Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys (stripped-down cover ft.

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  • A stripped-down, acoustic cover of The Beach Boys' "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by stories and Elise Trouw.
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    Welcome to stories - we make stripped-down covers with a rotating cast of singers and musicians. Brought to you by the team behind Scary Pockets. New videos every Friday.
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    CREDITS
    Vocals: Elise Trouw
    Guitar: Ryan Lerman
    Guitar: Dave Levita
    Synth: Wil Blades
    Production: Philip Etherington
    Audio: Justin Glasco
    Production Assistant: Alex Pfender
    Assistant Engineer: Cory McCormick
    DP: Ricky Chavez
    Editor: Adam Kritzberg
    Associate Producer: Seth Kaplan
    Socials: December Savage-Brown
    Produced By Ryan Lerman
    Recorded at EastWest Studios in Los Angeles, CA
    #stories #wouldntitbenice #thebeachboys #elisetrouw #acoustic

КОМЕНТАРІ • 148

  • @adamdurbin3801
    @adamdurbin3801 11 місяців тому +89

    Double track lead vocal + overdub harmonies = same way the Beach Boys made the original. Sounds awesome.

    • @amitandutube
      @amitandutube 11 місяців тому

      Please could you explain in layman’s terms what means, and how it differs from how songs are made now. Thanks in advance!

    • @adamdurbin3801
      @adamdurbin3801 11 місяців тому +7

      @@amitandutube No problem. To overdub is to add something to a recording after you make it. So, you might start with what we see in this video. 4 people sitting in the room playing music together. After that, the singer puts on headphones, listens to it, and records more parts. This makes it sound like there is a group of backup singers. Double tracking is a specific type of overdub where the singer tries to copy the original melody as close as possible. It makes the sound stronger/thicker and a little echo-y.

    • @adamdurbin3801
      @adamdurbin3801 11 місяців тому +4

      @@amitandutube I brought it up as a similarity, not a difference, between this 2023 cover to and 1966 original. In response to the idea "don't use studio tricks, just play music live and authentic." The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson were actually using studio tricks too, and it's part of why it sounds so cool! Part of the magic.

    • @adamdurbin3801
      @adamdurbin3801 11 місяців тому +2

      @@amitandutube A good example to hear what double tracking sounds like vs. not double tracking: This song, and their cover of Wish You Were Here. Same singer, but Wish You Were Here is not double tracked.

    • @littledipper8608
      @littledipper8608 11 місяців тому

      came here to comment this

  • @robertpeterson1497
    @robertpeterson1497 11 місяців тому +30

    I started listening, thinking I’d stop maybe halfway through. But her voice and the arrangement and production were so captivating that I couldn’t look away. Really beautiful

  • @paulsutphin7813
    @paulsutphin7813 9 місяців тому +7

    love this alternative take, sort of Beach Boys through a lovely sunset of sound.

  • @youtrickydog
    @youtrickydog 11 місяців тому +12

    Yeah I was a teenager on California beach when this came on radio and vinyl with Pet Sounds. Beautiful hearing young people near the age of my grand children performing this arrangement here. Wouldn't it be nice now I am 58 years older.

    • @TheVinylMix
      @TheVinylMix 8 місяців тому

      Well I'm not a million years behind you (46) & I love stuff my parents era well before my time to the latest artists that the younger generations listen to today but it doesn't really matter when it's from, the reason why these sort of songs/covers happen or exist is because good/true/real music is timeless

  • @cleanslate2004
    @cleanslate2004 11 місяців тому +21

    I'm glad she delved into this song. She did justice to it. I 1st heard her doing the Girl from Ipenema, which was sublime. It seems she has a flair & look for the 60's with a twist. Keep up the good work guys.

  • @RickWaughGuitarist
    @RickWaughGuitarist 11 місяців тому +44

    Quite possibly the cutest song ever written. ❤

  • @toddt6542
    @toddt6542 11 місяців тому +10

    Elise simply 'gets it' musically...so very nicely done!

  • @scottski51
    @scottski51 11 місяців тому +10

    Well, THIS was a nice little treat! I'm an old Boomer now, but a proud child of the 60s. Very protective of Our BB music, ready to castigate anyone who thinks they just have a Right to cover their music. Happily... I feel confident in saying you have done Brian and the Boys a truthful and honest presentation of a really wonderful tune. Well done, "kids" !!! And thank you!!

  • @aidanguitarshamiwhatever
    @aidanguitarshamiwhatever 11 місяців тому +13

    brilliant guitar work here as well. The nylon has such a nice touch

  • @trottheblackdog
    @trottheblackdog 11 місяців тому +4

    Man, Brian Wilson was a tortured genius with the soul of a child. This song is so sweet and innocent.

  • @RobHoughton
    @RobHoughton 10 місяців тому +2

    These stripped down versions are reacquainting me with the beauty of the songwriting and lyrics - thank you!

  • @engleharddinglefester4285
    @engleharddinglefester4285 11 місяців тому +8

    I got chills as soon as she started singing. Success!

  • @ofthenearfuture
    @ofthenearfuture 11 місяців тому +12

    This was incredibly beautiful, and those harmonies tho... this has to be the best cover ever of this song

  • @64ccd
    @64ccd 11 місяців тому +4

    Immortal song. It works with any instrument and any voice. That being said, this is a lovely cover.

  • @Oghar999
    @Oghar999 11 місяців тому +4

    Extremely lovely... Heartwarming and heart tearing. So happy to see familiar faces making real music again & some more, without any pretentious swinging of cameras like with recent Scary Pockets stuff

  • @dalejones4322
    @dalejones4322 11 місяців тому +8

    Beautiful. I always loved the original and this one is just as good. Thanks guys

  • @jefffinkbonner9551
    @jefffinkbonner9551 18 днів тому +1

    Thank you for your gift of making this. My fiancée and I are using this for our wedding dance!!

    • @oneeyedhusky
      @oneeyedhusky 12 днів тому

      What a lovely dance it was 💕 it is so nice 🎵

  • @thedudeslawyer
    @thedudeslawyer 11 місяців тому +9

    Glorious harmonies!

  • @mint_marigold1229
    @mint_marigold1229 11 місяців тому +5

    Gonna show this to my dad, he grew up listening to the Beach Boys and I think he'll love the arrangement and harmonies! 💛

    • @YOSOYLADISCO
      @YOSOYLADISCO 11 місяців тому

      Your dad probable reaction: kids nowadays have no rock n roll in their veins...plot twist: your dad is right....

    • @mint_marigold1229
      @mint_marigold1229 11 місяців тому

      @@YOSOYLADISCO I grew up with my dad showing me a lot of his favorite oldies so I have a little bit of rock n roll in me at least. He really enjoyed this cover and was pointing out some of the different harmony sections. It's fun to see him get so excited about something he enjoys.

    • @YOSOYLADISCO
      @YOSOYLADISCO 11 місяців тому

      @@mint_marigold1229 okey, new plot twist: Your dad is dead....

    • @mint_marigold1229
      @mint_marigold1229 11 місяців тому

      @@YOSOYLADISCO ....??????

  • @MichaelColombo
    @MichaelColombo 11 місяців тому +3

    Ryan about to burst into tears at 1:40 - ya breakin mah heart!

  • @itstabish
    @itstabish 11 місяців тому +1

    oof that first word she utters! yessssss! so well done!

  • @rickhuntervrt
    @rickhuntervrt 11 місяців тому +3

    amazing vocals

  • @JC-yc7of
    @JC-yc7of 11 місяців тому +4

    Such a sixties vibe. Spot on.

  • @keziahdaniel3740
    @keziahdaniel3740 11 місяців тому +5

    Love at first note! Gorgeous thank you

  • @ziegenflow9663
    @ziegenflow9663 10 місяців тому

    I am and will always be amazed by the production quality. Love it!

  • @wxlurker
    @wxlurker 11 місяців тому +1

    This is so lovely, it really brightens my day

  • @SombraDeLaMosca
    @SombraDeLaMosca 11 місяців тому +3

    This so cute, Ryan seems to feel like in heaven❤

  • @briandelrosario3268
    @briandelrosario3268 11 місяців тому +4

    Heavenly. 😊

  • @synaestheziac
    @synaestheziac 11 місяців тому +1

    Simply beautiful.

  • @gillesguarracino6113
    @gillesguarracino6113 11 місяців тому +1

    Une reprise rafraichissante. Impeccable. Bravo et merci pour ces 2mn30 de grâce.

  • @Gretschman44
    @Gretschman44 11 місяців тому +2

    Man, Elise is so good.

  • @GaryArmstrongmacgh
    @GaryArmstrongmacgh 11 місяців тому +1

    Gorgeous...well done!

  • @user-ls7gk3dk8b
    @user-ls7gk3dk8b 11 місяців тому +1

    소리가 너무 좋네요. 감사합니다.

  • @olleicua
    @olleicua 11 місяців тому +7

    I love that vocal chorus effect

    • @MichaelColombo
      @MichaelColombo 11 місяців тому +5

      Is it a chorus? Sounds like a double-track.

    • @codyrathman
      @codyrathman 11 місяців тому +6

      @@MichaelColombo it's most definitely overdubs

    • @riccampbell
      @riccampbell 11 місяців тому +2

      @@MichaelColombo Well, a chorus device takes a signal, delays it slightly, and modulates the delay time so it's not just a static time delay. Those slight time/pitch shifts become what we consider chorusing. So really, it's both here - her double tracking isn't machine perfect, and those little imperfections cause what you're hearing as chorus.

    • @MichaelColombo
      @MichaelColombo 11 місяців тому +1

      @@riccampbell Sure. When the original commenter said "chorus effect" it seemed like they implied they were using an electronic effect. Not the chorus effect as a result of it being double tracked.

    • @richieammons6602
      @richieammons6602 8 місяців тому +2

      @@riccampbell whatever it is it melts me

  • @tcfalcon2000
    @tcfalcon2000 11 місяців тому +1

    Wow…love it

  • @ROKZLEON
    @ROKZLEON 11 місяців тому

    so nice!!!

  • @elizabethbewley5793
    @elizabethbewley5793 11 місяців тому

    Love it!

  • @ricklarner9263
    @ricklarner9263 11 місяців тому

    VERY nice!! great job...

  • @KrastiyanKrastev
    @KrastiyanKrastev 11 місяців тому +1

    The perfect engagement and wedding song 🥰

  • @bambledaczymbledek
    @bambledaczymbledek 11 місяців тому

    So clean-Respect.

  • @David_Thompson
    @David_Thompson 8 місяців тому

    Stunning!

  • @seanmcmorris
    @seanmcmorris 11 місяців тому

    Lovely!

  • @davenichollsmusiclife
    @davenichollsmusiclife 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful! x

  • @UkiMalefu
    @UkiMalefu 11 місяців тому +1

    Very nice cover indeed

  • @JulieBullard-ol8ly
    @JulieBullard-ol8ly 8 місяців тому +1

    Awwww❤

  • @BeachJazzMusic
    @BeachJazzMusic 11 місяців тому +2

    That was beautiful. What a great job. Amazing harmonies Elise. To the guitar player who was playing the Epi, where did you find that old DeArmond pickup, I use to have one on a Guild a long time ago.

  • @LightsOnTrees
    @LightsOnTrees 11 місяців тому +5

    noises of surprise and wonder

  • @ScruffyRogue
    @ScruffyRogue 11 місяців тому

    Oh, my God…my ears just fell in love!!

  • @GuitarGathering
    @GuitarGathering 11 місяців тому

    Wonderful.

  • @bjornskeinr729
    @bjornskeinr729 8 місяців тому

    wow what a siren song. woulnt it be nice indeed

  • @whitecrow1949
    @whitecrow1949 11 місяців тому +5

    I love Elise but then who wouldn't? 💖

  • @MartimDurao
    @MartimDurao 11 місяців тому +3

    for a litle bit, i was in heaven!

  • @tooth2k
    @tooth2k 11 місяців тому

    Wow! Thanks.

  • @erikklein5296
    @erikklein5296 11 місяців тому +1

    Ryan Lerman looking completely in love.. and I cannot blame him.. So Beautiful!

  • @pinetopthomas4100
    @pinetopthomas4100 11 місяців тому

    Very nice all!

  • @workinghand5768
    @workinghand5768 6 місяців тому

    Wonderful! What is the guy on the floor using to make those background harmonies and oohs and aahs?

  • @peahlima9463
    @peahlima9463 11 місяців тому +1

    so tender, guys 🌹

  • @stephenmccanse3129
    @stephenmccanse3129 11 місяців тому

    Charming !

  • @studiodsr
    @studiodsr 11 місяців тому

    Dave Laveta, legend

  • @andrewwolfe2071
    @andrewwolfe2071 11 місяців тому

    I’m full up on The Beach Boys, but this is awesome.

  • @DylanODonnell
    @DylanODonnell 11 місяців тому +1

    That head rest though. Naw. Huge fan of you all.

  • @TarzanHedgepeth
    @TarzanHedgepeth 11 місяців тому

    Very good job y’all!!
    Ignore those 🤦‍♂️ comments…

  • @ethanmilton7083
    @ethanmilton7083 10 місяців тому

    Did you guys track the other vocals separately or use some kind of harmonizer to do them live?

  • @chrisv390
    @chrisv390 11 місяців тому +4

    How are they doing these vocals??? Amazing

    • @nanoflower1
      @nanoflower1 11 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, it's like they double up on her vocals. Sounds lovely.

    • @jordak
      @jordak 11 місяців тому +4

      There are overdubs

    • @shawnmaloneypro
      @shawnmaloneypro 11 місяців тому

      @@jordak you sure there are over-dubs?

    • @MichaelColombo
      @MichaelColombo 11 місяців тому +4

      @@shawnmaloneypro There are absolutely overdubs, especially when she breaks into harmony.

    • @shawnmaloneypro
      @shawnmaloneypro 11 місяців тому +3

      @@MichaelColombo yes, there are harmonies, just wondering if they are overdubs or is Wil Blades triggering them live?

  • @AndyGaskin
    @AndyGaskin 11 місяців тому

    wistful

  • @kirbytorresph
    @kirbytorresph 9 місяців тому

    I can't believe I only discovered this channel this month 😮

  • @raysaade
    @raysaade 11 місяців тому

    does anyone know what year/model is Rayan's Epiphone?

  • @dariofacchini863
    @dariofacchini863 9 місяців тому

    Which kind of synth is used by the keyboardist?

  • @JetBandd
    @JetBandd 11 місяців тому

    yes it would! it already is :)

  • @wacawlubinski5218
    @wacawlubinski5218 11 місяців тому

    🙏❤❤❤

  • @bongosock
    @bongosock 11 місяців тому

    I think we can all agree: Yes. Yes, it would be nice :)

  • @hobbiesaremyhobby
    @hobbiesaremyhobby 11 місяців тому

    What synth is that?

  • @huddlespith
    @huddlespith 11 місяців тому

    What synth is Wil using?

    • @codyrathman
      @codyrathman 11 місяців тому +1

      Critter & Guitari Organelle I believe

    • @alefoot
      @alefoot 11 місяців тому +1

      @@codyrathman Trying to figure this out too. Pretty sure it's not an Organelle - no jacks on the back, width to height ratio is wrong, whatever Wil is using looks to be jacked from the top plate. Whatever it is he's doing solid work with it... think it's the C&G Pocket Piano.

    • @overnoble
      @overnoble 11 місяців тому

      @@alefoot that’s the one! looking at one on my desk right now.

  • @bobmorphis7114
    @bobmorphis7114 11 місяців тому +4

    Ryan's got a CRUSH!

  • @kelvinbrown8136
    @kelvinbrown8136 11 місяців тому

    Would love to know who did the vocal harmonies

    • @greyjay8823
      @greyjay8823 11 місяців тому +1

      Appears to be live, real-time processing and splitting the vocal signal into two-track unison and harmonies. Elise is a master of sound technology.

  • @abcxyz-py8ui
    @abcxyz-py8ui 9 місяців тому

    This is too short! Moooore

  • @bigredjuly1973
    @bigredjuly1973 11 місяців тому

    Stories was better at the beginning when stripped down version was just that. Two guitars and a singer. No ridiculous vocal filters, no added backing vocal tracks, no percussion. This was a quiet version of the song, but was certainly not stripped down. Sounded highly produced IMHO

  • @tanyy666
    @tanyy666 11 місяців тому

    Great version, love the vibe. However i didn't like the fact that te guitar starts playing stright 8th notes and the melody is singin swing (as the original song). None the less great job, thank you!!

  • @wcassady
    @wcassady 11 місяців тому

    For anyone who has ever tried to play this song (or most of Brian's work) it's not as simple as it sounds

  • @rjpoldfart
    @rjpoldfart 11 місяців тому +1

    Quick Question....Were the harmonies coming the box the gentleman on the floor is holding? And if so, what kind of effects unit is it? The harmonies are spot on.

    • @adamdurbin3801
      @adamdurbin3801 11 місяців тому +1

      I think it's just a keyboard sound way in the background. I can hear it the best during the instrumental section starting at 1:30ish.

    • @jacobwilliamson7222
      @jacobwilliamson7222 11 місяців тому +1

      Yes, that's a critter and guitari pocket piano. It's very versatile.

  • @jakemarlow8998
    @jakemarlow8998 11 місяців тому

    I'd like to get acquainted with that nice sweet box. Is that what's controlling all the vocal harmonies?

  • @dr.s.
    @dr.s. 11 місяців тому +2

    Works much better than Wish You Were Here. Really a lovely performance.

  • @hippomancy
    @hippomancy 4 місяці тому

    First up- awesome version,... tho I kinda wish the vocals weren't as affected... everything else stripped down but serious overlay on her lovely voice... maybe an earlier version to show just why it was so heavily treated by comparison?

  • @juliuswenceslao9655
    @juliuswenceslao9655 11 місяців тому

    it's really hard to listen to a bb song without the harmonies, but this is decent i think

  • @claudiocardoneOK
    @claudiocardoneOK 9 місяців тому

    Very nice!! but...there's always a wrong note in the melody that honestly bothers me
    ( a E instead a C)

  • @justliberty4072
    @justliberty4072 7 місяців тому

    Makes me wonder what the BBoys would have sounded like with female tonality amongst the high parts.

  • @oststadtseuche
    @oststadtseuche 11 місяців тому

    Wouldn't It Be Nice ...The boys are getting older, the girls are getting younger...stories of scary pockets

  • @kevinbrennen6773
    @kevinbrennen6773 11 місяців тому

    Wow she's so good she can sing double melody and harmonies at the same time. Just making fun but nice nod to the original.

  • @isaiahheaden
    @isaiahheaden 9 місяців тому

    i can only think of 50 First Dates

  • @utechristian
    @utechristian 11 місяців тому

    Trent Crimm on the guitar

  • @kaushalsuvarna5156
    @kaushalsuvarna5156 11 місяців тому

    16 times the detail

  • @N_g_y
    @N_g_y 11 місяців тому +1

    Everybody's serious as a tomb when Jack isn't around

  • @mrpeterpotts5106
    @mrpeterpotts5106 Місяць тому

    Very nice but I hearing distortion

  • @jonathonshaw6688
    @jonathonshaw6688 11 місяців тому +2

    Whilst the multi-tracked vocals sound great, I don't know that they quite fit your described aesthetic of "stripped-down"

  • @Triciatly
    @Triciatly 7 місяців тому

    Imagining this with a girl. Wouldn’t it be nice ☺️🏳️‍🌈

  • @KarlKindt4
    @KarlKindt4 11 місяців тому

    A cry from the sane middle. It _would_ be nice.

  • @Heiko.Kalweit
    @Heiko.Kalweit 11 місяців тому

    This is a very, very nice version. But for my taste it is quite a bit too "clean".

  • @vaportrails7943
    @vaportrails7943 11 місяців тому

    Aww. 57 years ago, the #8 song on the Billboard Hot 100 was about waiting for marriage…

  • @zeevogel
    @zeevogel 11 місяців тому +1

    I would have liked it without overdubs et cetera. Such a nice cover.

  • @the_light_writer
    @the_light_writer 11 місяців тому

    Why did it sound like 2-3 women were singing instead of 1? Confusing.

    • @fredtdtje
      @fredtdtje 11 місяців тому

      Because overdubs. Something I really would not expect in the format of "stories". Should have been a real chorus instead. They know enough good singers and they make enough money to be able to hire them.

    • @jacobwilliamson7222
      @jacobwilliamson7222 11 місяців тому

      Not just stereo splitting?

    • @fredtdtje
      @fredtdtje 11 місяців тому

      @@jacobwilliamson7222 I think I hear harmonies, not just multiple versions of the same take/channel