The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda (Live on The Andy Williams Show, 1965)

Help Me Rhonda performed live on The Andy Williams Show - October 22, 1965
I initially uploaded this a few months back, albeit shorter and with a watermarked video source. I decided to upload this again, this time featuring my own edit of a new unwatermarked source and the inclusion of the intro, which contains a short run-through of California Girls and Andy Williams' introduction.

[@jcc2c22]

I never realized how good these guys were in a live performance. This video is the real deal. No lip syncing or pantomiming. Just real talent on display.

[@gerrydooley951]

you didn't realize that?

[@jcc2c22]

@@gerrydooley951 Nope. I'd never watched a truly "live" performance of theirs before. I always liked their music but was never what you'd call a big fan.

[@gerrydooley951]

@@jcc2c22 watch the Tami show

[@julianaalcantara3595]

I Heard a noise

[@davidrobertson5881]

Their guitars are not plugged in,, duh

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

My name is Rhonda, saw Beach Boys as teen in Cincinnati, all my friends stood me up on a garbage can to honor me! LOL! Loved this song!

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

They were really singing!

[@rhondacruce7842]

Special song. I have heard it a few times also. I was also a teenager in the 60s. There was no time like the 60s and 70s.

[@MrJeepsters]

Je crois que Al Jardine était un voisin. Il a remplacé Brian Wilson qui ne souhaitait faire que la production.

[@kurtvonderahe2128]

Was that at Refections ? Tickets were 5 bucks! Some where around 1970!

[@rayquinton6450]

​@@rhondaboncutter5812haha, would like to have seen that.

[@AustralianMedic]

Al Jardine absolutely nailed it with the vocals!

[@patriciacarey1741]

And he still nails it today, 58 years later.

[@AustralianMedic]

@@patriciacarey1741 agreed.

[@randymillhouse791]

THE DENTIST!

[@dotell3359]

I was thinking the same thing. I loved this song when it first came out and now that am 76 I love it even more. 2:37

[@Б.С.Стеклов]

Только в студии они хороши.

[@surveyordave]

boy, Al had the pipes didn't he? what a strong voice!

[@gerrydooley951]

and this was one of Al's first leads

[@lucaserojas]

And he still has them

[@frogger2020]

He tours with his son and they put on a fantastic show. He tells the stories of the Beach Boy songs he performs and his son can sing the amazing falsettos.

[@ronwhiteman8892]

@@lucaserojasabsolutely. Saw him with his son and his band last summer and they were amazing.

[@lucaserojas]

@@ronwhiteman8892 his son's voice is amazing too!

[@mb1958jay49]

Beach Boys in their prime. Perfect harmonies and so organic. Beautifull!

[@hellomcflyy]

it's amazing how tight they are....and they look so happy here......

[@vulpo]

And really playing all of their instruments and singing, not just lip-syncing to the studio recording. Miming to a recording was extremely common on TV back then and probably still is today (but I don't watch TV anymore, so I can't say for sure). Kudos to Andy Williams for authenticity.

[@johnlloyd1388]

@@vulpo Note that none of the guitars are not plugged in! They were playing to a backing track.

[@vulpo]

@@johnlloyd1388 After viewing this again, I think you are right. I think maybe I had been confusing shadow of the microphone cords with guitar-amp cords. The backing track was probably the work of the Wrecking Crew who performed most of the instrumentation on their recordings. That,'s so sad. Their vocals are still great though. Showbiz is mostly fakery of one kind or another. What excites people is usually just not reliably available. especially for a low budget live-TV performance, so backing tracks, if not the actual studio recording of the hit record is a cheap way to give people the fantasy they crave. Most people don't seem to notice or don't seem to care. I don't know why I am so obsessed with authenticity.

[@susanspatz9501]

@@vulpo I havent had a t.v. for almost 40 years. too much garbage on it nowadays. I watch a lot of old westerns on youtube.

[@joegress7176]

I'm an old man now put back in the day these songs were really cool for us teenagers

[@CDXcoasterdesigner]

I wish I was alive in your time. I think these songs are really cool as a Child (of 12)

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

Bow bow bow...

[@ssdd3332]

They were the bomb back then, weren't they? Couldn't get enough of them.

[@mumbles215]

I was born a half a generation after this was recorded and I still find it cool today. One of their best and this version (pre recorded backing track) touched me more than the original. More raw, Al is clean and loud and so is Mike and the Wilson just shine, even rocking Dennis in the back

[@darchelledickey2885]

My 10 month old granddaughter is their biggest fan, she loves them so much and raises her hands over her head like she’s at a concert especially Barbra Ann ❤

[@mumbles215]

She’s got the gift of melody. She can feel that melody swing! Brian was a melody man like no other. Only Paul McCartney can rival him and Paul knows it.

[@lestorhaslam]

So great to see Al singing lead.

[@lestorhaslam]

How lovely to see the boys standing together with their arms around each other. Al sounds great!

[@patton303]

These kids played and sang their asses off. There aren’t a whole lot of bands even today singing crazy complex four part harmonies while playing instruments. And there’s zero chance they could hear themselves because this was before stage monitors existed. Just mind boggling the talent of musicians in the 60’s.

[@iamtoothewalrus]

I always liked the way Jardine sang, he fits in great as a Beach Boy vocalist.

[@normanmeharry58]

In 1965, if an electric guitar wasn't plugged in, it didn't play. A great & mighty wonder here.

[@samhardy6319]

They are, bizarrely, playing to a pre recorded track even though they would play instruments live ordinarily. All the vocals are live.

[@insomniatique4214]

I think only the lead is live.

[@tylerpuszczewicz2535]

Well, given that Al is the rhythm guitarist, it makes sense because both the rhythm guitarist and the appendix are useless 9 out of 10 times except when the appendix burst or gives you cancer like what happened to Audrey Hepburn and Tom Petty, James Hetfield. Billy Corgan, and James Iha were the only useful rhythm guitarist in rock.

[@PaulyT999]

Al Jardine, the most underrated Beach Boy

[@aunch3]

He looks like a dentist

[@craigoren4475]

Yes, he was the one who was not a family member; Mike Love was a cousin of the Wilsons'

[@Newsiesfan953]

@@aunch3 he went to pre dental school or something like that

[@Newsiesfan953]

Al is my favorite

[@craigoren4475]

@@Newsiesfan953 Did he sing lead on anything but Help Me Rhonda?

[@danpreston9451]

The unbridled joy on Brian’s face!

[@zerubbablestranger6970]

I couldn’t agree more! 💯

[@1645308]

It always make me very happy when I see Brian smiling and having a great time whether in the studio or live

[@beanmchne]

Man they had such a unique sound imo. Crazy impressive live performance. The great ones make it look so easy.

[@beanmchne]

My goodness, its better than the studio version imo. True professionals.

[@mumbles215]

I agree. I prefer this version better. The music is pre recorded, the vocals are live. It’s more raw. Al is more clear as is Mike. It just hits better for me than the studio. More space for everything and it’s so clean!

[@ChaseGraham-n4d]

I agree

[@iandibley8032]

A great era great talent ..the Beach Boys will be remembered for ever while later contemporaries will be forgotten.

[@michaelpass2176]

I soon will be 73 and love their music. I’ve listened ing since the 60’s!September 14, 2024!

[@7daze432]

did you have a cherry ride? Or did you have to drive your dad's station wagon like the rest of us ?

[@howardgreene8720]

I think it’s live vocals with a prerecorded backing track. Common back then. The giveaway is that there are no cords coming out of the guitars.

[@1645308]

Mike really had a very important part singing those very low parts which he does in all the harmonies when he is singing harmony. He nailed every one of those and they were hard

[@JDubs114]

They really aren’t hard at all. Singing the harmonies like Brian and Carl are doing is much harder.

[@basketcase6999]

@@JDubs114It depends on your natural vocal range as well as vocal strength. Mike was a baritone, the others (except maybe Dennis? Hard to say with how much his voice changed) were tenors. Singing as deep as Mike did wouldn’t come as naturally as it would to the average male (who is a baritone), especially at an acceptable volume with an acceptable power and quality. And that’s important because you can hide weak singing in a harmony stack as long as you’re hitting the notes. But if you’re singing effectively solo, like Mike, then every little imperfection is highly audible. You really have to deliver the goods in his place, and Mike definitely did.

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

When this song came out, I was so thrilled! Loved it, still do!

[@thomasthomsen4902]

Me too. Am 74

[@robindevries835]

Me too I m 76

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

My name being Rhonda, was so special to me as a kid! Went to a Beach Boys concert, my friends put me on top of a can and I danced!

[@goldwaterproductions]

I’ve never been a fan of this song when I was a kid but as an adult it’s one of my favorites. One of the best beach boys songs I don’t care what era.

[@yulligoteckg2]

I feel the same way, this is now my most favorite song, from the beach boys.

[@firstlastname3865]

During the 2012 fifty-year reunion tour, I was at the Chicago Theatre concert and the ENTIRE crowd was singing along. It was most fun hearing 2000 people singing "Help Me Rhonda" and I could feel the love.

[@neonfroot]

I loved this song. Especially the alt version

[@andrewsokol2717]

That's funny. This was probably the first "grown up" song that I remember really liking, at about age 4 or 5. Something about it drew me to it back then, and I still love it! Even more now, like you.

[@tereasacofield6109]

Gorgeous precious men

[@velvetcitysound]

That second verse lead vocal is absolute perfection ❤

[@BBQDad463]

The Beach Boys were a National Treasure. Their music made it possible for a poor boy in Southwestern Pennsylvania to dream of California. I would have gone crazy without them.

[@jaydlightning2015]

I love this group most when they are self accompanied. Their instrumental playing has a charm that's all its own. What little video there is, is really good.

[@neonfroot]

Yep. They were like Americas Beatles. Too bad the dinky uniforms were kinda embarrassing. I prefer their post-1966 wardrobe.

[@Mr_Lemon4813]

​@@neonfrootI don't get why they were embarrassing. That was their signature look

[@joegress7176]

It's so cool this next generation your generation enjoys all these old jams that we used to listen to when we were just teenagers😊

[@topgeardel]

I was completely engrossed in the BBs at this time. I saw this on TV and actually took a picture of it with my camera. I saw the BBs a couple times in the 60s. It was almost like a "spiritual" experience for me. Just the 5 of them in striped shirts and they sounded incredible.

[@MendTheWorld]

I love that they gave Al the lead vocal on the song, and chose this for a national audience. He didn't get that opportunity very often. I've seen the original video of this in black and white, so I guess it was colorized by someone.

[@janeblinky]

This was broadcast in color

[@charlottewest1799]

Harmony like no other group. Awesome!❤

[@501sqn3]

No ...., Not like Abba , or Queen, or The Beatles !!🙄

[@thedisheveledplayboys]

​@@501sqn3again, none of those groups can hang with The Beach Boys harmony wise. The only group that comes close is Crosby, Stills and Nash

[@501sqn3]

@@thedisheveledplayboys Well, we shall have to agree to differ 🤷

[@sirstiffpilchard]

They sound great live.

[@FishOnTwoWheels]

I think people forget the contribution Al Jardine made or don't give him the credit he deserves.

[@TheMassacreFilms]

Al didn’t play on the first four albums (Surfin’ Safari-Little Deuce Coupe). He did play on their first single, “Surfin’”. He was in the original 1961 lineup, but he left for dental school at the end of the year. That’s when, right before they were signed to Capitol, they replaced him with Carl’s friend from across the street. Marks played the first four albums (Surfin’ Safari, Surfin’ USA, Surfer Girl, and Little Deuce Coupe). Marks appears in the most famous photos of the band. Marks got into a fight with Murray at the end of ‘63, they got Jardine back, and the rest is history.

[@darinfonder1388]

Back when life was so simple and fun!

[@highpointdad2006]

Al is great on this. Nice seeing a happy, healthy Brian totally grooving along with the song.

[@Airwaves-Radio]

Miss the Andy Williams show. Lots of great talent every week.

[@MarkSmith-th1ij]

This is awesome!! I love that they are really playing and singing so unusual in those days. Al's vocals are great and I never realized how much Mike's lower harmonies added to the song. One of rock and rolls greatest groups!!

[@briansalisbury4764]

Such great harmonies. There will be another band like this ever again. And there will never be another Brilliant man like Brian Wilson

[@PRR5406]

I never realized Al Jardine sang the lead vocals!

[@teastrainer3604]

They had so much vocal talent!

[@stephengreen3552]

Brian and carl backing vocals absolute legends

[@mumbles215]

Nothing like “blood harmonies” and the Everlys and Wilson’s were the best at it in the biz.

[@labspeciman7402]

Al is underrated. I think one reason I like this band is they are just normal looking. Lots of hits.

[@micarsenijevic2313]

Al Jardine, without a doubt -one of the greatest singers in Rock and roll

[@magneto7930]

One of Al's best vocals!

[@barrygrant2907]

Always been a huge Al Jardine fan. Such an underrated individual.

[@nealtoglia4356]

I saw them live many times and they could sing. Amazing harmonies and great arrangements The best and most complex vocals in rock.

[@Zak_Edington]

I love this song so much lol I turn my truck up to max volume and blast it with the windows down on a good day 😂

[@mumbles215]

It is that type of tune. One of their best for me.

[@SMcCaskill]

Sure brings back some good memories. I grew up in Salt Lake City,, and was there when Mayor J. Bracken Lee presented them with the key to the city and then everyone zoomed out to KNAK radio station on Redwood Rd because they were going to be on the air. Got to talk to Mike and Dennis and fell in love. Bruce Johnston was standing in for Brian on that tour. Salt Lake City loved the Beach Boys.

[@JClaus1221]

Say what you want about Mike Love as a person, but he did a fine job on those bass lines on the vocals. One of the few singers to be a lead and a bass in the same band.

[@Raughwe]

Very, very good vocalist. Very smart technique.

[@mumbles215]

What he did on this song makes me forgive him for his dorky clothes, moves, behaviours throughout the rest of their career. He NAILED his parts in writing it and execution

[@dans9463]

Twenty years later, I'm alone at my Cotati pad by Gronola State University (Sonoma) My housemate pulls up from Santa Monica, 400 miles away. He brought Brian Wilson along. My housemate and another friend were working for a psychologist. Assignment, watching Brian Wilson 24/7

[@OTseven]

Thank you foor the upload. I feel so grateful that I got to grow up with this music in my life from the time I was 13 years old. They are part of every boyfriend I ever had, and part of the life with my husband until he passed away 20 years ago, and now still part of the joy in my life. God bless Carl and Dennis wherever they are, god bless Mike Love while he does his own thing, and God bless beautiful Brian Wilson now and forever.

[@12Nordsee]

such great harmonies

[@Poppaea-Sabina]

They were all like 19 years old here. Their harmonious were flawless..

[@patriciacarey1741]

Sort of, yes. Mike was 24, Brian and Al were 23, Dennis was 20 and Carl was 18.

[@jrads3482]

I like how mikes voice is so loud and clear I just love it and plus my favorite line of Mike is when he says “caught my eye”

[@Beepbopboh]

This is exactly what KZbin is for . Thank you so much !

[@kurtvonderahe2128]

I feel we all underestimated Brian! Captured the fun , cars, the carefree times of the early 1960s! I love the Beatles and the British Invasion! Brian Wilson despite your personal issues you are a musical genius! Never before has anyone has accomplished what you have given us ! God bless you! Thank you for your happiness you gave me and everyone else for your music and or songs ! With all respect! Take care Brian

[@michaelbruno5980]

The Greatest Rock Band of All Time. !!!!

[@susanware6702]

One of my favorite bb songs. I remember dancing to it at my prom.

[@beanie226]

I had never seen Carl with a Guild guitar before . At that time they were made in Hoboken , NJ and rarely seen on the west coast . The model he’s playing is a double cut Starfire .

[@SuperJill1111]

Al is such a natural singing songs and plays guitarist with such comfort

[@darrylwiggins4799]

Have always loved this song.The genius of Brian Wilson is evident here.And The Pet Sounds album is still his masterpiece.

[@gerrymac70]

Brilliant live performance.

[@AprilShowers1955]

Genuinely awesome!😊❤

[@marycausley9363]

Love the color to this video

[@gli7utubeo]

Wow, anatomy of a song here. So unvarnished with all the elements exposed. Thanks.

[@eddietucker3334]

In all their iterations, the best American group of all time.

[@mumbles215]

Im a casual fan, love Brian even saw him live, I am a rock n roller and grew up with zep and Beatles and stones, was into punk music and grunge and 80s hip hop, but this band is Americas best band. They are The American Band hands down.

[@bradkoerner1]

What a fantastic high-quality version of this clip! Thanks for posting!!!

[@davidbirks7166]

I love 'em. First concert I ever saw in Baltimore, 1965. But, ya gotta play a solo!

[@dhdavidholloway]

First concert that I ever went to as well. Tooting Granada in London in the spring of 1964

[@dorepage7076]

Love Alan Jardine. Happy Birthday

[@rocknroll909]

Wow they sound great here! How had I not seen this yet?

[@Gene-dm6pm]

They were from Hawthorne, California which is south of Los Angeles. Where there house use to be is now as I remember a freeway running west to east. I loved The Beach Boys!!!

[@Stives1979]

The beach boys are a class act 6 no1's that's unique thanks for the top upload 💯👍

[@CantRememberGrr]

Country undertones and babershop quartet, fine innovation in rock history. Legends

[@Kate1Chopin]

Yes, barbershop influences, agree. Also formal choral influences clearly evident. This group displaced the Beatles for me as a young kid. ❤

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I love that this is a live performance. They were amazing!

[@cwbrooks5329]

This is amazing!! Can't believe I've never seen this clip before. Thanks so much for sharing. ( Liked and Subscribed.)

[@cynthiataylor1425]

Wow that's fantastic too hear love it classic 👍👍❤️❤️💎💎

[@cynthiataylor1425]

Im good how are you my friend 💎

[@ellenh9381]

The fabulous Beach Boys, I’ve seen them live twice, superb! But wow, those pants! 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@MyWay-p5v]

How I miss these guys. So much love 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@alanestlin312]

Fantastic band what a voice Alan has even to this day live sounds fantastic

[@roberttusken6876]

Great music…greater memories ! Love this stuff ! Foot stomping good !

[@kimmillerick1604]

many thanks great quality and sound love the beach boys

[@patrickmurphy6775]

They look terrific doing this number. It is good to see Jardine singing.

[@antoniorojo9707]

Con ésta gran canción se inició mi admiración por THE BEACH BOYS y nunca he dejado de admirarlos y escucharlos. 🎉

[@Micko555]

So grateful this exists! THANK YOU!

[@markmarkofkane8167]

This is so good! Love it live!

[@basketburger]

Great performance 👍

[@scottmurphy650]

Their music is timless. Amazing music, and they had the very first wireless guitars that did not require an cords!

[@randroid4504]

finally found a video with the full intro!

[@ZanderSumner]

I wish they did a full rendition of California Girls on the show, it sounded amazing

[@GracieCeja-v9l]

Wow great song and video my favorite songs and video love it bring back the time of great hits❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😅

[@NATDENNEY]

Al did a fantastic job wow

[@cynthiataylor1425]

Always lovely too hear and see classic always love it happens days ❤️❤️❤️❤❤❤❤❤

[@ianking8315]

great harmonies.

[@unyieldingcreek1]

Al Jardine really is the one friend we all wish we had.

[@beachdiva9586]

His story is very interesting 🤔 . Good guy!

[@mumbles215]

When I saw Brian live in 2020, with Al, as they were leaving the stage Brian had a walker and was slow and labored, Al went over and stood between brain and the crowd and waved. It was very subtle, but to me he clearly did this to take your eyes off of struggling Brian. What’s class act and great friend. We all woudl be so happy to have a guy like him around. He earned my love that night Al did for that move.

[@ChivaInvencible]

El fiel amigo. Siempre tuve esa impresión de él.

[@patriot4usa]

The Beach Boys were awesome!

[@MrTonyS.2]

Just brilliant.

[@TPSKurochi]

Great video Jane!

[@rhondaboncutter5812]

Once went to a racetrack with friends, for Beach Boy Concert! When this song came opn, put me on top of garbage can and I danced!

[@AllenJones-w3p]

Terrific lead vocal by Al, and a great bass part by Mike(bow, bow, bow).

[@TomWatsonB1]

Brian singing and playing the bass like a boss.

[@Gabriel-ki7uj]

One of the last times he is playing actual bass with the band live before he dissapeared from live appearances for a decade although i wouldnt count his bass "playing" in the late 70s

[@jaroslavseba952]

WOW WOW WAAAAW

[@davidmccallum5732]

Fabulous drumming there from Dennis.

[@mumbles215]

People shit on Dennis, but like ringo, he came up with cool parts for songs. Not your normal stuff. He was a great back beat, he hit hard and timing was pretty good.

[@glennhopkins2643]

They are America's Beatles.

[@MesaBoogieman82]

English govt. and people treated the Beatles way better than the Beach Boys were treated. What does that say ?

[@tomasiobermudez2588]

@@MesaBoogieman82but weren’t The Beach Boys liked more and more popular in Britain than the Beatles…

[@MesaBoogieman82]

@tomasiobermudez2588 I don't know ? I was too young at that time and from the US.

[@MesaBoogieman82]

@tomasiobermudez2588 I was thinking of how the musicians over there get knighted and over here the CIA sends the Manson family in to destroy lives and sway public opinion.