jean finnerty I feel the same way too listening to the remastered version on the Smile Sessions I don't believe pop music ever got as beautiful, unique, poetic or complex as Surf's Up did. Much can be said to Pet Sounds and other songs by Brian as well.
The most eloquent words in the comments above have me speechless. I can only say, Bach is Brian’s influencer, but God is his Master! Long live our maestro “in these times”!
SURFS UP. When I purchased this Album some 52 years ago, I thought WTF. As a teenager and Beach Boys fan, it stood me on my heels with a sound that had me totally bewildered. This album takes me back to a time of my youth that I wish I could re-live. Today, I cannot listen to this Album without being moved spiritually. Ground breaking does not do it justice.
Do you hear that? That's what GENIUS sounds like....sigh; THANK YOU BRIAN. This song makes me feel so many things - wonder, wistfulness, curious, melancholy....
Not appreciating him when I was younger, as teens we dismissed the Beach Boys as fluffy surf music and nothing more, we had no clue just what a genius he was, is, and it took 30 years for me to see that but I am so grateful I did, this is beyond amazing, this is other worldly, I know the Beatles were great but they had George martin and others to help, Brian Wilson did all of that by himself and buzzkill Mike Love hated this song and all the other music on Pet Sounds, he thought it wasn't surfy enough I guess, he's a total tool, I digress, now wonder others like Paul McCartney and David Gilmour idolize him, he deserves every single award and accolade given.
60 years of being a Beach Boy fan and I think this his best. I have seen them over 10 times in concert. I saw their 2012 50th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl. One of the greatest groups of all time
Brian Wilson has brought sounds to this planet that possibly God couldn"t have. He scares me but at the same time makes me glad I lived in a time that i could appreciate his music....period.
That's how I feel. It's deep in your soul and being. It goes far beyond just liking this music. I'm glad I am fortunate enough to be able to appreciate this.
Brian has surrounded himself with great musicians (Wondermints etc) who LOVE him. You can hear it in the music and see it in the performance. The kind of love that was missing for all those years when all he had was Mike.
One of his best vocals in his late years. Still in total of control and on the mark. Full of emotion , which, unfortunately, in his vocals of recent years has just left him.
This is my absolute favorite Brian Wilson song. I just listened to the solo, Autumn 1967 version and now this..wow..both make me cry; they are so beautiful.
Brian , you are a genius. One of the finest songs ever written, thank you. I’ve written comments before, but have to thing that The Beach Boys we’re one of the best bands of all time. Saw you 10-12 times? Will never forget you and your brothers. And family….. thank you again.
Absolutely what the soul needs thank you Brian you are appealing to a whole new generation and you look fantastic. God bless you for coming back in so many wonderful ways.
This was maybe one of Brian's Wilson High Water marks of his career , when he did this performance.Yes I believe this was in England in the early 2000s . This song takes me to places where I wish I could go all the time !
DEAR MR. BRIAN WILSON: GOD BLESS YOU COUSIN. YOUR MUSIC HAS OFTEN BEEN AN INSPERATION TO ME GOING BACK TO 1964 WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD. AT SOME OF THE LOWEST TIMES IN MY LIFE, I BELIEVE THE GOOD LORD ANOINTED YOU AND MIKE AND CARL AND DENNIS TO BRING FORTH THE POWER OF GOD'S LOVE WHEN I NEEDED A TOUCH FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT..MY FAVORITE OF YOUR SONGS IS :"THE WARMTH OF THE SUN" ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHERS TOO. HOLY FATHER I ASK THAt YOU PROTECT BRIAN AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY FROM THE POWERS OF DARKNESS, BY THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, GABRIEL, RAPHAEL AND URIEL, ABOVE ALL BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB:"YESHUA HAMASHIAC"(JESUS CHRIST) WHO WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CRUEL ROMAN CROSS HE SUFFERED AND GAVE UP THE GHOST, HE DIED WAS BURIED IN THE GARDEN TOMB. HE DESCENDED INTO HADES WHERE HE TOOK THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HELL FROM SATAN AND ON THE THIRD DAY WITH SUPERNATURAL POWER WITH MANY SIGNS AND WONDERS OUR MIGHTY LIVING GOD WHO IS INDEED THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH:(ELOHIM) AND (ADONAI)"Sovereign Lord" WAS ETERNALLY RESURRECTED AND WALKED OUT OF THE TOMB ACCOMPANIED BY HOLY ANGELS...MARY MAGDALeNE IN WHOM JESUS HAD CAST OUT 7 DEVILS WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THAT HE WAS AND IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE...HE WAS WITH THE 11 AND MARY MAGDALENE FOR 40 DAYS AND HE PROMISED THEM AS HE BEGAN TO ASCEND INTO HEAVEN THAT IN THE LAST DAYS HE WOULD RETURN TO RESURRECT THE DEAD IN CHRIST..1ST CORINTHIANS CH 15:51-58. 1ST THESSALONIANS CH 4:13-18...I BELIEVE WE ARE SOON GOING TO BE CAUGHT UP IN THE 1ST RESURRECTION:(RAPTURE) REMEMBER BRIAN ALMIGHTY LIVING GOD IS AGAPE:(LOVE) AND IN HIM IS NO DaRKNESS AT ALL...AGAPE & SHALOM RET DAV CHAPLaIN PETER ROBBIE MAC GREGOR AND FAMILY
Surfs Up was better the Pet Sounds, or even Sgt. Peppers. Perhaps the best single rock album of all time, if you even listen to it today in entirety. Never to be repeated.
wow it's really a shame that Brian went off the deep end for so long after hearing how beautiful this song is. Imagine what he could have done if he had stayed in his shoes.....
It’s funny, I heard the voice of god on this song but based on my misheard lyric. I thought it was “I’m bored of tidal waves…” and I thought what a heart-breaking and profound, earth shattering artistic expression in regard to both Brian Wilson’s life and of the Beach Boys’ back catalogue. Guess I’m reaching. This is modern classical to me.
The shadows of the trees and chain link fences stretch longer on the sidewalk in the Southern California autumn...The air is warm and dry, and blows on your arms. You can see street signs and buildings that haven't changed since 1967, and your mind is given permission to begin walking backwards to the edge of reality and you trust fall into a kodachrome vignette
learrus yes, No autotune. However, I think I will go out and purchase an autotune for myself. What happened to the tee tee hole? She no longer appears with the band. Knocked up?
I remember when this came out and feeling that it was a revelation - most satisfying indeed to witness a great artist, long buried, mired in illness and beset by leeches, ultimately flourishing in this way. A delight.
BEAUTIFUL song. Has to be my most favorite song by Brian/The Beach Boys. Of course I prefer the 1967 version...but this version by his modern band is as perfect to it as is possible! : )
I honestly feel that Surfs Up is nothing less than the absolute high-water mark in the history of popular music...
I think we've hit it multiple times. Don't Worry Baby is a good example of that mark being hit even in the Beach Boys' earlier career.
jean finnerty I feel the same way too listening to the remastered version on the Smile Sessions I don't believe pop music ever got as beautiful, unique, poetic or complex as Surf's Up did. Much can be said to Pet Sounds and other songs by Brian as well.
yes
With Jeff Beck on a collab, just amazing.
The most eloquent words in the comments above have me speechless. I can only say, Bach is Brian’s influencer, but God is his Master! Long live our maestro “in these times”!
Beyond belief a broken man too tough to cry.... What a line
one of the best ever
Who’s the man, too tough to cry? Maybe Brian’s father?
Bless Brian and brother’s
@@jimfladwood4393 Children know the way ♥
Brian did not write the lyrics. That was Van Dyke Parks.
I don't think music today could surpass this. This is the max.
I love that quirky gesture he does when he sings "the pit and the pendulum drawn".
He really is something else. A national treasure.
SURFS UP. When I purchased this Album some 52 years ago, I thought WTF. As a teenager and Beach Boys fan, it stood me on my heels with a sound that had me totally bewildered. This album takes me back to a time of my youth that I wish I could re-live. Today, I cannot listen to this Album without being moved spiritually. Ground breaking does not do it justice.
I loved " Student Demonstration Time" too..strange coming from Mike Love...a staunch Republican..
Do you hear that? That's what GENIUS sounds like....sigh; THANK YOU BRIAN. This song makes me feel so many things - wonder, wistfulness, curious, melancholy....
One of Brian Wilson's finest performances.
he sounds SO good here, love this man
Not appreciating him when I was younger, as teens we dismissed the Beach Boys as fluffy surf music and nothing more, we had no clue just what a genius he was, is, and it took 30 years for me to see that but I am so grateful I did, this is beyond amazing, this is other worldly, I know the Beatles were great but they had George martin and others to help, Brian Wilson did all of that by himself and buzzkill Mike Love hated this song and all the other music on Pet Sounds, he thought it wasn't surfy enough I guess, he's a total tool, I digress, now wonder others like Paul McCartney and David Gilmour idolize him, he deserves every single award and accolade given.
Brian’s greatest work.
60 years of being a Beach Boy fan and I think this his best. I have seen them over 10 times in concert. I saw their 2012 50th Anniversary at the Hollywood Bowl. One of the greatest groups of all time
Brian Wilson has brought sounds to this planet that possibly God couldn"t have. He scares me but at the same time makes me glad I lived in a time that i could appreciate his music....period.
Scares you? Lol
That's how I feel. It's deep in your soul and being. It goes far beyond just liking this music. I'm glad I am fortunate enough to be able to appreciate this.
@@susanedrington4878 Do you always scorn what you don't understand ?
how do you write a song like this, add in the musical arrangement. a masterpiece of song writing. Unbeliveable.
Other musicians told of his extraordinary talent! This is the man!
I love it that he sings Auld Lang Syne correctly as our Scottish national poet Robert Burns intended !
Pure genius. I am so lucky I grew up with this.
Brian has surrounded himself with great musicians (Wondermints etc) who LOVE him. You can hear it in the music and see it in the performance. The kind of love that was missing for all those years when all he had was Mike.
30 years ago if you had told me that Brian would be the last Wilson standing I'd have laughed my @ss off.
So sad!! 🥲. Carl & Dennis are sorely missed!!! ❤️
One of the best BB songs ever written/performed. Outstanding. 👍👍👍
best song ever written
very possibly
One of his best vocals in his late years. Still in total of control and on the mark. Full of emotion , which, unfortunately, in his vocals of recent years has just left him.
Brian Wilson: an angel who fell to earth .
One of the greatest songs ever written
Brian Wilson's ability to write songs is unbelievable! He is a modern era Mozart!!!!
Yup, don't get much better than this. Breathtaking.
I love about every version of 'Surfs Up'....but Brian's (demo) version solo is my favorite! what Falsetto...what Brilliance! 🎶
That's my favorite too- permanently on my playlist!
I could see a 25 year old Brian in him right there
Good Lord-
Looking into Brian’s eyes during that performance is incredibly moving!
This is my absolute favorite Brian Wilson song. I just listened to the solo, Autumn 1967 version and now this..wow..both make me cry; they are so beautiful.
Brian Wilson is a GENIUS!
Brian and the Wondermints have become a national treasure. God Bless...
Brian , you are a genius. One of the finest songs ever written, thank you. I’ve written comments before, but have to thing that The Beach Boys we’re one of the best bands of all time. Saw you 10-12 times? Will never forget you and your brothers. And family….. thank you again.
A profound song Brian, absolutely beautiful...You are the music maker...
Incredible complexity yet melodic . Wow . 👍
Absolutely what the soul needs thank you Brian you are appealing to a whole new generation and you look fantastic. God bless you for coming back in so many wonderful ways.
Amazing...beautiful melodies and harmonies
I love Brian...
Brian Wilson seems like a happy guy :)
This was maybe one of Brian's Wilson High Water marks of his career , when he did this performance.Yes I believe this was in England in the early 2000s . This song takes me to places where I wish I could go all the time !
I could never thank Brian enough for the music
Pictures painted in music that get into your mind
And soul 🥂
as a musician, I have the luck that I can consider myself capable and not without talent. this though....humbling.
In the way that God is humbling.
DEAR MR. BRIAN WILSON: GOD BLESS YOU COUSIN. YOUR MUSIC HAS OFTEN BEEN AN INSPERATION TO ME GOING BACK TO 1964 WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD. AT SOME OF THE LOWEST TIMES IN MY LIFE, I BELIEVE THE GOOD LORD ANOINTED YOU AND MIKE AND CARL AND DENNIS TO BRING FORTH THE POWER OF GOD'S LOVE WHEN I NEEDED A TOUCH FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT..MY FAVORITE OF YOUR SONGS IS :"THE WARMTH OF THE SUN" ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY, MANY OTHERS TOO. HOLY FATHER I ASK THAt YOU PROTECT BRIAN AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY FROM THE POWERS OF DARKNESS, BY THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, GABRIEL, RAPHAEL AND URIEL, ABOVE ALL BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB:"YESHUA HAMASHIAC"(JESUS CHRIST) WHO WAS CRUCIFIED ON THE CRUEL ROMAN CROSS HE SUFFERED AND GAVE UP THE GHOST, HE DIED WAS BURIED IN THE GARDEN TOMB. HE DESCENDED INTO HADES WHERE HE TOOK THE KEYS OF DEATH AND HELL FROM SATAN AND ON THE THIRD DAY WITH SUPERNATURAL POWER WITH MANY SIGNS AND WONDERS OUR MIGHTY LIVING GOD WHO IS INDEED THE CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH:(ELOHIM) AND (ADONAI)"Sovereign Lord" WAS ETERNALLY RESURRECTED AND WALKED OUT OF THE TOMB ACCOMPANIED BY HOLY ANGELS...MARY MAGDALeNE IN WHOM JESUS HAD CAST OUT 7 DEVILS WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE THAT HE WAS AND IS ALIVE FOREVERMORE...HE WAS WITH THE 11 AND MARY MAGDALENE FOR 40 DAYS AND HE PROMISED THEM AS HE BEGAN TO ASCEND INTO HEAVEN THAT IN THE LAST DAYS HE WOULD RETURN TO RESURRECT THE DEAD IN CHRIST..1ST CORINTHIANS CH 15:51-58. 1ST THESSALONIANS CH 4:13-18...I BELIEVE WE ARE SOON GOING TO BE CAUGHT UP IN THE 1ST RESURRECTION:(RAPTURE) REMEMBER BRIAN ALMIGHTY LIVING GOD IS AGAPE:(LOVE) AND IN HIM IS NO DaRKNESS AT ALL...AGAPE & SHALOM RET DAV CHAPLaIN PETER ROBBIE MAC GREGOR AND FAMILY
Surfs Up was better the Pet Sounds, or even Sgt. Peppers. Perhaps the best single rock album of all time, if you even listen to it today in entirety. Never to be repeated.
wow it's really a shame that Brian went off the deep end for so long after hearing how beautiful this song is. Imagine what he could have done if he had stayed in his shoes.....
I love you Brian~!!♥
A masterpiece from a true musical genius.
So beautiful..I love this so much..Im going to listen to it again..
AMAZING! Every time I hear this song, I tear up and then this version pops up and the river flows even harder. Still BRILLIANT!
❤Love this!❤I need say nothing more!
Almost too heartbreaking to watch! A genius
Oh, Brian, how I love you and your transcendent music.
It’s funny, I heard the voice of god on this song but based on my misheard lyric. I thought it was “I’m bored of tidal waves…” and I thought what a heart-breaking and profound, earth shattering artistic expression in regard to both Brian Wilson’s life and of the Beach Boys’ back catalogue. Guess I’m reaching. This is modern classical to me.
The shadows of the trees and chain link fences stretch longer on the sidewalk in the Southern California autumn...The air is warm and dry, and blows on your arms. You can see street signs and buildings that haven't changed since 1967, and your mind is given permission to begin walking backwards to the edge of reality and you trust fall into a kodachrome vignette
And not an autotune was heard.
learrus yes, No autotune. However, I think I will go out and purchase an autotune for myself. What happened to the tee tee hole? She no longer appears with the band. Knocked up?
Love seeing Brian sing this, feeling his own music, and I'm seeing how he feels and acts in interpretation.
Gets me every time I hear it. The pinnacle of songwriting. A glimpse into Heaven.
I remember when this came out and feeling that it was a revelation - most satisfying indeed to witness a great artist, long buried, mired in illness and beset by leeches, ultimately flourishing in this way. A delight.
Beyond belief - a broken man too tough to cry
This would have been overwhelming live
I saw him in 2013 with Al Jardine and David Marks; the concert was very powerful
His sweet smile 😢
What a masterpiece, Thank You Brian!
Badass. Thank you, Brian.
Great genius, great music, this is haven
Sublime!
Simply sublime. Monday has started well.
Always a genius and at his very best here. Is it absurb to love someone whom you know only through his work? This piece is IT for me!
3:50 most spontaneous standing ovation
To see the genius who co-wrote this song perform it is beyond wonderful.
Opera. Brian pulls music right out of the ether and channels it to us.
An over-used phrase genius, but not in the case of this man.❤
BEAUTIFUL song. Has to be my most favorite song by Brian/The Beach Boys. Of course I prefer the 1967 version...but this version by his modern band is as perfect to it as is possible! : )
Masterpiece!!
Classic, Godspeed, the Wilson Brothers…..
This is amazing....Brian one of a kind
Beautiful genius
Classic. What a genius.
Semplicemente un genio della musica mondiale ,grazie Brian
Can only wish you performed this with all of your brothers. Classic.
Nice Brian!!!!!
Brian has seen and knows
What can you say......... but beautiful.
A broken man too tough to cry
Masterpiece!
What a guy the greatest
Weird but pleasant. I couldnt quit click this off.
Gorgeous 💖
His smile
Brian Wilson. ❤. By meany
Exceptionnel
My God
Me too!
When it kicks in at 3:07… 🥲🥺
Amazing...
Brain had awesome singing voice back then
mad Brian
Gênio, simplesmente 👏
Good gracious,,,!...
I wish I could sing as high
I’ve got chills. Smile would’ve been better than Sgt.Pepper
He smiles
❤