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[@CharlesCornellStudios]

Hello hi yes please yell at me for sleeping on The Beach Boys all these years below. EXTRA POINTS: What song did Salvador Peralta use as a template??? Then when you're done, check out our courses and get 30% off with code MUSICTHEORY30 at checkout over at cornellmusicacademy.com/

[@ariverbythesea]

Hi Charles!

[@pixilize9344]

the title is too long just shorten it to the first sentence if the title too long i don't trust the video

[@officalhumblefish565]

Brian was massively influenced by Gershwin

[@hq4287]

"I get around" is the song they used as the template

[@ashleyhendricksbball]

Listen to 24 / 7 / 365 by surfaces :) you won’t regret it

[@RoiDatBoi]

“Our prayer” gives me chills every single time, it’s haunting..as is “till I die”

[@paninovevo1162]

Our prayer is fucking no sense (in a good way😅)

[@3DPDK]

Being a teen in the late 60s I can tell you that a lot of guys shunned the Beach Boys. It was "sappy girl music". They had the Beach Boys and we had Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, etc. In secret, I got goose-bumps the first time I heard "I Get Around" and I knew then it was because of the harmonies. I still get them with certain tracks. I never owned a Beach Boys album or record, but I loved visiting my cousin because she had them all. We would lock ourselves away and listen to every one she had. That and believe it or not, the earlier Osmond Brothers records is where I learned to sing harmony, but not something I would have admitted when I was 16. P.S. Thanks for the longer video. I learn so much from you and Guy Michelmore, but 30 seconds just doesn't cut it.

[@jasonekratz]

In My Room. (oops....wrote this before i watched the whole video....)

[@mackledee]

Growing up in the 80s, listening to the 'oldies' station, whenever I Get Around came on, I was so stoked. My first favorite song by far. Next one was Black Dog, lol. I didn't discriminate. Loved watching Charles respond with such a musical ear to the Beach Boys. One of the best!

[@jackodonnell3463]

Reminds me of the boys’ opinion of John Mayer in middle / high school

[@Skrammelcaster]

This comment is so wholesome

[@ABevs]

Some of my first music memories are as a kid in the 80's listening to my Dad's Beach Boys records.

[@AndyGrazianoNYC]

these guys were basically a jazz choir under the guise of a surf rock group

[@lemnlyme]

that’s such an accurate description haha! i never thought to put it that way but you’re absolutely right

[@keatonwiththatheatson]

Brian Wilson acknowledged The Four Freshmen as a major influence on the group.

[@johnseal56]

Nailed it!

[@thedrogo3953]

Literally, it's Chuck Berry + Four Freshmen = Beach Boys :)

[@chrisbacos]

I would never consider the Beach Boys jazz-far from it.

[@nimck-y2z]

Idk why but it genuinely bugs me that The Beach Boys don't get more credit... they should be right up there with The Beatles in terms of pop influence, creativity, and experimentation. The Beach Boys have a special place in my heart.

[@TrekBeatTK]

I think it’s partly because they have lower lows and inconsistencies in their career. And if you’re not into surf pop or cars it’s easy to write off big chunks of their output (though you’d miss out on some great harmonies).

[@1401minstrel]

​@@TrekBeatTKThe Beach Boys' catalog is so much more than surfing and cars. Dig into it sometime. You won't be disappointed.

[@rob8872]

They are up there with the Beatles.

[@1870dav]

@@TrekBeatTK Yep. The Beatles recorded music for 8 years and didn't have a bad album. Hell, they barely had a bad song. And made like 100+ songs that any average music fan would instantly recognize. They were like Tiger Woods in his prime. And they broke up. Whereas the BB's had to deal with more outside pressures and a lot of the time were making music that they didn't love. But their highs (PS, Surf's Up, Heroes and Villians, Good Vibrations) etc... were as good as any music made in the 20th century.

[@jamessandbrook1414]

I read that the Beatles had excellent Public relations and the films that they did, advertising, and were fully backed up by the industry where Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys and capital Records were not working in harmony, and there are stories of how Capital praised and helped lesser known music artists and ignored Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys even though Brian was earning Capital Records millions of dollars they disliked him for how he made music, the studios etc, the scene in England was different. With the Beatles they had a lot of support, advertising and encouragement so the ride was smoother in that sense.

[@createnewhandle_]

Apple bottom jeans goes way beyond The Beach Boys. The Louis Armstrong version is the original, if im not mistaken, but the Elvis version, Blue Öyster Cult and others also exist. It’s a fairly good meme amongst the musical community on KZbin

[@localman8914]

im so fucking stupid i thought you meant the original song was written and performed by louis armstrong and the worst part is i just believed it like yeah sure apple bottom jeans by louis armstrong that checks out. holy shit. fuck.

[@MikeB12800]

@@localman8914 lol

[@6thdim]

Pavarotti sings it! Don’t forget

[@createnewhandle_]

@@6thdim Oh how forgetful of me. That has to be among the best

[@WDRhine]

That's all true but you're overlooking the fact that the original theme is from Schubert's song "Apfel Unterseite Hose" op. 376 from 1823.

[@lotus8key]

Brian Wilson was an extremely avantgarde pop composer. "This Whole World" for example in even one minute changes 4 keys. I love the feeling when he make you expect something and then your floor collapses.

[@lotus8key]

@@ainslieberrafella Oops

[@shirley_grace]

God Only Knows alone is a perfect study of how counterpoint is utilized. Brian Wilson looked to Bach's Well Tempered Claiver as inspo. It is Paul McCartney's favorite pop song - with good reason.

[@NathanAMeyers]

God only knows is a bad song because it's superstitious

[@d8o8m8]

@@NathanAMeyers what do you mean?

[@Panicagq2]

@@NathanAMeyers No, that was Stevie Wonder =;-)

[@Roxanneredpanda]

It's probably my favorite pop song too ngl

[@Phantomphan613]

@@NathanAMeyers look out, we got a badass over here

[@BeaverVision]

Warms my heart to see someone truly discover the genius of our favorite band for the first time.

[@gamelessking]

I'm hoping that he listens to "Surf's Up" and more other SMiLE tracks

[@HotStrange]

@@gamelessking god surfs up is so good.

[@alexkaapa]

@@HotStrange instant goosebumps. especially the bass note on "too TOUGH to cryyyy" and then into the "surf's up mmmh aboard a tidal wave". soooo... aaargh

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

Brian was and is a "savant". His chordal structures convey his emotions in the best way that he could find to communicate. We are blessed by his talent and disability.

[@JoshuaFriedman_]

Charles you NEED to watch "Love and Mercy" it revolves around Brian Wilson and the creation of pet sounds. They used actual studio musicians and had them legitimately work in a studio recording the parts while Brian (Paul Dano) actually works with them and helps evolve the sound. It's a fantastic and totally unique biopic.

[@shadowgolem9158]

Watch "The Wrecking Crew" too. Amazing documentary on the studio musicians who worked on Pet Sounds

[@pleasemyplants3447]

Such a good movie! Made me love The Beach Boys even more :)

[@felixbillington6151]

I came to the comments to say this. It's an incredible film

[@SilentAttackTV]

yes

[@sensei48]

The whole film was good and moving, depicting BW's very real genius and descent into near madness. The scenes depicting the creation of "Pet Sounds" were manic and wonderful.

[@boomkruncher325zzshred5]

Brian Wilson was a HUGE Gershwin fan, it likely influenced a LOT of his original works.

[@shadowgolem9158]

Bach too. You can hear Bach's chord changes and melodies all over Wilson's work.

[@andresemilfer]

Check out the album "Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin", it's surprisingly good

[@AnnieEllora]

*is-he’s not dead. (Also yes, massive Gershwin fan and massive influence on him)

[@hotdog782]

ohh that makes so much sense

[@joemondello4312]

@@andresemilfer My recollection was the Gershwin family or foundation approached Brian with the "BW Re-Imagines Gershwin" project

[@arthurvandelay.]

Man that's only like 5% of the genius of Brian Wilson right there. The Boys have a ton of harmonically interesting/complex songs, all packed with amazing production and instrumentation.

[@haroldbailey9011]

100%. The greatest of all time

[@rise4097]

Any recommendations ?

[@jstaversky]

A Young Man is Gone, but his legend lingers on...

[@jstaversky]

@@rise4097 the album Little deuce Coupe (it has the number 32 on the cover). There is a CD re issue with that and the album All Summer Long (if I remember correctly)... that'll do ya just fine for deep, relatively unknown cuts that will blow your doors off)

[@rise4097]

@@jstaversky awesome, thank you kindly !

[@johntousseau9380]

The Beach Boys may have started out as surf rock and crooner music. But Brian Wilson is the reason we are still talking about them. He is a musical genius on a whole other level.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Brian Wilson is a musical genius. Pet Sounds and Smile (which was tragically never released in its day) are masterpieces.

[@xus75]

Its amazing how he can listen to a complex chord progression and figure it out in a matter of seconds.

[@sleepyweepyasmr]

I transcribed Brian's bass line in I Get Around years ago and I was blown away at how complex it was for such a seemingly simple song. Nice video!

[@kaijublue1151]

was carol kaye on that track?

[@joncollins7129]

@@kaijublue1151 no, Glen Campbell or Ray Pohlman

[@user-ux1vj9vx7s]

Lol No, it’s isn’t. It’s just 1/8th notes for the main riff, then a bunch of start/stop notes for the verse

[@aperson8438]

would it impress you even more to know that there were actually 2 different basslines playing simultaneously on that song? a fender precision bass as well as a dano 6 string bass

[@elboel7339]

That's pretty cool but who asked?

[@austinwakeman89]

Good Vibrations is one of my all time favorite songs and it also goes through all 7 degrees of the Eb minor scale in one song.

[@AntiComposite]

I can't decide if I like the original or the Vocal Spectrum barbershop cover more.

[@RainyCloud143]

Good Vibrations totally blew my mind every time I heard it on the radio as a kid!

[@markandrewhoran]

Your enthusiasm for music is infectious. The feeling of wonder and joy that hearing a great piece of music brings is really hard to beat. Great video!

[@Nick9n]

I highly recommend watching the beach boys biopic Love & Mercy. It tells the quite heartbreaking story of how Brian Wilson wrote pet sounds amidst a mental breakdown and abuse.

[@leob4403]

Even if I don't dislike John Cusack I don't think he was quite right casting for Brian Wilson

[@taylorallred6208]

I had this exact conversation with my uncle recently! We were talking about the Beatles and 60s music and he just wrote off The Beach Boys. It’s amazing what happens when you really listen to them.

[@jonah712]

When you heard the avengers theme at 11:06 ish i heard adele's skyfall instead! that semitone rise is a classic james bond leitmotif + those are the exact chords from skyfall

[@seragott6406]

I did too!

[@songokuboy10]

Yeah it's totally skyfall

[@kjdude8765]

Yep the Bond chords or at least the changes.

[@gertmd]

My favourite apple bottom jeans version is the Pavarotti one, everyone should grace their ears with it if possible. Quite lifechanging.

[@MarlinTheGaiboi01]

I completely agree! Thanks for reminding me of that beautiful work of memery :’)

[@Good_Hot_Chocolate]

I became a new man after listening to him

[@mrwassef]

Poor Pavarotti, that’s the first thing that comes up when you type his name in the YT search bar 😂

[@DongusMcBongus]

The Pavarotti one is sooooooooo good. He NAILS it.

[@marln2157]

i absolutely loooove the beach boys! my favorite song has to be "'till i die". soo breathtakingly beautiful!

[@ods94065]

I think Charles would really dig this song if he hasn't heard it already, but man, this song is hard for me to listen to sometimes with how hard it lands.

[@DANNYGOLDBERG51]

The world wouldn’t be the same without the beach boys My dad told me once if you listen to the beach boys a little every day you’ll be a better person All the new stereo mixes that Mark Lynette and Allen Boyd put out are so amazing it blows my mind every time I listen to it I think it’s the greatest music ever created

[@gregm8522]

Your Dad was a wise man.

[@ronny.mp3]

We need a compilation of Charles turning everything into the Avengers theme

[@SheldonBird]

Yesss!

[@RoboMark]

Yes PLEASE!

[@Garrett_West]

Would definitely recommend you listen to The Warmth of the Sun by the Beach Boys! Awesome chords and harmony.

[@BilliesPetRock]

I love that song! Especially the orchestral version.

[@iloverush123]

I'd still recommend the entirety of pet sounds. It's such an incredible album from both a writing and production standpoint. Brian Wilson is truly a genius

[@VictoriaWhitlock]

The Beach Boys are so good. I latched onto their music the way I thought it was supposed to latch onto the Beatles. Every note just feels better.

[@owenpattaylor]

as a Beach Boys fan I came into this expecting, like, "oh Pet Sounds is really complex and Smile was too", very pleasantly surprised that you started it by talking about Friends, well done

[@M1st3rB3nn]

5:59 The melody reminds me of XTC - Senses Working Overtime (English song from the 80s.) Amazing how you can not hear or think about a song for decades but the recognition is still instant!

[@sethpasquinelli3838]

Came to the comments to see if anyone else heard it lol. Amazing!

[@TheGerkuman]

Yeah, I heard it too. Made me happy to know at least 2 others did.

[@davidius74]

That is why Brian Wilson was considered such a genius. He could hear sounds in his head that no one else would think possible and was always in search of that perfect sound. It is why Smile was how hard to conceive as an album and get right. Even the more popular songs that America's Band released are not as straight forward as they seem

[@EvilSkeptic]

It makes me so happy to see someone discover the genius of Brian Wilson. And yeah. It's better to be late to the party than to completely miss it.

[@Chicago_Podcast_Authority]

you must check out the track "Surfs Up" or in your spare time the entire "SMILE" album that was lost for decades until it was released in 2011

[@sparkybish]

In My Room has always been my favorite Beach Boys tune. It is so soothing to me.

[@HotStrange]

The Beach Boys are an all time favorite of mine. So so so many good albums. Friends and Surfs Up in particular.

[@marcpuyuelograndas1005]

Finally someone gives value to them in KZbin! They were a massive band, and composed many pop hits which were very interesting in a musical way (not only in the fantastic "Pet Sounds" album).

[@cam4894]

Oh man, I'm so glad my dad is a huge Beach Boys fan, so I grew up listening to their ridiculously dense music! One of my favorite albums in general is At Last by Cyndi Lauper. Yes, Cyndi Lauper! You should definitely give it a listen!

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

Some of the shit Brian and the boys were recording in 60s is so far ahead of the time, there’s nothing even like it. The Smile tapes are like a portal into the future that was recorded 50 years ago, and we still haven’t got to it yet

[@shadowgolem9158]

Saw them live in '84. Totally amazing. The Pet Sounds album changed music forever. Also, you are now obligated to do a cover of "God Only Knows". It's just a thing. You'll feel better once you get it done.

[@TAP7a]

Beach Boys really should be recognised as peers to the Beatles for mainstream pop genius and influence. Historically, they were absolutely up there going toe to toe Also, that B - Amaj9 - F#m13 - B turn is something we would describe in the UK scene as “fit”

[@arothmanmusic]

The Beatles certainly recognized them as such. Pet Sounds was a direct influence on Sgt. Pepper.

[@HotStrange]

They honestly might be even better. I love both but holy shit The Beach Boys are so good.

[@eritain]

McCartney says his favorite song of all time is "God Only Knows," so.

[@HotStrange]

@@user-qu7qh7qj2t I gotta disagree with you there but I do think he was overall the most talented of them all. Paul is very, very close though.

[@grantgaidies2960]

Also they were HUGE in incorporating new music technology into their music. Like good vibrations using paul tanner’s electro-theremin!

[@HeyLetsDoAThing]

I grew up with The Beach Boys. I grew up right in the transition from cassettes to CDs as a young kid, and back when our car had a cassette player, my mom always played either the Beach Boys cassette or the Grease soundtrack on cassette. Their form of harmony was so special.

[@jonamadatsu2918]

As a bassist, I 100% approve of the tri-tone sub. Always used to raise the eye brows of my piano player during his "rhythm changes" solos 🤣🤣

[@badboychopsticks]

was a real treat watching some jazz heads digging the beach boys deeper cuts like busy doing nothing. there's so much in gold in the discography!!!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I have an aunt named Barbara so whenever I saw her, I teased her by singing Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys... It was annoying to her at first but she ended up loving it as much as I did

[@SeeleSO02]

I used to sing that same song to the Barbarian of my D&D group.

[@TrekBeatTK]

Fun fact: Barbara Ann is a cover.

[@theblackdaria_]

I love watching this man geek out to music.

[@Blend42]

Friends is a great album of the Beach Boys. It's my third favourite album after The Smile Sessions (Our Prayer was intended for Smile originally) and Pet Sounds. Check out also This Whole World (from Sunflower) as an interesting composition. Also Transcendental Meditation of the Friend's album is an interesting composition. The Harmonies are amazing from Surfer Girl through to the 1970's , particularly Brian's Wilson's work.

[@miguelrodfher]

That giggle at 10:06 is exactly what I do when I hear that kid of harmony… I call it “honey-crisp chords” is the only way I can express what happens in my brain when I hear them

[@officalhumblefish565]

The Beach Boys are one of the most incredible groups to have ever existed. Pet Sounds and The SMiLE sessions are some of the most beautiful albums of music ever written.

[@gamelessking]

Brian Wilson is a genius

[@officalhumblefish565]

@@gamelessking my biggest inspiration

[@DongusMcBongus]

Child is the Father of Man into Surfs up, SO GOOD.

[@suprchickn7745]

When I first heard Surfer Girl as an elementary school kid all I knew is that it was beautiful!

[@ericheichelheim1864]

Right at the lyric “scrambled…” I appreciate that.

[@douglasparks8430]

Not necessarily musical masterpieces but a few of my Beach Boys faves include "Male Ego," "Isn't It Time," "You're So Good To Me," "Good Timin" and "Good to My Baby." But there are just so many more!

[@douglasparks8430]

As an aside, they seem to be fairly fond of the word "good."

[@petelove9731]

Just got this come up in my KZbin feed. I’m from the UK and fell in love with the beach boys harmony at the age of 9 listening to I Get Around in 1976 at my school watching a film about American culture. This track busy doing nothing is just so bloody beautiful. Thanks for breaking it down, it sounds awesome. Cheers

[@Lamal177]

"Never learn not to love you" is also a very interesting song from them and has quite some history.

[@mjhilps]

There are some gem non-Brian Wilson songs in the Beach Boys catalogue, but let's be real, Brian Wilson elevated this brand to another level

[@melanieknight6352]

Yeah. And about the ones he wasn't so involved in, gotta remember....who taught the Boys?! So Brian is in most of 'em, whether he was actually there or not.

[@sloopfan3706]

Brian Wilson is an absolute genius! I would absolutely love to see you make some more videos digging into more Beach Boys goodness!

[@dizzythegreat]

You remind me of my father's deep understanding of the piano as a jazz instrument. Grew up hearing and playing music, and you being me back to that feeling. Thanks for the content, and the lessons, Teach'.

[@voltsu]

As a Beach Boys fan, there are a lot of hidden gems in their albums and songs. Pet Sounds and Love You being my favorite albums. Brian Wilson is arguably the best musician of his era, and defienatlly the best in the mixing studio.

[@skiwlkr9928]

Once you start listening to The Beach Boys, you can’t stop

[@swish007]

yeah i always scoffed at the beach boys but i had a friend of a friend in the music world who became a die-hard zealot for them.. basically like a beach boys missionary. he wrote his dissertation on the amazingness of their music and it made me be like "huh maybe better give them another chance." very glad i did

[@paulaylieff]

Check out the just-released Brian Wilson album, At My Piano, if you haven't heard it. Solo piano versions of a lot of classic Beach Boys tracks played by the man himself.

[@chrisbacos]

Many punk, heavy metal, indie, grunge, and even hip-hop artists have huge respect for the Beach Boys. Like the Beatles and Stones, they laid the ground work for later trends in rock music.

[@danpanfili8451]

You should look into Billy Joel. Lots of people think of him for having simple songs like we didn’t start the fire but the more you dig into it, you find things like Zanzibar, where’s the orchestra, New York State of mind, 52nd street, big man on mulberry street and many more

[@mattemartinmusic]

Great video! I’m a huge Beach Boys fan, and they’ve greatly influenced my own work. Some of my favorites are I’ll Bet He’s Nice, She Knows Me Too Well, Til I Die, The Trader, and It’s Over Now, but there are just so many great songs!

[@sweetbass3360]

The it’s over now demo doesn’t get enough attention

[@carlwinslow5905]

Another hauntingly beautful song to check out is "Lonely Sea" its kinda tucked away on one of their early albums. Its often forgotten about but its a precursor of what would come very soon in their music.

[@JeanLucCanas]

I love The Beach Boys! Mind you I’ve only heard Pet Sounds since I had CD of it and fell in love with it! The harmonies, the instrumentation, the progressions! So good!

[@JeanLucCanas]

God Only Knows is amazing! The into is so full of anxiety yet love! Also, my wife and I use to listen to Wouldn’t it be nice when we first started dating, and now, well, it came true and it’s so nice!

[@JeanLucCanas]

I made a TikTok of a harmony part from Don’t Talk and recording the notes and hearing them all together as they shift in a small part of the song was so fun!

[@clementreid907]

I also was only vaguely aware of The Beach Boys, but their music is absolute genius, and Brian created most of it. His vocal writing and harmonization is stunning. I'm glad he lived to finish "Smile." I hope he is doing well, and continues to create.

[@kiddpenn]

No wonder "In My Room" has always been my favorite Beach Boys song! I never heard the other two cause I never explored enough, always enjoy hearing you explain whats going on!!

[@MoneyCrespin]

And just to think that Brian Wilson was 19/20 years old when he was Writing, Arranging, and Producing their hits (songs). and 23 years old when he wrote and produced Pet Sounds.

[@reine4420]

dear Charles, I'm a big fan and love everything you do and release! just a little request from the musicians that study, can you bring back the "theory explanation" on the top of the screen? like the chords you are playing and the different progressions? hope you see it, thanks!

[@EchoFaustMusic]

Late era Beach Boys were also really really ahead of their time. What with Smiley Smile , and Surf's Up really showing what pop music would sound like a few years into the future. My favorite thing about em though personally is the complex harmonies created in a lot of their tracks. Always a joy to listen to. Favorite track for me has to be Surf's Up, which I'm pretty sure was originally written for Smile, but released in the 70s

[@nathanreiber6819]

with the exception of our prayer, strange choices when you have things like the entirety of pet sounds, surf's up and and heroes and villains to explore the extremities of Brian Wilson's astounding talent.

[@qurn]

No break down of good vibrations?! God, I swear that song is a God damn masterpiece.

[@footofjuniper8212]

My older sister bought their greatest hits double album "Spirit of America" when I was six years old. I was hooked immediately. If you haven't already, check out "Warmth of the Sun," "When I Grow up to be a Man" and especially "God only Knows" for harmonies that will knock your eyes back.

[@PJFox-lo8pi]

Totally was listening to the Beach Boys in jazz school. They were way hipper than people think!

[@bradsmack1]

It's all Brian Wilson. So many of the comments below just say, "Beach Boys" this'n'that, but what they're recognizing (and curiously, not saying!) is the genius of Brian Wilson. Proof? "Good Vibrations," composed at several different studios (with the Wrecking Crew backing) while the BB's were touring without Brian, ca. '66. Brian "patchwork-quilted" the pieces together in a production that has been lauded by engineers, musicians and producers for decades. More proof? Simplistic Beach Boys pap like "Kokomo" where Brian is nowhere NEAR the studio during composing, recording and production of the song. Next, do their "'Til I Die/"Surf's Up" from their '71 "Surf's Up" album. All Brian, except lyrics on "Surf's Up" by Van Dyke Parks.

[@HotStrange]

I agree with you but the other members were also talented as musicians and singers, and have a couple of really good writing credits too. Brian Wilson is an untouchable music genius though. Probably the greatest of all time.

[@bradsmack1]

@@HotStrange Well, of course. My flag-waving for Brian wasn't intended to diss the others. But, again, so many, if not most, of peoples' raves below seemed to sweepingly overlook Brian's dominant and very real contributions. Few groups could replicate the vocal dexterity/harmonies of the brothers and others! But, sans Brian's intricate and unusual harmony arrangements, they've got nothing to sing.

[@hristi.yanche8487]

Exactly! I was just gonna say that, thank you.

[@poeschmoe6499]

As good as Brian’s works are, I wouldn’t be so hard on the non Brian stuff. I have this very special place in my heart for Kokomo. The vibe from that song is so special

[@bradsmack1]

@@poeschmoe6499 Fine! And, good for you! But, as you're telling me "how hard you don't want to be on non-Brian stuff," you're implying I've got the power to take away your special feelings for "Kokomo" or any other song, for that matter! Nothing, you'll be happy to know, could be further from the truth! If you're aware, however, of Brian's compositional prowess (and defying-the-odds journey thru his life), you might be able to see how non-Brian tunes tend to score a little lower on the "sophistication" and "impressive" scales. Songs exist for people to find special grooves with, and if "Kokomo" has a special place in your heart, good on ya! But, for MY money, Brian's classics are too often overlooked and under-appreciated (as can easily be seen on this thread). A century from now, it's likely Brian's compositional and production work on "Good Vibrations," or heart-rending chord changes (and arrangements) on songs like "God Only Knows," "Til I Die," and "Surf's Up" will be appreciated and memorialized with a bit more urgency and studied dissection than BB songs that didn't have any of Brian's input.

[@goldfishwings]

Brother, you gotta do a part two! How can you explore the intricacies of the magic that is the Beach Boys without breaking down Good Vibrations!

[@joshsimpson79]

I grew up with my dad playing "Endless Summer" on 8 track, but as I got older, I've become a hardcore fan, exploring all of their discography. There are a lot of stinkers, but so much good stuff that most people don't know of.

[@ElCameronDormido]

I'm one of those who knew their popular hits but never discovered them until about 2006 when I listened to Pet Sounds for the first time. Totally changed my perception of them and they leaped frogged The Beatles in my book.

[@ghtddkc]

Hey, I’d love for you to write the chords you’re playing. It’d be way easier to follow

[@earlgray7003]

1:04 - It's really says a lot about how Bossa Nova influenced rock and R&B music for the next two decades.

[@breft3416]

The BB's were Brian Wilson until 1971. I like to say the second half of the Brian years started with Pet Sounds and finished with Surf's Up. After that, Brian contributed, but Carl kind of ran the show. Mike Love was always there- he went to Capitol with Brian to play Pet Sounds. Brian still hears stuff no one else hears musically- no matter what the voices are telling him.

[@aminthasangel6393]

Our prayer, absolutly perfect!

[@libertines24]

think the reason why I love the beach boys so much is their music is always a little different. Like the chords dont make sense in my head but the music is always so nice to listen to.

[@flaninthepan]

Amazing! You should consider doing a "Jazz Pianist Reacts" video for the great Stevie Wonder, I'm sure you'd have a ball analyzing his music.

[@MemTMCR]

Everyone always expect less of people in the past. Merely because they had nought what we have today. But you've always got to remember people have always been people, making what their hearts want. And a lot of people want to make beautiful, complicated, things. be that movies, music, or literature.

[@Sebasmcs]

Brian Willson was ahead of his time truly a composer to give the beatles a run for their money

[@user-tc7lb6rr4r]

Both bands used to look forward to each other dropping their next album, have their minds blown and then write their own next awesome album inspired by what they had heard! 👍

[@Sebasmcs]

Yup i think rubber soul or revolver inspired petsounds and that inspired freaking sgt peppers soo yup

[@jamesonalford2028]

I listened to “Still Cruisin” for the first time in like 25 years and was blown away by how much more complex the music was than I remembered. I was hoping someone in Music KZbin would talk about The Beach Boys, and here you are!

[@DrJoshGuitar]

Your excitement is infectious.

[@coovgroove715]

I’ve always compared Brian Wilson to Irving Berlin: totally musically unschooled, yet possessing an uncanny natural melodic gift. And unlike Berlin, Brian has another weapon in his arsenal: a Bach-level genius for harmony and counterpoint.

[@JonoNZBoardGamer]

I knew In My Room from listening to Jacob Collier (after you introduced me to him with 'Time alone with you'). I had no idea he was covering the Beach Boys! It's such a great interesting song

[@rectangleboy]

Have you done an Avengers/Marvel music video yet??

[@MyName-nx1jj]

Perhaps my first musical memory was hearing surfer girl on the AM radio while at Newport Beach. I was probably three years old at the time which would have been about 1965. Been a big fan ever since!

[@Immafuggin182]

Heroes and Villains is my favorite Beach Boys song. Amazing harmonies and just fun to listen to!

[@bmxbear729]

You’re under arrest!

[@Glicksman1]

"Don't Worry Baby" on "Shut Down Volume 2",.March 1964 and the B-side of "I Get Around" as the BB's masterpiece until "Good Vibrations". DWB still stands out as one the greatest pop recordings of the early1960s. Just breathtakingly fine, and reportedly, the band played all the instruments on it.

[@kavvg3805]

Check out "The Beatles" next, some really great stuff there IMO

[@emericalb]

I think I’ve heard about that band once in the past

[@majesthijmenii1976]

Never heard of those guys... Must be pretty underground?

[@respectfils5896]

Oh my god ! For me it's the beautifulest music ever ! Bossa nova type are so perfect and sixties music in general. Thank's Charles Cornell to decrypt all of this !

[@_thomas1031]

I SAW THIS COVER A FEW WEEKS AGO! Had to show it to my Pops who LOVES the beach boys🤣

[@micaiahkuhl6973]

4:30 did you just transpose The Girl from Ipanema on the fly off the top of your head?? Gosh dang it. That's got to be one of the most frustratingly talented things I've seen in a long time.

[@derpydudes7814]

Well that kinda is jazz piano... The standards are numbers instead of chord names so they can transpose to any key so just do the same to The Girl from Ipanema:)