They died in popularity that's a fact they even lost contracts with their home label and they lost a lot of money but they made most of their finest albums during that period of time 1967-1972 and they even made awesome live albums, we are lucky to be able to enjoy their music
@@RITUAL1999I think the only reason their popularity took a header was because of two things. One being their no show at Monterrey Pop (which they were scheduled to headline), which was a generation-defining event. Dropping out last minute deeply disappointed a lot of fans. The other big thing that hurt their standing with the public was the non-release of SMiLE, which at the time had been so heavily hyped as being this “teenage symphony to god” (by Brian), and then suddenly it’s announced that its release is being canceled, and in its place will be this kind of scaled down, lo-fi version of it called “Smiley Smile”. Both their fans and the critics didn’t receive these things well, and it was enough to get the Beach Boys filed into the ‘uncool’ category of the time. The industry and the hippie elite really turned on them. Radio DJ’s stopped playing their new releases, and record stores stopped promoting them. They kept making great albums, but besides the fact that those albums were being ignored, they also weren’t a good stylistic fit with what was popular in the late 60’s and early 70’s, no matter how great they actually were. I personally think both “Sunflower” (1970) and “Surf’s Up” (1971) are two of their best albums, almost as good as Pet Sounds. They’re both such great albums, and over the years I’ve turned a lot of people on to them who had never taken the time to listen to them before. For the most part, I’ve gotten a very positive reaction every time. Especially with “Surf’s Up”. I think people now are finally starting to ‘discover’ those albums and that whole period of the Beach Boys, but at the time the only place where they were still popular was the UK. The British kept their career afloat at that time. Different eras, but I also think Holland (1973) and Love You (1977) are also very overlooked and underappreciated albums.
To me, “Kokomo” _was_ the death of the Beach Boys (at least up until “That’s Why God Made The Radio” in 2012). I know it was a massive hit, and their first big hit since Good Vibrations… but it wasn’t for me. Too schlocky, too 80’s, too… Mike Love haha! It kicked off the era when Brian stayed completely out of the picture for a good long while. I know a lot of that had to do with that horrible man, Dr. Landy, but up until then Brian had always been involved to some degree. By the time of Kokomo, his involvement no longer existed. It turned into the Mike Love show there for a good long while, and all the trappings that came with that. It may have generated a big comeback, but it just wasn’t my thing… and I know I wasn’t alone on that.
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Oh the sweet irony of that. You're right but it's interesting that Mike was the most counter cultural looking of the band for awhile. He was the first to sport facial hair and in 70/72, he was into transcendental medication and was the most hippyish looking of the band yet was most conservative both socially and politically and didn't drink or do drugs.
I had the blessing of meeting Carl albeit very briefly, in the summer of '76, at Mile-High Stadium, just before they went on, following Fleetwood Mac. ----------He was handsome, & a total gentleman. We spoke very briefly : I told him he was always MY favorite member, & he thanked me, asking me what was my BB favorite. ----------We shook hands as he was called away-----------what a moment.------------WolfSky9
Seeing Carl walking around, looking so sweet and sad at the same time, with his cute little "puppy dog" face, reminds me of Casper the Friendly Ghost when he scares people without meaning to. What a lovely soul he had. Who wouldn't take pity on him?
What a beautiful voice Garl had - just so gentle, raw & powerful. Sure wish I could see him to Long Promised Road really live. This is just one of my all all time favorites.
Waw, this video seems recorded in Belgium, at least for a part. At second 0:26 you can see a sticker ( G ) of the former General Bank ( now : BNP Paribas Fortisbank ). Long live the Beach Boys !
Yes, shot in early June 1969 when the band was on its 2nd European tour in little more than 6 months and performed at the American Theater. They also did a video for "Breakaway" for the RTB (not yet RTBF).
@@philippecolinge5334Is that the Breakaway promo (there’s more than one) where Mike is dressed in the freakishly enormous mumu, looking like some cult leader with his big, long ZZ Top beard? I know there’s at least two different Breakaway promo videos, but there’s no mistaking the one I’m referring to. For being such a square, Mike certainly looks like the ultimate hippie freak in that video.
I see a very YOUNG beautiful vocalist and Talented musician unrecognized . Again a very YOUNG musician unrecognized he is a music ICON . CARL WILSON ,iD LOVE TO SEE YOU, iD LOVE TO SEE YOU. Then .2.24 BLOWS ME AWAY.
So hard to answer future's riddle When ahead is seeming so far behind So hard to laugh a child-like giggle When the tears start to torture my mind So hard to shed the life of before To let my soul automatically soar But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Sew up the wounds of evolution And the now starts to get in my way So what if life's a revelation If the mind speaks of only today So real, the pain growing in my soul Of climbing up to reality's goal But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Long promised road Trail starts at dawn Carries on to the season's ending Long promised road Flows to the source, gentle force, never ending, never ending So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre When the weight turns a smile to a frown So hard to drink of passion nectar When the taste of life's holding me down So hard to plant the seed of reform To set my sights on defeating the storm So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you I'd love to see you
@@hejla4524 Yeah, I think the whole ‘Brian in bed’ era had kicked off at this point. I don’t remember exactly when that was, but I know it was around this period… and it would also appear that way here with his brief cameo.
My favorite song from " Surf's Up " -----------By '71, Carl had his bearded look. -----------I saw them at Santa Monica Civic in '71 & he had very long hair, & his beard.-----------------Wolfsky9, 74 y/o
Miss You Carl. Last year just wasn't right without you. I thought about going to HWB, knowing " Cal-Saga " would also be there, but in the end, I could not bring myself to do it. The LAST time I went to a BB's concert was in November of '97, at Thousand Oaks here in SoCal ; at the time, Carl was fighting for his life. . The promo photo showed only Mike, Al & Bruce. To their credit, Dave Marks/ Phil Bardowell did their best to fill in, but the heart was missing. Sadly, it Still is. Wolfsky9
Twenty years later and Carl's death still stings like it was just yesterday. I was fortunate enough to see The Beach Boys several times in the 70s and their live performances were outstanding. I was going to see Brian Wilson in concert this year, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It would just be too hard, remembering how they were back in the day and now seeing Brian up there on stage without his brothers. Just can't do it! I'm so glad we have UA-cam to watch this videos and keep Carl's spirit alive.
Wow!! What a great song. Love the video. Says so much about the direction the band was trying go before the public and record companies dragged them back to a travelling oldies juke box band. What a damn shame.They were developing into something really special here.
Even during their prime and even after '65, I always thought their choice of songs on their sets was odd. Yes, I know you have to sing the surf songs, but put Johnny B away for Christ's sake. You have an amazing catalog of music. Mix in all of it. The reason that oldies bands do their oldies hits is because they don't have more than an hour's worth of hits.
If you’re referring to their big, sudden resurgence of popularity in ‘74 after the release of the “Endless Summer” compilation, then yes they kind of had no choice but to do the whole “golden oldies” schtick, at least at their concerts for a while, if they were to continue their career. At the time when that whole thing suddenly blew up, they were pretty much at the end of their rope and considering calling it quits. In spite of the fact that they were still making great albums (in the early 70’s), their concert attendance and record sales were at an all time low. Then all of a sudden that greatest hits package came out and *KABOOM* … they were back with a bullet, only now seen strictly as an oldies act. A lot of people at that time hadn’t paid attention to anything the Beach Boys had done since “Good Vibrations”, some eight years before. They just wanted to hear ‘the classics’. Hardly fair, but at least it saved them as a band, at a time when they were about to throw in the towel and call it a day. Plus, all the renewed interest seemed to spark something inside of Brian, who at that time was really deep in the clutches of depression and at a low point with his interest in writing new music. That was around the time of the “Brian’s Back” campaign, which resulted in an ‘ok’ new album (15 Big Ones), but the album that immediately followed it (Love You) was an extremely interesting, if not commercially successful one. They were indeed ‘back’ in the mid 70’s, albeit only for a few short years. Unfortunately, the trajectory they had been going in during the “Surf’s Up” era was gone for good.
I never knew that a video was made for this one. Great song. One of my favorites from the “Surf’s Up” album, which itself is one of my favorite Beach Boys albums. I seem to remember Carl saying that this was the first song he wrote completely by himself for the band. I’d say he did a bang-up job. Looks like he had a good time making the video too. I especially liked the part where Brian pops into view for a couple of seconds in his chonies, haha! I doubt that was rehearsed. It’s very telling of where Brian’s head was at during this era. I think he had already begun his 3 year ‘staying in bed’ marathon at this point. Probably just wanted to pop in and see what all the racket was. Anyway, this is always the song I associate most with Carl. It’s very much his baby. Too bad more people aren’t very aware of this period of the Beach Boys. The very beginning of the 70’s was a very creative time for them, if not the most commercially successful. Those two albums - Sunflower and Surf’s Up were/are brilliant, but unfortunately not too many people (outside of the UK) were paying attention.
Exact! Shot in Brussels, Belgium, during the band's European tour in June 1969. The location (Hilton Hotel) and the nearby park still look much the same.
Love LOVE this song but if this was an early promo video for the song, they didn’t put much thought into it. I know, MTV was a decade away but it’s mostly just Carl walking around. I had the pleasure of seeing Carl’s tour for his first solo album at (I think) the Cellar Door in DC. Between sets he walked by me in front of the stage but I didn’t want to bother him so I didn’t say hi and talk to him. I so wish I had.
Great song that should have been a big hit. But by 1971, the rock intelligentsia had deemed the Beach Boys "unhip". Though the album "Surf's Up" did get up to #29 in Billboard. These years between 1967-1973 were their hippest ever!
@@MrJoeybabe25 I think that was mainly just in the U.S. where they got basically blacklisted by the hippie elite. They remained pretty popular in the UK into the beginning of the 70’s.
One of the best tunes off of "Surf's Up". They made one of their best albums in '77 "Beach Boys Love You"...I mean come on, these Boys did not dry up by the late 60s!!
I finally met someone who likes that awful album :) As a Die-hard Beach Boys fan, I listened to it a lot, tried to like it, but had some temporary guilty pleasure songs, but ugh. Even Carl hated that album.
@@eargasm1072 Surf’s Up, the song and the album, were phenomenal. Every song on Love You is terrible. Not one of those songs is replay-able. Honkin Down the Highway might’ve been the most popular from that album and even that one is terrible by BB standards or any standards. Surf’s Up, IMO, is one of their five best songs ever. The album is loaded with amazing songs. Surf’s Up, Long Promised Road is one of the most beautifully written songs in their catalog, and Carl is outstanding on the vocals. Disney Girls is outstanding in lead and delivery from BJ. Feel Flows, another phenomenal song with great melody and thought-provoking, clever lyrics in the mold of LPR. Take a Load Off, Don’t Go Near, and Student Demonstration are all clever songs, some of them lighthearted in their environmental consciousness messages. Till I Die is a powerful, depressing song pointing out our insignificance. Lookin At Tomorrow is a masterpiece in itself. the entire album is phenomenal and “Love You” should be burned as a sacrifice
@@paladin1726 I'm with you on everything you stated about"Surf's Up". You don't like any of the tracks on "Love You"? I especially like the 2nd side, it highlights Brian's childlike, playful side & even bonkers sense of humor (Solar System). Actually, it is his own personal favorite of their records I dig it!
“Love You” is one of my favorite Beach Boys albums, even if it’s really only ‘Beach Boys’ in name only. For all intents and purposes it’s pretty much a Brian Wilson solo album, but man do I *_LOVE_* that one! It’s a real standalone in their 70’s catalog. It’s unfortunate that the album that was _supposed_ to be the follow up, “Adult/Child” was never released, and instead they dumped the M.I.U. album on us, which kicked off their late 70’s period of easy listening mediocrity. All I know is that “Love You” really is a special album. Very personal for Brian. I especially love “Johnny Carson” from that one.
To all the people who think the Beach Boys "died" after Pet Sounds and woke up in the 80's with Kokomo, please listen to this song.
None of those people would be in a Long Promised Road youtube video. And they won't be at Feel Flows, Trader, or Dierdre, either.
They died in popularity that's a fact they even lost contracts with their home label and they lost a lot of money but they made most of their finest albums during that period of time 1967-1972 and they even made awesome live albums, we are lucky to be able to enjoy their music
I wish they would have continued to experiment in the direction of “Carl and the passions- So Tough”. That album is criminally underrated.
@@RITUAL1999I think the only reason their popularity took a header was because of two things. One being their no show at Monterrey Pop (which they were scheduled to headline), which was a generation-defining event. Dropping out last minute deeply disappointed a lot of fans. The other big thing that hurt their standing with the public was the non-release of SMiLE, which at the time had been so heavily hyped as being this “teenage symphony to god” (by Brian), and then suddenly it’s announced that its release is being canceled, and in its place will be this kind of scaled down, lo-fi version of it called “Smiley Smile”. Both their fans and the critics didn’t receive these things well, and it was enough to get the Beach Boys filed into the ‘uncool’ category of the time.
The industry and the hippie elite really turned on them. Radio DJ’s stopped playing their new releases, and record stores stopped promoting them. They kept making great albums, but besides the fact that those albums were being ignored, they also weren’t a good stylistic fit with what was popular in the late 60’s and early 70’s, no matter how great they actually were.
I personally think both “Sunflower” (1970) and “Surf’s Up” (1971) are two of their best albums, almost as good as Pet Sounds. They’re both such great albums, and over the years I’ve turned a lot of people on to them who had never taken the time to listen to them before. For the most part, I’ve gotten a very positive reaction every time. Especially with “Surf’s Up”. I think people now are finally starting to ‘discover’ those albums and that whole period of the Beach Boys, but at the time the only place where they were still popular was the UK. The British kept their career afloat at that time.
Different eras, but I also think Holland (1973) and Love You (1977) are also very overlooked and underappreciated albums.
To me, “Kokomo” _was_ the death of the Beach Boys (at least up until “That’s Why God Made The Radio” in 2012). I know it was a massive hit, and their first big hit since Good Vibrations… but it wasn’t for me. Too schlocky, too 80’s, too… Mike Love haha! It kicked off the era when Brian stayed completely out of the picture for a good long while. I know a lot of that had to do with that horrible man, Dr. Landy, but up until then Brian had always been involved to some degree. By the time of Kokomo, his involvement no longer existed. It turned into the Mike Love show there for a good long while, and all the trappings that came with that. It may have generated a big comeback, but it just wasn’t my thing… and I know I wasn’t alone on that.
I had the miraculous chance to meet Carl twice! What friendly gentleman to talk with...Peaceful soul.. nice man.
Wow! Really? That’s amazing, would you mind sharing that encounter?
How did you meet him?
@@sonicdiablo8968 yes I wanna know too!
@@nataliarobinson9514 i was thinking the same! what an incredible experience!! 😃
@@groovy60skait 😁
Just one of many songs that prove the Beach Boys were not an oldies act that just sang surf and car songs.
AlwaysaMystery Yes the beach boys in early 70 were a "hippies band" the albums they made were great!(think old moodie blues)
Not what Mike Love would want you to think. : P
@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Oh the sweet irony of that. You're right but it's interesting that Mike was the most counter cultural looking of the band for awhile. He was the first to sport facial hair and in 70/72, he was into transcendental medication and was the most hippyish looking of the band yet was most conservative both socially and politically and didn't drink or do drugs.
@@cycologist7069 i remember reading he was a non-drinker but in the prono clip for Sloop John B he makes a point to take a swig from a beer bottle.
@@cycologist7069 Yeah, Mike and Dennis were always at loggerheads. Mike was squeaky clean and Dennis was the polar opposite :)
Happy Birthday on what should've been his 70th. A beautiful vocalist and hugely talented musician. RIP Carl
I had the blessing of meeting Carl albeit very briefly, in the summer of '76, at Mile-High Stadium, just before they went on, following Fleetwood Mac. ----------He was handsome, & a total gentleman. We spoke very briefly : I told him he was always MY favorite member, & he thanked me, asking me what was my BB favorite. ----------We shook hands as he was called away-----------what a moment.------------WolfSky9
So, which song you named as your favourite?
Cool story! What song did you choose?
Why do people end stories without finishing the good stuff! The answer had to be Long Promised Road or The Trader, right???
Seeing Carl walking around, looking so sweet and sad at the same time, with his cute little "puppy dog" face, reminds me of Casper the Friendly Ghost when he scares people without meaning to. What a lovely soul he had. Who wouldn't take pity on him?
What a beautiful voice Garl had - just so gentle, raw & powerful. Sure wish I could see him to Long Promised Road really live. This is just one of my all all time favorites.
I saw them in 72 at the Mississippi River Festival in Edwardsville IL . They did this song.
Garl
@@scienz🤣
God bless you Carl Wilson. RIP my brother.
Also RIP Jack Rieley. Would have turned 77 this year.
His beautiful lyrics
Waw, this video seems recorded in Belgium, at least for a part. At second 0:26 you can see a sticker ( G ) of the former General Bank ( now : BNP Paribas Fortisbank ). Long live the Beach Boys !
Further he is at the statue of Prince de Ligne at the Egmontparc in Brussels (Waterloo lane), of which he cleans the feet.
Yes, shot in early June 1969 when the band was on its 2nd European tour in little more than 6 months and performed at the American Theater. They also did a video for "Breakaway" for the RTB (not yet RTBF).
@@philippecolinge5334Is that the Breakaway promo (there’s more than one) where Mike is dressed in the freakishly enormous mumu, looking like some cult leader with his big, long ZZ Top beard?
I know there’s at least two different Breakaway promo videos, but there’s no mistaking the one I’m referring to. For being such a square, Mike certainly looks like the ultimate hippie freak in that video.
I see a very YOUNG beautiful vocalist and Talented musician unrecognized . Again a very YOUNG musician unrecognized he is a music ICON . CARL WILSON ,iD LOVE TO SEE YOU, iD LOVE TO SEE YOU. Then .2.24 BLOWS ME AWAY.
Beautiful voice, beautiful soul. Sadly missed.
So hard to answer future's riddle
When ahead is seeming so far behind
So hard to laugh a child-like giggle
When the tears start to torture my mind
So hard to shed the life of before
To let my soul automatically soar
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Sew up the wounds of evolution
And the now starts to get in my way
So what if life's a revelation
If the mind speaks of only today
So real, the pain growing in my soul
Of climbing up to reality's goal
But I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Long promised road
Trail starts at dawn
Carries on to the season's ending
Long promised road
Flows to the source, gentle force, never ending, never ending
So hard to lift the jeweled sceptre
When the weight turns a smile to a frown
So hard to drink of passion nectar
When the taste of life's holding me down
So hard to plant the seed of reform
To set my sights on defeating the storm
So I hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
Oh, yeah-eah-eah-eah
Hit hard at the battle that's confronting me, yeah
Knock down all the roaddblocks a-stumbling me
Throw off all the shackles that are binding me down
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
I'd love to see you
Heard it a thousand times but never knew all the words.
Slight correction:
>>... Sew up the wounds of evolution
.
It's "revolution", not "evolution".
a win for the Carl stans!!!!
2:47 Brian Wilson makes 'brief' appearance in his underwear.
"Would you boys keep the noise down in here--I'm trying to sleep!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@hejla4524 Yeah, I think the whole ‘Brian in bed’ era had kicked off at this point. I don’t remember exactly when that was, but I know it was around this period… and it would also appear that way here with his brief cameo.
Me encanta este tema, uno de los mejores de Surf’s up.
God I miss Carl
My favorite song from " Surf's Up " -----------By '71, Carl had his bearded look. -----------I saw them at Santa Monica Civic in '71 & he had very long hair, & his beard.-----------------Wolfsky9, 74 y/o
The whole band for the most part was bearded throughout the 70’s. They were even more ‘beard’ than ZZ Top at the time.
Miss ya, Carl. You’ll never be forgotten.
video from 1969 song from 1971
This is beautiful. RIP Carl Wilson. You are my favorite.
Miss You Carl. Last year just wasn't right without you. I thought about going to HWB, knowing " Cal-Saga " would also be there, but in the end, I could not bring myself to do it. The LAST time I went to a BB's concert was in November of '97, at Thousand Oaks here in SoCal ; at the time, Carl was fighting for his life. . The promo photo showed only Mike, Al & Bruce. To their credit, Dave Marks/ Phil Bardowell did their best to fill in, but the heart was missing. Sadly, it Still is. Wolfsky9
Twenty years later and Carl's death still stings like it was just yesterday. I was fortunate enough to see The Beach Boys several times in the 70s and their live performances were outstanding. I was going to see Brian Wilson in concert this year, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It would just be too hard, remembering how they were back in the day and now seeing Brian up there on stage without his brothers. Just can't do it! I'm so glad we have UA-cam to watch this videos and keep Carl's spirit alive.
Wow!! What a great song. Love the video. Says so much about the direction the band was trying go before the public and record companies dragged them back to a travelling oldies juke box band. What a damn shame.They were developing into something really special here.
Even during their prime and even after '65, I always thought their choice of songs on their sets was odd. Yes, I know you have to sing the surf songs, but put Johnny B away for Christ's sake. You have an amazing catalog of music. Mix in all of it. The reason that oldies bands do their oldies hits is because they don't have more than an hour's worth of hits.
If you’re referring to their big, sudden resurgence of popularity in ‘74 after the release of the “Endless Summer” compilation, then yes they kind of had no choice but to do the whole “golden oldies” schtick, at least at their concerts for a while, if they were to continue their career. At the time when that whole thing suddenly blew up, they were pretty much at the end of their rope and considering calling it quits. In spite of the fact that they were still making great albums (in the early 70’s), their concert attendance and record sales were at an all time low.
Then all of a sudden that greatest hits package came out and *KABOOM* … they were back with a bullet, only now seen strictly as an oldies act. A lot of people at that time hadn’t paid attention to anything the Beach Boys had done since “Good Vibrations”, some eight years before. They just wanted to hear ‘the classics’. Hardly fair, but at least it saved them as a band, at a time when they were about to throw in the towel and call it a day.
Plus, all the renewed interest seemed to spark something inside of Brian, who at that time was really deep in the clutches of depression and at a low point with his interest in writing new music. That was around the time of the “Brian’s Back” campaign, which resulted in an ‘ok’ new album (15 Big Ones), but the album that immediately followed it (Love You) was an extremely interesting, if not commercially successful one.
They were indeed ‘back’ in the mid 70’s, albeit only for a few short years. Unfortunately, the trajectory they had been going in during the “Surf’s Up” era was gone for good.
Brilliant poetry in the lyrics!
Yeah I saw them over 500 times. Met all of them Brian too. All were very cool and friendly toward me. No Aires about my Boys. Love em still.
This song is so good.
I never knew that a video was made for this one. Great song. One of my favorites from the “Surf’s Up” album, which itself is one of my favorite Beach Boys albums. I seem to remember Carl saying that this was the first song he wrote completely by himself for the band. I’d say he did a bang-up job. Looks like he had a good time making the video too. I especially liked the part where Brian pops into view for a couple of seconds in his chonies, haha! I doubt that was rehearsed. It’s very telling of where Brian’s head was at during this era. I think he had already begun his 3 year ‘staying in bed’ marathon at this point. Probably just wanted to pop in and see what all the racket was.
Anyway, this is always the song I associate most with Carl. It’s very much his baby. Too bad more people aren’t very aware of this period of the Beach Boys. The very beginning of the 70’s was a very creative time for them, if not the most commercially successful. Those two albums - Sunflower and Surf’s Up were/are brilliant, but unfortunately not too many people (outside of the UK) were paying attention.
Aww, Carl :')
I don't believe this is actually a promo video from The Beach Boys. It's footage from the Carl Segment of the band's late '60s European tour film.
Exact!
Shot in Brussels, Belgium, during the band's European tour in June 1969.
The location (Hilton Hotel) and the nearby park still look much the same.
Whatever...
Whoa I’m not sure if the mix is different here or the remaster hinders the song, but this sounds incredible! Even with the poor quality
What a song. That solo is so crunchy. Almost Neil Young like. Love it
YES
THANK YOU CRAL
THANK YOU CARL
I’d love to see you
looks like a something weird promo!! haha. i dig this era bb's.
The 1970s must have taken place on a different planet.
‘’All you kids...make me sick!”
Una delle più belle canzoni di tutti i tempi
Brilliant song with video by Ed Wood. :D
too bad Carl didn't go into a run/dance when the chorus came. that would've made this music video 200% better.
Carl!!!
Carl you are a good sport RIP
Delta Dawn and this song are similar as they start off slowly and getting faster and more crescendo in the end.
Long live the memories of Dennis & Carl Wilson. xoxo The Clarences
Always loved this song
great song...not sure about the bit with the statue... ...?
Where was this video filmed.
Brussels, Belgium
Que sensibilidad demuestra está canción
Love LOVE this song but if this was an early promo video for the song, they didn’t put much thought into it. I know, MTV was a decade away but it’s mostly just Carl walking around. I had the pleasure of seeing Carl’s tour for his first solo album at (I think) the Cellar Door in DC. Between sets he walked by me in front of the stage but I didn’t want to bother him so I didn’t say hi and talk to him. I so wish I had.
Walk on by Carl my Darin you live on forever.
Great song that should have been a big hit. But by 1971, the rock intelligentsia had deemed the Beach Boys "unhip".
Though the album "Surf's Up" did get up to #29 in Billboard.
These years between 1967-1973 were their hippest ever!
@@MrJoeybabe25 I think that was mainly just in the U.S. where they got basically blacklisted by the hippie elite. They remained pretty popular in the UK into the beginning of the 70’s.
OOOOOOOOooooooooooo..............Long Promised Road........ba-ba, ba-baaaaaa............never ending........
💝
Just remember The Beach Boys suck but Brian Wilson didn’t
All the Wilson’s were talented.
RIP Carl & Jack. Two legends.
One of the best tunes off of "Surf's Up". They made one of their best albums in '77 "Beach Boys Love You"...I mean come on, these Boys did not dry up by the late 60s!!
I finally met someone who likes that awful album :) As a Die-hard Beach Boys fan, I listened to it a lot, tried to like it, but had some temporary guilty pleasure songs, but ugh. Even Carl hated that album.
@@paladin1726 "Love You" or "Surf's Up" awful? you're off your rocker! And if Carl actually hated it, so was he!
@@eargasm1072 Surf’s Up, the song and the album, were phenomenal. Every song on Love You is terrible. Not one of those songs is replay-able. Honkin Down the Highway might’ve been the most popular from that album and even that one is terrible by BB standards or any standards. Surf’s Up, IMO, is one of their five best songs ever. The album is loaded with amazing songs. Surf’s Up, Long Promised Road is one of the most beautifully written songs in their catalog, and Carl is outstanding on the vocals. Disney Girls is outstanding in lead and delivery from BJ. Feel Flows, another phenomenal song with great melody and thought-provoking, clever lyrics in the mold of LPR. Take a Load Off, Don’t Go Near, and Student Demonstration are all clever songs, some of them lighthearted in their environmental consciousness messages. Till I Die is a powerful, depressing song pointing out our insignificance. Lookin At Tomorrow is a masterpiece in itself. the entire album is phenomenal and “Love You” should be burned as a sacrifice
@@paladin1726 I'm with you on everything you stated about"Surf's Up". You don't like any of the tracks on "Love You"? I especially like the 2nd side, it highlights Brian's childlike, playful side & even bonkers sense of humor (Solar System). Actually, it is his own personal favorite of their records I dig it!
“Love You” is one of my favorite Beach Boys albums, even if it’s really only ‘Beach Boys’ in name only. For all intents and purposes it’s pretty much a Brian Wilson solo album, but man do I *_LOVE_* that one! It’s a real standalone in their 70’s catalog. It’s unfortunate that the album that was _supposed_ to be the follow up, “Adult/Child” was never released, and instead they dumped the M.I.U. album on us, which kicked off their late 70’s period of easy listening mediocrity.
All I know is that “Love You” really is a special album. Very personal for Brian. I especially love “Johnny Carson” from that one.
This is my favorite from Surf's Up. So glad they made a promo video. And thank God for UA-cam... There's a remake by DJ Lee with perfect audio.