Glen Campbell - Guess I'm Dumb

[@Hirota0Kaz]

26年前に山下達郎のカバーで初めてこの曲に出逢いました。 一度聴いただけでたちまち引き込まれました。それ以来何百回聴いたか解りません。 そして今、４５年前のグレン・キャンベルの甘い歌声が聴けて大感激です。素晴らしい名曲です。 本当に感動しました。ありがとうございます。

[@zadekharbat]

I completely agree.

[@2Hearts3]

Brian wrote this for Glen to thank him for standing in as a temporary Beach Boy. And here we are nearly 60 years later, listening and marveling at these two musical giants whose music never grows old or stale. Beautiful as ever, maybe more than ever before 🏆✨🎶👏

[@Motown65]

Glen Campbell is best known for his country songs, but this man could sing anything!¡

[@amycastor2872]

He was incredible. Glen could sing any song

[@MsCalcat]

This is what you get when you mix Glen Campbell with Brian Wilson...PERFECTION.

[@1061andy]

This is a work of genius - one of Brian Wilsons' greatest compositions. RIP Glen, a highly talented musician and vocalist in his own right.

[@rickfrancismusic]

WWWWOOOOWWWW!!!!! I am blown away. I have never heard this before! Wow. Such a crazy brilliant and beautiful mix of Brian Wilson and Glen Campbell. Glen's singing is beyond words. Wow

[@jamesm.3967]

Shindig! The song is perfection, even w lip synch this great time capsule of LA in 65.

[@julbim]

Martinjp, you are so right. Brian Wilson's music so perfectly captured the human heart yearning for love that is rarely illustrated by music on television or rock radio today. Andy Partridge of XTC is able to capture the same emotion on songs like I Can't Own Her, Harvest Festival and Rook but not enough people celebrate that type of gorgeous sound these days. Jobim and also Frank Loesser (with songs such as My Time Of Day, I've Never Been In Love Before and Warm All Over) had the same touch.

[@_BryanKAdams]

You can tell this song has Brian Wilson all over it.

[@genericgeorge]

I would never have guessed it was Wilson penned and never known it was Campbell singing. He was versatile

[@thesonmister]

@@dd-vm1hs *wondermints man, poss autocorrect?

[@kevinhiggins910]

Yes, it does.

[@garydavis9361]

This also shows Brian's admiration for Burt Bacharach as well. You can hear that here.

[@RabbiSteve]

@@garydavis9361 absolutely. All over it: horns, strings, chord progressions, everything.

[@Deayjay]

The genius of Brian Wilson!!! Glen Campbell"s passionate vocal performance!! music as it should be...

[@Teen_Drama]

This sounds way ahead of its time :0 The theory, introspective lyrics and production of this song makes me wonder why it isn't as popular as charting songs at that time. I have Tatsuro's Big Wave record and I'm glad I was exposed to a version of it.

[@LetitRainNow450]

Brian Wilson strikes again.

[@rockstar74665]

@@LetitRainNow450 Genius

[@josuenava]

@@LetitRainNow450 Brian Wilson is influenced for "Wall of Sound" of Phil Spector... it sound here!!

[@danielm6507]

I thought the same thing when I first heard it. I had it on repeat for like a week straight..

[@Wolfsky9]

Hands down, Glen's finest vocsal, ever. He really stretched himself doing this vocal, originally meant for DW on the Today album. Just an awesome vocal!! Wolfsky9

[@user-pyl17dsli40wgn]

Tatsuro Yamashita brought me here

[@劉秉宸-d7v]

米e too

[@ericktello4532]

Me too

[@cyloops64]

1 2 same

[@lucassanhueza9094]

same

[@thenintendiacs553]

same

[@dlc1119]

RIP Glen. You were a great entertainer, generously showcasing songwriters like Jimmy Webb and John Hartford among so many others. Thank you, gentle sir.

[@emmyandmax1]

Brian was a vocal enthusiast, layering them to a large degree. He is a master at vocal arrangements. Glen is great.

[@NiennaT]

I have always thought of this as the best vocal that Glen Campbell ever did.

[@ChrisBeach-wk7vh]

Love this song. Glenn was always an underated singer. This song should have been on Pet Sounds. Beautiful truly beautiful thank you for sharing the clip.

[@fd4576]

Absolutely gorgeous !!!.......young Glen is in phenomenal form here. The sexy , sophisticated arrangement with it's quiet drama is top draw. This mid-Sixties music molded my taste early on for big , beautiful arrangements like this. No question that we were living in very special time indeed , when tasteful musicianship was the standard. Sing on in Heaven Glen , you knocked it outta the park with this one !

[@gertvangelder]

in fact this is early signs of Brian Wilson preparing the sound and the mood of what would become the 1966 album Pet Sounds. backing vocals are by the highly known The Honeys, a three girls group of which Marilyn Rovell was Brian's wife. Brian co-wrote this tune with Russ Titelman, who also participated with Brian Wilson in his 1988 solo come back album.

[@28mark]

Thank God for Brian Wilson

[@ScottWDoyle]

On the one hand, I can see how making "I guess I'm dumb" the focal line was a turnoff for the Beach Boys, and maybe for audiences. Kudos to Glen for realizing it was an odd but beautiful song. Just an astonishing vocal performance. And for Brian, an arrangement that anticipated 'Pet Sounds.' An underrated treasure.

[@skeeno666]

R.I.P. Glen. The angels just added another beautiful voice.

[@2Hearts3]

Two guys who grew up in music with his family, two brilliant, natural, creative talents in one song-- a rare gem 💎✨🎶👏

[@rjsmith44]

This is extremely rare since Glen rarely lip-synced any of his performances! Top 5 guitarist of all time! Should be in Hall Of Fame!!

[@edwardtaylor8635]

Watch closely... If he is lip syncing , it the best job ever. I believe he is singing into a live microphone.

[@westentrance]

I’d say lip-syncing for sure. And you’re right, he’s one of the greatest session guitarists ever.

[@hellomcflyy]

@@edwardtaylor8635 the music to this video is just the studio track...sounds better than an old kinescope.........he may have sang it live?..to the backing track....but...if he did......he sang it precisely because...it matches precisely.......but then again..he was a professional...he was in the Wrecking Crew after all....

[@T.Ramby11]

To people saying that none of the Beach Boys had the vocal range to sing this song: ARE YOU NUTS?!

[@michaeljenkins7024]

I'm a Beach Boys obsessive, but Campbell had a better rounded solo voice than any of the Beach Boys.

[@MrDanamp]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

[@sebastianbenavides4506]

None of the beach boys wanted to sing this song, so Brian asked Glen if he wanted to, and this is considered a reward for Glen for replacing Brian Live in 65

[@memawacademy]

I have the vocal range to sing this song, and I love the Beach Boys, but I wouldn't trade Glen's performance of this song for anything.

[@mumblesslam]

"His main forte is he's a great guitar player, but he's even a better singer than all the rest. He could sing higher than I could!" -Brian Williams

[@aquamarine_nz2296]

Beautiful and versatile voice. A legend.

[@andythenerd3527]

Thanks for the music Glen. RIP.

[@lilypotter3666]

Just beautiful. One of the Best!!!!

[@norikoagawa881]

実は最近この曲を知りました。なんとビーチボーイズのブライアンが作曲した曲だったのですね！グレンのアルバムは持っていますが、この曲は入ってなかったのです.。若き頃の映像と色あせない透き通る声がとても気に入りました！いろいろな方がカバーしていますがグレンが一等好きです。ありがとうございます。

[@mlaprarie]

Great song and beautiful arrangement. This performance should make a Glen Campbell fan out of anyone who loves good music. Superior sound on this video as well!

[@doobeedoo2]

He's 29 here. Imagine what recordings we'd have had he gotten the songs and the solo career earlier. The voice is incredible.

[@jordanrenkert4176]

Fun Fact: the male voice doesn't mature until the mid to late twenties. He's in peak vocal age here. The only thing to possibly improve is just general musicality.

[@MikeBlitzMag]

Actually, he'd already been recording as a solo artist for several years at this point.

[@doobeedoo2]

@@jordanrenkert4176 still wldve been cool if there were more recordings from his teens thru early 20s.

[@doobeedoo2]

@@MikeBlitzMag yes but the quality of the songs-- meh.

[@robertrichman6873]

@@doobeedoo2- While I would indeed agree that Glen became more polished as a singer/entertainer with voice in its finest form ever on the hits he became famous for; however feel that his performances showed more authenticity when focused more on his gift as a musiciana playing the hell out of his guitars and banjo, truly more in his element than as a star of those over produced numbers with syrupy string orchestras and horns. Had he come of age in the late 60s, by which time he was already 30, Campbell may have likely gravitated toward displaying the musicianship he was so gifted at growing up backed by similarly talented support musicians on the kind of instruments more in line with that of his background instead of the treacly accompaniments that dominated what too often became over produced pop hits, not that he didn't sing them beautifully.

[@FloodWaterStL]

Brilliant melody. Just brilliant. Brian Wilson.......wow.

[@musefan69]

wow,love it...what a great vocal he does on this .

[@jamesm.3967]

This song should go in a time capsule as typical mid-60s Brian Wilson genius Glen Campbell awesome perfect song.

[@jimthigpen333]

WOW! I've never heard this song before, but is is so great ! Glen is so awesome ! This should be sung now for a new hit single.

[@GarethJones1979]

id herd about this song but only just got to listen to it and its like finding secret treasure thank you very much for posting

[@arlobo1]

Thank you Tatsuro for making me know about this song

[@mattjackleroy]

Glen Campbell was admittedly always in awe of Brian Wilson's falsetto...but Glen does show a nice voice on this cut. Funny thing is, at a recent Brian Wilson concert, before the show began, they played this cut over the speaker system.

[@zadekharbat]

Wow, no way!

[@blackclouds909]

Love singing this in the shower..lol

[@SoundofTears44]

It takes remarkable studio talent to express such a beautiful melody. Way to go boys! 👏

[@borgduck]

This song/video is SO beautiful, & thank you for your reply. Peter Gerstenzang.

[@barrymckibbin661]

Rest in peace loved ur songs from when i was young saw u live in blackpool in 1977 and again in usa in 1987 1990 1993/94

[@iferraro]

best live performance of this song I have seen. Glen really had some pipes and sang this song beautifully here. I think that's Brian Wilson near the end saying "awesome" at about 2:24. Brian wrote it for Glen, who "was dumb" for leaving the BB's IMHO

[@valomilk]

wow! thanks for pointing this out. actually 2:22

[@PaulinaAngel]

@timjmoran This song was a present to Glen Campbell by Brian Wilson for helping the band out with being brian's stand-in til they got Bruce Johnston. It would be have interesting to hear the beach boys do this song, more notably, Brian Wilson.

[@prettycountrygirl2]

Great song. Thanks so much for posting it.

[@コアラのマーチ-u7k]

This song is a performance that attrcts the audience.

[@77gerbils]

thanks : i thought I knew 60's and 70's music really well, but i heard this on the radio for the first time a few months ago, where have I been ??

[@robertsuttie3307]

I read it was written for him as a thank you for subbing in the Beach Boys.

[@jimscofield6857]

would love to have heard Carl Wilson sing this!

[@stevecityrocker]

Jim Scofield ain't that the truth! Carl would've been perfect.

[@bloozedaddy9965]

I don't think another vocalist could have sung it any better than Glen though Carl would have done a nice job. Glen is one of the great voices of the last 50 years.

[@sloopfan3706]

@@bloozedaddy9965 Glens version is incredible but Carl Wilson would’ve nailed this song too!!

[@NM-ir6wd]

written by Brian Wilson, sang by Glen Campbell (with the Beach Boys in the background) and then covered by Tatsuro Yamashita...that's the holy trifecta right?

[@forewardaudio]

WOW what a session!

[@Skizze37]

Brian didn't write this for Glen. Brian wrote this track for the "Today!" album but the other members of the band were too insecure to sing a song about being dumb, so Brian offered it to Glen as a thank you for filling in for him on the road. Given to, not written for, Glen.

[@gertvangelder]

@ Som, yes it's somewhat the same style of music. the percussions are equally important in the opening of both tunes "Caroline No" and "Guess I'm Dumb". by the way, the echo effect on the drum slam in Caroline No was achieved by Hal Blaine hitting the drum stick to a cannister filled with water, while Brian Wilson created an echo effect on it. it gives us a hollow drum slam which might even leave us with some exotic feeling too.

[@newporter42]

What a gem!

[@regentv980]

gem of a song

[@caggw204]

very very nice. great song.

[@muskokan59]

Why do I not know this song? You can sure tell this is a Brian Wilson(a god of sorts,musically). Glen Campbell is an incredible artist who is certainly underrated but will never be unappreciated,at least not in my book,or should I say my ipod.

[@michaelcolllett9082]

As l live in uk,managed glen Campbell greatest hits,featuring Jimmy webb tracks,found this track by accident,enjoying, did you know glen campbell start out session music,this one was early vocal track didn't chart in uk ,late on all change written by Jimmy Webb ,interested sèe in feature film original True Grit,also sang song for the film

[@PurePerceptionRecord]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[@SteveLuigi]

What a stunner

[@jeffreybrucebutterfield]

wonderful!

[@n700mizuho]

Mr. Tatsuro Yamashita and Louis Philip are covered by many artists.

[@wolfpack23185]

This is the original. Mssrs. Yamashita & Philip did covers. Do your research!

[@quiteright623]

Wow !! Brian's baby all the way ... It sounds so much like other material He had written and recorded from that period !!

[@jamesm.3967]

Perfect song. It says "California in 1965."

[@veronicashorter726]

Beautiful💗

[@ashishtripathi5384]

came after listening tatsuro yamashita's cover

[@rvisual]

Interesting tune from the late great Glen Campbell. Played on WORT-FM 'Friday on My Mind' with host Harry Rag. I didn't know Glen could sing those high notes !

[@実徳大坪]

最高❗👍

[@pkjensen1]

RIP Glenn. A great voice, silenced by Alzheimers.

[@jamesm.3967]

Time capsule this.

[@TheInvincibleViolet]

WOW !!

[@hellomcflyy]

Brian Wilson is in the backing vocals - as well as his wife and wife's sister (from The Honeys)

[@stevebenfield2962]

RIP Glen

[@DSDMovies]

You can definitely hear Brian Wilson in the background, I suppose other Beach Boys are there too. You can hear Brian speaking faintly at around 2:21.

[@hellomcflyy]

its Brian, his wife Marylin ..and her sister Diane (from The Honeys)

[@dutchcarbone9268]

Brian says "AWESOME" right up there with "I BURIED PAUL"

[@rjpg]

@@dutchcarbone9268 LOL!

[@timjmoran]

MAN!! What a GREAT tune!!! How can it be the Beach Boys never recorded this themselves?? Imagine what Carl or Brian coulda done on the Lead vocal..phew... Certainly , one of Brian's finest tunes ever...

[@flemit35]

Vocally no where near as talented as Glen

[@samwoodson9603]

@@flemit35 I’ll accept the opinion that Glen was a better singer. What’s absurd is saying Carl and Brian weren’t even close. Come on, man. Especially Carl.

[@flemit35]

@@samwoodson9603 levels between them.

[@alandesmarais4341]

Those are Pet Sounds horns.

[@ThePieffe63]

MERAVIGLIOSA!!!

[@willhare5454]

Brilliant

[@borgduck]

Bloody hell! Can I relate to this, right now, as I crawl into a French brandy bottle!!!

[@lestoil]

Very cool song. Would have been an awesome Beach Boys song too.

[@exsecror78]

Brian Wilson really knew how to hit you in the feelies

[@styxcreek]

beautiful. so sad hes not well. he was about to tour australia but had to cancel.

[@susanbrettingen4544]

RIP Glen.

[@johnfarrarjazz]

cool danelectro baritone guitar shown near the end!

[@TaurusSHO97]

You can hear the backing track for this on The Beach Boys Made in California boxset. Sounds really good!

[@n700mizuho]

Mr. Tatsuro Yamashita is adapting and is singing. Please ask me!

[@thegrandmasabrina]

You can definitely hear the Beach Boys influence.

[@smokeemonkee]

@dogkelp Awesome comment and I must compliment you on the "dreamy Bacharach mode" description...hadn't heard that before but it's really accurate and I love that period myself.

[@austinitesince1979]

Brian Wilson walks past Jeff Beck without a glance, grabs Glen Campbell and says "hey man, can you cover for my main vocal on Friday i have a bad cough" ohh sorry jk jk RIP Jeff, Glen, Dennis ...

[@concoctionary]

Glen goes beyond the known boundaries of lip-synching in this performance. I think we could say that he mouth-synchs it.

[@MrDanamp]

HAHAHAHHAAHAAA!!!! Yes, I've watched this several times over the last several years, and I'm amazed at how he contorts his lips and mouth! Oh, I love him! He does an EXCELLENT job at lip-synching on this song on the other youtube post of it. I think he MUST have seen how weird he looked on this one, so he really downplayed mouthing the words on the other post.

[@mickdeleon5072]

Yep, pretty exaggerated. I'm sure it didn't help sales when the show aired. Should've been a hit.

[@inkey2]

those horns @ 0:24 sound very Burt Bachrach

[@necr0zyz17]

So, Tatsuro Yamashita did a cover of this song?

[@timsmusicstuff]

As Bacharach-y as this song is, I think it's also a bit of an answer to Spector stuff like You Lost that Lovin Feelin'. A bass line staying the same despite the chord changes on top of it.

[@Okiemom50]

@mantra3000 LOLOLOL!!!! Guess he's trying to look sexy?? (I'm gasping for air here laughing so much!! : - D

[@rjpg]

I wonder if all of these people played on the studio version, there must be 25-30 people here.

[@eddo1983]

@harwicke He did the backing vocals with the honeys.

[@ryankuhnsjackal9348]

this song good

[@powerofktulu]

i'd kill to hear the original beach boys version

[@bass0111]

Glen Campbell was a member of the Wrecking Crew. Not the best reader in the studio, but a dead-on player. A great guitarist. Oh, and vocalist. mh