feel this

[@3lullabies]

And Beatles say much the same, being awed at first hearing of 'Pet Sounds'. A friendly rivalry in music experimentation. And we are all better off for the production ideas they came up with.

[@matthewervin346]

Pl Pp P P P olmp . 9th of 9th is 9⁹⁹999999 0ld 0 P

[@jlouis4407]

There would be no Sgt Pepper without Pet Sounds

[@toddblanks]

A 2018 paul mccartney interview made me come here. I love how brian comes across like asking a kid what his favourite sweets are.

[@thisisrsoul]

may i ask which one?

[@toddblanks]

@@thisisrsoul multi coloured lollipop

[@rsuman]

This guy is so precious!

[@0rchy]

We had the Beatles, and America had The Beach Boys; I love them both.

[@magneto7930]

The best of both worlds!

[@jjseandxcefree]

buddy holly made the beatles and the beach boys; without holly they would have never existed.

[@rsuman]

Well said!

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

A kindred spirit. Rubber Soul is for me the perfect album.

[@jlouis4407]

He heard the American version as well, which is different than the one everyone hears today, the UK version

[@stewartcohen-jones2949]

@@jlouis4407 True, but I think the essence is still there. 10 tracks of the UK version exist on the US version and if I was to add two songs from Help to Rubber Soul then I’ve just seen a face and it’s only Love would be the tracks. The US version is a dreamier listen.

[@lauranceemory4448]

@@jlouis4407 and the better as a whole, IMO... see my comment. Even blind squirrels (Capitol records) finds a few nuts....

[@mumbles215]

Agreed. Drive my car is out of place. “If I needed someone” and “nowhere man” kind of go together in vibe, and I miss “nowhere man” on there but I am fine with both of them off. It’s a better folkier listen with the “Help” tracks added. Much better flow and dreamier as you said

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

I think it was George Martin who said the only real competition the Beatles had was the , Beachboys...

[@chuckselvage3157]

Brian is a sweetheart. I'm glad he survived all the shit he went through. Living legend.

[@marknorris1381]

True icon.

[@matrox]

The Beach boys were actually one of if not the first group to popularize the multi-guitar, electric bass and Drum ensemble. Before them most groups were just singers with a backing band, or a singer playing guitar, or a singing group with a backing lead sax etc. The BBs made popular the whole act as singers as a unit playing their own string instruments and drums. Not saying it hadn't been done but they popularized it with hit after hit in the early 1960s. Soon other groups followed the same pattern.

[@rsuman]

Without any doubt !👏

[@MrDaiseymay]

WHAT A DECENT ,GENEROUS , AND GREAT MUSICIAN / COMPOSER HE IS

[@JDL0427]

Brian Wilson took it the right way. He was jealous and turned it into inspiration. Lennon and McCartney were inspired by Brian and vice versa.

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

Loved the Beachboys and of course I loved the Beatles. Both top notch song writers.

[@jtjt210]

What a wonderful and gracious man! Phenomenal.

[@josephburns9819]

If Brian Wilson says this, it has to be true! HE would know. Brilliant songwriters all!

[@derekspitz9225]

"... from London, England, the Beatles..." Bah! Ha! Ha! Ha!

[@blissy1]

Both great bands, grew up with all of them , loved Pet Sounds most of all absolutely loved the Beach Boys x

[@pastafagioli321]

The man speaking put together some of the greatest songs ever... True genius.

[@A2D4]

Love this genius! 😊❤️

[@calfolk7381]

“Ticket To Ride” inspired “Girl Don’t Tell Me” and so on 🤟🏼

[@cherryprs]

You’re right. Both songs sound a bit alike. Both great songs. The Beach Boys rocked. 👍

[@magneto7930]

Brian said they intended to submit it to the Beatles to record as a joke, but they never did.

[@travj5940]

I lived through the entire Beatles era and honestly, I really don't remember The Beach Boys being considered a rival. Yes they focused on harmony, but the songs were so different. Are you really gonna compare A Day in the Life to Good Vibrations? There were worlds apart.

[@carlsaganlives5112]

Totally agree! Some kind of revisionist history going on for quite a while now...by the late 60's and early 70's the BB's were really almost considered an oldies band, squares, irrelevant - they WERE NOT all over the radio, way more people had Beatles records...not just my opinion, that's the way it was. No one started a band because of the Beach Boys, c'mon.

[@markstevens1729]

Oh yeah, those BB songs were the nutritional equivalence of Wonder Bread, and also made in a factory by good union workers.

[@robrussell5329]

IMO, "Good Vibrations" is a far superior song than "A Day In The Life," which is a quite simple song with few chords. Basically Lennon at his laziest. Saved by Paul's middle and Ringo's drumming.

[@markstevens1729]

@@robrussell5329 agreed Lennon was professionally lazy, particularly after ‘66, but the artistry of DITL is miles above GV. So, Lennon in a medium lazy, can out create Wilson exponentially. Simple chords are not a dealbreaker, but sweet harmonies covering a nothing lyric made by ringers in a factory is not in the same league.

[@notillatall]

@@markstevens1729 The Beatles work is thin. Lennon himself said they were just "knocking out a bit of work". Pet Sounds alone makes everything the Beatles did sound like a penny candy jukebox novelty tune. It's good but not serious and heavy like what Brian could make. End of story

[@ThisSheetB4RealYo]

Love his respectful admiration

[@dailyflash]

His honesty is great. "I was SO jealous of the Beatles!"

[@richardeast3328]

Brian’s creativity had to go up against John’s, Paul’s & George’s creativity. Considering this, think Brian held his own pretty well.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

Didn't Brian hVe a nervous breakdown in '67?

[@billmatthews1293]

The Beach Boys were SO GOOD….they were rivals with THE BEATLES! The Only other band that could say that were The Rolling Stones. Pretty elite company.

[@Omega30t2RG]

I remember Paul McCartney saying how beachboys-God only knows song brings him to tears when he hears it,which doesn't happen often with other music...if my memory is correct?

[@ArkyMalarkey]

McCartney always was a sucker for schmaltz.

[@lauranceemory4448]

Brian's evaluation of Rubber Soul as like collection of Beatle folk songs is same as I felt: we both had the American pressing, which was very different than English. Less rock sound. The one time I liked the US version better: it seemed to be more of a "whole" than a "mix" of different styles

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

I was hoping if Brian Wilson wouldn't be too jealous of The Beatles, whenever they would release a new album and a new single and so forth that would become a hit. and I'm glad that Brian Wilson admitted from this video, that he and the rest of the Beatles got along. I do believe when the Beach boys were touring the uk, I do believe that they did meet the Beatles along the way. And I believe they got along with each other. I even found out that the Beatles loved the music of the Beach boys as well, especially Paul McCartney

[@yellyman5483]

Paul had Brian`s role in the Beatles. Paul was the main composer, while Lennon concentrated on the lyrics. Not that Lennon couldn`t write beautiful melodies, but he saw himself as a poet. Paul saw himself as a musician and a composer. That is why Brian and Paul loved each other. They understood what the other was doing. They also share the same birthday.

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

@@yellyman5483 really they were born in the same date ?

[@yellyman5483]

@@DanielGomez-gw4kt June 18 th, the same year.

[@dlawrence3187]

Scotland is the home of many inventions and although McCartney was from Liverpool and Wilson from America, their surnames are Scottish so we Scots are vicariously taking credit for the invention of their original music.

[@letticiamariscal8612]

The Beatles loved God only knows. They thought that was the most beautiful song they ever heard. I agree!

[@TTM9691]

When he's talking about "Rubber Soul", hes talking about the AMERICAN version of "Rubber Soul", which was mostly acoustic. The effect of the American version is exactly as he describes: "It sounded like a collection of Beatle folk songs." The British version is electric, with some acoustic songs sprinkled in. The British starts with "Drive My Car", then "Norwegian Wood"; the American starts with "I've Just Seen A Face", then "Norwegian Wood". See the difference? It's more of a cohesive vibe and mood.....which matches the look of the album cover. The British features prominently electric songs like Drive My Car, Nowhere Man and If I Needed Someone. The American version held those off and instead substituted mellow acoustic "Beatle folk tunes" like I've Just Seen A Face and It's Only Love (which are the side-openers). Those two songs were wasted, buried on side 2 of "Help" in the UK; here, they are prominent mood-setters. "Rubber Soul" is the one case where I prefer the American sequencing, it has a real feel to it. ("What Goes On" is a terrible side opener, I'll take "It's Only Love" any day over that. The lyrics to "It's Only Love" certainly fit much better with "Girl" and "I'm Looking Through You" and the rest of "Rubber Soul" than it does with early '65 recordings like "Tell Me What You See", "You Like Me Too Much" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzie".

[@hookywookywithmalarkyman704]

Interesting, cheers !

[@JCJR0411]

My only two idols in this world: Brian and Paul... Maybe I could also include Mark Knopfler on the list

[@yellyman5483]

Brian Wilson is a genius. It`s too bad he had to struggle with his cousin Mike Love who even took credit for much of Brians work as if they were equals.. Mike Love could NEVER have written a wonderful tune like "God only knows" or "California girls" He only wanted to sing about silly things like "Be true to your school" and cars. Brian sang about love and passion for life. It would have been much easier for Brian if he had a partner like John Lennon like Paul had in the Beatles. An equally talented partner who understood what he was trying to do. But Brian was on his own, and it took all of his energy. Especially when Mike Love started complaining about "Pet sounds" etc.. That just proves how useless Mike is..

[@fredericklockard3854]

Beatles are the most over rated band ever. Led Zepplin is so much better. Cue the Beatles fanatics angrily responding in 3…..2….1…..

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

😂😂😂

[@pamelalapier9633]

Brilliant all of them.

[@newerafrican]

Brian has nothing to be jealous about, or apologize for. The Beach Boys' music has stood the test of time. He's weathered many a personal storm and came out fine.

[@michaelcunninghamherrera7923]

I believe it was in the mid 80s that The Beach Boys had a concert on the Memorial Day Weekend in Washington DC. I was pleasantly surprised to see Ringo Starr as their drummer playing and singing along. I said to my mother, “There you have it, America’s best with England’s best.”

[@mumbles215]

I’d like to find that now. I know Dennis was gone by mid 80s but how cool would it have been to see those two. They were friends. Dennis used to drive ringo rolls Royce around

[@jeanclaudejaffry94]

Beatles et les beach boys ! Les harmonies vocales

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I can imagine that he would be jealous. A few years ago, I saw Brian in concert. The venue was half empty, but Bruce Springsteen was there, back stage. When he walked onto the stage to join Brian, it was a moment to remember. Case in point: show up and you'll be rewarded.

[@branscombe_]

no pet sounds no sgt pepper

[@adamfindlay7091]

Words...of love.

[@kpmac1]

Brian Wilson is so multifaceted. His mental health issues have been in the forefront for so long but he created so much amazing music and has always had a great attitude about things.

[@37Dionysos]

With Brian's BB style I'll bet that the Beatles' "This Boy" really knocked him off his socks. Weird he doesn't mention how much Beatles' harmonies added to their (and his) tunes---

[@lwmson]

He may have been jealous of the Beatles, but Paul said that Brian was "great genius" and that it was Brian who inspired him on Sgt Pepper.

[@joeswift5296]

From a Brit, can I say ‘Don’t do yourselves an injustice Brian’ you guys were every bit as iconic and inspirational as any band in history! Love ❤️ The Beach Boys!!

[@lauranceemory4448]

Bus in from Heathrow on first trip to UK in 1969: what's on the radio? California Girls. As a yank that cracked me up!

[@joeswift5296]

😂👍🏻

[@stolen_prada]

thanks dude

[@jlouis4407]

Someone told a story about in the 1970s Brian could never remember that he had met John Lennon so every time they met Brian acted like it was the first time and John just played along

[@Mickcotton]

❤❤❤

[@djoewrigh]

Heard this guy went insane when he heard strawberry fields for the first time . The Beatles can’t be touched

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

Except by the Beach Boys of course! 😉

[@neymaalnajmah2436]

​@@ZeppoRunRanchFor sure!!

[@claudecarlyle9284]

Yes, Brian Wilson suffers from depression and schizoaffective disorder because of a song... No, that story comes from Michael Vosse, who says he was in the car with Brian Wilson (both on drugs) to get food and when SFF came on the radio, both started laughing hysterically. That all coincided with the demise of Smile due to a lawsuit with Capitol, conflict with his father, drugs exacerbating his mental health issues, among other issues.

[@magneto7930]

It had nothing to do with that song. Brian had already suffered from physical, mental, and emotional abuse from his father. Add that to the pressure from Capitol Records and the fact that Brian was doing it all, producing, arranging, writing, etc. Plus, he was still way ahead of the game with what would have been the Smile album, but too much was happening around him all at once.

[@dave438-jw3]

I have often said that John Lennon and Brian Wilson are the musical geniuses of my generation (Baby Boomer)!

[@shuddupeyaface]

They really did inspire each other. Bring out the best. Maybe these rappers "Dissing" could learn a thing or two 🤔

[@derekmooney2771]

One genius talking about others - so gracious. Personally I don't think we have Brian for much longer reading the family's comments recently, what a tragic day that will be, and just watch his successors lay down their utter admiration for a once in a lifetime creative talent.

[@mikeypie24]

I bet you Brian heard the capital rubber soul. As he said folk music

[@Red-Revolution708]

The Beach Boys weren’t in the Beatles League, although Brian Wilson is great unlike is relative .

[@eddie-nk4jk]

The one guy in the same class as John and Paul, not quite as good but in their class.

[@gerardmccavana4905]

A writer and band that were totally inspired by Brian were XTC, fronted by main songwriter Andy Partridge.

[@markegan2480]

Brian thanks for all your great music 🎶 and for being such a nice human being

[@bananaspiel1850]

Did pretty good yourself Brian Wilson!

[@JazzfireflyNZ]

Must have had some strong LSD at some point?

[@123Goldhunter11]

They made music that made you feel good. You gotta love the two Bs Beatles / Beach Boys.

[@christopherscamp1715]

They’re from my city Liverpool Brian not London mate 😂

[@facilitiesmanager8222]

Brian is the best.

[@gerardmccavana4905]

Cool Brian

[@olihhayes]

1:24 what Beatles album was he talking about here?

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

Rubber Soul

[@olihhayes]

@@ZeppoRunRanch thank you!!

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

@@olihhayes Anytime! 😉🤝

[@gettinhungrig8806]

The American version of Rubber Soul though, not the British one, was the one Brian heard. They were radically different. Ironic that he thought it worked so well as an album when it wasn't the one compiled by the Beatles and George Martin. I think 'Drive My Car' wasn't on it. Always thought that was a weak opener.

[@vampyros1]

@@gettinhungrig8806 Everybody in America thought it “worked so well”, because it did. The British version was fine, too. But we also got ‘Yesterday and Today’, which contained a few songs from an unreleased ‘Revolver’, that England had to wait for.

[@whatsnottohike]

There's a story that Brian Wilson and John Lennon were in the same party and Brian asked Alice Cooper if he could introduce him to John. After he did so, John replied very kindly but later told Alice that was the umpteenth time Brian had asked. It was clear Brian was not mentally stable at this time but John Lennon handled it with the grace and decency you'd expect. Look up Otis Gibbs KZbin channel as he has a full video on it. But without doubt, Brian Wilson is a genius.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

the beach boys overall were shite compared to the Beatles and Lennon topped ANYTHING Brian Wilson ever wrote by introducing Strawberry Fields a landmark record which obliterated everything that had went before it this alone contributed to Brian's mental health going down the drain and he never really recovered from it Lennon gave him an almighty kick in the nuts with Strawberry Fields and Lennon HATED Wilson he used to call him a crumby nutcase and snigger at him behind his back

[@whatsnottohike]

@@WESSERPARAQUAT try telling Paul McCartney that.

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

@@whatsnottohike I heard that second Hand from one of John's hangers on who overheard him making fun of and ridiculing Wilson John thought he was literally totally insane and should have been committed to a lunatic asylum and Lennon was the better songwriter the better musician you cannot compare John Lennon with a loser nutcase like Wilson there is no comparison

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

@@whatsnottohike in the same Vein Lennon had a REAL BONAFIDE EDGE about him and everything he did Macca never had the same edge he has proved to be what John said he was a company Man its just a bizness to him there is no edgeyness f all

[@whatsnottohike]

@@WESSERPARAQUAT for me, McCartney was the real brains behind the Beatles and as a songwriter and performer, streets ahead of Lennon. As for the beach boys, they are a genius band and Brian Wilson is an absolute genius. His body of work proves that. Lennon can't touch McCartney or Wilson when it comes to creativity, he's way, way behind. Put it this way, McCartney could be the Beatles without Lennon but not vice versa.

[@vampyros1]

“With every new single were you more jealous? Brian responds: ‘Nah… actually we got rollin’ a little bit on our own thing, too, so it was pretty cool’. Brian’s thinking: You kiddin’ me? Crushed those fuckers with ‘Pet Sounds’…

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

😂😂😂

[@lynby6231]

Which is ethe Beach boys are the biggest and most successful band of all time, oh wait no they weren’t that was er…….oh yeah the Beatles

[@vampyros1]

​@@lynby6231 ‘Pet Sounds’ not only preceded ‘Pepper’, it preceded ‘Revolver’, and was miles beyond what The Beatles had done. I agree with McCartney and George Martin in their assertion that ‘Pet Sounds’, courtesy of Brian Wilson’s towering musical genius, was the pinnacle in offerings from any band or artist, including The Beatles.

[@ArkyMalarkey]

@@vampyros1: Let’s not get carried away now…

[@vampyros1]

@@ArkyMalarkey It’s certainly your prerogative to disagree with Sir Paul, George Martin, and myself.

[@robrussell5329]

The rivalry was all in his head. Still is. The Beatles were not competing with the Beach Boys. They were competing with each other.

[@Fishygameriscool]

The Beach Boys a definitely better than the Beatles

[@ZeppoRunRanch]

Couldn't agree with you more haha!

[@Fishygameriscool]

@@ZeppoRunRanch let’s talk about The Beach Boys

[@Joseph-Cottrell]

Even Brian said, "you can't beat the Beatles". I love the Beach Boys but the Beatles stand out on their own.

[@slipnslide9308]

Your a comedian right?

[@spactick]

I kind of doubt that Brian was jealous of the Beatles because you can't hear any influence what so ever in the music of The Beach Boys. On the other hand you can hear a lot of influence in the music of Beatles of the Beach Boys (Because, Back In The USSR etc;)

[@oxsila]

Brian when speaking about Girl Don't Tell Me said "I even tried writing a Beatles song." lol. It's clearly inspired by the song Ticket To Ride

[@spactick]

@@oxsila If Brian hadn't mentioned it I would never had guessed that 'Ticket To Ride' was his inspiration for 'Girl Don't Tell Me' but Brian's an honest guy and obviously has a lot of respect for McCartney and his vast catalogue of beautiful songs

[@oxsila]

I mean the similarity is glaring haha. Even down to the jangle pop guitar later in the song being similar to the ticket to ride main riff. They both inspired each other. It's just that the beatles inspiration can be mostly seen in beach boys early work and beatles vice versa. Though Beatles 1965 work onwards obviously inspired Brian in a general sense to reach for something just as special as rubber soul/revolver/sgt pepper. He definitely came close but obviously there's the whole thing about Smile not fully coming to fruition due to his mental health issues. Still what was eventually released was fantastic@@spactick​

[@thedisheveledplayboys]

The Beatles were very clearly influenced by The Beach Boys on Paperback Writer as well. But I think the moment Brian Wilson heard The Beatles he immediately began planning on phasing out the car and surf songs on their albums.

[@spactick]

@@thedisheveledplayboys Ya, to be more specific McCartney clearly liked Wilson's sense of harmony. Lennon liked Wilson's and the Beach Boys stuff but didn't let it influence his work like McCartney. Bob Dylan was the big influence with Lennon. But heck everyone writing lyrics at that point in the 60's had to reassess what they were doing after hearing 'Like a Rolling Stone'. No more teenage love songs or songs about school or cars etc; the music was growing up. And as a song writer, you either grew-up with it or became obsolete

[@DonnaErdman-w8g]

Love the beach boys and the beatles...nothing compares to them..great sound a lyrics...a much simplier time!

[@inflatedear7131]

This guy is a genius the way he used different colors regarding orchestration and his arrangements were not your typical pop format