The Beach Boys - "Cool, Cool Water" - TV / March 1, 1971

[JSL79]

Mike Love looks really messed up in this video. He almost looks anorexic and is sporting a horrible beard.  I know Carl was already bearded too but pulled the look off much better than Mike. Good performance though by the Beach Boys.

[EuphratTigris]

The Beach Boys live with almost no help from outside musicians on this track ... and it sound fabulous. What a find!

[TheHypehat]

@EuphratTigris are you kidding, do you SEE that massive band behind them

[EuphratTigris]

@TheHypehat Yep, I do see the band, but the only one who seems to be actually playing on this particular song is the piano player on the very left. If you open up your ears, you'll find the horn section - for instance - being totally quiet. Hard to tell if the bass player is doing anything - what we hear is more or less just the Beach Boys singing to the piano with some percussion here and there.

[bottomlineplayer68]

Back when Dennis was clean and hadn't started his alcoholic binging and coke sniffing. Sad.

[babyimawantyou]

Mike Love Is The Oldest Beach Boy Born 1941

[Jvct3579]

What the fuck is that "thing" at 0:51?

[relimes]

@Jvct3579 its Charles Manson

[Whofannj]

great live treatment of this song. It's like watching them in your home as the audience respectfully listens.

[youFagnertube]

I Love Mike Love!

[cheifguggletram]

Fuck I hate Mike Love. He just looks so smug in this. What a prick.

[goneatlast]

Thanks for this fine example of Beach Boys live.

Please keep 'em comin', TheBeachBoysVibes002.

The late '60's, early '70's era presents the band at their collective creative highpoint.

[Helen25243]

At 1.20 Dennis looked as if he was about to wallop his cymbal and suddenly changed his mind!!!

[robotorb]

@Helen25243 too cute! ;D

[mdefil23]

Its a nice song but wroteforlucks had to ruin the experience with his negative thoughts.

[wroteforlucks]

Mike Love, jerk glove. He does not know the beauty. He is a cretin. I would and do erase him from what is the greatest American band we shall ever have the pleasure to live through. Oh, the Byrds come close too.

[gittahfiend]

@wroteforlucks MIKE LOVE NOT WAR!

[fasterthanbolt]

AWESOME TUNE!!! Thanks for sharing this, which I had never seen. One of my fav BB's songs. :-)

Paolo

[caxfingers]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful relaxing tracks ever recorded. It makes me want to float in some warm tropical sea.

[Okiemom50]

@caxfingers  Relaxing because it came from the best....Brian Wilson. :)

[caxfingers]

@Okiemom50 I totally agree!!!