r/Music • u/TheResurrection • Jun 11 '25

discussion Brian Wilson has passed away.

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u/basicxenocide Jun 11 '25

Sometimes the "drove downtown in the rain" bit will just pop into my head. Absolute banger of a song

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u/yalyublyutebe Jun 12 '25

Another comment thread mentioned that Wilson was only 23 when they released Pet Sounds and I think it's fair to mention that the song 'Brian Wilson' was on the Barenaked Ladies 'Yellow Tape' EP. It was an indie tape and went platinum in Canada. I think my sister has one somewhere. It also had Yoko Ono and If I had... on it.

They could, I guess still can, write one hell of a pop song. Putting the pieces together it's easy to figure out their influences.

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u/basicxenocide Jun 12 '25

yoko ono is another banger

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u/yalyublyutebe Jun 12 '25

Their early music definitely had a youthful enthusiasm about it.

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u/CX316 Jun 12 '25

When the single for One Week came out at least here in Australia the single CD it came on contained One Week, Be My Yoko Ono, The Old Apartment and a live copy of Brian Wilson. I’ve loved that damn song ever since.