DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

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Stop and find a pretty shell for her
Beach Boys vs Beatles comparisons begin here

Lisnaholic

^ Nice clip from Drive/Car/Sea, but for me this is the best clip so far in this thread. It's just full of wonderful moments:-

The mutual respect and affection that GM and BW have for each other is quite touching. Although years ago these guys were in different camps, they were on the same page at the same time; giving pop a sophistication that few had imagined possible. And here the bond which that ambition made is palpable - I especially like the bit where the puzzled, but ever-polite GM, tries to make sense of BW's remark about his chest exploding!

Also memorable for me is the opening sequence; GM, complete with sun hat, enjoying himself at the wheel of an over-the-top convertible. Don't miss the traffic build up at 00:28 - can't you just hear those drivers behind GM thinking, "Why doesn't that old idiot drive faster!"

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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

Chula Vista

Hearing God Only Knows that way....... Wow. Blown away.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Lisnaholic

Yes, Chula, God Only Knows is a beautiful song. I used to have it on a UK-released EP when I was a kid.

An elderly GM reminisces about not welcoming Ringo on his studio debut with the Beatles:-

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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

Chula Vista

Damn, video not available in the US.

Story goes that during a lot of the recording of Sgt. Pepper, Lennon would be tripping on LSD. He'd hang out up on the roof of Abbey Road Studios until it was time for him to lay down a track. George would summon him, he'd do his bit, and then retreat back to the roof. It worked.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Lisnaholic

^ Don't worry - it's really short, not as good as Farewell's

^ Yes, I can imagine that. GM once said that he knew the Beatles were doing pot in the studio, but out of respect, they never lit up in front of him.
^ Nice clip, Chula! I haven't seen that video footage before and you chose a fabulous song with lots of George Martin production input. In fact, in an interview GM picked out that song as demonstrating the sometimes overlooked quality of John's voice. "Spinetingling" is I think the word he used about John's opening lines.

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"Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953