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Of all their songs, this is the Beach Boys number that brings tears to my eyes. It is composed and sung in minor mode (the black keys on the keyboard) to convey the sadness. It is most likely the most mature, most searching, most emotional song of all from the Beach Boys. Great job.

KENZOWAL 2 days ago

great song

shanehenning26 1 week ago

Just to make you all aware, Brian wrote the MUSIC to this song. The lyrics are written by Mike Love. Remember kiddies, Brian is not the only lyric writer in the band and he has admitted that some songs that were written by the others are better than some of his own.

romeokid69 1 month ago

@romeokid69 Brian was and is a very humble person.

nimaside 3 weeks ago

@romeokid69 Personally I think Tony Asher was their best lyricist. But the lyrics of this song are brilliant as well. Mike wrote some great lyrics on occasion.

borskyviolin 2 weeks ago

One of the most profound songs ever written and the music is so unconventional, yet it fits perfectly.

sprayarm 1 month ago

Nice

DoUdO1000 1 month ago

Brian wrote this song the evening JFK was killed,what a brilliant song

bunnyfish714 2 months ago 7

@bunnyfish714 i heard this too. i'm giving away my age was in 5th grade. this also brings back another memory. some special friends and their two children were out at the deset ATVn'(not drunk) threir daughter hit a burn and fliopped off. went into a coma. i was playing this on way to work a few days later and son as i heard i knoew Terry was gone. foud out later i was right. MISS YOU TERRY

oldermusiclover 1 month ago

Just stunning harmonies. I caught this song during the Party at the Palace 2002 and it has kept my attention ever since. A keeper and can't believe it didn't make the Beach Boys Greatest Hits Album.

MrMikejfranklin 2 months ago

@MrMikejfranklin it made volume two!

kdowns350 2 months ago

I over-looked this song ! I can't imagine how because it's one of their best. So Brian, if you're reading this, it is what everyone says here. Masterful lyrics and harmonies and so early on with the Beach Boys

ranchwagoneer 2 months ago

The harmonies in this song have a terrific, timeless and slightly sad tone to them. What a great testament to Brian's song writing and producing abilities.

EdwardWLynn 2 months ago

The Beach Boys Forever

coolsweetgroovy 3 months ago

i never appreciated this song until now. the love of my life left me and times have been beyond tough. thank god for brian wilson.

RECCA731 3 months ago

@RECCA731

I was suffering from really chronic stress 4 years ago and the Beach Boys helped me out of it.

Glenn1967ful 3 months ago 5

@Glenn1967ful

Im with you on that one bud. Such amazeing music. It makes life that much better

tyton1234 3 months ago

@RECCA731

Best of luck to you. The best of that feeling is still the response from you to something right. With luck maybe you'll find someone right again.

EdwardWLynn 2 months ago

That chord change in the verse (if you can call that a "verse") is so strange, but it puts an already beautiful song over the top.

nightjammer 5 months ago

beautiful work brian and mike may u live forever

elvispresley718 5 months ago

This Lovely Song is a real test for a musician trying to learn it by ear (Yeah, I know, the Internet has lots of charts, but those are for sissies; no left brain excercise in that) and then he throws in that little half-step up modulation to further confuse and delight.

I think Mr. Wilson has more than 2 brain lobes working at once; "Genius Is Pain".

Right you are, Johnny.

WambaShuffle 5 months ago

I'll tell you what. Cast aside his opposition towards Brian's overt creativity, as well as providing some shallow lyrics for the band's "beach-cars-girls-California" number, Mike Love proves that he can write beautifully-introspective words in a good number of songs. I respect him for that.

predlycon 8 months ago 2