Scene from 2014 "Love and Mercy" that was pre-parodied in 2007 "Walk Hard"

[@Lennon6412]

He's a genius but working with him would be a total nightmare.

[@taliaprice1909]

Lennon6412 working with most geniuses is a nightmare. that's what makes them geniuses.

[@Lennon6412]

Great art is what makes them geniuses, lots of people can be a pain.

[@taliaprice1909]

***** being an artist a true artist is dysfunctional and a nightmare. History and art has shown us this.

[@AlexDeLarge1]

Talia Price I think that's more because artists are often maligned as freaks rather than supported. Brian Wilson never had the right kind of support. If you look at Van Dyke Parks, on the other hand, he's an artist-philosopher-genius and has never been more stable.

[@devinthierault]

That's not what the session musicians said

[@CheekyStatistics]

It isn't a case of Walk Hard pre-parodying this scene, but rather Walk Hard parodying Brian Wilson in general - both Pet Sounds and the SMiLE sessions.

[@aussiesta]

good point

[@msoileau83]

IE Dewey sporting Brian's 1970s "lying in bed all day" look.

[@Killenmachine05]

came here to say this

[@johnb2422]

Well... Walk Hard is a parody of musician biography movies not just a parody of musicians...

[@Paul-dw2cl]

Frank Sidebottom

[@soulfoodie1]

I love that they actually recreated film footage that was discovered of the Good vibrations sessions in around 2012 so lovingly

[@derekllewellyn6663]

It's looks like new DVD releases review history books documentary about biography of full movie online free time years before New DVD releases on Netflix with oasr awesome picture awards TCM hollywood magazine magic

[@BedroomScenesMovie]

God, this guy NAILS Brian's manner of speaking in all the Smile tapes.

[@Bruceybaby2009]

Paul Dano

[@enigma_plays2290]

Paul dano is a great actor

[@kylahdorsey610]

Yeah Paul dano is awesome I like him and the other two that played Dennis and Carl too.

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

@@kylahdorsey610 All the actors in this movie look and act more like the Beach Boys than the Beach Boys did!

[@spacevspitch4028]

"In fact, Mike, you can go ahead and leave until we're done with SMiLE."

[@lenini056]

The words that Brian should have told that douche before the project collapsed.

[@yourmother3207]

@@lenini056 mike literally did everything brian asked... mike didn't give Brian childhood trauma and cause his mental breakdown. That's the laziest take on the story of the beach boys and immediately when you villianize mike love you take away every aspect of their story that makes it interesting and true to human nature. If you're going to villianize mike love then you have to villianize carl, al, brian, and especially Dennis who did things that were cartoonishly evil. Or you can accept that they were all flawed humans like you and I and take it for what it is and realize there was no enemy in their story.

[@BrendanJSmith]

@@yourmother3207 hey look! We found Mike Love in the comments!

[@patrickmacdonald6282]

@@yourmother3207 Mike Love... We get it already nobody likes you, but this alt account is so obvious

[@antoniomaldonado8876]

@@BrendanJSmith Replace Mike Love with "I", "Me" and They with "Us," then you literally have Mike posting a YT comment.

[@jjzgamer5507]

I don't see how the parody matters. I personally think this was one of the best moments of Love & Mercy, which I felt was one of the best movies of last year that no one watched.

[@aussiesta]

you're right that it's a good scene in a pretty decent movie; but the fact that it was "anticipated" years before? i've personally never seen anything like that elsewhere

[@SceneComparisons]

walk hard clearly parodied pet sounds that are very well know love and mercy just recreated these moments

[@Jonmad17]

@@aussiesta Walk Hard was a parody of the music biopics being made since the 70s. It didn't predict anything.

[@hellomcflyy]

@@Jonmad17 though - the song Black Sheep is a definite homage to the whole Smile era/myth ....

[@psmguy63]

My gal and I watch it often. Got it on my license plates to boot. Impact made big time

[@sum1else2]

It isn't really pre-parodied. They studied what happened during these sessions for Walk Hard cause it's actually what Brian did

[@npsck1802]

True Trott 🙄

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@freespeachrulez]

It's scary how much he looks like Mike Love

[@beatles123]

Everything Brian did was for the good of the record! He may have been demanding,, but high standards are why these records are timeless. Thank you, Brian!!!

[@TheNeonRabbit]

The instruments were pretty much done before Brian Wilson called the other Beach Boys in to do vocal tracks

[@sydwhitaker5776]

Brian recorded vocals for this song many times over the good vibes sessions. The montage in this clip is actually a replication of actual good vibrations session footage from mid 1966. There wasn’t just one time where Brian said, “alright this is good let’s bring the boys in”

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@sydwhitaker5776 "Replication"

[@wellesradio]

@@TheNeonRabbit The instruments were never "done". That was the problem. The rest of the Beach Boys recorded multiple sessions during the entire process and were in the studio at various other times as well.

[@MrSpencerMcIntosh]

The key difference here besides the joke in Walk Hard being an exaggeration is that Brian was really going for something musically intuitive. The “helicopter” sounding double cellos in Good Vibrations are not a very extreme idea on the surface of recording music, but the pulsing rhythm they introduced is quite a genius spin on the rhythm section of the song. In Walk Hard it seems that he’s more making fun of the enormous string section in “A Day In The Life” by The Beatles and other unnecessary psychedelic methods of making music that were becoming trendy at the time.

[@Logan912]

Good point. Plus, Walk Hard was obviously playing it up for comedy anyway. Fun fact though, Van Dyke Parks himself wrote the lyrics for and helped produce “Black Sheep” for the movie soundtrack.

[@TheBadElf]

I don't get it. Brian Wilson isn't a fictional character created for this film and his methods and behaviour during the Pet Sounds/SMiLE recordings is well documented. That's what Walk Hard was parodying not this film.

[@randomyoutuber1896]

Exactly

[@leonlawson2196]

Obviously the video title is tongue in cheek. A ‘Pre-parody’ is literally impossible.

[@guciowitomski3825]

@@leonlawson2196 actually the guy who put this video up things that Walk Hard „anticipated” this scene. I think he doesn’t understand it’s based on factual events.

[@hellomcflyy]

John C. Reilly is a big fan of the Smile album...so he put it in his movie....it might have been a little exaggerated...but....not that far off from what was really happening....hehe

[@Logan912]

Plus, they got Van Dyke Parks himself to write the music for and produce “Black Sheep” for the movie’s soundtrack.

[@frankieboy8414]

Dano's face at 00:59 was some great non-verbal emoting.

[@youtoo4971]

Brian in his prime was a musical genius!

[@samwoodson9603]

AN ARMY OF DIDGERIDOOS

[@marlonrando9272]

Sam Warren 50,000 Didgeridoos!!!

[@RickardoMute]

If I didn't read this comment, I was going to make it. Lol

[@alumbo]

Not pre-parodied. A historical event that's inspired both comedic and dramatic takes. These sessions have been depicted in film at least 5 times. I think that's the take-away.

[@AstraVex]

Walk Hard was a parody of the entire biopic genre, that's the point! xD "I need an army of didgeridoos!! 50,000 didgeridoos!!" 🤣

[@hellomcflyy]

well - that scene in Walk Hard was like a general homage to the Smile era and myth - and very well done....

[@TheReverantChoir]

mike gets so much hate but i would feel frustrated too if my bandmate replaced the band for session musicians and hired another lyricist whose songs you can't even understand.

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

TheReverantChoir But Mike wrote the final set of lyrics to Good Vibrations...

[@3798penisholder]

Mike went overboard of course the boys would feel left out of their own band but he was so much more cruel about it than what was needed.. Honestly, you read his biography he reads in the same jerk-off way. Good thing he helps make some serious hits or else..

[@TurboGet-Rumble]

And 50,000 Didgeridoos

[@UkrainianPaulie]

Kinda true. The press at the time, look up the Brian's puppets press articke. So there was pushback that the rest of the BB were just going on tour and singing the lyrics, everything else was the wrecking crew, or crazy lyrics by Van Dyke Parks. AKA "culminated ruins domino" wtf?

[@rafaelsantosx]

As Brian himself said (paraphrased): "It's just an album. We can make another ones." Brian wanted everything to be as perfect as possible on this album. Mike Love wanted to do surf songs forever, while Brian was evolving as a musician, and because of him, they left all this legacy to the pop/rock culture.

[@arghjayem]

Anyone else start singing this after he asked “do you have anything?” and started playing the piano…..Sunny day sweepin’ the clouds away, on my way to where the air is sweeeeet ???

[@kylebentley7512]

"It's not even a song, it's more like a concerto!"

[@01artist]

What happened to the audio? It sounds good for about 30 seconds or so then it sounds mono. . .

[@basura8355]

Sounds like paper lol

[@shaitet]

Probably to avoid copyright.

[@andyinoregon]

Those piano chords at 0:13 take you right into The Brady Bunch singing "Sunshine Day." Hilarious!

[@justinplank]

andyinoregon that or the theme to Sesame Street

[@marlonrando9272]

Now I got that song stuck in my head... fuck you hahaha

[@allenjones3130]

The Brady's were a mighty good group who undoubtedly used the Wrecking Crew to provide the backing tracks for their songs. Maureen McCormick was an absolute genius!

[@andyinoregon]

@@justinplank Yep, good ear.

[@drummer78]

Brian was a major Phil Spector fan and this was his being Phil Spector.

[@Bruceybaby2009]

So you’re not gonna show the Walk Hard clips for comparison? Also it’s not Walk Hard PRE-PARODYING, it’s Walk Hard parodying Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys from that era and their recording methods, particularly during Pet Sounds and Smile. And then Love & Mercy recreating those sessions in these scenes. So yeah, bad title lol

[@katuk8173]

I loved this film.

[@RandomNonsense1985]

I think the velvet pancakes line may have been inspired by an actual session for the song Surf's Up where Brian tells a percussionist to "make it sound like jewelry".

[@This.Here.Channel]

Sunny day Sweepin' the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet

[@NxDoyle]

There are _always_ inaccuracies in dramatizations. Some inaccuracies are egregious and worth pointing out. But to quibble over minutiae is pointless, and to whine about technical inaccuracies that were the result of the need to make a dramatic film is silly.

[@JoJoJoker]

Walk Hard and Love & Mercy are the best two musical bipocs of all time.

[@mikeygoodboi]

Process of genius. And one long take. Wow. Mike going crazy :)

[@daffyduck5351]

So where’s the Walk Hard clip??? Wtf

[@Nowhere_es]

But love and mercy is still a masterpiece

[@isaiah.fabela]

1:56 this isn't even in the song. Can someone please tell me why they used this?.

[@David_Solyom]

To show that the song making process isn't something that is very straight forward. Songs are evolving constantly while they are being recorded. Certain parts are rewritten / taken out etc.

[@PetrichorAllegory]

This is an early version of the song using lyrics by Tony Asher. Later they were changed to what you hear in Good Vibrations, so the movie is being historically accurate here

[@notoriousblt1038]

Those are the original lyrics written by Tony Asher, Mike and Brian changed them later on

[@hellomcflyy]

well - it was more - John C. Reilly is a fan of the Brian Wilson/Smile myth - which was very well known before either movie....

[@lunaticlemon2997]

with classic paul dano

[@scottsent8120]

KZbin removed the Walk Hard video that you linked to.

[@aussiesta]

Thanks, I can't understand why Google is allowed to keep KZbin and not the target of anti-trust litigation

[@allenjones3130]

Those actors are dead ringers for the young Brian and Mike!

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

I thought both Paul Damon and Jake Abel were great. Jake really nailed Mike Love's moves on stage. He was the most convincing portrayal. John Cusack didn't convince as Brian Wilson.

[@GlennDavey]

Where does all the bass go?

[@JamesPower-hj5rk]

They didn’t pre parody anything. This is a montage showing them learning and recording the song. Wayyy different. Walk hard is amazing btw. Not trying to trash that fantastic movie. Just a horrible comparison.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

some scenes from these biopics make me cringe. this is a good movie, with that said

[@mikehunt9884]

that scene with the dog, shows that even the dog had more inspiration than mike love..

[@JayPotter]

What's Mike's Problem

[@joewhitehead3]

He's just fed up, I guess

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

Chris Baldwin Elton John (who inducted the Beach Boys) got back on the mic after they were done and said "Thank f**k he didn't mention me".

[@marlonrando9272]

He's a jealous, little, talentless bitch who would still be working in a gas station if Brian didn't ask him to join.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Joe Whitehead he’s a simple ass bitch

[@barbarapope349]

@@marlonrando9272 Lol!! Plus a lot of narcissistic traits (huge ego etc..)

[@cyberspace667]

THEY’RE DOING IT!

[@thomasalegria4085]

At least it's not Bohemian Rhapsody that was pretty much the the same story of Walk Hard

[@kopsywna9000]

Not an easy task to educate Mike about real music

[@tylerthompson1842]

Don’t fuck with the formula Mike

[@mike_bywater]

Wish the movie was just Paul Dano and not Cusack who was not good.

[@robgronotte1]

The original clip from "Walk Hard" has been removed for sex or nudity!

[@beausbargarage6213]

Best ever in my opinion

[@trinitylivingston1286]

It wasn't really pre-parodied, but ok. Anyways, I always loved this song and movie.😗😗

[@vegasvanga5442]

01:43 dude thought he was the main star of the film lmfao

[@shea086]

It seems to me that acting is just like playing around but making music is almost the opposite.Making music is a serious endeavour by various groups of people.It has basic rules and guidelines and it requires the people making music to have skills,experience and an aptitude for it.I think this is where musical bio-pics most often fail.Having said that I believe the movie "Love and Mercy"succeeds about 90% of the time if you can suspend you,re disbelief long enough.The scene in this clip fails and I think it,s because it,s just unbeleavable when viewed out of context.I,ve seen the movie and think,overall it works quite well for a biopic..about 90% of the time.The movie when viewed from beginning to end does work quite well,which is rare for a musical biopic.All the stereotypes are there but the movie still works.Maybe it,s because the true story it,s built on is so good.

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

The Walk Hard scene was a parody of the real events that this biopic is about. Pre-Parodied!? C’mon KZbin algorithm, you’re better than this.

[@specsishere]

SUUNNNNNNYYYYYY DAYYYYYYYSSSSSS

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Gives me goosebumps.

[@auroramariealmeara8622]

He nails it for Brian but the one playing Dennis not good.

[@marlonrando9272]

THE FUCKING STRINGS AREN'T TANGY!!!

[@simonedwards9450]

Mike, you can leave if you don’t want to be here! Oh and don’t come back!

[@highlanderwins3328]

SUN-NY DAYS...SWEEPIN' THE...CLOUDS AWAY.....

[@josephharnett5075]

I sorry but those that don't get Brian Wilson never will understand

[@familysounds]

I like the actor that does Brian, but the direction and other players... Considering the resourses, didnt cut It for me. The Magic of the whole thing didnt come across like in other biopics.

[@Jackson-jd1um]

Literally how? It’s one of the few biopics that are actually interesting to watch

[@StarWarsMoments]

We need 50,000 didgeridos.

[@dante_7143]

i just need to do another comment

[@meltedfro]

AGAIN!!! FASTER!!!

[@whiteandright1958]

This clip, and I have seen L&M about 40 times, belies the known history of GV. At first, Tony Asher took a stab at it, but Brian didn't like his version and he and Tony, once PET SOUNDS was completed were going their separate ways. Brian wrote a set of lyrics, very close to what was recorded. Mike came up with "I'm picking up Good Vibrations, she's giving me excitations." That's it. Brian had already written the balance of the song. Mike's claim he wrote ALL the lyrics has been proven false. You can hear Brian's original lyrics on BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS SMILE and on the SMILE SESSIONS outtakes. Why Polhad used this version in L&M is puzzling.

[@dante_7143]

to make it 69 comments

[@joshy5677]

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