One of the best pop songs ever. I love seeing Brian and Mike interact as if they like each other. I know they've had their ups and downs, but I just love every member of this band: Brian, Mike, Carl, Al, Dennis, Bruce.
@@mumbles215 Uhm...It sounds like a bit of personal to me. I mean, yeah, it's not like Love fucked Wilson's wife of whatever, it was a business issue, but still, a bit of personal.
I noticed at the very start, before the vocals kick in, Brian is zoning out. Carl notices and starts gesturing toward him to move to the mic. Mike is also keeping an eye on Brian and so is Al, who also begins motioning to him to turn toward his mic...and he does at the last second and begins singing right on cue.
Yes, and I am not positive on this, but it sounds like the lead vocal is almost double tracked when Brian is singing the opening verses, and I notice Al is about three or four inches from his mic singing along with Brian and constantly watching Brian, just in case he needs to step in and cover the lead vocal if Brian goes south. So I think the double tracked sound is Al being close to his mic, but not on it.
@Deku Brian Wilson is a legend. The problem with our world is that someone like Bruce Springsteen has more recognition than Brian. In any case between musicians know really well who's the daddy
@Deku Brian Wilson was the main songwriter for the beach boys. Pet sounds was mostly his creation. He became schizophrenic at one point and had a manipulative therapist/ counselor. I recommend watching the biopic "love and mercy" about him.
@@resireg Neil Diamond's gem is Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show which was used in Tarantino's newest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! Brian Wilson is the best though!
Brian's story is a true legendary story. it shows if he can pull through everything he went through between drugs, mental illness, abuse from his father, record companies, his own therapist people he was suppose to turn to support the most u can do it too. U just need to hold on, ur stronger and more powerful physically and mentally than u think.
@@Noah1997callahan I completely understand ur issue man, I spiraled into drugs and thought there was no way out for years. It was a nasty cycle that I thought I could never get out of til it finally clicked and I realized I don't wanna live like this anymore and I dedicated everything to getting better. U can get better I know u can, when there's a will there's a way. Everybody has the strength of the world they just need to tap into it and some people just need support along the way as well. If u ever need someone to talk to I gotchu 🤟🤟💯💯
They acheived fame before I was born in 64. Yet here I am 60+ years later posting accolades on their 60s videos. Brian is timeless. Just wish Carl and Denny were here to share.
Hands down the best performance they ever did of this song. It's rare to hear Brian sing in falsetto after the mid--70s, but he was in the best physical shape of his life here despite being under control of Landy.
@@jamesblamesI'm not a professional musician. When Brian toured Pet Sounds about 20 years ago, his band nailed the vocals and instrumental parts on songs considerably more technically demanding, night after night, city after city.
Carl Wilson: "Hey guys I think we should all dress up for our show." Beach Boys: "Great idea." Carl: "I'm thinking our new look will be grey suits. Let's class it up." Beach Boys: "Sounds good. We'll totally all wear grey suits to the show. We mean it."
Which lost years? The years when he was chugging gallons of lsd and losing his grip on reality? He didn't deserve something that he did to himself??? How does that work??????
You can see the discord in the group by the way they dress... Mike and Al trying to be hip, Bruce trying to be retro, and Sweet Carl looking immaculate. Landy was obviously behind Brian's outfit here but he looks great tbh.
Riley Smith I honestly find young Brian & Carl VERY adorably handsome, with the sweetest faces & greatest heads of beautiful hair! Dennis was a rugged sort of sexy, but Carl & Brian we’re cuter.
I'm stuck in this video. Watching it over and over. I love the emphasis that they do on "together" and "ending" parts and by the way, Brian looks so good.
Still my favourite Beach Boys song of all time. Interesting we are some 35 years on from that concert. At the time in 1985 the Beach Boys had only been around since 1961 as a known band, some 24 years. Certainly in 1985 the Beach Boys would have been considered as mature rock stars. However now we are some almost 60 years since their origins and more than ever considered part of the integral part of Rock and Roll and modern popular music. What an incredible journey that has been.
This performance was great, but I feel as if it would've been so amazing and memorable to have Dennis be with them and be singing "You are so beautiful". That would've had people cheering, sucks he wasn't there
Si tan solo existiera un artista que tenga esa magia musical que expresa dedicación y talento; ya no nacen artistas así, es una realidad que deja ver que hay algo malo con las sociedades
Thank you Brian. God bless. Thank you for your wonderful voice and talent. Never forgotten. Always loved and appreciated. The pain that beautiful soul was going through to bring us such joy
I was there. Bought a ticket from a scalper for $45 and arrived in time to see the end of CSN. Besides that, I only remember Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Chevy Chase and maybe Phil Collins. The sound live was great and it was the introduction of Cherry Coke. I had one of those and a snow cone and THE WORST HEADACHE EVER THAT LASTED TWO WHOLE DAYS from dehydration. I was 21 and was going into my senior year at Villanova and went alone. I also saw my doppelgänger there. Weird. I’ve seen The Beach Boys numerous times as well as Brian Wilson. Even got his autograph in Chicago in 1998. Seems like yesterday.
Idk about anyone else, but I can't help but feel tragedy when listening to the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was a genius, a masterful musician. Then he got thrown to the background of his own band, relegated to stage performances like this which are so clearly puppeteered with Brian not actually singing or playing; He couldn't deal with playing to the public and studio desires, which were willfully misguided with dollar signs in their eyes. All because of things out of his control. A life destroying mental illness certainly didn't help things. Not to me, though. I know what Brian is capable of. 60s Brian was a masterpiece. Vocals were PERFECT. Bass playing, keyboard skills, all great. Plus he was In the running for BEST producer of all time in his prime. Almost anything after is just tragic to see. Like I said before, just a puppet. A shell just to appease the band's image. I want to see the REAL Brian. The REAL Beach Boys. And speaking of the REAL beach boys, you've got other tragedies laced in throughout. Like Dennis Wilson is a tragedy as well; a bright torch burning out fast indeed. Carl was more of the same; right when he takes the reigns of the band, he dies too. Just one tragedy after another. PS I've had just about enough of "Leading Man" Mike Love. He somehow has negative charisma. I'll stick with the Wilsons please and thanks.
Best thing about this is that they knew Brian's performance would be warts and all but didn't try and cover it, they just run with it and Al sings with him and with the mix (plus probably Jeff) it sounds just perfect.
I suspect there are 4 people signing lead here including Brian. He is live but Al and Jeff are much louder and there is another voice fading in and out that is obviously covering for both Al and Brian when necessary which is not unusual for a giant outdoor performance like this.
No auto tune just pure talent on the microphone. Brian’s voice sounds so clear. I’m glad I got to see the originals live in 1984.
He’s not singing. It’s recorded.
@@adamb3326No he’s singing, it’s just that he’s doubling lead with Al and Jeff.
@@adamb3326it’s extremely pitchy, and the rhythm is off in some parts, unlike the album version which is nearly perfect.
1985
Wow, Brian is actually on stage and singing! Impressive
I also saw them that year. Brian did a great job . He appeared normal as did the rest of them.
tivolidream why what’s wrong with him
@@peace1733 He has a lot of mental issues.
frantruff *had kinda that was in his phase where he was manipulated by the evil doctor.
x o he did have problems back when they toured in the 60’s and so elected to be the studio wizard for albums like Pet Sounds
One of the best pop songs ever. I love seeing Brian and Mike interact as if they like each other. I know they've had their ups and downs, but I just love every member of this band: Brian, Mike, Carl, Al, Dennis, Bruce.
But note when they came together on "let's talk about it"I'm sure Brian appreciated the comical Irony of it.
@@kingcat3477 What are you talking about?
It was only a year or so beifre mike sued him for 39 songs as a co writer. Wasn’t personal.
@@mumbles215 Uhm...It sounds like a bit of personal to me.
I mean, yeah, it's not like Love fucked Wilson's wife of whatever, it was a business issue, but still, a bit of personal.
I like and have tremendous respect for all, except Mike Love, he has attention issues.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Thanks Brian Wilson.
With one of the best lead vocals ever by anyone on any record IMO
Saw them withSonny and Cher in the 60s my first c concert ever. With Dino Desi and Billy.
The Beach Boys are an example of the very best of American culture
Tallest dwarf
@@dooniskea 🤣
@@dooniskea Are ya?
a perfect example of american culture - a loud, talentless right wing asshole singer distracting from the great art produced by the rest of the band
@@neilstavern Ding ding ding.... we've got another loser here........the Left... c onsumed with impotent hate....
RIP Carl & Dennis Wilson ! Fantastic performance from the guys !
Even though Dee is isn’t in it. Didn’t he die in 1983??
I noticed at the very start, before the vocals kick in, Brian is zoning out. Carl notices and starts gesturing toward him to move to the mic. Mike is also keeping an eye on Brian and so is Al, who also begins motioning to him to turn toward his mic...and he does at the last second and begins singing right on cue.
Dan O He strolls up so casually as well!
fucking eugene landy. that guy was a fucking cunt. thank you marilyn for saving him and getting brian the help he needed.
@@thevoid99 I believe you mean Melinda, Brian's second wife.
Al is almost like ordering Brian to get near the mic
Yes, and I am not positive on this, but it sounds like the lead vocal is almost double tracked when Brian is singing the opening verses, and I notice Al is about three or four inches from his mic singing along with Brian and constantly watching Brian, just in case he needs to step in and cover the lead vocal if Brian goes south. So I think the double tracked sound is Al being close to his mic, but not on it.
Cannot get enough of the Beach Boys! Takes me back to my teens!
Who are you trying to fool
Lol
The most beautiful song ever written... I swear!!!
It's a GREAT one.
It's good for sure. But my favorite is God Only Knows. Even Paul McCartney said that dong is the best dong ever written. I love the Beach Boys.
@@maryanndavis8580 - Yeah, I know! So hard to choose. Would also add, "The Warmth of the Sun." So many. We were born in a wonderful time!
Bruce Johnston always looks like he's having such a wonderful time. Infectious Joy :)
Love this man!
Guy was luckier than ringo and knows it.
@@mumbles215 It shouldn't have to be pointed out, but anyone who thinks Ringo was lucky is musically and historically uninformed.
Poor Brian. This was right in the middle of the Evil Doctor Eugene Landy days. He was barely there.
@Deku What?
@Deku Yeah do you not know who Brian Wilson is? Their can be more than one Brian alive.
@Deku Brian Wilson is a legend. The problem with our world is that someone like Bruce Springsteen has more recognition than Brian. In any case between musicians know really well who's the daddy
@Deku Brian Wilson was the main songwriter for the beach boys. Pet sounds was mostly his creation. He became schizophrenic at one point and had a manipulative therapist/ counselor. I recommend watching the biopic "love and mercy" about him.
@Deku poser
Brian Wilson is the best musical artist to come out of the USA.
I was going to agree but then I remembered Michael Jackson, Brain is still higher than most though
@@Kirbyisdagoat EEEWWW michael Jackson...he does not even play an instrument, what are you talking about? some weirdo computer pop star?
@@Kirbyisdagoat Michael Jackson is nowhere near the level of artistry of Brain Wilson
What about Bon Jovi? BB King? Frank Sinatra? Neil Diamond?
@@resireg Neil Diamond's gem is Brother Loves Traveling Salvation Show which was used in Tarantino's newest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood! Brian Wilson is the best though!
mike love is the only person in the world that was born with little hair and maintained that throughout his life.
My dad went mostly bald on top at age 22 and is till mostly bald at age 68.
@@119Agent I'm 21 don't scare me
AND LITTLE TALENT .
He ruins everything
And....
Sixty years later it still brings a smile to my face.
Still nice, even in 2018.
2020 also
The beach boys will never die
2018?
Pre-covid
Remember watching this on MTV live in 1985. Still makes me smile. Great Performance!
That’s Brian at his best singing live.
the harmony of the vocals of this song is just surreal and fantastic
I got my own CD player when I turned 10 (I'm 41) and the album I got was the Beach Boys. I still have it today and still listen to them.
Brian's back to his old self here. Just awesome to listen to with that great voice!
Good to see Brian and Carl playing together. R.I.P. Carl. The whole world misses you.
Indeed, this whole world.
And RIP Dennis
Very sad that Dennis isn’t there either his voice was AMAZING!!!
@@dawnhennig4323 Dennis would've LOVED Live Aid!
Brian sounds amazing
Never get tired of this song and their music. Always puts me in a good mood.
I saw them in 85 also in Austin Texas. What a good live sound they had.
Brian's story is a true legendary story. it shows if he can pull through everything he went through between drugs, mental illness, abuse from his father, record companies, his own therapist people he was suppose to turn to support the most u can do it too. U just need to hold on, ur stronger and more powerful physically and mentally than u think.
As someone who’s spiralling into a drug issue, his story is proof anyone can turn it around for good and inspiring
@@Noah1997callahan I completely understand ur issue man, I spiraled into drugs and thought there was no way out for years. It was a nasty cycle that I thought I could never get out of til it finally clicked and I realized I don't wanna live like this anymore and I dedicated everything to getting better. U can get better I know u can, when there's a will there's a way. Everybody has the strength of the world they just need to tap into it and some people just need support along the way as well. If u ever need someone to talk to I gotchu 🤟🤟💯💯
I just love seeing Brian so involved and animated and smiling here almost enjoying performing!!
Brian, Al and Mike are only 2-3 years younger than my 84 year old Mom. It feels kinda weird.
They acheived fame before I was born in 64. Yet here I am 60+ years later posting accolades on their 60s videos. Brian is timeless. Just wish Carl and Denny were here to share.
Just reliving the music. Only thing missing is DENNIS
Hands down the best performance they ever did of this song. It's rare to hear Brian sing in falsetto after the mid--70s, but he was in the best physical shape of his life here despite being under control of Landy.
Correct my man.
God really? I guess it's subjective but this sounds like a mess in certain parts, off key harmonies and tempo variations.
@@rhymeocerous It's a very complicated song, you try singing this live.
@@jamesblamesI'm not a professional musician. When Brian toured Pet Sounds about 20 years ago, his band nailed the vocals and instrumental parts on songs considerably more technically demanding, night after night, city after city.
@@rhymeocerous yeah but I’d rather hear a falsetto Brian than a flawless backing band.
EPIC! One of the best Brian moments with the group post 60's!
Looks like hes enjoying himself
Carl Wilson: "Hey guys I think we should all dress up for our show."
Beach Boys: "Great idea."
Carl: "I'm thinking our new look will be grey suits. Let's class it up."
Beach Boys: "Sounds good. We'll totally all wear grey suits to the show. We mean it."
Excellent to see Brian Wilson performing one of his greatest songs. Thank you Brian, the genius of the Beach Boys! =)
Love their music. Always uplifting.
I just feel so bad for Brian, that he had all of those lost years. He didn't deserve that!
Which lost years? The years when he was chugging gallons of lsd and losing his grip on reality? He didn't deserve something that he did to himself??? How does that work??????
@@CooManTunes someone doesn't understand how drugs work...
MKUltra
@@WorldwideWyatt Yes - someone finally said it!
@@CooManTunes did you like forget he was under a conservatorship being manipulated by his therapist throughout the late 70s to 80s.
They do one of their deepest hardest songs and kill it.god blessem forever.
You can see the discord in the group by the way they dress... Mike and Al trying to be hip, Bruce trying to be retro, and Sweet Carl looking immaculate. Landy was obviously behind Brian's outfit here but he looks great tbh.
yeah but I remember that day - it had to be 90+ degree heat. Made me wonder why Carl was wearing that suit on such a hot day.
@@stratplayr6997 because Carl was the hipster of the group, Mike, Bruce, and Al were good ole American boys, and Brian was the druggie. Lol 😂
Mike Outfit >>>> our lives
Riley Smith I honestly find young Brian & Carl VERY adorably handsome, with the sweetest faces & greatest heads of beautiful hair! Dennis was a rugged sort of sexy, but Carl & Brian we’re cuter.
Yeah, I wonder
I love Brian so much when I see him performing live :) absolutely beautiful singing.
This is such an awesome video!!!
These guys are absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time!!!!!!
My fave Beach Boys song of all time
If you're listening to this song after all these years, you're a legend
I'm stuck in this video. Watching it over and over. I love the emphasis that they do on "together" and "ending" parts and by the way, Brian looks so good.
I always love watching Brian on stage, the mastermind, doing the work with the band.
Beach Boys Rule....thank you forever the great music that will last forever!
I went to UCLA and ran into Brian at a local park in Holnby Hills. He was very gracious and polite.
Best live version of this song ever with Brian on lead love IT! He sounded great 👍
Such a distinct sound. So uplifting and soothing. Let's get to the beach.
Let's go surfin now, everybody's learning how, come on a sufari with me.🏄♂️🏄♀️🏄♂️🏄♀️🏄♂️
Bless Mike Love for creating Live Aid and saving Africa.
LOL!!!!
And Africa still the same.
Oh I just died. Effin Mike Love.
Funny thing is literally over 95% of the money raised went to sponsored terrorism
@@tyrel6732 I doubt very much that Bob Geldoff let that much of the money raised leave his own bank account.
Such a rare and incredible performance.
Still my favourite Beach Boys song of all time. Interesting we are some 35 years on from that concert. At the time in 1985 the Beach Boys had only been around since 1961 as a known band, some 24 years. Certainly in 1985 the Beach Boys would have been considered as mature rock stars. However now we are some almost 60 years since their origins and more than ever considered part of the integral part of Rock and Roll and modern popular music. What an incredible journey that has been.
The Beach Boys are America, the Beach Boys are the top down sound of summer....always!
The west coast
Brian looks and sounds wonderful! ❤
I saw Brian Wilson a few years back,, wow,, he still has that great voice. Honour to see him.
Al was always the coolest dressed of the boys. The man has swagger!
Jardine, keepin' it clean.
Ahhh... Carl Wilson, the sweetest voice in rock and roll history. Even though that was Brian singing.
A great song from my childhood that I never get tired of hearing
so nostalgic in a way.
This performance was great, but I feel as if it would've been so amazing and memorable to have Dennis be with them and be singing "You are so beautiful". That would've had people cheering, sucks he wasn't there
Agree.
You probably know Dennis left us 2 yrs before this
Dennis would've LOVED Live Aid!
Highly doubt that Mr B I knew many.....
@@fc7208 what?
1:03 Brian’s little dance is how I feel when listening to this.
memories, wow I was at Philadelphia "Live Aid"!
I’m so jealous!
God, there is something special about Brian Wilson, we dont get many like him in our lifetime
wow, such a huge crowd--love the Beach boys, brings back so many great memories--thanks guys
God I love Brian Wilson, SO MUCH
I never realize Brian Wilson was the one who wore the blue jacket... 🤦♂️
Omg i thought he was the guy yellow shirt
I love Carl's dancing while he plays the guitar.
I see Carl and Brian sharing the stage together ..... makes me smile 😃
such a magnificently created song
I miss Carl and Denny so much such beautiful souls.
But Dennis was already dead
Been a fan of The Beach Boys since 1964 age 8
I love how they all look to Brian like "this is your song"
Every beach boys song is Brian's song
@@liamjohnston5099 Brian did not write every Beach Boys song and he also had people during lyrics for him! like van dyke parks
I always fantasize about how cool would’ve been to have lived thru that musical generation
I forgot how much I loved The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are the greatest band in American history and no one is close to their iconic music or historical value.
How true
i mean they were the only american band to rival the beatles which is a tough task
A nod to Credence and Petty but yes, Pet Sounds the greatest American contribution to rock/pop music ever.
debatable
Si tan solo existiera un artista que tenga esa magia musical que expresa dedicación y talento; ya no nacen artistas así, es una realidad que deja ver que hay algo malo con las sociedades
Para ser justos, Brian Wilson tiene un talento que sobrepasa con creces el de muchos. Único en su era.
I love the rest of the boys watching brian singing... and soo proud of him!
I think this is an amazing perf romance and Brian Wilson owning on the grand stage.
I woz there in 85...in my living room when this was on ..probably the best gig I've never been at...
Eu amo essa música 🇧🇷
Thank you Brian. God bless. Thank you for your wonderful voice and talent. Never forgotten. Always loved and appreciated. The pain that beautiful soul was going through to bring us such joy
Thanks Brian, you are the MASTERPIECE.
Hard to beat this Harmony Saw them in North Carolina in the Army! Awesome sauce!!!!!!! Dan Wilson
Brian Wilson was fantastic on vocals!!!
Breathtaking harmonies
The sound of my youth, and the USA.....Ireland.
They were one of the hits of that day - they were ON fire.
The Beach Boys
Excellent Band 👍🏻
I was there. Bought a ticket from a scalper for $45 and arrived in time to see the end of CSN.
Besides that, I only remember Madonna, Led Zeppelin, Chevy Chase and maybe Phil Collins.
The sound live was great and it was the introduction of Cherry Coke. I had one of those and a snow cone and THE WORST HEADACHE EVER THAT LASTED TWO WHOLE DAYS from dehydration.
I was 21 and was going into my senior year at Villanova and went alone. I also saw my doppelgänger there. Weird.
I’ve seen The Beach Boys numerous times as well as Brian Wilson. Even got his autograph in Chicago in 1998. Seems like yesterday.
The drummer is taking off like a rocket ship, maybe snorted too much snout candy
same.
I think the Live Aid gigs on both sides of the Atlantic pretty much ran on coke.
Beautiful
One of the highlights, they sound great.
Oh my God, they are so great! HARMONY!!! ONE OF A KIND! look at Brain, glad to see it
What an amazing song.
what a sound
Idk about anyone else, but I can't help but feel tragedy when listening to the Beach Boys. Brian Wilson was a genius, a masterful musician. Then he got thrown to the background of his own band, relegated to stage performances like this which are so clearly puppeteered with Brian not actually singing or playing; He couldn't deal with playing to the public and studio desires, which were willfully misguided with dollar signs in their eyes. All because of things out of his control. A life destroying mental illness certainly didn't help things.
Not to me, though. I know what Brian is capable of. 60s Brian was a masterpiece. Vocals were PERFECT. Bass playing, keyboard skills, all great. Plus he was In the running for BEST producer of all time in his prime.
Almost anything after is just tragic to see. Like I said before, just a puppet. A shell just to appease the band's image. I want to see the REAL Brian. The REAL Beach Boys.
And speaking of the REAL beach boys, you've got other tragedies laced in throughout. Like Dennis Wilson is a tragedy as well; a bright torch burning out fast indeed. Carl was more of the same; right when he takes the reigns of the band, he dies too. Just one tragedy after another.
PS I've had just about enough of "Leading Man" Mike Love. He somehow has negative charisma. I'll stick with the Wilsons please and thanks.
Featuring Napoleon Dynamite on bass guitar
It's impossible to not like this band.
Always love Mike's shirts
If The Beatles were the Best British Rock Band, The Beach Boys were the Best American Rock Band!!!
Bendiciones para ti y para TODOS!!!!❣️❣️💕💝💝💯💋💌💙🤗😁☺️😄✨🍁😃😃💢💟🌱👏🌊💛💛🌊💙🌊💙🙌🏼❣️🌊🌊💕🌊💓🌊💓🌊🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏👏👏👏👏👏🤗👏🤗👏🤗👏🤗👏🤗👏🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗❣️❣️💕💕💕💕
Best thing about this is that they knew Brian's performance would be warts and all but didn't try and cover it, they just run with it and Al sings with him and with the mix (plus probably Jeff) it sounds just perfect.
Good call mate (I was blind when I wrote this originally but it's still good)
I suspect there are 4 people signing lead here including Brian. He is live but Al and Jeff are much louder and there is another voice fading in and out that is obviously covering for both Al and Brian when necessary which is not unusual for a giant outdoor performance like this.
@@119Agent Probably Adrian Baker?
@@newowned i don’t think he was touring with them then.
They fade Brian in and out throughout but when you can hear him he''s still pretty good
Brian Wilson fantastic singing. All of them.
I wish there was live aid in Today
Just with the classic acts
That's a good idea!
Live Aid 1985 Philly
I watched this at Live Aid but am amazed at how fit and healthy Brian looks.
Pure gold.