Paul Simon - Surfer Girl

[zebooker]

As for the "Willie Nelson" thread: If you check, you'll see the poster is NOT a native speaker of English, which makes it more likely he or she could confuse the sound of "Brian Wilson" with that of "Willie Nelson." Would I be correct in thinking none of you who complain have EVER made a mistake in public?

[zebooker]

A pre-eminnent poet/philosopher/composer singing a favorite song and playing his very favorite guitar. Exquisite! I don't know how turnnig art into a competitive sport by ranking or assigning scores to it helps anyone experience the pure pelasure of something this good. Fine arrangement well payed on a first-quality vintage instuemt, sung expressively with great love by a superb and highly experienced performer. What's not to like?

[batiris]

@mysterytrain74 rather mundane? Are you serious?

[robinwikman1]

Brian´s tribute!!!!!!!

[ragmags]

now if he could pull his bloated head out of his ass and tally up with Garfunkel, i wont hold my breath

[pichoharispe]

You said it all.One of the best versions of a song I`ve ever heard. Probbably the best.

[ronguell]

Willie Nelson? What are you smokin"?

[albusdd2241]

Willie Nelson?? Seriously? Willies great but he's no Brian Wilson!

[NaturalTVtm]

WOW!!!

[winterweib]

Oooh! I loved this so much when I was a teenager! And now its by 'my' Paul Simon. Somehow I think that is unbelieveable:)

[davisracquet]

I wish one day Paul Simon would put together a double album with songs of the 50's and 60's. He would be terrific hand picking around 30 suited for his style. If you want to get rich, just find out what I want and bet against it ever happening.

[BeachBoysGuy1]

@BenBarfuss very well said. JHP

[Okiemom50]

A true master of music and lyrics...covering the ultimate master of the same! This is done with Paul's own flair....very touching. Would like to hear Paul's views on Brian...would be very interesting.

[MusicAfrica2007]

This is a tribute to the great Brian Wilson, not Willie Nelson. Paul Simon's interpretation is just genius

[RaysTrack]

PS - songwriters' songwriter, guitarists' guitarist - genius reflecting genius - sublime.

[columbiaruss]

better then the beach boys

[kevinyomofo]

Wow. This is wonderful, thank you for sharing!

[BeachBoysGuy1]

Why do you wrte this ia Willie Nelson tribute ??? This wa from a Brian Wilson tribute in NYC at Radio cu=ity Music Hall Willie Nelson

[caats19]

i'm yet to hear a cover of this song that isn't good. timeless melody

[lisagaryk]

This was the third best performance of the Brian Wilson tribute, behind Vince Gill's stunning "The Warmth of the Sun" and Vince Gill, Jimmy Webb, and Gary Crosby's magnificent rendition of "Surf's Up." Paul Simon gave a beautifully subtle, gentle improvisation on this tune and really made it his own. Quite a gem of a performance.

[sassyreggae]

If this is only 3rd best, I've got to watch the other two. In my opinion, this may be the 3rd best song on YouTube!!

[massecb]

just gorgeous thanks for sharing

[catndryer]

Do you love me? Do you...Surfer Girl?

[jhrunion]

brian has no pretense.

[cartoonlike]

Thanks for posting! Never seen this one before or even knew it existed. Great Simon arrangement: He includes the original modulation and goes through another key or two as the song winds down. No wonder Simon is such a great songwriter: He knows how to get inside of a tune such as "Surfer Girl" that otherwise has about the most basic chord progression found in popular music. Thanks again.

[jhrunion]

brian's original is better. this would have been better if he had stuck to the original lyrics, intro and arrangement. simon has the big head now...just like paul McC! brian has no pretense.

[jcdiddy]

Easily my favourite BB cover.

[movierobot92]

it's amazing how wonderfull paul can make it sound just with his voice and his acoustic guitar, so simple yet so complex...very moving song

[bobshenix]

Yeah that's Brian Wilson pictured in the background... this is his tribute not WNelson's.

Great video though!! Nice different take on a gorgeous song...

[caats19]

why's it say willie nelson tribute?

[sjucrev]

I really, really enjoyed this. His sense of melody is extrordinary.

[stumptacular]

paul simon is amazing... but here he is paying tribute to HIS IDOL... the real genius, Brian Wilson.

[longtimin]

amazing how he turns this into his song, tremendous performance, would like to hear "willie" do it I bet he could do a decent version also...

[juslookin3]

Best Willie Nelson song ever! ;)

[sassyreggae]

I cant get enough of this. His tenderness and gentleness make it seem almost like a lullaby. If he hasn't put out a record of lullabies, maybe he should!

[sassyreggae]

Whew! That made every hair on my arms stand up. I saw the show when it aired, but had forgotten this gem. Absolutely mesmerizing. If you get a chance to see Paul Simon in concert, go! He makes his old songs sound new and fresh with new arrangements. For my money, one of the best singer-songwriters EVER.

[hcmcb4]

This is the performance that aired on the TV special of the event, but I think the version on the DVD is a different, much slower performance that must have been recorded at a soundcheck or after the show. Both versions are excellent, but I prefer the DvD version, which apparently was Simon's pereference as well.

[endaderoad]

very good!

[fricco1994]

amazing..... just a guitar and his voice

[pullinstringstheband]

That was absolutely brilliant. Paul made that song his own.

[nickschick4eva]

The greatest interpretation ever composed and performed.

[massenga]

definitely one of the better Brian Wilson tributes.

[czgibson]

A magical performance - easily the highlight of that show, for my money.

[05planet66]

It is my loved Paul Simon.

[nuglefil]

beautiful

[gmtobehere]

Brian Wilson tribute