I had never really listened to the Beach Boys a whole lot. Sure, I’d heard some of there more popular songs, the really poppy ones about surfing and cars. But listening to the more mature Brian Wilson stuff honestly blew my mind. Even listening to the instrumental for Wouldn’t It Be Nice really made me think, as I’d never really concentrated on the isolated music before. Caroline, No really made me stop and think, it was much more somber and dark than any Beach Boys songs I had heard before. In fact, I was kind of depressed by the end of class this morning! Still, it was a good, reflective, thoughtful kind of depressed. One thing’s for sure, I’m going to have to get some more Beach Boys and Brian Wilson.
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