1:10-1:25 I find it so sad that Brian is wanting to sing in that part, but he doesn't have the falsetto or vocal ability he used to..so the backing band does it...but he wrote it.
Thanks for posting this classic. The sheet music for the original piano part for The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" can be found at manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm - a note-for-note transcription.
I can assure you from experience that it takes incredible strength and drive to recover from that kind of crisis. It's amazing that BW's come back and continues on after multiple and long lasting incidents. He's absolutely amazing and we're so lucky to have him.
I couldn't agree more. We are very lucky to be able to see him live at this point in his life. He is still giving so much. What a gift he has given to us and still gives today. You people go to see him live while you can. No one lasts forever.
Brian Wilson was and is a musical genius who has written some of the greatest music of our generation. The fact that he had a nervous breakdown does not detract from his greatness. Most geniuses walk that fine line between reality and madness. My own father was an inventor...a sheer genius... and hewas was definitely not normal. I say give Brian a break for coming back from the depths of madness and depression and be able to sing one of his most beautiful songs on stage.
I'm not too into Jeff's voice. Brian, especially considering his age, does well on this song. His pitch is very good overall, his tone is a little rough but well enough, and one of the bigger factors - he's got a lot of spirit on this performance.
Karen died of anorexia, it's not really pleasant to see her in that state.
another point might be that because of my age(24)I prefer young people than old ones, I have nothing against them as long as they look good and not deteriorated.
one final thing,when you really love someone, it breaks your heart to see them suffer,if u really love them,u suffer too, it's called empathy.
when I listen to music I wanna feel great and not sad, the world's tough enough.music helps me through the bad times
honesty characterizes me and this time I'm gonna be very honest: I love Brian Wilson so much that it hurts to watch him in the state he is,it brings tears to my eyes, he's not the man he used to be,I know he suffered and is still suffering that is why I can't stand the way he's looking,I'd rather remind him when he was young, sweet and always smiling with the boys, I much much prefer the old time videos, call me a sentimental but that's the way I feel.Brian,I love u,always will
You know, I love Brian Wilson very much, too. That means I love Brian Wilson REGARDLESS--whether he is suffering at age 66 or "young, sweet and always smiling with the boys." No man is "the man he used to be" at age 66! You're not sentimental, misshouse84. You are MUCH too sensitive! You need to come into the real world, that's all. Obviously you're too easily shocked!
I think you got a point there by saying that I'm way too sensitive,sometimes even too Romantic,reality is too much for me and I can't help being emotional when others suffer.I love Brian but it's because of my let's say emotional condition I can't watch this o any other video by him nowadays.problem's not with Brian,it's all me. thanks for answering my commment,bwsmyhero.wish you all the best,misshouse.
I've also been thinking about what you said that "no man is the man he used to be at age 66". that's correct, we all age but not all of us age the same way.let's take Paul Mccartney for example,he's still in great shape, performing for nearly 3 hours non-stop!I didn't feel the same way as with Brian,I didn't feel any pity for him.now,let's take another example, Karen Carpenter.I'd rather watch her when she was full of energy and hope not when she was a bag of bones.
yes,I know that,but my point was that watching her made me feel sad just like this video.watching Karen being thin due to his anorexia problem and watching Brian due to a lot of problems makes me sad,'cos I know they suffered....
thanks for replying to my comment! take care!love,misshouse84
If we're being honest here, this really looks and sounds like it's the opening ceremony for the Special Olympics.
knuckleheadjones 5 months ago 4
@knuckleheadjones bwahahaaaa. No really. That was horrible. Sniff. Bwwwsaaaahahahahaaaa
Vincecouk 3 months ago
1:10-1:25 I find it so sad that Brian is wanting to sing in that part, but he doesn't have the falsetto or vocal ability he used to..so the backing band does it...but he wrote it.
adampower1973 11 months ago
Thanks for posting this classic. The sheet music for the original piano part for The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" can be found at manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm - a note-for-note transcription.
ElmoPiano 1 year ago
god damn it brian why do you do those inflections at the beginning of each bar
pizzaday420 1 year ago
Man - Brian without an instrument - they should have at least given him a triangle or something.
faarken1 1 year ago
Simply the best...... A genius.
phil123711 1 year ago
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public3180 1 year ago
I can assure you from experience that it takes incredible strength and drive to recover from that kind of crisis. It's amazing that BW's come back and continues on after multiple and long lasting incidents. He's absolutely amazing and we're so lucky to have him.
ottawangel 1 year ago
@ottawangel
I couldn't agree more. We are very lucky to be able to see him live at this point in his life. He is still giving so much. What a gift he has given to us and still gives today. You people go to see him live while you can. No one lasts forever.
RIP Carl and Dennis.
Okiemom50 7 months ago
@Okiemom50 Amen, the Mozart of 20th Century pop music...
ridingroy 5 months ago
Genius!!!
pighardcore 2 years ago
Good, simple down to earth performance, and it's nice to hear Brian's voice - well done!
mwp62 2 years ago 3
I HATE when some idiot at a concert yells "WOOOO!!" at a concert. Especially true for a beautiful song like this.
Shut up you fucking drunks.
shigsho 2 years ago 28
I know what you mean, but think its meant for the best..I hope!
HilaryMG 2 years ago
spot on baby!!
TumblingDice1972 2 years ago 2
I've been holding back on saying just that ... THANK YOU
PaulJ010 1 year ago
@shigsho It's one of my absolute pet hates. I can't work out why they do it? Ego perhaps??
boyders16 1 year ago
@shigsho I too hate when people show appreciation, enthusiasm and excitement for a song.
RandomBrit 1 year ago
hes still got it!
Huddiethegreat 2 years ago 3
i prefer to remember him when he was young,& on top of the world,
evelskunny 2 years ago
what year was this ?
Atomicflash500 2 years ago
Genius. Genuine Genius.
labitajojo 2 years ago
Genius at work .. Bravo
Roger11733 2 years ago
only one carl wilson for this number ,.Carl was the perfect voice for this song.
hujjesb 2 years ago
is this the orpheum in Vancouver?
nitsua12345 3 years ago
Brian Wilson was and is a musical genius who has written some of the greatest music of our generation. The fact that he had a nervous breakdown does not detract from his greatness. Most geniuses walk that fine line between reality and madness. My own father was an inventor...a sheer genius... and hewas was definitely not normal. I say give Brian a break for coming back from the depths of madness and depression and be able to sing one of his most beautiful songs on stage.
violetrod 3 years ago 25
@violetrod
very well said.
Nick7575757575 1 year ago
I probably shouldn't say this, being a big BB fan.
We know it's Brian's song which Carl (RIP) sang.
But why doesn't Brian let Jeffrey Foskett sing lead ?
He's got the range / falsetto / voice to do it justice.
P4Replica 3 years ago
I'm not too into Jeff's voice. Brian, especially considering his age, does well on this song. His pitch is very good overall, his tone is a little rough but well enough, and one of the bigger factors - he's got a lot of spirit on this performance.
runnersdialzero33 2 years ago 2
BRIAN IS MUSICAL GOD
jimet409 3 years ago 5
Why does everyone comment that seeing him perform is sad? For a 66 year old that has had a real rough time, he is doing pretty damn good.
leercup 3 years ago 6
it is sad, but that doesn't change the fact that he was and is awsome
he can sing better after everything than i ever culd....
prittywhittybritty 3 years ago 3
sad.
carveido 3 years ago
Yes.
pnutbutrncrackers 3 years ago
chabon ( argentismo ) se la rebanca ( tendra algo que ver con wall street ) dejate de joder trolo ..... para paraaaaaaaaa
raulevich 3 years ago
Karen died of anorexia, it's not really pleasant to see her in that state.
another point might be that because of my age(24)I prefer young people than old ones, I have nothing against them as long as they look good and not deteriorated.
one final thing,when you really love someone, it breaks your heart to see them suffer,if u really love them,u suffer too, it's called empathy.
when I listen to music I wanna feel great and not sad, the world's tough enough.music helps me through the bad times
misshouse84 3 years ago
honesty characterizes me and this time I'm gonna be very honest: I love Brian Wilson so much that it hurts to watch him in the state he is,it brings tears to my eyes, he's not the man he used to be,I know he suffered and is still suffering that is why I can't stand the way he's looking,I'd rather remind him when he was young, sweet and always smiling with the boys, I much much prefer the old time videos, call me a sentimental but that's the way I feel.Brian,I love u,always will
misshouse84 3 years ago
You know, I love Brian Wilson very much, too. That means I love Brian Wilson REGARDLESS--whether he is suffering at age 66 or "young, sweet and always smiling with the boys." No man is "the man he used to be" at age 66! You're not sentimental, misshouse84. You are MUCH too sensitive! You need to come into the real world, that's all. Obviously you're too easily shocked!
bwsmyhero 3 years ago
I think you got a point there by saying that I'm way too sensitive,sometimes even too Romantic,reality is too much for me and I can't help being emotional when others suffer.I love Brian but it's because of my let's say emotional condition I can't watch this o any other video by him nowadays.problem's not with Brian,it's all me. thanks for answering my commment,bwsmyhero.wish you all the best,misshouse.
misshouse84 3 years ago
I've also been thinking about what you said that "no man is the man he used to be at age 66". that's correct, we all age but not all of us age the same way.let's take Paul Mccartney for example,he's still in great shape, performing for nearly 3 hours non-stop!I didn't feel the same way as with Brian,I didn't feel any pity for him.now,let's take another example, Karen Carpenter.I'd rather watch her when she was full of energy and hope not when she was a bag of bones.
misshouse84 3 years ago
Karen Carpenter's turning into a "bag of bones" had nothing to do with her age and everything to do with anorexia.
thefonz003 2 years ago
yes,I know that,but my point was that watching her made me feel sad just like this video.watching Karen being thin due to his anorexia problem and watching Brian due to a lot of problems makes me sad,'cos I know they suffered....
thanks for replying to my comment! take care!love,misshouse84
misshouse84 2 years ago
I feel the same as you do misshouse. So sad. Now we can ad Michael.
skipper8257 2 years ago
"The great Brian Wil-SAWN." This doesn't appear to be from the U.S.
thefonz003 3 years ago
that way of saying his name is a running joke with his bandmate and longtime friend Jeff Foskett
HabibTh 3 years ago
jajaj se limpia la boca con la manga y se rasca como si fuera un nene, que chabón, pobre brian se la re banca.
cristianbrasca 4 years ago
He's standing! I'm not used to see him standing up while singing...
Fear2Stop 4 years ago
yeah... so I noticed... good to see that he is more comfortable on stage and willing to come out from behind the keyboard.
alienhuman 3 years ago
he sounds very sweet and looks comfortable. (Hope TLOS gets released btw)
HabibTh 4 years ago 2
Woah, he's gained some weight in the past year :-(
scandal101 4 years ago
have a look at when he raises his arms at 2:30, the shirt's too big and adds a little.
HabibTh 4 years ago
I don't like when he's too thin, more chubby he looks like himself, when he lost so much weight in the late 1980s he was unrecognizable
przemekgrabowski 3 years ago
awesome! nice touch with the black & white.
Yaggsionhimen 4 years ago