Thursday, October 26, 2006

The Beach Boys

Obviously, I love the Beach Boys. The following two clips are pretty amazing.

First up is performance by Brian, Mike, Carl, Al and Bruce in 1985 at Ronald Reagan's second inaugural. They do a really nice live version of "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring". I love it when I come across a latter day clip where the guys prove they can still pull off something like this. There are some parts that are harder to watch...like the dedication by Mike Love to Nancy and Ron...but it is great to see Brian looking thin (though uncomfortable), putting his arm around his brother's shoulder, and sporting a nice falsetto.

The second clip is from American Bandstand circa 1978. It is Mike Love's side project Celebration, doing their hit single "Almost Summer". The surprise is that a chunky Brian (who co-wrote the song), wearing a cool Adidas track suit, is along for the ride. Brian's 'marching' is pretty funny. The video clip quality is not that great, but it is a nice song.



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