Finally, we arrive at the last volume of this "Covered" project, bringing Fabio’s "Brian Wilson Week" to a close just in time to celebrate what would have been Brian’s 83rd birthday on June 20, 2026. (He died on June 11, 2025.)
This volume focuses on more recent performances, spanning the years 2017 through 2026. In fact, the final track was released only a few weeks before this post went online. Together, these recordings provide yet another illustration of Wilson’s enduring influence across multiple generations of musicians.
One track deserves a bit of additional explanation, as it touches on a subject that some readers may find controversial. Dae Lim’s version of "Let’s Put Our Hearts Together" is a hybrid creation that combines archival material, original recordings, and a degree of AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistance. Dae recorded new vocal parts and worked with existing Beach Boys-related material, using AI-based tools to help blend timbres and stylistic elements in a way that evokes the sound of a classic Beach Boys recording. The result is something akin to uncovering a previously unheard Beach Boys tape based on fragments and possibilities rather than a genuine lost master. Whether one embraces or rejects that approach, the results are certainly intriguing and worth hearing.
Note also, I have a policy of only including one version first song in these Covered projects. However, for Wilson, Fabio and I couldn't resist, including two versions of possibly two of his greatest creations, "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows." The second version of "Good Vibrations" is here, while all the other ones are included in earlier volumes.
If there are any Brian Wilson songs that you feel we should have included and we didn't include, please let us know. Sometimes we can make additions after the initial posting. But keep in mind there are some excellent Beach Boys songs that were not written or written by him. Perhaps at some future point we might make a covered album for the other Beach Boys.
Thanks again to Fabio from Rio for spearheading this project.
This album is 59 minutes long.
01 Kiss Me Baby (Kayla Williams)
02 Let Him Run Wild (Malibu Buckeroo)
03 That's Not Me (Suburb Smoking)
04 Busy Doing Nothing (Samantha Sidley)
05 Caroline, No (Chrissie Hynde)
06 'Til I Die (Tim Swisher & Cosmic Restoration Band)
07 All I Wanna Do (Mapache)
08 Dance, Dance, Dance (Johnathan Pushkar)
09 Good Vibrations (SAER)
10 Help Me Rhonda (Weeklings)
11 I'd Love Just Once to See You (Anderson Council)
12 Thank Him (Gracia Rother)
13 Meant for You (She & Him)
14 All Summer Long (Skelgro)
15 Melt Away (She & Him)
16 Let the Wind Blow (Royal Fuse)
17 And Your Dream Comes True (Harvard Krokodiloes)
18 Let's Put Our Hearts Together (Dae Lims with the Beach Boys)
19 Little Saint Nick (Moon Loungers)
20 Your Summer Dream (Gracia Rother)
21 Wendy (Adam Michel)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/gGPa3DBS
alternate:
https://bestfile.io/en/rBCDmQrldMV8o91/file
The cover image is from 2016.
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