The Beach Boys

Released: July 18, 1966

Songwriter: Mike Love Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Verse 1: Brian Wilson]
I came along when he broke your heart
That's when you needed someone to help forget about him
I gave you love with a brand new start
That's what you needed the most to set your broken heart free

[Chorus: Brian Wilson]
I know you cried, and you felt blue
But when I could, I gave strength to you
I'm waiting for the day when you can love again

[Verse 2: Brian Wilson]
I kissed your lips and when your face looked sad
It made me think about him and that you still loved him so
(Baby, don't you know) That pretty soon, I made you feel glad
That you belonged to me and love began to show

[Chorus: Brian Wilson]
He hurt you then, but that's all gone
I guess I'm saying you're the only one
I'm waiting for the day when you can love again

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus: Brian Wilson]
He hurt you then, but that's all done
I guess I'm saying you're the only one
I'm waiting for the day when you can love again

[Outro: Brian Wilson]
You didn't think, no, that I could sit around and let him work
You didn't think, no, that I could sit around and watch him take you
You didn't think that I could sit around and watch him go
You didn't think that I could sit back and let you go
You didn't think that I could sit around and let you go

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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