@@MrKaywyn SPOT ON ! I've said it for years that this song had the potential to be a top 5 if only that ending wasn't flat as a pancake. If they pivoted back to the chorus and and faded out it would have ended in such an upbeat tone. Why did he sabotage it is my question?
@@marcweiss3098 My guess is Brian was upset by the quality of 20/20 and he thought if Break Away was another failed single he could come in and save them.
I forget if it was Brian or Dennis who said it, but they described their baby brother Carl’s voice as “the voice of an angel”, and nowhere is that more evident than in this song. Goosebump city every time I hear this one.
@@terrypussypower what sources do you have for this information? Most Beach Boys sources say that Reggie Dunbar, the credited lyricist, was a pseudonym for Murry Wilson.
Nah. Most variety shows like this one had a live orchestra. They where playing live with them. There were no such things as “backing tracks” in this era, unless it was something like “American Bandstand” or “Top of The Pops”, where you mimed and Lip synched the entire thing… in those cases, SOMETIMES the lead vocal might be live. This is completely live.
@@lowenbad No, it's a backing track with live vocals, which was actually very common at the time. There's no orchestra (seriously, an orchestra?) and the music is identical to the original recording. The drumming is definitely Hal Blaine.
Live vocal, not instruments tho, but they could have sang it vocal only as it's purely about their great harmonising & nearly as good as the vinyl. Beatles & Beach Boys that's all you needed really.
@@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH That’s what they’re doing here..apart from the vocals of course. They’re using the master studio recording with the vocals removed, and the guys are singing over it.
@@chrishills2427 Denis didn’t even play in the studio most of the time, and he definitely didn’t play on this! It sounds like Hal Blaine to me, but I could be wrong as there’s a few session drummers listed on the “Sunflower” studio recordings, which is when “Break Away” was recorded.
@@terrypussypower that's a false misconception. For quite some time I too thought that most of the drums were recorded by studio musicians (especially later on), but it wasn't always the case
@@liskeke Denis played on the early Beach Boys albums, but from 65/66 onwards, around the time that “Today” was recorded, Brian began using The Wrecking Crew as the guys were on tour most of the time.
Carl Dean, out of the park. A grand slam home run. (Did you expect anything else from Carl?) Alan, nails the Falsetto better than I ever could. I would have liked more of Dennis Carl! Would have like LESS of their weird cousin, Mikey. Brian, just another item to prove you are STILL an amazing artist! Sir Paul was right. Just wish your brothers were still here. steve
@@antebellumstageyeah, it’s a shame because they were at their best at this time. Aside from Do It Again (a nice sort of brief comeback single for the guys), the bands reputation was in the toilet until their 1971 LP Surf’s Up, thanks to manager Jack Rieley sort of reconnecting the bands new image to the counterculture, getting them on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. And then the nostalgia craze around the world happened and Capitol rushed out their compilation Endless Summer in 74 and all these fans came out to see The Beach Boys cling back onto their old surfboards that they stuck in the attic in 1965. All that creative reinvention they went through as a struggling band in America gave us some great music, but the American public ended up more interested in reconnecting with their youth hearing Fun Fun Fun on the radio.
they fell out of love with them when the Bealtes took America by storm. And ever since then, BB has been trying to gain back their respect. But tgey faild to tap in to their newfound European fanbase.
@@Gabriel2oh6 Endless Summer gave them a huge new younger fan base, because those Surf, Car and Girl songs from 1962-65 were FIRE. As a 10 year old when that Album came out I was hooked. I listened to it continuously and still do on occasion. Love hearing one of their hits on the radio. America loves the Beach Boys
Every single guitar is unplugged. Well, except for Mikey's! Mikey can't play a guitar. Hell, he has trouble with a tambourine or a kazoo. Dennis Carl hasn't hit a skin on time yet. Carl Dean looks great, as always. Wonder if he is lip syncing too. steve
He contributed more than most people knew but agree he can be a jerk self centered egomaniac put Brian down all the time even sued Brian for multi millions $ for maybe so he says? putting one word in a song then wants publishing rights split with Brian and placed his name on those big BB hits some songs he did very little or squat.. now that is a jerk...Brain hated confrontation settled (millions) to Sour grapes Love.. doing that to a mentally frail Brian is a big time jerk
There is nothing wrong with Hateful Mikey, that a .50 BMG won't fix! The three worst things that happened to Brian, Murry, Murry's sister's son, and that hippy-dippy Gene Landy. And, TWO of then were "family!" (Murry's sister's son, Mikey!) Why can Brian still walk, after carrying his HATEFUL cousin around, since 1961! steve
@@steveskouson9620 I am too young to appreciate the Beach Boys due to my age. However, I have seen them 50 ish times. Mostly Mike and Bruce. Saw a few 50th anniversary with Brian and Al as well which was brilliant. I have also seen Brian solo about 5 times. My point, whatever your view on Mike, is his shows are fantastic. Full of energy, great harmonies and still a nostalgic trip in to the 60s where I wasn't present. Brian solo shows were sadly a drab, dire and dare I say boring experience. He just sat there pretending to play the piano with an obvious autotune which still sounded flat. Brian is a God - Yes, and totally accept he was the genius behind the original Beach Boys, but I still strongly maintain in Mike Love we trust.
@@Andrew-kc4li I don't trust a women abuser, a men abuser, a moron that believed in the Maharishi's crap, a guy that was friendly with Charles Manson in order to be in his smelly orgies... you trust that horrible human being, I don't
@@Andrew-kc4li Mike has kept the BB legacy going and his shows do not disappoint. The issue here is that there is a large contingent of BB fans who feel like you have to hate Mike to love (no puns) Brian and that's just not the case. Mike wrote a lot of great lyrics and hooks into those songs. Point is the group is nothing without everyone in it, except maybe Al since David Marks replaced him for 3 or 4 albums and did a magnificent job.
Not the most brilliant song they ever recorded, but it's kind of fun. This live version sounds considerably better than the studio version; not too many bands can pull that off. They must have felt a little awkward in 1969, with everything they stood for being, at least for a time, going out of style. I wonder if they knew how well it would stand the test of time.
I actually find it very profound. Gotta breakaway from our society a bit or everything is about more, more, more... Was a hit in England, as if that matters.
@@debussy10 Well, the music is 100% Brian, and from what I’ve read, his old man’s contributions amounted to little more that the song’s title. But what he should get the most credit for, is kicking Brian up the backside and getting him back to the piano and composing again. A pity he hadn’t done it a bit sooner and maybe they’d have come up with a few more pop gems!
Well I love the beach boys but they just should have played the song without playing the recorded track in the background, and it creates a bizarre hybrid, which is awkward and really hard to listen to.
No, bad camera work. If you know their voices, the camera is on the wrong singer. Pay close attention to Carl, Alan, and Bruce. Learn their voices. Ignore when the camera shows Mikey, he doesn't matter. Carl and Alan do. Alan is hitting the HIGH Falsetto notes. (Can't do it now, neither can I.) Carl is hitting the high Tenor stuff, and doing it better than I can, even though that is my range. Bruce is MUCH better than Mikey, at the lower tenor stuff. Bruce is better than Mikey, at EVERYTHING! steve
@@steveskouson9620 no. You do not understand music at all. This is the Beach Boys lip synching to a prerecorded vocal track over the actual instrumental track. I KNOW each Beach Boys voice quite well. At :49 seconds one can very clearly hear the canastas.... part of the original soundtrack. Tell me, WHO is playing the canasta? David Frost? Please.
@@whiteandright1958; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canasta Castanets maybe? Or, did you really mean a card game? If you must correct me, and you don't do it correctly, expect to be corrected! I still say Mikey is the world's biggest ASSHOLE! steve
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Man this song is so underrated, its not only one of their best songs, but also one of the greatest in general.
I stunning record which Brian Wilson tried to ruin by under producing it.
@@MrKaywyn SPOT ON ! I've said it for years that this song had the potential to be a top 5 if only that ending wasn't flat as a pancake. If they pivoted back to the chorus and and faded out it would have ended in such an upbeat tone. Why did he sabotage it is my question?
@@marcweiss3098 My guess is Brian was upset by the quality of 20/20 and he thought if Break Away was another failed single he could come in and save them.
Flawless lead and backing vocals by both Carl and Al.
Yes❤
Top of their game!!!!
Bruce Johnston, too w/ his low tenor.
Carl Wilson had such a great voice !! It reached number 6 in the charts here in the UK in August 1969.
they sound fucking incredible - super tight
Amazing vocals, one of favourite tracks. So underrated
Its brilliant stuff
What a performance!
Beautiful video! Lovely to see this song in glorious colour. Lovely performance.Thank you.
So glad this was included (rather oddly) on the "Spirit of America" collection with many of their earlier songs.
One of their best songs.
I forget if it was Brian or Dennis who said it, but they described their baby brother Carl’s voice as “the voice of an angel”, and nowhere is that more evident than in this song. Goosebump city every time I hear this one.
Carl was one of he best singers in history.
Somehow I can hear Brian's voice....... Murry must have been proud- a 2nd song of his was played on TV and charted.
Murray had zip to do with this…apart from the title. This is 100% Brian, music and lyrics.
@@terrypussypower what sources do you have for this information? Most Beach Boys sources say that Reggie Dunbar, the credited lyricist, was a pseudonym for Murry Wilson.
It sounds like they're singing live to the backing track vocals (turned low)...so that would include Brian!
Nah. Most variety shows like this one had a live orchestra. They where playing live with them. There were no such things as “backing tracks” in this era, unless it was something like “American Bandstand” or “Top of The Pops”, where you mimed and Lip synched the entire thing… in those cases, SOMETIMES the lead vocal might be live.
This is completely live.
@@lowenbad No, it's a backing track with live vocals, which was actually very common at the time. There's no orchestra (seriously, an orchestra?) and the music is identical to the original recording. The drumming is definitely Hal Blaine.
MAGIC
Lovely, a unique group
Live vocal, not instruments tho, but they could have sang it vocal only as it's purely about their great harmonising & nearly as good as the vinyl. Beatles & Beach Boys that's all you needed really.
Definitely correct here live vocals for sure but not the music and that's okay
The Beach Boys were THE GREATEST vocal group of that era. Their harmonies influenced all the bands of the 60's
I think you mean the greatest vocal group ever.
No lip syncing to the record, that's rare!
Yea especially since back then Top of the Pops in England was notorious for having the bands lip synch over a backing track.
@@DummyYEEEAAHHHHH That’s what they’re doing here..apart from the vocals of course. They’re using the master studio recording with the vocals removed, and the guys are singing over it.
@@terrypussypower ahhh gotcha 👍
A pity the camera work was so bad at picking who was singing lead at each part...
What do you mean. There are many more voices than the four of them.
Maravillosas armonías de los beach boys
Hard to believe that Mike Love was 28 here.
lookin more like 38
I only wish the camera had shown a bit more of Dennis banging his drums…..that guy was awesome! 😊
Definitely one of their best songs. Murray wrote some of it
This is my life.
This and The Little Girl I Once Knew were 2 great tunes that should have charted way higher.
Yes I agree the way they did this in checkoslavika. Dennis at the drums.
Anyone else thinks Mikey looks like
a fish, trying to tune a piano?
Mike, you can "tuna" fish, but you can't
tune a piano!
Carl and Dennis!
steve
Al is playing a brand new 69 telecaster - that's worth a lot of money these days.
0:52 ouch wrong drum fill..
Dennis and miming weren't a good mix.
@@chrishills2427 Denis didn’t even play in the studio most of the time, and he definitely didn’t play on this! It sounds like Hal Blaine to me, but I could be wrong as there’s a few session drummers listed on the “Sunflower” studio recordings, which is when “Break Away” was recorded.
@@terrypussypower that's a false misconception. For quite some time I too thought that most of the drums were recorded by studio musicians (especially later on), but it wasn't always the case
@@terrypussypowerIt's a guy called Allen Breneman on drums. On the last episode of the BB podcast "Sail On" They discussed this song.
@@liskeke Denis played on the early Beach Boys albums, but from 65/66 onwards, around the time that “Today” was recorded, Brian began using The Wrecking Crew as the guys were on tour most of the time.
Carl Dean, out of the park. A grand slam home run.
(Did you expect anything else from Carl?)
Alan, nails the Falsetto better than I ever could.
I would have liked more of Dennis Carl! Would
have like LESS of their weird cousin, Mikey.
Brian, just another item to prove you are STILL
an amazing artist! Sir Paul was right. Just wish
your brothers were still here.
steve
Carl was the best!
Madly this only made number 63 in the USA (did much better in the UK) - had USA fallen out of love with the BB by then?
Yes, pretty much everything after good vibrations did way worse in the us compared to Europe
Stupid USA. Probably the best 60s song for me.
@@antebellumstageyeah, it’s a shame because they were at their best at this time. Aside from Do It Again (a nice sort of brief comeback single for the guys), the bands reputation was in the toilet until their 1971 LP Surf’s Up, thanks to manager Jack Rieley sort of reconnecting the bands new image to the counterculture, getting them on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. And then the nostalgia craze around the world happened and Capitol rushed out their compilation Endless Summer in 74 and all these fans came out to see The Beach Boys cling back onto their old surfboards that they stuck in the attic in 1965. All that creative reinvention they went through as a struggling band in America gave us some great music, but the American public ended up more interested in reconnecting with their youth hearing Fun Fun Fun on the radio.
they fell out of love with them when the Bealtes took America by storm.
And ever since then, BB has been trying to gain back their respect.
But tgey faild to tap in to their newfound European fanbase.
@@Gabriel2oh6 Endless Summer gave them a huge new younger fan base, because those Surf, Car and Girl songs from 1962-65 were FIRE. As a 10 year old when that Album came out I was hooked. I listened to it continuously and still do on occasion. Love hearing one of their hits on the radio. America loves the Beach Boys
Charlie was on his way
Looks live...wow...best yet...live studio with frost..frost had clout then...uk// as for the beard...along for the ride as usual... or am i wrong
Every single guitar is unplugged. Well, except
for Mikey's! Mikey can't play a guitar. Hell, he
has trouble with a tambourine or a kazoo.
Dennis Carl hasn't hit a skin on time yet.
Carl Dean looks great, as always. Wonder
if he is lip syncing too.
steve
Murray is credited as lyricist on this track.
is the tour where they did a rest home?
Wow. Check out Mike Love's moves. He must have taken dance lessons from James Brown.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I always thought Mike love ,,well, they could have done without. Maybe he did more behind the scenes than it appears. I have never liked him.
. . . and ten of millions agree with you
He contributed more than most people knew but agree he can be a jerk self centered egomaniac put Brian down all the time even sued Brian for multi millions $ for maybe so he says? putting one word in a song then wants publishing rights split with Brian and placed his name on those big BB hits some songs he did very little or squat.. now that is a jerk...Brain hated confrontation settled (millions) to Sour grapes Love.. doing that to a mentally frail Brian is a big time jerk
Same here.
Complete live, or some tape additionals?
I think it's the studio recording for the instruments and bg vocals with additional live lead vocals and harmonies
You can definitely hear Brian’s voice. So most of it lip syncing but Carl definitely singing live.
@@glennwlove Al too, lead on the chorus.
It’s the studio recording with most the vocals removed, you can here some of Brian in it, and the guys singing live.
Dose anybody know the specific date in 1969?
Beautiful song! But what's Mike Love doing there..?
He's got the bass vocals at the end. Timewise, not a big part of the song, but content-wise, the song wouldn't have been the same without it.
3:05 Not a very hip looking audience.
Co-written by Murray Wilson.
An actual live performance. No miming.
is this a joke?
vocals are live with instrumental back track
In Mike Love we trust.
There is nothing wrong with Hateful Mikey, that
a .50 BMG won't fix! The three worst things that
happened to Brian, Murry, Murry's sister's son,
and that hippy-dippy Gene Landy. And, TWO of
then were "family!" (Murry's sister's son, Mikey!)
Why can Brian still walk, after carrying his HATEFUL
cousin around, since 1961!
steve
@@steveskouson9620 I am too young to appreciate the Beach Boys due to my age. However, I have seen them 50 ish times. Mostly Mike and Bruce. Saw a few 50th anniversary with Brian and Al as well which was brilliant. I have also seen Brian solo about 5 times. My point, whatever your view on Mike, is his shows are fantastic. Full of energy, great harmonies and still a nostalgic trip in to the 60s where I wasn't present. Brian solo shows were sadly a drab, dire and dare I say boring experience. He just sat there pretending to play the piano with an obvious autotune which still sounded flat. Brian is a God - Yes, and totally accept he was the genius behind the original Beach Boys, but I still strongly maintain in Mike Love we trust.
@@Andrew-kc4li I don't trust a women abuser, a men abuser, a moron that believed in the Maharishi's crap, a guy that was friendly with Charles Manson in order to be in his smelly orgies... you trust that horrible human being, I don't
@@Andrew-kc4li Mike has kept the BB legacy going and his shows do not disappoint. The issue here is that there is a large contingent of BB fans who feel like you have to hate Mike to love (no puns) Brian and that's just not the case. Mike wrote a lot of great lyrics and hooks into those songs. Point is the group is nothing without everyone in it, except maybe Al since David Marks replaced him for 3 or 4 albums and did a magnificent job.
@@marcweiss3098"I don't like Mike Love AT ALL"
Not the most brilliant song they ever recorded, but it's kind of fun. This live version sounds considerably better than the studio version; not too many bands can pull that off. They must have felt a little awkward in 1969, with everything they stood for being, at least for a time, going out of style. I wonder if they knew how well it would stand the test of time.
I actually find it very profound. Gotta breakaway from our society a bit or everything is about more, more, more...
Was a hit in England, as if that matters.
Are you having a laugh? “Break Away” is easily one of Brian Wilson’s classic tunes! It’s pure pop genius!
@@terrypussypower It's a classic Brian and Murry song!
This is the studio version, with live mics
@@debussy10 Well, the music is 100% Brian, and from what I’ve read, his old man’s contributions amounted to little more that the song’s title. But what he should get the most credit for, is kicking Brian up the backside and getting him back to the piano and composing again.
A pity he hadn’t done it a bit sooner and maybe they’d have come up with a few more pop gems!
Well I love the beach boys but they just should have played the song without playing the recorded track in the background, and it creates a bizarre hybrid, which is awkward and really hard to listen to.
I can't dance, i can't sing, i can't play, i can't write...Who am i ?
Checkoslavika is better. Break away was done fast and easy. Purple and white. Love it.
The BEATLES then THE BEACH BOYS…….
More lip synching
No, bad camera work. If you know
their voices, the camera is on the
wrong singer. Pay close attention
to Carl, Alan, and Bruce. Learn their
voices. Ignore when the camera
shows Mikey, he doesn't matter.
Carl and Alan do.
Alan is hitting the HIGH Falsetto
notes. (Can't do it now, neither
can I.) Carl is hitting the high
Tenor stuff, and doing it better
than I can, even though that is
my range. Bruce is MUCH better
than Mikey, at the lower tenor
stuff. Bruce is better than Mikey,
at EVERYTHING!
steve
@@steveskouson9620 no. You do not understand music at all. This is the Beach Boys lip synching to a prerecorded vocal track over the actual instrumental track.
I KNOW each Beach Boys voice quite well.
At :49 seconds one can very clearly hear the canastas.... part of the original soundtrack.
Tell me, WHO is playing the canasta?
David Frost?
Please.
@@whiteandright1958;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canasta
Castanets maybe? Or, did you really mean a
card game?
If you must correct me, and you don't do it correctly,
expect to be corrected!
I still say Mikey is the world's biggest ASSHOLE!
steve
@@whiteandright1958, it could be Frost. Canasta is
a quiet card game.
steve
@@steveskouson9620 lol. Damn spell check. Castanets.
You know exactly what I meant.
I love the Beach Boys but this sounds like a Brady Bunch song