I WENT TO SLEEP ( BRIAN AND CARL WILSON BEACH BOYS COVER ) 08.04.10

[Varuba111]

ZZZ・・・・(p_-)

[dmcguire70]

You look like Richard Dreyfuss!

[michaelthorner]

@dmcguire70 LOL The Goodbye Girl era Richard Dreyfuss, the Nuts era Richard Dreyfuss, Mr. Holland's Opus Richard era Dreyfuss, or the Poseidon era Richard Dreyfuss? Does he play piano too? ;-P

[dmcguire70]

@michaelthorner

Perhaps the What About Bob Dick Dreyfuss would be my pick. :-)

[Froth802]

The thing about this enchanting, hypnotic song is one never quite knows where the melody is vs the harmony. You pulled it apart and reassembled it in such a way that celebrates the song's oddities instead of trying to smooth them out. Very cool job.

[michaelthorner]

@Froth802 Thanks man! It is certainly a curio in the Brian Wilson cannon, but I think that is why I always gravitated to the song in the first place.

[fasterthanbolt]

very well played on piano. It is very difficult to sing, but in some parts you did it very well.

[gregormann7]

I have always loved this piece from the first time I heard it (1968?). Your slightly quirky version is delightful, and I L-O-V-E your ending-invention!! I hear the chords much clearer in your playing of them---I could never figure them out correctly. Maybe a little tutorial would be in order?? In any case, great work, my friend! I wish more people would remember the thumbs-up button. I'm only the second. :( You deserve a ton of them!

[michaelthorner]

@gregormann7 I really appreciate your kind words! I didn't hear this song until about 1988. A whole bunch of us in Toronto went on a Beach Boys used vinyl rampage after the 1988 Rolling Stone piece on Brian Wison's first solo album came out. I had known the hits because of the 1974 release of the Endless Summer compilation, but more obscure album tracks like I Went To Sleep weren't known to me until 1988. Songs like this one compelled me to dig deeper into Wilson's oeuvre, and I'm glad I did.

[jnf1222]

one of my favorite tunes of all time, what key are you playing it in?

[michaelthorner]

@jnf1222 It's in A major. I love the song too.

[skotty1992]

never heard the original but nice job! the song had a nice sound to it

[michaelthorner]

@skotty1992 Thanks for listening (as usual lol)

[skotty1992]

@michaelthorner you make it easy too! lol your videos are really enjoyable