A lot of music experts say this song changed music for all time because they were doing rifts, jams, and vocals that noone else had ever tried and they made them work and then everybody was following suit and doing their own versions, and they worked for them. Good Vibrations is one of the best songs The Beach Boys ever did.
So innovative! I seem to remember Brian Wilson saying that the Beatles were winning the race for new sounds at one time, referencing Strawberry Fields I think?
Using a Therimin. Those who don’t know should Google Leon Theremin.Interesting story about his life and the machine. I played one at the Pavik Museum in Mn.
Most expensive single ever recorded as it took months ... and months. They recorded it in sections and spliced them together, so really the precursor to non linear editors.
And weird Brian Wilson thought, “If that’s the best song ever written I’ll never top it, so my career is all downhill from here. The good part is over.”
I finally got my own room about the same time this song came out '63 or '64. I could so relate, I had two younger sisters I couldn't stand at the time, lol.
'In My Room' is so unbelievably beautiful. It's haunting and comforting at the same time. It's one of the most accurate depiction of loneliness ever displayed in music. Brian Wilson is a genius. Thank you for reacting to The Beach Boys, they are one of my favorite bands. Brian Wilson is known as the Mozart of the 20th century due to writing complete albums in his head.
As I understand it, The Beatles released "There's a Place" in 1963 and within a few months The Beach Boys released the very similar feeling "In My Room". Brian Wilson and the writing duo Lennon and McCartney were mutual admirers often seeking to emulate one another's creative mastery of the craft. "In My Room" is reportedly Wilson's attempt to match the mood of that Beatles tune in his own style.
@@stevesilsby5288 McCartney was amazed at Brian Wilson's depth of sound and layering and it inspired them to make more complex music. A child of the 70s I heard in my room in the 80s and it was my go to song, in my room, after a tough day at school.
Brian Wilson was the genius behind The Beach Boys. He and his brother came from both a musical background and a violent and abusive childhood at the hands of their father. When Brian, who wrote and composed the music, was a kid, his dad once slapped him so hard in the head that it left Brian partially deaf in one ear. Today, Brian is recognized as a true genius among fellow musicians. The Beatles had always considered The Beach Boys their greatest “competition”.
@@marknorris1381 it really is. I’m 41 and my patents took us around the country seeing then when I was super young. There were different members from time to time, but I’ve seen them over 70 times in my life. My parents are amazing! They gave us the best childhood. True hippies and travelers, and they had three kids and took all of us along to concerts and music festivals along the country. Blessed, for sure!!!
Yet the other two have gone and he's still here. The longest surviving Wilson brother is the one we never expected to live this long because of his problems.
As a Gen X California girl I can tell you that The Beach Boys were still played everywhere (especially in California). I can think of a lot of movies that use their music. They were one of the biggest groups in history. Just a few years ago I bought a hot rod Christmas ornament for my father-in-law that plays Little Deuce Coupe.
"Sloop John B" is a killer song from the same sessions that produced this one, and is in a lot of movies. "God Only Knows" is what Paul McCartney calls 'the perfect song'.
This version of "Sloop John B" is absolutely AMAZING!!.. And the fact that it was recorded live makes it even better :) ua-cam.com/video/gx5PVjsRamk/v-deo.html
@@ZacCostilla My favorite version is from The Weavers, but I hear you. I really like The Beach Boys, but I never cared for their version of that particular song.
The Beatles were blown away by this song, in fact, the entire album. Their harmonies were perfection and their songs always made me happy. THANKS for reacting to The Beach Boys!!
@@commenter90909 Smile was recorded before Sgt. Pepper and they went to visit Brian at his house and were played some of it, which got Paul think about Sgt. Pepper on the flight home
@@commenter90909 Smiley Smile was a hash up, Brian had written a masterpiece called Smile the rest of the Beach Boys hated it, which caused Brian's breakdown, so they hashed together Smiley Smile instead, BIG MISTAKE
The Beach Boys got so trippy when Brian learned his way around a studio! God Only Knows is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded, you guys should listen to it when you get the chance.
This - Good Vibrations - is their all-time masterpiece. And when you talk of "Good vibes", it was this song that introduced this new expression into the English language. Timeless, and still exciting!
This is considered one of the best produced songs in rock and roll history. Brian Wilson the basic leader of the band produced it. He was considered a genius in the studio.
@@shawnsnow2655 Although Surfin USA never became a number one hit, it stayed near the top of the charts long enough that I think it was the top song of 1963. God Only Knows wasn’t a hit in 1966 in the US. It was a hit in the UK. Nowadays it’s considered to be a classic
I love watching the two of you because you seem to really enjoy each other,,,,,no competition between you,,,,it's a real pleasure to be part of your group!!!
“Good Vibrations” probably is their most famous song, but they had many other great songs. I would suggest “Sloop John B”. In fact I think I’ll go listen to that song right now. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is also really good.
Oh by the way, you mentioned "was their video of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra , that I always loved, I believe you will too!!! I believe the song" Something stupid"?
The Beatles and The Beach Boys kept battling and changing music in those days. Each record broke barriers in new ways, and the listening public got the full benefit of that competition
This is quite simply, a masterpiece. I remember when this dropped in 1966....so innovative and ground breaking. They were the masters of harmony, don’t think anyone has ever come close. God Only Knows is a must, Darlin, Heroes and Villains, Friends, Breakaway......so many. Also, if you get the chance, check out the acapella version of Good Vibrations by Wilson Phillips......stunning.
Imagine those days, you listened this masterpice en 1966 and then the Beatles realeased REVOLVER, maybe the best album ever made, what a wonderful Year Sir!
Brian Wilson is a musical genius! This song is considered one of the most important works of the rock era. Unfortunately he suffers from severe mental health issues, and it was during one of his early breakdowns that he worked on the album Pet Sounds, such a legendary and influential album. You should really look into his story. “God Only Knows” next please 🙏🏼
I heard on a satellite radio station years ago a recording session of just their vocals, and it floored me! I knew those dude could sing, but it was incredible
Listened to Pet Sounds all of the way through for the first time in years last week. Got to “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” and had tears streaming down my face. What a beautiful soul Brian Wilson is.
The next Beach Boys song needs to be "God Only Knows". The highlight track from their legendary "Pet Sounds" album, which is probably one of the best 5 albums ever made.
Brian Wilson said that The Beatles' Rubber Soul album inspired Pet Sounds, and John Lennon said that Pet Sounds inspired the Sgt Pepper album. I grew up loving both those bands.
Just like the Beatles, the Beach Boys grew by leaps and bounds within a year or two -- 1966 seems to be a watershed year when the Hippie era started to flower and popular music got experimental & psychedelic. Brian Wilson was so talented.
They did a song called "Help, Help Me, Rhonda." My real name is Rhonda and I've had that song sung to me by many amateurs. But I do like the song, only one I can think of with my name in it. The genius Brian Wilson wrote Good Vibrations, it's a masterpiece.
I know about being sung to. My name is Sally and when I was young older people used to sing Sally by Gracy Fields (1930,s) then back in the nineties it was Oasis look back in anger. Just waiting for the next one.
This one may be their MOST famous hit, but you really need to hear a lot more of their biggest songs tyo appreciate the genius of Brian Wilson. Certainly God Only Knows and Wouldn't it be Nice are two of the best. Their longevity as a band is amazing and there are so many different periods in their music to sample. Incidentally, Brian Wilson was the first to incorporate the electronic instrument called the "theramin" into a pop song, long before it was used to make that "alien" (ha!) music you recognize.
Although refered to as a Theremin, it's not really technically a Theremin, which would be controlled without actually touching it, and requires a very specialist technique to play it properly. The one used on 'Good vibrations' may sound the same, but it was an 'Electro-Theremin' and it's pitch was controlled by turning a control knob.
"Good Vibrations" is arguably the Beach Boys' greatest hit, but they have plenty of other good songs. Since you like songs that tell stories, I would recommend "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Sloop John B." Also, try "Kokomo" if you want to hear the hit they had in the 1980s, long after their other hits.
That reminds me of the group The Kinks. Everyone's heard 'You Really Got Me', a big hit in its own right at the time and you think that's their sound and what they're about. But like The Beach Boys they evolved their sound and evolved it very quickly.
You guys are fantastic! 5:55 is the look The Beach Boys wanted everyone to have and feel when you listened to their music! In my opinion the greatest harmony group ever!
I've only discovered y'all the past week and I'm already in love with you guys. That "alien" sound, which is throughout the song not just at the end, is from a musical instrument called a theramin. It's like an antenna that makes different sounds the closer/farther your hand gets from it. Check it out. Also, I nominate "Sloop John B." as your next Beach Boys song.
As a kid growing up in the UK I listened to my older cousins playing The Beach Boys and I knew I wanted to live in California. Fast forward a few years and I now live in San Francisco. I love your appreciation of the music. Your children are so lucky to have parents who are open and appreciate good music from every generation.
@@micheleromero6538 Funny story: My teen daughter and I were in the car, having another one of our constant arguments, when Kokomo came on the radio. We both stopped arguing, and sang along. (Of course, once the song was over, she started arguing with me again, lol. Teens, lol)
Brian Wilson, the Oldest brother of Carl and Dennis, is a musical genius. He wrote 99.9% of The Beach Boys music and his is the highest voice you hear. When the Beatles put out Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Brian was totally blown away and to counter them he wrote the Pet Sounds album which blew Paul McCartney away.
Right idea, but it was actually the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" that blew Brian Wilson away and caused him to write "Pet Sounds". Then THAT blew away Paul McCartney and influenced him to write his material for "Sgt. Pepper".
It took Brian Wilson six months of studio time and about ten times the cost of a normal 45 record to get this on wax. It is pieced together from countless multiple sessions. Brian had the vision in his head and managed to actually get it down somewhat close to what he was hearing. Kudos to the studio musicians who put up with him for all that work.
Music historians consider "Good Vibrations" to be one of the best-composed songs in the history of popular music. The primary songwriter was Brian Wilson, who was famously obsessive. The band recorded over 90 hours of music for this song, then distilled it all down to the three and half minutes that you hear. It was, at the time, the most expensive song ever recorded, in terms of studio time and resources. Also, the "alien vibes" comment by Amber was a great call. The instrument you're hearing there is called a Theramin synthsizer. It was used in old sci fi movies to make spooky noises!
Indeed a scifi instrument. I know it the best from the theme from Doctor Who. I have heard it played live with an 80 member "philharmonic" orchestra in London, and the theremin was played there, of course.
When Amber said it was "like a little play," she described it perfectly. This song is like a symphony, with different movements that are like acts in a play. When you realize this was 1966, long before electronic studios, it's even more mind-blowing. By the way, the instruments were played by "The Wrecking Crew," considered by most people in the industry to be the BEST group of studio musicians in music history. They played on hundreds of top-40 hits in the 1960s and '70s, beginning with Phil Spector's "wall of sound" in the early 1960s (songs like "Be My Baby").
“Surfin” was their first record. By the time they got to “Good Vibrations” Brian Wilson had developed the clout that allowed him to experiment with his music. “Good Vibrations” is an absolute masterpiece and Brian Wilson is a genius.
The "alien sound" is a theramin. It's one of the first electronic instruments. You can hear it in a lot of old scifi movies from the '50's, like The Day The Earth Stood Still. Pretty cool! Thanks for the good tunes!
The 60s also gave us the great Motown sound. The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Little Eva, Little Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, etc. The it songs are still with us today.
"God Only Knows" is their masterpiece .... and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a favorite of mine. Having said that, I was never a Beach Boys fan .... but the two songs I mentioned here were just SO beautifully written and recorded, I definitely was (and am) a fan of those.
It’s definitely a word, just a very old word that was brought back into common use, probably by this song. Latin word is excitationem (from excitare), and the modern spelling comes from the Ancient French word excitation. Means (well obviously) to arouse, stir up, excite. ❤
I was so lucky to be a teenager in the 60s. Not only did we have great music from the British groups, but we also had the fun, happy go lucky beach music. As a native Californian, this sound from the Beach Boys was amazing. You picked a very famous song. Much has been written how unique "Good Vibrations" was for it's time. It is a classic. Thanks.💕
You guys bring the good vibes … with beautiful smiles and great spirits. Like The Beach Boys, you bring a ray of sunshine into this sometimes bleak world. Well done and best wishes.
Thank you for doing another from this legendary band. The alien sound is a Therimin. They cheered people up and still make them smile and tap their feet. Listen to the harmonies. It’s magic. Good Vibrations was their biggest hit, amongst many. God Only Knows Don’t Worry Baby Wouldn’t It Be Nice Darlin’ Warmth of the Sun Kokomo California Girls Wild Honey I Get Around Breakaway Please
Most in my generation grew up with their parents playing the Beetles. My folks were into the Beach Boys so to me this is my childhood. You must go to "Only God Knows" Paul McCartney's all time favorite song.
Like Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys' music has been used in a lot of soundtracks, here's a few. "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Kokomo", "Sloop John B", "Help Me, Rhonda", "God Only Knows", "Don't Worry Baby", "In My Room", "I Get Around", "I Can Hear Music", "California Girls", "Barbara Ann", Surfer Girl", When I Grow Up (To be a Man)", Catch A Wave", The Warmth of the Sun".
I still remember where I was, whom I was with, the time of day and year when I first heard this song and had my little middle school brain blown. The song had just been released that week.
'Pet Sounds' one of the most influential albums in Rock n Roll history. It inspired the Beatles to do 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' -because of it's recording techniques, sound & 60.s for its "ambitious production, sophisticated music, and emotional lyric content."
This song was recorded many years after" Surfin USA". Their sound had greatly evolved during those years and was much more sophisticated sound wise. Surfin USA was one of their very first recordings. If you like these more involed songs listen to God Only Knows" or Wouldn't it be nice"
They kinda disappeared through the 70s and 80s until the movie Cocktail came out with a new song by them called “Kokomo” which put them back on everyone’s radar.
You’re pretty much right, but they still had a good fan base thru 74’&75’ when I saw them. Their “Holland” album had a different style ( maybe since they were over there smoking lots of hash !), but it was okay. They were still in the lineup with 5 other big name bands at a big festival I went to in 75’ and even were the final act that night.
@@vinnygi they asked... Numbers, stats don't lie. Maybe not your opinion and NOT MINE either. I'm a Petrolholic so I prefer songs like "I Get Around" and "Little Duce Coupe" myself.
I-I love the colorful clothes she wears And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair I hear the sound of a gentle word On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air. Beautiful
The ultimate feel good band! As a coach, I think Jay would appreciate “Be True to your School”. It would be hard to determine their biggest hit, there were sooooo many! Please add the girl’s trio Wilson Phillips to your list. Two of them are the daughters who of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and one of them is the daughter if John and Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and Papas).
Yes the BB had so many great songs it's hard to rate them! Some of my favorites are Barbara Ann, I Get Around, Shut Down, Sloop John B, Fun Fun, Fun, and Dance Dance Dance as well as Good Vibrations.
@@StevenQ74 I watched that Wrecking Crew docu last weekend and was blown away. I knew they had lots of "members" but didn't realize they had enough to probably fill 10 bands or more. Before watching it I only knew about Hal Blaine and Glen Campbell.
I wonder if those same people criticize Phil Spector's Wall of Sound back in the day because the studio would be packed with musicians. Granted Spector songs probably didn't take six months to produce from beginning to end.
Recorded in 1966, "Good Vibrations" was the costliest single song produced up to that time. The eerie sounding instrument you hear is called a theremin pronounced thair uh min. This is my favorite song of theirs and has been considered one of the most important songs in the rock era by virtually all critics. Their album "Pet Sounds" is considered a masterpiece.
Love you guys! So much fun sharing music with you! For Beach Boys, highly recommend "Warmth of the Sun", "In My Room", and "Caroline, No". Great stuff!
I still remember as a four year old kid in the 70's climbing into my dad's International Travelall that had an 8-track player, and the only cassette we had was the Beach Boys. This was the only song I wanted to listen to on the tape! My dad growlingly called them "the Beach Bums" and popped the tape out! I called the the "Beach Boys!" and pushed the tape back in! We went back and forth a few times before we got out of the car, but I could tell that even if my dad didn't care for the tune, he was mainly just having fun with me! One of my earliest memories!
"Don't Worry Baby" is a must listen.
YES! 👍
I concur!
SUUUCH an underrated song! The break in the middle really hits a nerve despite its minimalism.
Yes! It’s my all-time favorite Beach Boys song! Listen to “Don’t Worry Baby!”
YES! And Darlin’!
Their big hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a must listen!!!!!
You know it! 👍
Yessss!
It would.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Exactly right. Their best song
A lot of music experts say this song changed music for all time because they were doing rifts, jams, and vocals that noone else had ever tried and they made them work and then everybody was following suit and doing their own versions, and they worked for them. Good Vibrations is one of the best songs The Beach Boys ever did.
So innovative! I seem to remember Brian Wilson saying that the Beatles were winning the race for new sounds at one time, referencing Strawberry Fields I think?
Not just the best Beach Boys song but the best of all time
Paul McCartney said it changed the Beatles to the point where it made them up their game to produce Sgt peppers. That's huge!
Nope... I is Kokomo!!! UHHKAAY!!!
And of course The Beach Boys were doing the 'wall of sound' with producer Phil Spector, where the background was layers and layers of sound.
Let's take a moment to think about how layered and well produced this song is, long before computers were used in the production of music!
Using a Therimin. Those who don’t know should Google Leon Theremin.Interesting story about his life and the machine. I played one at the Pavik Museum in Mn.
Most expensive single ever recorded as it took months ... and months. They recorded it in sections and spliced them together, so really the precursor to non linear editors.
"God only knows" by The Beach Boys. Paul McCartney once said that it was the best song ever written.
Olivia Newton-John did this one too.
And weird Brian Wilson thought, “If that’s the best song ever written I’ll never top it, so my career is all downhill from here. The good part is over.”
@@lathedauphinot6820 Yeah, except Good Vibrations was AFTER God Only Knows.
@@dlcalbaugh yeah but it sucked ass
Paul said, "He wished he had written God Only Knows".
‘In my Room’ is a true delight by The Beach Boys.
I love this song
I finally got my own room about the same time this song came out '63 or '64. I could so relate, I had two younger sisters I couldn't stand at the time, lol.
Or "Lonely Sea", :) .
My favorite Beach Boys song. Never gets old.
@@sundayze I needed my own room when my 4 older sibs were out in the world and it was just me left.
Another worthwhile listening are “Don’t Worry Baby,” and “Sloop John B.”
'In My Room' is so unbelievably beautiful. It's haunting and comforting at the same time. It's one of the most accurate depiction of loneliness ever displayed in music. Brian Wilson is a genius. Thank you for reacting to The Beach Boys, they are one of my favorite bands. Brian Wilson is known as the Mozart of the 20th century due to writing complete albums in his head.
Absolutely!!!
As I understand it, The Beatles released "There's a Place" in 1963 and within a few months The Beach Boys released the very similar feeling "In My Room".
Brian Wilson and the writing duo Lennon and McCartney were mutual admirers often seeking to emulate one another's creative mastery of the craft. "In My Room" is reportedly Wilson's attempt to match the mood of that Beatles tune in his own style.
Yes, I so identified with "In My Room" when I felt lonely when I was a teen back then.
@@stevesilsby5288 McCartney was amazed at Brian Wilson's depth of sound and layering and it inspired them to make more complex music. A child of the 70s I heard in my room in the 80s and it was my go to song, in my room, after a tough day at school.
So is warmth of the sun.
God Only Knows by the Beach Boys is the best love song evah!
“Don’t Worry Baby” and “God Only Knows”. Absolutely wonderful!
Yes 100%!!!!!
Brian Wilson was the genius behind The Beach Boys. He and his brother came from both a musical background and a violent and abusive childhood at the hands of their father. When Brian, who wrote and composed the music, was a kid, his dad once slapped him so hard in the head that it left Brian partially deaf in one ear. Today, Brian is recognized as a true genius among fellow musicians. The Beatles had always considered The Beach Boys their greatest “competition”.
Brian's father was brutal.
The story of Brian's utter musical genius, his descent into drugs, his paranoia and mental breakdown, and recovery...seems too crazy to be true.
I've always believed this is one of the greatest songs written in popular music. A testimony to Wilson's genius.
@@marknorris1381 it really is. I’m 41 and my patents took us around the country seeing then when I was super young. There were different members from time to time, but I’ve seen them over 70 times in my life. My parents are amazing! They gave us the best childhood. True hippies and travelers, and they had three kids and took all of us along to concerts and music festivals along the country. Blessed, for sure!!!
Yet the other two have gone and he's still here.
The longest surviving Wilson brother is the one we never expected to live this long because of his problems.
As a Gen X California girl I can tell you that The Beach Boys were still played everywhere (especially in California). I can think of a lot of movies that use their music. They were one of the biggest groups in history. Just a few years ago I bought a hot rod Christmas ornament for my father-in-law that plays Little Deuce Coupe.
God Only Knows . . . The whole album Pet Sounds is considered a masterpiece.
It certainly was - it was considered as an equal to Sgt. Pepper's Heart Club Band by the Beatles
Absolutely. Gotta hear you guys listen to God only knows. Their crowning riff
"considered"? It IS a masterpiece!
Yes ++++++++++++
Is that the one with "in My Room"? I think that's my favorite Beach Boys.
"Sloop John B" is a killer song from the same sessions that produced this one, and is in a lot of movies. "God Only Knows" is what Paul McCartney calls 'the perfect song'.
Sloop John B is my favorite Beach Boys tune
I much prefer the Kingston Trio version of “Sloop John B”. It’s true to the Caribbean folk roots, and The Beach Boys version is pure pop.
This version of "Sloop John B" is absolutely AMAZING!!.. And the fact that it was recorded live makes it even better :) ua-cam.com/video/gx5PVjsRamk/v-deo.html
@@ZacCostilla My favorite version is from The Weavers, but I hear you. I really like The Beach Boys, but I never cared for their version of that particular song.
The Beatles were blown away by this song, in fact, the entire album. Their harmonies were perfection and their songs always made me happy. THANKS for reacting to The Beach Boys!!
You are so right some say it motivated them to write Sargent Pepper
@@carrabellicuspThey were motivated by their previous album, Pet Sounds. Smiley Smile was released after Sgt. Peppers.
@@commenter90909 Smile was recorded before Sgt. Pepper and they went to visit Brian at his house and were played some of it, which got Paul think about Sgt. Pepper on the flight home
@@commenter90909 Smiley Smile was a hash up, Brian had written a masterpiece called Smile the rest of the Beach Boys hated it, which caused Brian's breakdown, so they hashed together Smiley Smile instead, BIG MISTAKE
Did the Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham call Pet Sounds the best pop album he ever heard?
The complexity of this song's composition is just mind-blowing. Brian Wilson was a bonafide musical genius.
It's a paradox. So much happens in three minutes, but listeners can still follow along every step of the way. That was the genius of Brian Wilson.
The Beach Boys got so trippy when Brian learned his way around a studio! God Only Knows is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded, you guys should listen to it when you get the chance.
Lori Morgan's version with them is pretty good too.
Nope I'm wrong. It's Don't Worry Baby she sing with them.
One of the best produced songs in history. Entire textbooks have been written about this song. Crazy good.
Yeah, VERY influential song. Kind of changed the way music was made.
Unprecedented for recordings at the time. Brian really used the studio as an instrument. I love this song!
Defo
This - Good Vibrations - is their all-time masterpiece. And when you talk of "Good vibes", it was this song that introduced this new expression into the English language. Timeless, and still exciting!
Music producers, still come back to this for inspiration!! A classic!
This is considered one of the best produced songs in rock and roll history. Brian Wilson the basic leader of the band produced it. He was considered a genius in the studio.
'God only knows", "Wouldn't it be nice" and "Caroline no" are 3 more excellent songs by them. And "Sloop John B" is fun. Thanks!
Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Especially the first two.
Sloop John B!❤️
California Girls
And don't forget the gem of "Heroes and Villians".
Beach boys 409
I could be wrong, but I think their biggest hit was "California Girls."
Probably Kokomo
Surprisingly, California Girls didn’t reach #1.
I would say, either Surfin USA or God Only Knows.
@@shawnsnow2655 The Beach Boys had four #1 Hits. Kokomo, I get around, Help me Rhonda and Good Vibrations
@@shawnsnow2655 Although Surfin USA never became a number one hit, it stayed near the top of the charts long enough that I think it was the top song of 1963.
God Only Knows wasn’t a hit in 1966 in the US. It was a hit in the UK. Nowadays it’s considered to be a classic
Brian Wilson is a legend genius! Their harmonies are like heavenly! ❤
I love watching the two of you because you seem to really enjoy each other,,,,,no competition between you,,,,it's a real pleasure to be part of your group!!!
“Good Vibrations” probably is their most famous song, but they had many other great songs. I would suggest “Sloop John B”. In fact I think I’ll go listen to that song right now. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is also really good.
Check out the Fendertones doing all Beach Boys...Sloop John B is amazing...
I vividly remember in my youth those Sunkist Soda commercials with Good Vibrations back in the late 70’s early 80’s
Oh by the way, you mentioned "was their video of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra , that I always loved, I believe you will too!!! I believe the song" Something stupid"?
Did you hear Me First and the Gimmie Gimmie's cover of Sloop John B? Absolute 🔥🔥🔥
According to Chart History "Kokomo" was their biggest Hit. My favorite two are "I Get Around" and "Little Deuce Coupe" because I'm a Petrolholic!
The Beatles and The Beach Boys kept battling and changing music in those days. Each record broke barriers in new ways, and the listening public got the full benefit of that competition
This is quite simply, a masterpiece. I remember when this dropped in 1966....so innovative and ground breaking. They were the masters of harmony, don’t think anyone has ever come close. God Only Knows is a must, Darlin, Heroes and Villains, Friends, Breakaway......so many. Also, if you get the chance, check out the acapella version of Good Vibrations by Wilson Phillips......stunning.
Imagine those days, you listened this masterpice en 1966 and then the Beatles realeased REVOLVER, maybe the best album ever made, what a wonderful Year Sir!
Brian Wilson is a musical genius! This song is considered one of the most important works of the rock era. Unfortunately he suffers from severe mental health issues, and it was during one of his early breakdowns that he worked on the album Pet Sounds, such a legendary and influential album. You should really look into his story. “God Only Knows” next please 🙏🏼
Yeah, and it is also interesting with their rivalry with The Beatles.
I heard on a satellite radio station years ago a recording session of just their vocals, and it floored me! I knew those dude could sing, but it was incredible
@@bearofthunder Rubber Soul was an inspiration for Pet Sounds which then inspired St Pepper
Listened to Pet Sounds all of the way through for the first time in years last week. Got to “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” and had tears streaming down my face. What a beautiful soul Brian Wilson is.
@@pattyestrada6 Which then inspired ‘SMILE’, with “Good Vibrations” as the centerpiece.
The next Beach Boys song needs to be "God Only Knows". The highlight track from their legendary "Pet Sounds" album, which is probably one of the best 5 albums ever made.
Brian Wilson said that The Beatles' Rubber Soul album inspired Pet Sounds, and John Lennon said that Pet Sounds inspired the Sgt Pepper album. I grew up loving both those bands.
Great song. Pls do this
For the ultimate Beach Boys v. Beatles battle, listen to 'California Girls' (Beach Boys) and then 'Back in the U.S.S.R.' (Beatles)
I can not even imagine dreaming up a masterpiece like this, Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney in my opinion two of the greatest songwriters ever!
Just like the Beatles, the Beach Boys grew by leaps and bounds within a year or two -- 1966 seems to be a watershed year when the Hippie era started to flower and popular music got experimental & psychedelic. Brian Wilson was so talented.
They did a song called "Help, Help Me, Rhonda." My real name is Rhonda and I've had that song sung to me by many amateurs. But I do like the song, only one I can think of with my name in it. The genius Brian Wilson wrote Good Vibrations, it's a masterpiece.
I know about being sung to. My name is Sally and when I was young older people used to sing Sally by Gracy Fields (1930,s) then back in the nineties it was Oasis look back in anger. Just waiting for the next one.
Mustang Sally
This one may be their MOST famous hit, but you really need to hear a lot more of their biggest songs tyo appreciate the genius of Brian Wilson. Certainly God Only Knows and Wouldn't it be Nice are two of the best. Their longevity as a band is amazing and there are so many different periods in their music to sample. Incidentally, Brian Wilson was the first to incorporate the electronic instrument called the "theramin" into a pop song, long before it was used to make that "alien" (ha!) music you recognize.
Although refered to as a Theremin, it's not really technically a Theremin, which would be controlled without actually touching it, and requires a very specialist technique to play it properly. The one used on 'Good vibrations' may sound the same, but it was an 'Electro-Theremin' and it's pitch was controlled by turning a control knob.
Yes, but the instrument has been used in old classic horror films for many years.
For real theremin music see Bernard Herrman film scores or the music to the British detective series Midsomet Murders.
"Good Vibrations" is arguably the Beach Boys' greatest hit, but they have plenty of other good songs. Since you like songs that tell stories, I would recommend "Fun, Fun, Fun" and "Sloop John B." Also, try "Kokomo" if you want to hear the hit they had in the 1980s, long after their other hits.
"Kokomo" set a record for the longest gap between #1 hits by a given group. It was also their first 2 million seller.
This song is considered genius, as he can hear and “see” songs and music like most people cannot. Truly brilliant!
Kokomo is pretty much one of the more classic example of beach boys as it gets.
Kokomo is as commercial Beach Boys as it gets!
Kokomo is about as far away from classic Beach Boys as you can get. It's from the Cocktail soundtrack, and it sounds extremely 80's.
Surfin USA was at the beginning of the Beach Boys and this song is what they evolved into years later. The genius of Brian Wilson.
I was thinking about him, too. Such a sad story to happen to such a genius.
@@myrevival4325 Yet he is still performing and too me that is a testament to his character.
The tune for "Surfin USA" was actually Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen"
That reminds me of the group The Kinks. Everyone's heard 'You Really Got Me', a big hit in its own right at the time and you think that's their sound and what they're about. But like The Beach Boys they evolved their sound and evolved it very quickly.
What planets have aligned that brings me to your channel!? ✌🏼Some good vibrations right here.
You two are so damn adorable!
I LOVE MUSIC!!!!! 🎻🎷🎺🎹🥁
You guys are fantastic! 5:55 is the look The Beach Boys wanted everyone to have and feel when you listened to their music! In my opinion the greatest harmony group ever!
Brian Wilson was a musical genius.
IS a musical genius!
The next Beach Boys song you should listen to is "God Only Knows". You will love Carl Wilson's voice!
One of the few contemporary musicians who got other musicians to write a song about him-“Brian Wilson” by Bare Naked Ladies is great.
@@rachelharrison7961 Sad song but a tribute no doubt.
"God Only Knows" an incredible classic of theirs and one of the best pop songs of the 20th Century.
I've only discovered y'all the past week and I'm already in love with you guys. That "alien" sound, which is throughout the song not just at the end, is from a musical instrument called a theramin. It's like an antenna that makes different sounds the closer/farther your hand gets from it. Check it out. Also, I nominate "Sloop John B." as your next Beach Boys song.
As a kid growing up in the UK I listened to my older cousins playing The Beach Boys and I knew I wanted to live in California. Fast forward a few years and I now live in San Francisco. I love your appreciation of the music. Your children are so lucky to have parents who are open and appreciate good music from every generation.
I'm curious, what's it like there? I've been briefly further south, and my heart wants to go back
Beach Boys: “God Only Knows”, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”, “Kokomo”, “California Girls”, “Good Timin’”. All fantastic.
Kokomo is my personal favorite.
California Girls sounds like a bubblegum pop song and in some ways it is but it’s the best written, arranged & played pop song ever
That song at the end of American Grafetti...All Summer Long.
@@micheleromero6538 Funny story: My teen daughter and I were in the car, having another one of our constant arguments, when Kokomo came on the radio. We both stopped arguing, and sang along. (Of course, once the song was over, she started arguing with me again, lol. Teens, lol)
Don't forget Ba ba ba - ba Barbaran
Brian Wilson, the Oldest brother of Carl and Dennis, is a musical genius. He wrote 99.9% of The Beach Boys music and his is the highest voice you hear. When the Beatles put out Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Brian was totally blown away and to counter them he wrote the Pet Sounds album which blew Paul McCartney away.
Right idea, but it was actually the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" that blew Brian Wilson away and caused him to write "Pet Sounds". Then THAT blew away Paul McCartney and influenced him to write his material for "Sgt. Pepper".
@@damienhenning541 and then came ‘SMILE’…
@@lathedauphinot6820 Yeah, I know about "Smile", but wasn't it unreleased until recently?
@@damienhenning541 You’re correct. My mistake.
@@DavidKing-ut9wr Hey, you knew the general concept (more than most), just off on the details. Have a great day!
Every instrument and every voice is an absolute masterpiece, I wonder how many copies of the single were sold, one of the greatest songs of all time
It took Brian Wilson six months of studio time and about ten times the cost of a normal 45 record to get this on wax. It is pieced together from countless multiple sessions. Brian had the vision in his head and managed to actually get it down somewhat close to what he was hearing. Kudos to the studio musicians who put up with him for all that work.
The next Beach Boys song you should listen to is "God Only Knows". You will love Carl Wilson's voice!
Absolutely yes. Paul McCartney considered that the greatest rock song of all times.
I always remember an episode of The Wonder Years when they player it❤️
YESSSSSSSS!!!
Yes! Carl sings the verses on this one. His voice is so angelic!
Sloop John B!!!!! Yes!
Music historians consider "Good Vibrations" to be one of the best-composed songs in the history of popular music. The primary songwriter was Brian Wilson, who was famously obsessive.
The band recorded over 90 hours of music for this song, then distilled it all down to the three and half minutes that you hear.
It was, at the time, the most expensive song ever recorded, in terms of studio time and resources.
Also, the "alien vibes" comment by Amber was a great call. The instrument you're hearing there is called a Theramin synthsizer. It was used in old sci fi movies to make spooky noises!
"most expensive song ever recorded" - worth every cent!
Indeed a scifi instrument. I know it the best from the theme from Doctor Who. I have heard it played live with an 80 member "philharmonic" orchestra in London, and the theremin was played there, of course.
When Amber said it was "like a little play," she described it perfectly. This song is like a symphony, with different movements that are like acts in a play. When you realize this was 1966, long before electronic studios, it's even more mind-blowing. By the way, the instruments were played by "The Wrecking Crew," considered by most people in the industry to be the BEST group of studio musicians in music history. They played on hundreds of top-40 hits in the 1960s and '70s, beginning with Phil Spector's "wall of sound" in the early 1960s (songs like "Be My Baby").
“Surfin” was their first record. By the time they got to “Good Vibrations” Brian Wilson had developed the clout that allowed him to experiment with his music. “Good Vibrations” is an absolute masterpiece and Brian Wilson is a genius.
The bridge in this song is considered to be the most perfect bridge in all of music history. You guys were clearly captivated by it.
The "alien sound" is a theramin. It's one of the first electronic instruments. You can hear it in a lot of old scifi movies from the '50's, like The Day The Earth Stood Still. Pretty cool! Thanks for the good tunes!
The guy who made that sound was my wife's music teacher at UCLA way back when. They asked him to tour with them, and he said no.
There is literally an app for that! At least on Android. Turn your phone into a Theremin!
Also used to good effect by Arthur Honegger in his oratorio " Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher".
Thank you! I almost strained my noodle trying to remember the theramin! I kept thinking, "Vibraphone. No, that's not it!"
@@robertcartier5088 thanks allot! Lol! Now I've wasted hours playing this app
When this song was recorded, 23 different instruments were used. It is a masterpiece of American music.
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Those key changes. And lead vocal,s. And 5 part harmonies!
The 60s also gave us the great Motown sound. The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, Little Eva, Little Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, etc. The it songs are still with us today.
Definitely Southern California vibes. Their best song IMO.
"God Only Knows" is their masterpiece .... and "Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a favorite of mine. Having said that, I was never a Beach Boys fan .... but the two songs I mentioned here were just SO beautifully written and recorded, I definitely was (and am) a fan of those.
“Excitations” isn’t even a word but it completely gets the point across!
It’s definitely a word, just a very old word that was brought back into common use, probably by this song. Latin word is excitationem (from excitare), and the modern spelling comes from the Ancient French word excitation.
Means (well obviously) to arouse, stir up, excite.
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Cali vibes! ❤
Wouldn't it be nice, I get around, California Girls, Kokomo
I was so lucky to be a teenager in the 60s. Not only did we have great music from the British groups, but we also had the fun, happy go lucky beach music. As a native Californian, this sound from the Beach Boys was amazing. You picked a very famous song. Much has been written how unique "Good Vibrations" was for it's time. It is a classic. Thanks.💕
theyve absolutely heard this song, every kid knows this song today.
The sound is awesome....but reaction is pretty sweet, too! You guys are gems
You guys bring the good vibes … with beautiful smiles and great spirits. Like The Beach Boys, you bring a ray of sunshine into this sometimes bleak world. Well done and best wishes.
Thank you for doing another from this legendary band. The alien sound is a Therimin. They cheered people up and still make them smile and tap their feet. Listen to the harmonies. It’s magic. Good Vibrations was their biggest hit, amongst many.
God Only Knows
Don’t Worry Baby
Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Darlin’
Warmth of the Sun
Kokomo
California Girls
Wild Honey
I Get Around
Breakaway
Please
Throw in Don't Worry Baby
"Warmth Of The Sun" is an excellent and slow song that you will like Amber. The Beach Boys did some really great songs.
Grammy Kathi here. My Mom was a classically trained musician and singer. She said this song arrangement was genius
Legend has it, Brian Wilson had 72 hours of material to create this song. Was also having a nervous breakdown around the same time.
Most in my generation grew up with their parents playing the Beetles. My folks were into the Beach Boys so to me this is my childhood. You must go to "Only God Knows" Paul McCartney's all time favorite song.
The album "PET SOUNDS" is considered by most critics to be one of the five greatest albums of all time.
My favourite part of this song is around the middle where it slows down and sings.. I don't know where but she takes me there
This music will always stand out and live forever ❤👍🎸🍺
They also brought one of my own childhood favorites with Wilson Philips.
" God Only Knows " one of the greatest songs ever written 🙌
Like Good Vibrations, the Beach Boys' music has been used in a lot of soundtracks, here's a few. "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Kokomo", "Sloop John B", "Help Me, Rhonda", "God Only Knows", "Don't Worry Baby", "In My Room", "I Get Around", "I Can Hear Music", "California Girls", "Barbara Ann", Surfer Girl", When I Grow Up (To be a Man)", Catch A Wave", The Warmth of the Sun".
I still remember where I was, whom I was with, the time of day and year when I first heard this song and had my little middle school brain blown. The song had just been released that week.
How could anyone not like The Beach Boys ❤️
Thx! Paul McCartney said that “God only knows” by The Beach Boys is the best song he ever heard! -Terry
If Jordan wants to twist he should give Chubby Checker and the "Twist" a listen.
a great song to do with the kids - I remember dancing to the twist with my parents many years ago
@@kelly9876 Great idea!!! It would be a good song to do with the kids. They can all learn to twist.
'Pet Sounds' one of the most influential albums in Rock n Roll history. It inspired the Beatles to do 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' -because of it's recording techniques, sound & 60.s for its "ambitious production, sophisticated music, and emotional lyric content."
Without question, among the three greatest songs ever.
This song was recorded many years after" Surfin USA". Their sound had greatly evolved during those years and was much more sophisticated sound wise. Surfin USA was one of their very first recordings. If you like these more involed songs listen to God Only Knows" or Wouldn't it be nice"
Other songs by "The Beach Boys" you should definitely check out:
California Girls
Kokomo
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The Beach Boys did do the first 3 songs, but Little GTO was by Ronny and The Daytonas . Another great song !
The did a collaboration with the band Chicago called Wishing You Were Here that is STUNNING!
Good Vibes expression, literally, came from this song!
They kinda disappeared through the 70s and 80s until the movie Cocktail came out with a new song by them called “Kokomo” which put them back on everyone’s radar.
Yeppers 1988 I was stationed at NAS Jax at the time. Also according to the historical charts "Kokomo" was their biggest Hit.
You’re pretty much right, but they still had a good fan base thru 74’&75’ when I saw them. Their “Holland” album had a different style ( maybe since they were over there smoking lots of hash !), but it was okay. They were still in the lineup with 5 other big name bands at a big festival I went to in 75’ and even were the final act that night.
@@michaelmacdermott6340 Thus proving the overall stupidity and injustice of the record industry. Kokomo was their biggest hit? What a joke.
@@vinnygi they asked... Numbers, stats don't lie. Maybe not your opinion and NOT MINE either. I'm a Petrolholic so I prefer songs like "I Get Around" and "Little Duce Coupe" myself.
I've always thought their best song was God Only Knows.
I-I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air. Beautiful
The ultimate feel good band! As a coach, I think Jay would appreciate “Be True to your School”. It would be hard to determine their biggest hit, there were sooooo many!
Please add the girl’s trio Wilson Phillips to your list. Two of them are the daughters who of Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and one of them is the daughter if John and Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and Papas).
Yes the BB had so many great songs it's hard to rate them! Some of my favorites are Barbara Ann, I Get Around, Shut Down, Sloop John B, Fun Fun, Fun, and Dance Dance Dance as well as Good Vibrations.
The Beach scene is incomplete without Jan & Dean singing Surf City in 1963!
I think you'll enjoy AMBROSIA - HOW MUCH I FEEL and Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me
Voted one of the best harmonized songs ever.
I am 67 years old and still hear something new every time I hear it.
Its amazing how many musical ideas they pack into such a short song.
People criticize Brian Wilson's heavy use of studio musicians, but to me, those harmonies and vocal overdubs are the real signature of the Beach Boys.
A lot of people used the same musicians "The wrecking crew"
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@@StevenQ74 I watched that Wrecking Crew docu last weekend and was blown away. I knew they had lots of "members" but didn't realize they had enough to probably fill 10 bands or more. Before watching it I only knew about Hal Blaine and Glen Campbell.
I wonder if those same people criticize Phil Spector's Wall of Sound back in the day because the studio would be packed with musicians. Granted Spector songs probably didn't take six months to produce from beginning to end.
Recorded in 1966, "Good Vibrations" was the costliest single song produced up to that time. The eerie sounding instrument you hear is called a theremin pronounced thair uh min. This is my favorite song of theirs and has been considered one of the most important songs in the rock era by virtually all critics. Their album "Pet Sounds" is considered a masterpiece.
Love you guys! So much fun sharing music with you! For Beach Boys, highly recommend "Warmth of the Sun", "In My Room", and "Caroline, No". Great stuff!
I still remember as a four year old kid in the 70's climbing into my dad's International Travelall that had an 8-track player, and the only cassette we had was the Beach Boys. This was the only song I wanted to listen to on the tape! My dad growlingly called them "the Beach Bums" and popped the tape out! I called the the "Beach Boys!" and pushed the tape back in! We went back and forth a few times before we got out of the car, but I could tell that even if my dad didn't care for the tune, he was mainly just having fun with me! One of my earliest memories!
IMO, "I don't know where but she sends me there" is one of the great lyrics of all time.
one of the all time best songs.....check out what it took to produce this song!!!
“God Only knows” is one of their most loved songs. It will not disappoint
It's Sir Paul's fave song!
Love: GOOD VIBRATIONS ! It's Clearly the Penical of Brian Wilson's Amazing Genius! ...Newk from Kentucky