The Beach Boys - Let us go on this way

[ArtemisFlyingV]

This album was their final big artistic statement.............really wish more people knew about the 70's era Beach Boys. They'd take them more seriously.

[alexandertarangerkin]

i just dig this song so much, one of the last great ones!

[ClubViking63]

As Peter Buck (REM) said, the Synthesier bass here is SO original! Brian did this right out of his bed. Stop saying Mike had anything to do with this album.

"The Beach Boys Love You is my favourite album of them all" (Brian Wilson)

[drshoggothshow]

@ClubViking63 Mike DID have something to do with this album though! He wrote the middle eight in thsi song! You can tell it's him because it's not as good as the rest of the song

[64bbfan]

I sometimes wonder if America really realizes the contribution this band has made to the history of music. I know England has>wake up America, this is your band!

[bobshenix]

@64bbfan

You would be correct. Brian has always been much more appreciated overseas, namely in Europe... most people my age have never heard of Brian Wilson or even 'Pet Sounds'. Sad to say but true...

[anitasseo]

what a record...

[NewhamMatt]

I'm pretty sure Mike did the lyrics to this song - that's how his songwriting team with Brian usually worked. This is a cool song off a cool - but bizarre - album.

[jwild611]

Why this wasn't a top ten hit back in it's day is beyond me. Oh wait.....disco.

[meatblob937]

this song would sound great as like an opening theme in a Tom Hanks movie from the 80's. Turner & Hooch part II or something....

[madahpesojnothgual]

I was actually surprised when I found out Mike wrote this song. It's not too bad. However I've seen videos of Mike "writing a song" in which he gives Brian two seconds of awful melody and Brian just starts finishing it and making arrangements to it on the spot. Its on youube somewhere but I don't know what its called.

[Okiemom50]

@madahpesojnothgual

Just type into your youtube search:

Beach Boys working in the studio 1980

I have watched it more times than I could count. lol

Brian is magnificent. :-P

[longtimin]

think I'll grow a beard..that's funny..

[BeanDentist]

A fukin epic opener. sound of my summer.

[TheKunig]

God please let us gon !! ....genius

[anitasseo]

quise decir carl, me cae re bien. bue, dennis también, claro. pero carl, qué pan de dios. ¿no?

[anitasseo]

a brian lo re quiero, y dennis me cae re bien. también lo quiero.

[dumbangel75]

Love You...such a weird but wonderful creation, Brian's nicotine laced voice, farting synthesizers, creepy lyrics...this album's got it all.

[jwild611]

I gotta admit at first I did not like this song at all. I hated how high the vocal was in the mix on the verses.

But the more I listened the more i understand how completely original and inspiring it is. I'll go as far as to say in my be one of my favorite songs of the late seventies now. haha cheers

[Polyfusia]

I'm trying to understand why this is Brian Wilsons favourite Beach Boys record. I really can't.

[sonicdeath10]

It's so personal to him. I think that's a big part of it.

I can understand why you can't like it but...I dig the weird atmosphere. Imagine the shock of this record...whoa.

[TheHarlequinsMusic]

I can't believe how many people LOVE this hahaha...

I love Brian Wilson....the early surf stuff-pet sounds and smile and etc. are amazing masterpieces...but this is TERRIBLE.

[Mozzer232]

This is amazing! 70's Beach Boys was terrific and this album was the Swan Song for the 70's era of the Beach Boys!

[paisleygerry]

Mike really makes this song .....lovely guy

[bobshenix]

Anything but a lovely guy if you know the history of the band... but I must say I do love his vocal in this tune. Fits in perfectly!!

[paisleygerry]

I was being sarcastic !!!

[sonicdeath10]

Yeah really the genius of the band you know?

[paisleygerry]

Yes I agree that he was the real genius...glad you spotted that. The way he keeps his cool and calculates every move. His general fine upstanding behaviour and the fine songs he wrote with occasional help from Brian.

His vocal arrangements often went unnoticed and his excellent moral judgement when in the company of the opposite sex. Yes Mike really is a fab guy !! And the way he is now promoting the Beach Boy traditions....has anyone else spotted this fine treasure of a guy ?

[sonicdeath10]

Yeah the Beach Boys Band is truly one of the finest examples of "Keeping a good old American tradition going." Who needs Al Jordon, Chuck, Danny and Brad Wilson when you got good ole whats his face on bass, Johnny Be Bad on drums and Hilary Duff on lead guitar. Truth be told, I consider this line up to be the REAL Beach Boys! Those other guys were okay but these guys really put the "soul" in "soul crushingly depressing."

[drshoggothshow]

@sonicdeath10 in 15 years the touring beach boys will be comprised entirely of John Stamos clones and Mike Love in wheelchair carrying Bruce's ashes.

[sonicdeath10]

@drshoggothshow I hope so...that would actually be kind of amusing in a way, Mike rocking his wheel chair back and forth with one hand in an attempt to look 'sexy' while holding Bruce's ashes up to the mic screaming "sing the fucking vocal harmony you jewish bastard!"

[drshoggothshow]

@paisleygerry Love You was originally a Mike Love solo album but he realized it was too fucking awesome to be assosciated it with him so he dragged Brian out of bed, brushed the cake crumbs out of his beard and convinced him that Love You was his idea and that Mike enever even liked it.

And every nght Mike Love listens to it and cries himself to sleep.

[paisleygerry]

@drshoggothshow Are you saying that could also have happened with Pet Sounds ? In fact Mike did have a pet vulture so he maybe developed the idea and after making the album decided to credit it to Brian ( due to Mike's decent nature). And afterwards he actually took on some of his pet's characteristics.

In fact I heard the Lama in the pet Sounds photo shoot had an offspring of Mike's shortly after. The vulture wasn;t too pleased at this and shortly afterwards filed a lawsuit against Mike.

[colindominy]

I really liked this song & its placement as the powerful opener in this 1977 album release. Coming as it did after that PR debacle / blunder by the one & only Mike Love .. what with that 1976 "Brian's Back" bull-s**t, & the relatively lame (but occasionally cute) "15 Big Ones" project. My understanding is that this "BBs Love You" project was mainly headed-up by Brian and Carl. Hey, megaladon73, you're so right about that chord change at 0.23 .. that's a BW-only chord if ever there was one.

[sonicdeath10]

I think relatively lame but occasionally cute is a great way to describe 15 Big Ones. It's kind of incredible how fast they the artistic advances from "Wild Honey" up to "Holland" right down the gutter and just wallowed in cheap nostalgia and Mike Love inspired inanities. I do have fun listening to 15 Big Ones (and grabbed it on vinyl for a buck from Dearborn Music this summer) but it was the beginning of the end. I believe Carl strongly disliked the album, but knew it was necessary.

[bchbys]

@sonicdeath10

This song was on "Love You" not "15 Big Ones"

[megaladon73]

Love the chord change at 0:23...

[drshoggothshow]

@megaladon73 thats a Bminor7 into Gmajor7 into cMajor7. Fantastic chord change.

[excelsior544]

@megaladon73

Good observation. I like them all : ))

[stamlove0708]

I think I'll grow a beard

[ssiknick83]

there's something really great about this song.

[ThePeacepoet]

I agree its the first track on Love You and it comes out screaming forget 15 big ones. Now brian is truly back. didnt last of course he unfortunley sank back into decline but just for that breif moment. Thank god hes much better now.

[mrtwang32]

On some tracks certainly not all. Dennis plays drums on "Honkin' Down the Highway" and "I Wanna Pick You Up" for two. I cannot honestly refer you to where I read Brian played drums on "Airplane" and possible "Let Us Go On this Way" but if may have been David Leaf's 1978 bio. If you could provide me with the drum machine source it'd be appreciated.

[joemgeek]

He's wrong about that...clearly real drums- just heavily compressed

[mrtwang32]

Brian plays DRUMS on this lp on many tracks!!!

[islandguy924]

not quite. they used a drum machine on this album

[arack1]

No drum machine would sound that inept!

Don't get me wrong, I love the drumming - it's perfect for the album, it's one of the things that makes this album so great - but it's bare-bones and hamhanded.

[sektiana]

Does Brian do any of these songs live these days? I could imagine them either re-recording it (unlikely) or incorporating the less-bizarre songs into their set. A strong song like this would be great for them to do.

[BeachBoysRarities]

One of my favorite Beach Boys songs up there with Student Demonstration Time, Wild Honey, and All I Want To Do.

[regentv980]

classic rock song from Brian,so underated-the song and Brian even tho bully Mike Love has to sing the middle 8!

[kalinamic]

Don't worry, Brian looks 50 times better and has more class than this old fart.

[bobshenix]

I hate Mike Love as much as the next guy but I have to say I think he fits that little verse part at the end perfectly. Sings it well, too.

Now judge award him half of the writing credit!! lol

[kalinamic]

Here ya go, ya old fart. Half the credit. Now go buy yerself some hairplugs and stop suing people!!!! LOL

[Thmprr3]

My absolute favorite Beach Boy's Album. (Brian's too). Truly an unrecognized masterpiece.

[Chimbo65]

I agree.

It is a great album

[colindominy]

Yep, one of the best on the "Love You" album, for sure. But Brian wrote several GREAT songs for this album. I hear that it was essentially a Brian / Carl collaboration. Maybe therein lies the enduring appeal of this late 70's work. Even at a time when Brian was still in great personal emotional + health difficulty at the time, he was STILL capable of producing gems like this. It speaks volumes for his innate, unstoppable sheer unique musical talent, & why so many of us just LOVE him to death !!

[KCVROCKS2008]

heard this song a thousand times and still love it.

[SirFunkward]

love this song and the album.much synthiesizers,.but stillt great ^^

[Landrew120880]

I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it. I especially dig the snare slam and then the double tom hits. The Moog has balls...what a great song. Carl's lead vocal coulda been mixed a wee bit lower, but hey...so what.

[grahamclews]

Great song.. Nuff said

[SurfinSoul]

Best song on love you!!!

LOVE THIS!

[barney906]

A peice of toast!!! A peice of toast that was writing beautiful songs like "Still I dream of it" and "Its over now" at this time...and who cares what was on the radio around then,most of it was naff anyway.

[musicmatty67]

Terrible song and way out of the mix of what there counter parts had on the radio at that time. By this time..sadly, Brian Wilson was toast.

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[Landrew120880]

This was and is an excellent song. Although, I think they shoulda mixed the lead vocal down a little. the same goes for "Long promised road". great songs!

[nlllvqkers]

Sadly, I've always felt this is the last song to carry the original Beach Boys vocal sound: In the background one can faintly hear Brian's once-stellar falsetto, topping-out the harmonies on the chorus. It's weak, but that specifc harmonic arrangement is structured much more like their slick early-60s records than like their rougher later stuff. I'd love to hear the isolated vocals on this record, as has been done on other Beach Boys re-issues. Future vocals were mere self-parody.

[justinplank]

i love the yellow tint to these pics

[DaddyBog]

Sorry, my mistake, it is Carl on lead - sounds so much like a " rough Brian" vocal.

[IDLERACER]

Nice pictures of Brian, but that's actually Carl singing lead on this.

[DaddyBog]

No I would say its Brian (smoke coated voice), at the time. Listen to Mona, same time, same voice.

[DaddyBog]

correction: Dennis sings lead on Mona

[ultraconservative]

It's Carl on lead.

[BustardBuzzard]

Awesome today. As awesome as yesterday and will surely be tomorrow. Heb 13;8

[HabibTh]

great job-I love this song, keep these videos coming!

[BustardBuzzard]

Awesome.

[DaddyBog]

GREAT INTRO hey BustardBuzzard

[DaddyBog]

nice album cut - thanks.