'The Beach Boys Love You' | Brian Wilson's 1977 Synth-Pop Oddity

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I once heard it said that "the best part of becoming a music fan is realising The Beach Boys are the weirdest fucking band ever"

iggy pop being weirded out by brian is insane lol

Anyone brave enough to dig past the surface of the Beach Boys’ classic hits and even Pet Sounds/Smile eventually realizes they were one of the coolest, weirdest and most innovative bands ever, and this album is peak obscure beautiful Beach Boys wackiness

There's something about the line "honkin' honkin' down the gosh darn highway" which I find inexplicably enjoyable.

pointing and clapping at the screen when my name is mentioned

This album is the pure definition of “It shouldn’t work, but it does”. And it’s true, this album is great.

Since Patti Smith's poem is a sort of center piece for the video. I thought itd be worth highlighting the end of it; "I think they [the Beach Boys] make records and stroll off into the sunset with their hands in their pockets. And i think after everyone's gone. When he's all alone. For no apparent reason. Brian Wilson bursts into tears. Not nessecarily unhappy ones. Manic and monotone. In the privacy of his own barbeque. Maybe it won't last But what do we care My baby and I just want a good time."

During the worst part of my depression I listened to this album over and over. I really related to the music.

We definitely need more people discovering post-Smile Beach Boys. So many narratives (including the great Love and Mercy) gloss over their late 60s and 70s stuff. Beach Boys Love You isn’t one of my favorites but it does highlight Brian’s creativity and mental state. Great stuff.

YOU CAN’T AVOID RINGO FOREVER, ELLIOT PEACE AND LOVE 😎☮️✌️🕊️

Mike’s reaction to hearing the middle 8 of “I’ll Bet He’s Nice” for the first time always makes me smile.

Elliot you’ve outdone yourself. Your presentation style, comedic moments, and overall understanding and love of this album, for all its trials and tribulations, is truly remarkable. You’ve come such a long way, keep up the amazing work. Great video ❤️

'Holland' is a great LP and such a shame it bombed, well worth a listen if you've not heard it .

I had never head Ding Dang. The amount of detail you put into the making of this song made it infectious. A whole history. And then... All that effort and then the punchline. 56.seconds! All that work to explain a sub minute song that is lyrically sub par. Bravo!

Did not expect a video on Beach Boys Love You, but I’m here for it. It’s such an interesting album I haven’t heard anything like it, love your content!

My favorite album of all time. It’s weird, it’s funny, it’s sad, it’s sweet, and most of all, it’s just so Brian. Coming out of anyone else those lyrics would sound self aware and ironic but you can just feel that every word no matter how silly comes from the bottom of his heart and is delivered with an earnest sincerity that few artists have ever been able to capture. How a person who struggled so much could put this much love into an album will always amaze me. Thank you for making this video and introducing more people to this album :)

You can't really believe Brian when asking him "what's the meaning of this song" because he has on multiple occasions given different answers for the same songs. So take the "I wanna pick you up" answer with a grain of salt, haha. It's probably just about him taking care of his daughters (i hope). Anyways, best video I've seen in a while, very heartfelt.

The 8-bit rendition of "Ding Dang" playing over the credits is easily the cherry on top of this cake of a video. Well done yet again, Elliot!

I almost feel like Love You is like the Pinkerton of The Beach Boys discography- this strange black sheep of an album that definitely has some super weird and uncomfortable moments lyrics wise and I can totally see why some would be turned off by it, but is also such vulnerable and earnest musical odyssey through someone’s mind and mental state that I can’t help but to appreciate it. Easily one of the most underrated things that Brian Wilson or The Beach Boys ever made and perhaps their last true artistically great moment, great work as always breaking this album down Elliot!