This for me is definitely one of Brian Wilson’s Magnum, opus’s of a song. 

He wrote the brilliant stunning, goosebump music to this song along with the brilliant lyrics by the brilliant Tony Asher. 

It’s hard to pick a favorite on pet sounds because the whole album is absolutely brilliant and it’s one of the albums. I’d have with me if I was ever stranded on a desert Island. 

It’s probably my number three album of all time and this song to me, expresses the troubled, genius of Brian Wilson and how he had a hard time finding those that he could relate to and could relate to him. 

     “ I keep lookin’ for a place to fit in

        Where I can speak my mind

        And I’ve been tryin’ hard to find the   

        people That I won’t leave behind

        They say I got brains But they ain’t 

        doin’ me no good I wish they could”

Note, the interesting use of the theremin towards the end of the song that he’d later use on the masterpiece Good Vibrations as well. 

The Wrecking Crew is present here in full force, I love this staccato eighth notes, running up and down the bass guitar by the amazing bassist Carol Kaye. And the countermelody on the keyboards and stuff is absolutely very, very different and it makes you stop and take notice and then the lyrics are amazingly poignant and heartbreaking.

The great master percussionist and my hero Hal Blaine likely playing the wood blocks in the background, which I also love by the way.

And Brian Wilson singing the lead solo alone, echoing in the cold with only the warm harmonies of himself and his colleagues in the Beach boys, providing the background melodies. 

Please enjoy…

-aaa