The Beach Boys • “I Can Hear Music/Bluebirds Over The Mountain” • 1968 [RITY Archive]

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[@EdKazO-Vision]

God Bless Carl Wilson.

[@htdgz]

What an awesome song, from an awesome group. Carl Wilson has the voice of an angel.

[@monicamorilla2851]

I totally agree with you..Carl and his brother Dennis are so much missed..❤

[@somejohndoe3004]

Bruce's bass playing on Bluebirds is out of this world, never took time to notice before.

[@NateRuvin414]

Agreed! A super cool part

[@sitvisjes]

Check out ''Pipeline'' by Bruce Johnston on KZbin, a funky instrumental with a awesome bassline!

[@DeakyBassist]

For the miming? Yes, he was good at miming, the bass player on the original 1967 basic track was Larry Knechtel

[@petestaint8312]

Agreed! Very underrated bassist. 😎

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

​@DeakyBassist Ok. Thanks for the info. 😊

[@brendagibb4879]

Voice of an angel Carl Wilson and beach boys forever I grew up with them adore them

[@woodstock5841]

Carl's voice is wonderful ♥️

[@beatricefogarty1196]

I get chills Every time I hear him sing this song. Over 50 years one of my top 5 songs.

[@KAndrew636]

Carls voice is what makes The Beach Boys sound distinctive ! Singing harmony or lead! Gone too young! 🏖🌊

[@vigilantpropertycaretaking5348]

And Brian knew it too, and that’s why he sang lead vocals on God Only Knows and Good Vibrations. Brian knew every angle to get the best sound from everything.

[@stratplayr6997]

You can see here why Carl became the leader of the Beach Boys. So talented and a terrific voice. RIP Carl and Dennis

[@oltorf520]

i can hear music may be the best beach boys song ive ever heard

[@THECLARENCES]

Long live the memories of Dennis & Carl Wilson. xoxo The Clarences

[@shirlysmilesmusic6919]

Dennis was beautiful!

[@LSUOdyssey]

Carl = my favorite Beach Boy

[@lowenbad]

I love this era through Holland. I want to live in the timeline where “Endless Summer” never came out and they climbed back on top through artistic merits instead of becoming a nostalgia act.

[@AndyJay1985]

They started the 70s so well, too. Sunflower was beautiful. Surf's Up, Carl and the Passions, and Holland saw them take on a cool contemporary sound I wish they kept.

[@kenkanavos1670]

WELL SAID! Totally Agreed!

[@neonfroot]

I want to live in a timelime where Brian completes Smile and releases it and where Dennis doesmt get caught up with Charles Manson and his cult.

[@ericwarncke]

I've never seen this. I love it.

[@pyro273]

Wonderful!! 1960s BB my fave era!!

[@shaykatz5648]

Mine too. Saw them in concert twice. Loved every 2nd, even though Brian no longer toured with them. Filling in was either Bruce or Terry from a group by that name.

[@rogerenevoldsen4293]

Al really knocked Bruce for a loop at 3:14! 😂

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@cmissshelleymichelle]

Poor Bruce. 😢 😮

[@friendly76]

Excellent video quality. In all my decades as a fan, I had never seen the I Can Hear Music promo video. A gem!

[@anthursan]

02:50 Ritchie Valens / Blue Over The Mountain

[@olivierdrouin2701]

Merveilleuse emotion.

[@robertbrown7408]

I wish Dennis could have stayed this healthy ...

[@tyronerodgers]

I was Brian was there and Mike wasn’t

[@Len742]

It’s important to look out for each other in this world. Addiction is real and unfortunately we lost Dennis as a result

[@rideon77]

It's the same year he met Charles Manson and it was the beginning of his downfall, sadly

[@niamuller3586]

Danke super tolle Musik ich liebe sie muss da immer an meinen Schatz denken der Leiter nicht mehr bei mir ist. Was fürs Herz ❤️ vielen Dank. Schonen Sonntag. LG A.K.

[@guybeachboy]

Brilliant songs and videos, thanks for posting!

[@NancyObrien-e7t]

I Love and Adore Carl Wilson

[@Dumbangel]

why wasn't dennis in the second video?

[@somejohndoe3004]

Carl + Denis RIP Legends @}}>------->-----------------

[@Fee212]

Carl Wilson was born to sing. He and his boys are the thread that runs through my twens and 20's xXx

[@afraser327]

1:56 Carl 😍😍😍😍😍

[@bigstuff52]

Mike Love always looked like he was in his own world..lol.

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

He often looks as though he belongs in a different band.

[@paulamac77]

Since I remember HE was so PERFECT to me .....red one 🧡

[@Shikta-poobah67]

He often looked like he led some suicide cult.

[@elenacarolciotta3057]

I love Carl Wilson ❤️

[@Tosindude]

I wish Dennis Wilson could have STAYED this healthy

[@thesoftparade3565]

Brilliant

[@LSUOdyssey]

in the Bluebirds over the Mountain video, Al looks like a 60s rock & roll serial killer...there's just something Manson pounded into all of this.

[@1401minstrel]

Al never met Manson, and I don't think Brian did either. Mike, Bruce and Carl met him and did not like him at all. Only Dennis was Manson's friend.

[@kennethanderson3101]

Where's Dennis?

[@joecamel6835]

Trippin balls

[@oltorf520]

bigly

[@NOWtheband]

They seem far too coherent and stable to be tripping (I dunno what the "balls" part is about....) A little pot or alcohol perhaps but certainly not hallucinogens. :-)

[@oltorf520]

@@NOWtheband lol buzzkill

[@NOWtheband]

@@oltorf520 - Lol Buzzkill sounds like rapper name. I like it! ;-)

[@1401minstrel]

At that point only Dennis, Carl and Brian were doing hallucinogens.

[@milankey]

I wonder exactly where the I Can Hear Music video was filmed.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

I love Carl

[@psychodied]

3.14 ouch

[@alansimon1354]

Incorrect! The Beach Boys released this in 1969, not 1968

[@dhanimcca411]

como no ser bisexual si existen estos hombres JAJAJAJJA

[@continentalgin]

Where's Brian?

[@NOWtheband]

At that point, probably at home or round a friends house.

[@stuarttoomer7508]

Where's Dennis in the second clip ?

[@continentalgin]

@@stuarttoomer7508 On location with James Taylor in Two Lane Blacktop?

[@1401minstrel]

Brian wasn't touring or performing with the band at that time.

[@gerryogilvie9294]

They look smashed !!

[@lynettestrickland1688]

I thought the same thing!

[@the_la_hooligan]

Hilarious. pre-music television. The beach boys running around inside an office park-- as if someone just happened to have a camera and decided impromptu to make this video in five minutes lol

[@perryyoung8810]

love the beach boys but they should have got rid of mike love

[@djack4125]

Mike is being his weird and resentful self because he is not singing lead.

[@Paul-dw2cl]

did Carl like candy bars and Fritos like Brian did?

[@shaykatz5648]

Dennis was always such a cut up, full of antics & so cute. But my fav was Brian, his vocals. I wouldn't even listen to The Beatles when played on radio out of crazy teen years loyalty to the Beach Boys.

[@simonrae3048]

Carl starts taking over....and took them as a live band to another level

[@treadstoned9915]

When I'm playing guitar and singing I can't decide if I'm trying to emulate Carl or Brian more sometimes 😂

[@lesleyadams4279]

The Late Great Carl Wilson. Just a wonderful voice.

[@bobbyserrato1949]

Carl was so great and that voice...I was always n luv with him...still am...

[@brendagibb4879]

God bless Carl Wilson pure darling beautiful voice

[@johnniebellamy5912]

Why Was Dennis Not In The Second Video?

[@blainehylton3296]

Where was Dennis Wilson in that second video

[@KillaCommieFerMommie]

First concert I ever saw was The Beach Boys.

[@petestaint8312]

Same! Saw them in '76 and was blown away. 👍

[@rmo5582]

4:14. Carl really looks like Brian here.

[@truthtransistorradio6716]

Where was Dennis during the Bluebirds promo?

[@ReelinInTheYears66]

Don’t know but this is not a promo film

[@sharonramone9178]

I luv this more than I can say! Dennis, Carl +Al at their peak. Dennis +Carl will always be missed!❤

[@Sam97812]

The Beach Boys were just on a roll from 1963 to late 1973 or early 1974. Great stuff

[@normarutledge]

The sound quality wasn’t as great as the same song the same video I had in my playlist a few back what happened to that one

[@bobbyserrato1949]

I've been in luv with carl for many years...what a great voice and screen presence...

[@WayneJohnston-vi2jk]

The beach boys are like they have magic. All their music blows me away

[@figmo397]

Those were two perfect music videos done before there were official music videos! I was slightly surprised to not see Dennis in the "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" video. I was also amused to notice that Mike Love was doing the same dance that Cass Elliot did when singing with the Mamas and the Papas.

[@petestaint8312]

I noticed too! Still awesome. 👍

[@davidgrose6349]

Great song. Nice to see the guys so young , happy and a peace with themselves.

[@vicky8152]

Mike love looks like much, much older than the other beach boys.

[@paulamac77]

With this video I can see how red was his hair and beard....I LOVE LOVE HIM ❤

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

This video is hilarious, the beginning tells you so much about their personalities.

[@steveningram3732]

Haven’t seen these before. Thank you.

[@rockyruane9379]

Drug induced goodness

[@karmafrog1]

CW bird flip at :47

[@byebyelove2719]

Omg when I saw this comment I thought it would be Denny. But then I rewatched properly and it was Carl 😭 Did not expect that from him lol

[@karmafrog1]

@@byebyelove2719 Carl had a feisty side, kept well controlled.

[@byebyelove2719]

@@karmafrog1 well he's a Wilson after all 😌 love him and his brothers so much

[@sunnydownsnuff]

@@byebyelove2719 have u ever read the story about carl telling mr. t to “shut the fugk up” bc he wouldnt stop talking? i think about this at least once a day

[@byebyelove2719]

@@sunnydownsnuff oh shit 😳 I need to read more about him, been too focused on his brothers recently lol. Thanks for telling me this

[@tonyneal4716]

Great song. My favourite BB song. Unfortunately by then they were on their last gasp.

[@toomuchinformation]

At 00:25 Mike Love looks like a scaredy cat here.

[@cathyopthof8136]

Amen😇 I love you, Carl❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pattibrooks1907]

I love The Beach Boys since age 8 in 1964 ! I love seeing John Stamos from Fuller House preform with The Beach Boys ! Love alot of the videos you put out !

[@ronrice1931]

An awful song, an embarassing video. Love the Beach Boys, hated this.

[@NOWtheband]

Well, ok then......

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

Which one?

[@ronrice1931]

@@jonnybirchyboy1560 The first one. I couldn't watch the rest, they might be great!

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

@@ronrice1931 fair enough. I don’t think they’re “awful,” they’re still highly listenable at worst, but they’re not better than the original versions.

[@1401minstrel]

@@ronrice1931 That's not a popular opinion among Beach Boys fans. "I Can Hear Music" is generally thought of as a great song.