The Beach Boys - Break Away - Remixed - Breakaway

[harvey1954]

The remix is highlighting backing vocals that were buried in the original vinyl mix. The tune remained off any album until the 70s and it was their parting shot on Capitol Records who failed to promote this gem by Brian and his dad.

[dirkbrad]

Sounding stunning.......43 years since I first heard and loved this track Brilliant

[dirkbrad]

@dirkbrad or should that be 42 years? (or was I ahead of my time?)

[brother0john]

Have just realised that this is the version from Hawthorn with Brian singing the first verse and Carl singing the second, subsequently re-released on the WotS compilation.

[TrappedIn1968]

After many "type-in" searches to hear and rehear this video, I've FINALLY added it to my favorites list ! Thanks for the upload, sounds GREAT

[brother0john]

What have you actually done to remix this track? I can here a bit more reverb here and there, but if its from the Warmth of the Sun CD in what sense is it re-mixed

Thanks

[charmedangels4]

cLASS SONG:D

[99tosign99]

What is it about these songs that you can never get enough of them - summer of '69

[alburtise]

loved the video and realised why: mike love doesn't appear til 1:54. what an unexpected pleasure to see a performance without all that ... stuff. they could have paid a bit more attention to dennis. but in general the filmographer's instincts were spot on. thanks for posting this great treasure.

[alexandertarangerkin]

this remixed version is superior to the originals, especially the end. One of the finest examples that the BB's created fantastic music after their popular decline in America

[alburtise]

@alexandertarangerkin yes indeed.

[superbracey]

I love the Beach Boys' music from their various eras and particularly love the feel of this song.

But i don't know much about the band. Is Mike Love the beardy one who looks as though he's escaped from an asylum?

What was idiotic about Mike Love (a genuine question, not a challenge)?

[davidturner9823]

@superbracey In the earlier days Mike was the one most against Brian's Pet Sounds/Smile type work, and wanted to stick to the car song formula of their earliest work. Later (in the 70s) the group was sort of split in two camps: Carl and Dennis vs. Mike, Al, and Bruce Johnston, with Brian being the deciding vote (and usually swinging with his brothers).

[superbracey]

@davidturner9823 Thanks

[deweypug]

Yes, for some reason this song and 'Sail on Sailor' really represent the transition of this band into the 70's... too bad Brian had problems and that idiotic Mike Love stayed in the band...

[adamc1407]

love carl and dennis but forget bloody awful mike love..

[mrtibbslarson]

just might be my favorite song of the beach boys

[RockPicard]

@mrtibbslarson Same here!!!!

[YouMuseMe]

Groovy tune.  Say, was that footage of Venice or Manhattan or ?

[SmileySmileAM]

carl is a heaven sent treasure

[utubsko333]

great voice of carl

[anothercountyheard]

best aaaaaaamerican pop/rock .

[RockPicard]

I think one of my best Beach Boys song.

[FuckingStanz]

i love the way Jardine sings 'shackles'

[280553vs]

God love you Carl as we all do.....

[williamwdavis]

Hey Mike, Adolphe Menjou called....he wants his suit back.

[dejunius91]

great song. Those clips in the beginning, where do they come from ?

[mrtibbslarson]

might be my favorite beach boys song!

[FuckingStanz]

where can i get an audio copy of this mix? 

[burstmatress]

I was born in '85, yet everytime I hear any BB tracks, in particular this one, I feel nostaligic. As though I was there....

[portoalegr]

I'm from Brazil and I think the music wonderful

[portoalegr]

muito bom!!!

[biscayne427]

This was such an awesome video for this song

[dlpine71]

The Beatles were great but, the Beach Boy's had the best vocals and harmonies EVER!!!

[burstmatress]

@dlpine71 Beach Boys put beatles to shame...

[dlpine71]

@burstmatress I love the Beatles, too and may not say the Beach Boy's put the Fab Four to shame - their music was so different - but both were certainly the best on either side of the Atlantic.

[helenaZZZZirlandaise]

This is one of my two favourite BB songs, the other being Disney Girls.

Unlike oher artists their sound just never dates.

[vistarscot1]

This is the only song that I find slightly difficult to tell but Carl sang this song.

[pluisje333]

amazing song!

[simonellson]

This is a fantastic posting ! Thanks to traderfiles.

[CofCGuy]

"Oh to be young again... and a robot." Hubert J. Farnsworth, Futurama

[topgeardel]

Great song!

[BeachBoysGuy1]

It Is fabulous. Wonderful job. One thing " You used the audio mix that has Brian singing lead on this song. The lead voice on the hit was Carl. either way, very enjoyable. Thanks for your hard work JHP

[gregormann7]

@BeachBoysGuy1 Brother, you seem to be very keen on all subjects BBs, but I beg to differ on this one. That is clearly Carl singing (not lip-syncing). It's funny how distinct and yet similar the quality of the Wilson voices are, including Dennis (and even cousin Mike) which is, I think, the very thing that makes them superior in sound to anybody.

[BeachBoysGuy1]

@gregormann7 Aloha Greggormann !! thanks, but I think it's Brian singinging the firsdt verse and Carl singing the second verse. Carl crept up on his notes, whereas Brian attacked them ( as did Al)

I could be wrong, but that's what I hear. Thanks John

[gregormann7]

@BeachBoysGuy1 The point is that we are listening --- and enjoying!! Thank the Lord for Beach Boys MUSIC!! And I really mean it! And thanks for you kind response. It made my day friend.

[BeachBoysGuy1]

I quite agree. Add Some Music To (Our) Day. Brian Wilson wrote the soundtrack for my life. jhp

[vwdrummer]

That's definitely Brian in the first verse. He had a sharper high-end in his voice than Carl. Carl's high-end was softer. It's really noticeable in "Surf's Up" between the demo version and the released one. Brian and Al's voices were very similar in the high notes, though. Sometimes I can't tell those two apart.

[gregormann7]

@vwdrummer I was willing to concede that it was at least plausible that this might be BW on the verse(s), until I listened to the video listed over at the right sub-titled 'Brian sings lead...' If you listen to that I don't see how you can think this is Brian here. I can only hear Carl on verses, Al on refrain.

If you continue to think otherwise, then I will have to assert my minority status here as proof that I must be right!! LOL!!

[vwdrummer]

It doesn't sound as much like Carl when you compare it to other songs in which he sang in the higher register, so that's what threw me off. However, it does sound more like Carl when comparing it to the video you referenced. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the Wilsons.

[gregormann7]

@vwdrummer Yes, and even Dennis, whose voice is very much distinct, has that same family characteristic.

[ericebryan]

@gregormann7 Hello gregormann7 and vwdrummer,

This is version 2 of "Breakaway". 1st version is Brian's demo where he sings all. In this version, Brian sings the 1st verses. Carl's lead starts on the 2nd verse section with "When I laid down on my bed . . ."

On version 3, the final released version, Brian gave all lead verses to Carl.

On version 3, Al comes in on "That very same love . . ." before the bridge proper kicks in with his lead. Rotating, cycling voices -- genuis.

[TumblingDice1972]

fabulous edit,credit to whoever posted

[garyallan21]

Carl is just simply amazing...<3

[Tundramensch]

Carl had such a great voice.

[VikingKr]

This must be the version that has Brian on the first verse right? The alternate version from Hawthorne CA?

[BeachBoysGuy1]

That's exactly right. It looks funny seeing Carl's face singing with Brian's voice coming out. JHP

[Trendmunger]

Mike Love is so trippy!!!

[BeachBoysGuy1]

Yup. 1969 was trippy time

[rnrdr1]

This has sounds in it that I have never heard before. How did you do it?

[BeachBoysGuy1]

There are several mixes and versions around

[thestevo46]

this should have been a no.1 single in the states,outstanding single....

[thestevo46]

america's and possibly the world's finest band,i love brian wilson,ive seen him in glasgow four times now,this mix is fantastic,thank you for the high quality.....

[dimebars]

The best version on u-tube..... isn't Carl fantastic

[rep0eagle]

Very under Rated!!!!

[DrHeathenScum]

Brian Wilson.

[JSWren]

Three minutes of ecstasy which gets better and better even after a million times! Music that makes you feel good to be alive. Thank you so much for posting this very excellent remixed version and for making my evening!

[PoprocksCk]

Awesome, I love how you put Brian's guide vocal in the first verse, since he originally intended to sing it in the final version.

[Animainiac85]

Actually, I don't think he did.

There's a version of Breakaway on the "Warmth of the Sun" compilation that has it in already. That's what I think this is.

[MissSWilliams]

from somone that comes from nearlt 3 decades later, this, along with the group is fantastic..... they just DO NOT MAKE EM LIKE THIS ANYMORE!!!!

[davidroot8]

carl had one the greatest voices ever

[jayash76]

@davidroot8 Indeed. But did you notice that the first verse is brian and not carl?

[Danimalist]

@davidroot8 Although that's Carl in the video, it is Brian singing lead on the recording.

[Danimalist]

@davidroot8 Although that's Carl singing in the video, Brian is singing lead on this version (It's Carl on the originally released single).

[Canaveral305]

@Danimalist No, that's definitively Carl and Al sharing the lead vocal here... but there is a version with Brian during the whole thing, yeah, I remember hearing it.

[Danimalist]

@airager

Yep, you've got it right. Anyone who doesn't agree should just compare the first verse of this one to the single, on which Carl sings it (until "that very same love..." when Brian kicks in until the chorus, sung by Al).

[airager]

@Danimalist

They do the same on "Time to get alone", Carl starts out then Brian leads into the chorus! Maybe it was because Brians voice was going through it's first change, I don't know. A few years earlier his voice was a lot softer in the higher ranges. Carl's voice back then was probalby to young sounding to take leads. Brian obvously noticed the maturity in Carl's voice for "God only Kknows". On the earlier takes Brian sang lead and he sounded much harsher than Carl.

[Canaveral305]

@airager Brian first verse? Sounds like Carl to me.

Brian, Carl and Al sometimes sound an awful lot like each others. Brian's voice is like exactly between Al and Carl's, in the end.

[BeckMax]

I love this song, it rocks.

[regentv980]

a bit differant this mix,quite good

[bonesytrev]

total musical geniuis and I grew up with this sound in the uk along with the beatlea etc how lucky was i?

[walkerbear]

I was struck by the lyrics at 1.20 to 1.50 or so, from 'When I lay down on my bed/I hear voices in my head.... ', that is quite a startling lyric given that Brain has admitted in recent years that he has suffered auditory hallucinations since 1966.... a totally new slant on the song....

[salstream]

absolute brilliance

[dlpine71]

i love their songs of this era! great albums!

[DoinkTheClown]

Absolutely... they were at a peak during the Sunflower sessions... could have been their best album with some better decision-making.

[deweypug]

I concur. I think we can point our finger at Brian's inability to make rational decisions at that point in his career, however, if Mike Love was not such a jackass, he could have spent some time with Brian to help harness the full potential of what Sunflower could have been.

[SteveCaftdunt]

Where on earth was Mike Love during this phase of his Beach Boy career ??

He appears almost - dare I say Masnson-esque ???

[jhrunion]

despite all of their problems brian and murry were able to get together and work it all out in this song. despite the problems within the band, they were able to get it together and produce this classic, gem of a song. it was 1969, but they were able to re-capture the sound of roughly 1965-the beach boys TODAY!-era.

[majortuff]

In my opinion, it sounds very "1969". Don't you agree in a way?

[BB45s]

My guess is that Brian and Murry spent little time together creating this song. The music is all Brain. the lyrics are Brian's autobiography. Sometimes I wonder if Brian added Reggie Dunbar to the writing credits as a peace offering to his dad or a sign of respect from a distance.

{Click BB45s for rare Beach Boys archive playlist}

[jhrunion]

this is great! thanks for posting. this is a greatly under rated, under appreciated song. if there were any justice in the world this would be the biggest hit of all time!

[plasticsoulman66]

Carl Wilsons' voice is incomparable!

[Lewiedude2000]

Carl is the REAL genius!

long live Carl

[FlawShow]

Just did some research. Must be Bruce Johnston on bass.

[RowBadMovies]

It's Johnston, for sure.

[FlawShow]

Who is playing bass? Glen Campbell?

[bikenik]

Bruce Johnston is playing bass in this video FlawShow.

[sonicdeath10]

This song should have been a hit. I can't believe it wasn't. It's so fucking good.

[thomsund]

amazing!!! what a course!!

[luxyaltz219]

This mix i think is even better than the original single release ,and that was awesone to

[IainB1511]

Candy the clip of Carl at the begining of this he has to be no more than 15-16, so I guess he can be your boy toy as well LOL.

[bikenik]

This is my absolute favorite Beach Boy song of all time...I never get tired of it despite hearing it about a million times. :D

[MorfeBD]

It really is an awesome song.  It's a shame it isn't more popular.

[isthatmusicicanhear2]

★★★★★ awesome ' ISSY

[JimMorrisonsWidow]

That's a brilliant song, I used to listen to this a lot when I was in my teens.. it's a pretty emotional song.

[SLUMBERSZZ]

SIMPLY PERFECT

[DrHeathenScum]

Positive Vibes In Stereo

[LongPromised46]

this is made-of-awesome! I love all the close-ups of Carl. Thank yuou so much. By the way, when did Carl get the gap in his tooth fixed? i've been trying to find out.

[ncarolinaluv]

I think when he became a millionaire -- had teeth capped?????? My Carl was fine no matter way he looked.

[Raughwe]

He was always a good looking guy but I think he looked best in this era.

[ncarolinaluv]

Nah, My Carl was fantastic in all phases!!!!

Candy

[annieswan]

ALL phases.... i do love him here though. I think once he got the beard he also became just a little more sexy...if thats even possible.... :)

[ncarolinaluv]

Oh I just love My Carl everyway even something I'm going to send you!!!!!!!!

Happy to have another Carl lover!!!!!!!!!!

Candy

[dexterdot]

weird

[ncarolinaluv]

He was just so fine!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- annieswan

[ncarolinaluv]

Damn, My Carl, is so great!!!!!!!! what was the lovester in this like 60 hee hee I can hear music 1969 shows Carl more. hee hee

[flopsly]

Did they use another take of Carl singing for this remix? I seem to remember him hollering more.

[TimeToGetAlone]

This is the version with Brian taking the lead on Carl's parts.

[TimeToGetAlone]

Oh, unless you were talking about the second verses...

[annieswan]

This is what I like, Carl time! thanks for sharing : )

[ncarolinaluv]

I call it My Carl time, too hee hee