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Carl, you wanna get together later and jam? I can't.

I got got an algebra test tomorrow.

You know my dad is about grades. Oh, come on.

Tetbury is so much more interesting than algebra.

Okay.

What over at your house?

Alright. Cool. Okay. See you.

See you, man.

Carl? Carl?

On the two steps Saturday night,

there was a fella at the dance last

Carl, honey, is that you?

Yeah. We're in the music room. Okay.

And a whirl away, two steps, side step.

Took my girl away, two steps, side step.

What a gloomy day from the two steps Saturday night.

You know, I even planned a dance to go along with it.

Let's show it. Come on. Come on.

If it wasn't for that cha cha, was that other dance?

The, the The meringue dance?

Nice. Those other ones, they caught on first, you know.

Do you have a good guitar lesson, sweetheart?

It was great. And a lot of neat chords. Well, I did anyway.

They just goofs

off.

Hey.

Those lessons are expensive,

so you pay attention and make sure you practice.

Well, Marie.

What's this?

Why is there a bed in here?

Dad's let me move in here.

You're gonna live in the music room?

Brian's getting to be too old to share a room with you and

Danny, sweetheart. He needs a place of his own to go to.

You're practically living here anyway listening to all those

four freshmen records.

Listen to this.

It's

so I figured out all the parts.

This is me and mom.

If we sing it back now, we'll have six part harmony.

You double my part, dad, use a bass line for you.

That's me, honey.

About you Where's Dennis?

He doesn't like singing. You know that?

Well, he should be here. Dennis?

Dennis?

Dennis?

Dennis?

You gotta come back,

Ryan Brian is such a brown nose.

Now he's got a whole room to himself to do his stupid music.

I'm stuck with Carl.

I keep telling Brian we should get a grip together,

but you know how he is.

You gotta push him, you gotta do anything.

All lot of music stuff is just to get the old man's attention.

I might as well be invisible.

The only time he ever notices me is when I do something he doesn't like.

Like this?

Yeah. Like this.

I don't wanna be a musician anymore.

James Dean? He didn't sing.

You're not James Dean. Not yet.

And, Mary, look at those two.

You. Not bad for it, Remy. I'm not Remy.

Why do you always think you're so good at everything?

Because I am. I didn't see you hanging ten.

Hey.

Can I have a shot of that? Thanks.

Look, we got ourselves a fan club.

Don't you already have a girlfriend? No.

And the law says you can't have more than one.

If it did, I'd break it.

Let's go.

Don't you dig the sound?

It's alright.

You guys like music?

Yeah. Of course.

I'm a singer.

And you?

Yep.

Me

too.

You're never gonna sit your butt in that car ever again.

You got me?

Yes, sir.

I can't hear you.

Yes, sir.

Every day after school and on the weekends,

I want you down at the shop cleaning machines.

You understand?

Mhmm.

What did you say?

Yes, sir. Go ahead.

Pass the meat to your father, sweetheart.

So you're going out with Judy tonight, Brian?

Answer your mother.

Sorry, mom. What'd you say?

Oh, I was just saying you have a nice evening planned?

Oh, yeah. You know, a movie and maybe a shake or something.

How do you expect to be a musician if you can't hear good?

Whose fault is that?

What did you say?

Nothing.

You were out of line,

so I gave you a whack in the back of the head.

You had it coming, so quit whining about it. Yeah.

Brian, stop whining about it. I mean, what's the big deal?

You're only three years old anyway.

You wanna go back for more, tough guy? Come on. Let's go.

Marie, please. Not at the table.

You guys think you got it rough,

Well, let me tell you something.

I lost this eye when I wasn't much older than you.

It was an industrial accident at Goodyear. Remember, Audrey?

The best thing that ever happened to me.

Taught me how to fight.

But then I had the guts.

You have the guts, Brian?

You have the excuse. Sure, honey.

Why are you always mollycoddling him?

Some fighter.

Put a little pressure on him and he runs away.

What are you looking at?

Yeah.

Well, you're not the only one who's having problems with this old man.

Mine's been bugging me about the business.

I'm telling you, man. The music's our way out.

Jan and Dean, they cut their first single in their garage.

We can do the same thing. Do you really believe that? Yeah.

I do.

I don't know. I gotta think about it.

You've been thinking about it. Come on.

You should just do it.

I mean, we got the talent.

Heck, we've practically been rehearsing since we were little

kids doing songs together.

That's just family stuff.

You wanna keep singing at my mom's Christmas parties forever?

There may be people out there who would actually pay us to make music.

We'll never know if we don't try. I gotta go pick up Judy.

I'm right, Brian.

You know I'm right.

Twenty nine.

Brian.

Brian, there's something I need to talk to you about.

Left door.

What are you gonna do?

You

wanna

shoot.

Ryan.

Ryan.

Al? What are you doing? Al, Jack Dean?

Number thirty two. Your order's ready.

Man, I haven't seen you since graduation. What are you up to?

Taking some classes at El Camino. No kidding. Me too.

What are you studying?

Psychology and music.

I don't like what they teach.

You? Dentist. You still singing with that group?

What was it called? The Islanders. No. No.

No. I'm starting a new one, though.

Gonna record some folk songs, Tom Dooley,

some Kingston Trio stuff.

The problem is none of these guys can sing.

Me and Mike are doing the same thing.

Maybe you could sing with us. Yeah.

Yeah, maybe. That sounds good, man. I'll give you a call.

Alright, buddy. -Alright, man. -Good seeing you.

Sorry.

Brian,

there's something

I want you to have this back.

You want?

Please don't take it personally.

I mean, you're really

cute.

I I just don't think I'm ready to be engaged.

I'm sorry.

Hey, mom.

Look who's here. Remember Al?

Al Jardine?

Oh,

can I talk to you for a second?

This group that you and Mike are talking about,

I want you to include Denny.

Oh, no. He's your brother.

Look, I know he's got the devil in him, but he's a good boy.

He just needs direction.

You know, you can't make Denis do anything he doesn't wanna do.

Have you asked him? No. Maybe you should.

Promise me?

Promise. Alright.

Good to see you, Al.

You too, missus Wilson.

She wants me to include Dennis in the group. Dennis?

You believe that? You even sing?

Now whatever you need, Production runs, prototype,

missile, experimental, general maintenance,

and just plain shot machining.

These laser your baby. Yeah.

Now, no other machine offers such an outstanding amount of features

with such a large amount of tooling.

Just step into my office and I'll show you the specs.

Very good. Very good.

Get glasses on you lose an eye.

Thank you.

It's your next time.

Hi, Mike.

Amy,

what are you doing here?

I told you I'd pick you up later. I'm late for Brian.

I need to talk to you.

How do you know?

I mean, you don't even look like you're

I'm three weeks late.

What are we gonna do,

Mike?

Pretty good.

Are you kidding?

It's perfect. It's great. Look, we have got enough material.

We should record a demo. Hey. Your dad made some records.

Right? Back in the stone age.

Why don't we ask him to arrange an audition for us? Jeez, Al.

Yeah. Al, you don't ask our dad anything.

No. You have to make him think it's his idea. Yeah.

But we're ready. Not so fast.

One more time. You're crazy.

It's perfect.

Alright. Listen up. Listen up. Come here. Listen up.

That's you.

You know, my sister thinks of us as poor relations,

so don't do anything to embarrass me.

Do you stand? Come on.

Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas, everybody.

Merry Christmas.

Hi. Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Merry Christmas,

Brian.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

That way.

Good to see you.

It's been too long.

Excuse me, grandma.

Well, Lee likes everyone to have its own theme.

Brian,

they want us to sing.

I know, but we need another voice for the harmonies.

Brian, you remember what you promised about your brother singing?

Hey, Denny.

You think you could help us out with a saw?

Can you do Al's Harmony?

Well, yeah.

I mean, I've been listening to you guys rehearse for weeks.

I don't know. Ryan, I can do this.

Okay.

Merry Christmas, mom.

And to you,

my goodness don't you look well?

Buddy, doesn't Murray look well?

Merry Christmas, dad.

Nice house your sister has.

At least one of you made something yourself.

Please, buddy. It's Christmas.

Somebody talking to you?

It's always good to see you, mom.

Everybody, can can I have your attention?

The boys have consented to sing for us.

Mike, Brian Brian's gonna Brian's gonna

One, two, three.

I talked to Hyten Dorinda Morgan today.

They're little friends of mine.

They have a little recording studio in Hollywood.

They said they'd give you a shot.

Really? Oh. Alright. Wow.

I told them not to expect too much.

Now they're doing this as a personal favor,

so don't do anything to embarrass me.

Alright? You got it.

Okay. Alright. Alright. Monday morning, eleven o'clock.

You're on.

Well, it's very sweet.

But if you wanna make a record,

you need to come up with something original, something new.

What else have you got?

You ever heard about surfing?

It's the latest craze. All the kids are doing. Yeah. Yeah.

Denny's right. You hear surf reports on the radio every day.

The hairballs are really pumping down on the strand.

It's it's it's a surf talk for waves.

Yeah.

I mean, Brian and,

Mike have been working on a song about surfing. Yeah.

You know, for the Wahinis, the the Hodads,

the Stokobokka crowd.

I like the way that sounds, whatever it means.

It's not not

finished yet.

Won't come back when it is.

Yeah. Okay. Great. Alright. Thanks.

Thanks a lot.

Bye.

Thanks a lot, you guys. What's your problem, Brian?

You know I know about surfing. I hate the beach. Don't worry.

I'll write the lyrics.

I don't even know what the music's supposed to sound like.

This is not my song.

Brian, come on.

You write one or two songs like this,

then you can do any kind of music you want.

Come on, Brian. Brian, you need this.

We all need this, Brian.

Just let me talk to you for a second, please. Don't worry.

I didn't I didn't wanna say this in front of the other guys.

Okay?

But,

you what?

You remember Amy?

Cheerleader? Yeah. Her.

Well, we,

call it an accident.

And, I'm gonna need some dough fast,

and I can't exactly ask my folks for it.

Now if if we cut this record like I've been telling you What

if your mom finds out about her?

She's not gonna find out.

How could you be so thoughtless?

I've arranged with our foreman to start you as an apprentice

on the metal presses.

You'll need the steady income.

We We expect you to marry the girl, of course.

I hope you're very happy that you'll work.

And when the baby comes along,

what then?

I'm working on

That works. It's gonna work. Yeah. That's not bad.

We gotta get, some more instruments, though.

We gotta get a bass and drums at least. Brian.

What am I gonna play? You can be the drummer.

Sorry for interrupting,

but your father and I are getting ready to leave.

I don't want you boys making a mess while we're gone,

so I'm leaving meals for each of you.

Whatever you do, clean up after yourselves.

You know how your father is.

Come on, Audrey. I wanna get to Tijuana before dark.

I think you guys sound really good.

Thanks, buddy. Thanks, aunt Audrey. Bye.

Coming, Marty. Oh, thanks. Yeah.

Sorry, honey.

Brian,

son, I'm entrusting this to you.

Now you're not to use it except for an emergency,

and if you do, I want every penny accounted for.

You understand me? Yes, sir.

Bye, mom. Have fun, you guys.

Have a good time. Adios, Uncle Murray.

How much did he give you?

Two hundred.

Please let me play with you guys.

I don't know. It's kind of a family thing.

Just ask Brian, okay?

Okay. Yeah. Thanks.

Got

it?

Closer.

Three, four.

Don't ask

him.

Brian.

Dave wants to know if he can play with us. What do you play?

Carl plays guitar. Al plays guitar and bass. I play bass.

Sorry.

One, two, three, four.

You hear that?

Pretty catchy, Yeah.

Damn it.

Get up. I said, get up.

So this is how you betray my trust, pal.

You're going back right now and returning those instruments.

And you're gonna pay back every penny.

You got one week. Wait a second. Dad, listen.

Just listen.

What are you calling yourselves?

The Pendletones?

Yeah. You know, like the shirts. All surfers wear them.

You boys ready?

The Pendletones surfing song, take one.

Here we go. Let's do it. One, two, three.

Surfing is the only life, the only way for me.

Now surf

surf with me.

I got up this morning

to

Okay.

Let's ship it.

Aren't you guys supposed to be in school?

Career day. Bunch of boring assemblies to remember.

I got a career anyhow.

What do you do?

You send a career. What's that?

What are you guys doing?

Just cruising. Who's gonna get to eat?

Man.

This is Rick. You called she. How's that?

How's the married man, Mikey?

Married. Aren't you working for your dad now? No.

Today's my day off. Does Amy know that?

We have three lovely young ladies standing by waiting to sing for you.

Yes. Right. We heard it.

Really?

Oh, thank you so much for calling.

Marie. Heights says the boys' song is all over the radio.

Isn't that wonderful? Sure.

Honey, I don't think Lawrence Welk is gonna play your song this time.

Yeah. Sometimes they try to cheat you.

They play your song and then they try not to pay you for it.

That's why you gotta keep your eyes and ears open.

Maybe next time.

Oh, they're calling us the beach boys.

I know. I told you. I'm so proud of you.

Dad, did you hear it?

Yeah. I heard it.

The mix is lousy. You can't hear the lyrics.

Mike, you got a great bass line, but it gets lost.

And this is strictly Bush league, amateur night.

From now on, I'm gonna be your producer.

Cut it, please, boys. You're not blending. You gotta blend.

Okay, fellas?

From the top.

Let's go.

We're rolling.

Six months ago, these kids were nobodies,

and now he thinks they're the Everly brothers.

It's better,

Sounds good,

Yeah.

Yeah. It's not bad. So these are your sons?

Three of them. Yeah. Runs in the family.

Ever since they were little,

all they ever heard in the house was music and an

occasional family argument.

So what are you looking for?

Three hundred dollars per song plus two point five percent of

the royalties and a contract.

I can't make that kind of decision independently.

Well, we can wait. Wait.

My son's downstairs with his cousin.

I brought him with me in case you wanted to meet him.

You know, they're good kids.

You can you can hear the talent.

I'll tell you what. There's a little cafe down the street.

Once you go get something to eat, and I'll call you there,

let's say, in an hour.

We got a deal,

Nick.

We boil Gilmore.

In excess?

We'll be waiting on the street.

In an hour. K.

Boyle. It's big Finne.

I got something I want you to listen to.

No. No. No.

That's what you said to me about the Letterman,

and look what happened.

This is a new teen sound.

It's got nothing to do with with girlfriends breaking up or

driving your car off a cliff.

Pay attention.

This is your future we're talking about here.

Now if that guy Nick asks you anything about copyrights,

you tell him they're already taken.

Copyrights?

We're gonna own our own songs. Yeah.

That money stays in the family.

We don't need any interlopers horning in.

I talked to attorney. He's gonna drop some papers.

We're gonna be partners, you and me.

Would you like that, son?

Sure. I guess.

Now since you're a minor,

you'll be a partner in name only.

You just leave everything to your old man.

I even thought up a name.

Sea of Toons Publishing.

You like it?

Yeah. I mean, why not?

Let's shake on it.

What about Mike?

If he asks you anything, you just tell him he's protected.

Anything else, you keep your mouth shut. You got it?

Did I miss anything?

No. I'm just telling Brian not to look too eager.

You know, these record guys,

gotta make him sweat a little bit.

Excuse me. Are you mister Wilson?

Yeah. Someone from Capitol just called.

They said mister Vinay is ready to see you now.

Thanks. Alright. Look sharp.

Yes, sir.

Hey. Okay. Okay.

They paid nine hundred dollars for three songs on the demo.

Just to make things even, I'm kicking in an extra hundred.

So that's two c notes a piece for each of you guys.

I don't believe it. Rich.

Isn't this bright?

No.

Oh,

I don't believe it.

Is this bright? No.

I'm going to the Eagles. Nice.

Whoo. Yeah. Thank you.

Thank you. Franklin.

I'm gonna do a boat.

You're gonna pay a boat.

Damn it, Al.

You can't leave. We're a group.

Brian, come on.

I mean, two hundred dollars,

that's that's what the instruments cost.

Who cares about the money? People like us.

My mom and dad think that it would be best if I go to

medical school in Michigan.

You don't still wanna be a dentist.

I'm sorry, guys. Really. I am.

I wish you all the best.

Winner.

I wanna be a dentist.

What now?

That's it, Dave. Big smile. Nice boy.

And make sure you get their good sides.

Alright?

Dennis, you don't have a good side.

Alright. Now get the whole group. Come on, you guys.

This isn't a graduation photo. Alright.

I don't know anybody who's ever taken pictures of kids signing contracts.

This is just the beginning, so don't get a big head.

That's nice.

You guys are too green for the big time, so There you go.

We'll have to build you up first.

Every disc jockey in this town promotes something.

Record store openings, sock hops, you name it.

We're gonna play them all.

Doesn't pay anything, but that kind of goodwill,

you just can't buy.

Everybody's gonna know your faces.

We're gonna plaster this town with pictures.

If you want success, you gotta fight for it.

You know where our families live when they first came to

California? In tents, on the beach.

It wasn't easy back then. Nobody handed them anything.

Everything they got, they earned it. Remember that.

Image.

That's everything. Let's go get them.

Be happy. Let's see it. Happy. Happy. Like this. See?

Hey. Crumble up. Crumble up. Be happy. Here.

Take some butts.

What'd you say? You want me to pass them out?

Give me

Don't they look darling?

You know, those pendulum shirts, they really gotta go.

We need something that says California.

What do you think of the new look, Nick?

I got these shirts on sale at pennies. Good, clean, fun.

That's what we're selling.

Let's see how it plays in the national market.

So you guys are going on the road.

The Beach Boys have an opportunity to be the national

ambassadors of California culture,

and we need to strike while this iron is hot and keep striking.

You remember what Nick called you guys?

Ambassadors.

Now this is a business, so you gotta act right. Now listen up.

Out here in the sticks, you're nobodies.

So you gotta stop loafing and set a good example.

Now first off, everybody's on an allowance.

Since nobody understands the value of money,

I'm gonna be the bank.

I'll keep tabs on the proceeds,

and I'll give you your share on the way home.

Just to make sure everybody stays in line,

there's gonna be fines.

You write one song, they want three more, like,

when machines or something.

I mean, we have songs we gotta write.

Something that you're gonna know. Good thing, man. Hey.

We are bringing the California gospel to the people.

Now listen up.

Anybody cusses in front of people,

that's a hundred dollars.

Any boos, that's another hundred. Hey.

Listen, smart guy.

Any fraternizing, that's five big ones.

I think I made myself clear.

Inside, outside USA.

That's you, Fi.

Underneath all that, I'm gonna be coming up with just,

you know, all the different beaches we ever go to.

Del Mar, Ventura, Santa Cruz, Trestles,

Pacific Palisades, Redondo.

A little Oh, jeez, Dave.

Come on. Dave. Oh, that's good.

You could be the clown, Dave. That's real funny.

What do you say I keep a hundred and we call it even?

Is that funny?

Play it again.

And it goes like this.

With everybody coming across the USA.

And everybody

You hear anything?

Your old man's a real stage dad.

It's like having a principal. At least Dennis is having fun.

See that girl he's with. She was stacked, man.

Oh, shit. Blow it up bad.

We should have left you here. What did I tell you, Adam?

That is the last time I ever let you do that to me.

Isn't right,

Oh.

Oh. Oh.

Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh.

Oh.

Oh.

Danny,

come on.

Get off.

Get off. Get off. Man. Alright. Alright. Bye.

Danny,

you just forfeited your share of the whole tour.

Maybe that'll teach you a lesson.

That's the one.

Yes.

Thanks for the great tune, Tim. Yeah.

We've really been wanting to put one of your songs out of

Janet Dean writing for a while. Are you kidding?

It's an honor. You guys are legends. Hey. There you go.

I resent that. I'm not old enough to be legends.

That was fun.

What's that sound? Oh, we called in the Wrecking Crew.

Then they're cutting a track for Spectre.

Spectre? He's the best. He's here?

Why, you wanna meet that jerk?

Yeah. Okay.

There he is. Phil Spector himself.

And that's the Wrecking Crew. See that stick, man?

It's hella plain. Let's play with Carroll Casey.

That's Carroll k on Fender.

You got the best of the best in there.

Wipe out on the keyboard, we can have them do it better.

Hold it. Hold it.

Phil says take it back eight bars.

Hey, Phil. This is Brian Wilson.

He's a big fan of yours. I've heard your stuff. Let's go.

Okay, gentlemen. I'll give you four.

And one, two, three, four.

So how's the new house? Little smaller.

A lot smaller, actually.

Near the airport, the plane's flying over.

But the schools are good.

Your brother never has any trouble making friends.

Mom, how's mom doing? Your mother's a proud woman.

This is hard for her, but she's doing the best she can.

Yeah.

Look, dad,

if there's anything I can do for you No.

No. No. No. No. I'm still picking up some small job work.

Something permanent will turn up soon.

Things just,

grew too fast.

Before I knew it, there was a mountain of bad debt, creditors.

Hey.

We'll be fine.

Yeah. Yeah. I know you, man.

Son,

I just want you to know your mother,

your mother and I are very proud of you.

Thanks,

They okay?

I'm not gonna let it happen to me, Amy.

Whatever it takes, I'm never gonna let it happen to me.

This is great.

First, you give away your number one record to a group outside the label.

Now you wanna hire your own musicians or record in your own studio.

No other band in the business has had that.

Wait a minute, Nick.

You name me another band that plays all its own instruments.

Name me another band that writes its own songs.

The Beach Boys don't need you guys calling the shots.

I just wanna make music the way I hear it, like Spector does.

That's absolutely out of the question, Brian.

Nick, I got about three thousand words to say.

First of all, you guys don't know how to produce a rock and roll hit in your own studio.

Is that right?

That's right. Let the kid alone. He'll do it for you.

I mean, show some gratitude.

Hi, Brian. Say we let you produce your own stuff.

You still gotta deliver the singles.

There's no time to play around. He knows that.

Let's just let the kid speak for himself.

He's almost twenty one.

Brian?

I

Will you give us a minute, Nick?

Yeah. Yeah. Sure.

Nick, just a minute.

Okay.

Ryan,

just do me a favor.

Alright?

Next time you write a number one hit,

write it for us.

Okay?

Alright.

You proud of yourself now, smart guy?

You just made a pot of money for Jan and Dean.

Brilliant.

Genius.

Your success is supposed to stay in the family. Remember?

Now you and Mike are gonna sit down and crank out some songs.

It's not that easy.

Well, you think you could just go off on your own,

forget about your responsibilities?

No. Everyone keeps reminding me.

You know, you're carrying the ball for a lot of people.

Just don't fumble it.

Thank you.

We're gonna take a short break. We'll be back in ten minutes.

We'll be back. Thank you.

Good job.

Hi. I'm Dennis. It's nice to meet you. Hi.

Thanks for coming.

He's so cute.

He's coming over.

Hi. Hi.

I'm Brian. Sure are.

I'm Marilyn. And this is my sister Diane.

And this is our cousin Ginger. Okay.

I've seen you here before, haven't I?

Actually, this is my third night.

I saw you first and then I told them they had to come.

Can I have a sip of your hot chocolate?

Yeah.

But we're singers too.

Really? Mhmm.

The honeys. Like in your song, the Serpent Safari.

Okay.

Will, I'd like to hear you sometime.

You would? Really? Wow.

Sure.

I'm sorry about that. I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry. Can we get some more napkins over here, please?

I'm so sorry.

So do you wanna come in?

What about your parents? It's kinda late.

Oh, they're used to it. Come on. Come on.

Marilyn? Diane? Is that you?

Yes, dad. Who else?

Oh, hello.

Dad, this is Brian. He's one of the beach boys.

What an illustrious guest my daughters bring home in the

middle of the night.

Brian, these two girls, they play your record so much,

I feel like I already know you.

Marilyn. Diane.

Honey, this is Brian, the beach boy.

Oh, how nice. Would you like something to eat, Brian?

Oh, no. Thanks. I don't wanna be any trouble.

Please. A big boy like yourself should eat.

Well, I am kinda hungry.

Good. Marilyn, I like him.

So? Irving, help me.

Well,

they're nice, you folks.

They're okay. We like them.

It's a nice house. It's friendly.

You play?

No. Mom does. She's amazing. She can pick out any tune.

Something like that.

We'll play us something.

Okay.

There's a word

where I can go and tell them my secrets

Bet you take all your girlfriends here.

I don't have girlfriends.

I don't blame you. It's true.

Dennis,

girls like him.

Him and Mike,

I had a girlfriend, Judy.

What happened to her?

Is that why your ice sucks?

It's hard to explain.

I'll hear something that's really good,

and all of a sudden, I wanna do it really better.

I just get that competition feeling.

It's almost like I'm most inspired when I'm feeling inferior.

Does that sound crazy? No.

No. Not to me. My family's real musical.

My dad,

the only way to talk to him is through music.

You

know?

As long as the music plays, nothing bad can happen.

Well, when you sing, it's like I don't know.

Like, I I'm hearing who you really are.

It's like you're singing just for me.

One, two, three, four.

When some flower bragger tries to put me down

and says his school is great,

I jump right away now.

I thought you said he wasn't coming in the morning sessions.

I thought he should hear. You like it.

Who cares what he likes, Brian?

Hurry. No.

No.

I thought we agreed Brian would be doing the producing.

Oh, come on, Nick. Who are you kidding?

Everybody knows this is a team effort.

Excuse me. No. No. No. You you gotta help out. Right?

You got a surge of lasers.

Maybe we can speed up this tape a ton or two,

make him sound younger.

Alright?

Cut the music.

Cut the music.

Brian, Mike, you got a wonderful tune

here, but you're too tight.

Loosen up. Be happy.

And you're too shrill on that harmony kick.

Dennis, you're flattening, dear.

Hey, Mike, you sound a little nasal, buddy. I'm fine.

He's out of control.

You gotta do something. Okay. So you think you're good?

Think you're big stars,

Well, let's fight.

Let's fight for success. You guys got any guts?

Well, let's hear it. Let's go.

Okay. We're going again.

One, two, three, four. I don't know what to do.

Driving everybody crazy, Brian, not just you.

But you're the one who's gonna have to do something about it.

He's your dad.

Well,

is it yours?

Yeah.

You like her?

What happened to the coupe?

I wanted a better set of wheels.

Amy gave me grief about it, of course, but,

you gotta look the part.

Right?

Besides, girls dig sharp wheels, man.

If we're on the other side, help me with this, would you?

Oh, hey.

Guess who I saw cruising the witch stand the other day? Who?

Al Jardine. You kidding? No.

We should talk to him.

My dad says I'm spending too much time in the studios.

He thinks I should play gigs all the time.

I wish I could enjoy it like you, but I can't.

Amps make my bad ear buzz. Woah. Woah. Wait. Wait. Woah.

You're not talking about quitting, are you? No.

I mean, I don't wanna let anybody down, but

you think Al would wanna come

back?

Hey, Bri. You okay?

He's okay, sweetheart. He's just a little tired.

That's all.

It's no fun for me to get more calm.

It's bad, Mark.

Great concert.

Great to have you back on the team now. It sure be.

He's learning to fill cavities.

Hey, Dave. You know the rules.

Everybody carries their own ant. It's too heavy.

Since when?

You don't smile when you're playing.

Now you expect somebody to strike your equipment?

Oh, you think you're some kind of big shot?

You'd be happy if I quit, wouldn't you?

Alright then. I quit. You happy now?

You heard him. He quit. He's out.

You're out, Dave.

I hate you, Murray.

I hate you, Marie.

Here you go, fellas.

No hack hack greets this invasion plane arriving at New

York City's Kennedy Airport.

But the pandemonium created by the three thousand teenagers on

hand to greet the sortie of Britain's bristling beetles is

something one might expect from a collision of planets.

Liverpool's contribution to American culture is something

that, to say the least,

sparks many diametrically opposed reactions.

You know what this makes you guys?

Yesterday's news.

New York's most conservative hotel is the Beatles

headquarters for their stay in the metropolis,

and it will be a long time before the Auguste Popsicle gets over it.

British invasion,

You don't know who you're messing with.

Alright. No. No. No. Don't tell me that. Just do it.

Number one priority here. Alright?

What?

They just called from downstairs.

Murray's on his way up with the Beatles.

I'll call you back. Okay? Alright. Fine.

I'm not here. Okay?

I'm not here. Okay.

Oh, mister Wilson. Mister Binet is not in his office.

He's not in his office.

Let go. Let go. Go.

What's that big idea?

You think you can give away a Beach

Boy record on the flip side of a

promo for these these Liverpool Lunkheads?

You got them smiling out of every record store window in

this town, probably the whole country.

So you think my boys are hash bins, Nick?

Well, let me tell you something.

They made a lot of money for this label.

Not that you could tell by the side of the royalty checks,

but I've seen the numbers.

So there's gonna be some changes around here.

You hear me, Nick? Some big changes.

I'll leave you with your new pals here.

Coming through.

What do you think?

You write us a couple of hit songs,

we take them on the road, and we're back in business.

Anything else? Yeah. How about a little appreciation?

Murray.

You know, I sold my business,

and I've given myself full time to the group.

Your father just wants to help, sweetheart.

It's a fifty fifty world, mom.

What's the matter? You're making too much money, buddy?

Money? None of us are doing this just for the money.

Yeah.

So you think you got it made, No.

I don't.

I just wanna write music in the studio where I can do what I want.

Look.

If you wanna be a quitter, that's okay.

All I'm asking you to do is

is to be a man.

Can you do that?

What do you know about being About anything.

I told him he could stay with us.

Please, dad, mom,

if you'd only seen his face when he came by the store.

He was so sad.

Honey

Irving, you can sleep in the girls' room,

Marilyn will share with Diane, and you can take her bed.

Thanks, missus Ravel.

Our house is your house. Always remember.

Thanks, mom. Good night, sweetie.

Good night.

Good night. Thank you.

May, this idea, it's foolish.

Foolish? Yeah.

You want it to happen in the back of a car rather than in your own house?

Think about it.

Nice.

On here.

Alright. Dennis, your laundry's done.

Thank you. Thank you, miss Ravel.

Make sure they take them this time. Hi, sweetie.

Oh, hello.

Hey there, miss Ravel.

Come in. Do you want something to eat?

No.

No. Not right now. Thanks, miss Ravel.

You didn't bring Amy this time?

Afraid we're not together anymore, miss Ravel.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah. Yeah. Me too. Yeah. She got the apartment and the kid.

All I got was that car out there.

Good seeing you, miss Ravel.

Okay.

Hey, Denny.

Is that your Ferrari out there? It's a honey, isn't she? Yeah.

This is, Deborah, my new girlfriend.

This is Mikey. Sings in the band.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

How's it going?

Ladies,

sounds real good.

Sounds real good. I heard you all the way down the street.

Looking real good too. Thanks, Mike.

Brian, how's that song going? Which song? Our song?

I don't know. Those guys are hard to beat. They're good.

The Beatles? Yeah. Well, we're better.

Here. I got some new stuff.

That's

That's the way I feel right now.

You know? Like, I'm stuck. Like, I need a new sound.

Sounds great, Danny.

This one sounds pretty good to me.

And hadn't anybody ever told you you get it right from

inspiration, not desperation?

That's where you and I are different. Okay.

Here's your hook. Round round get around, I get around.

Alright? That's your hook.

Then next, you need a verse that goes up.

Something like My buddies and me,

you're getting real well known.

Yeah.

But bad guys know us and you leave us alone.

I get around. I get around. I get around. I get around.

I get around. I get around.

I get around. I get around.

We gotta sell the melody on this one, Nick,

because the lyrics aren't much.

Let's surge a little.

Chuck.

You gotta do something to who?

I gotta rig some of these hands that way in the booth.

I know the real controls back here.

Killing it.

Get him out of here, Brian,

or I swear I'm gonna hurt somebody.

I'll leave, Brian, if you're gonna give me a bad time.

We like to record an atmosphere of calmness,

and you're not presenting that.

Well, this music doesn't make any sense.

It's got no structure.

The bass lines, Marsh, you gotta help it out.

Now can we hear a chord? Just a chord like we used to play.

We used to make make real records, please. Okay?

You're flirting again, Dennis?

Danny. Danny, come on. Danny. Oh, Danny.

Oh, let me come Dennis, take it easy. Take it easy.

Dennis, just calm down. Dennis. Look. Relax.

All this phony singing for money just isn't gonna cut it.

Now I know you're not used to people talking to you this way,

but I'm your father.

Dad. You listen to me.

When you guys get so big that you stop singing from

your hearts, you're going downhill.

Downhill.

Downhill.

You don't know what you're talking about.

You're too old fashioned.

After all I've done for you and you talk to me that way,

you're an ingrate.

You get a little taste of success and you think you own a business.

Get

out, dad.

You're fired.

You all in on this, Mike?

I won't forget

this.

Let's go again.

Good

job.

Brian, do you take Marilyn to be your lawfully wedded wife till death do you part?

I do.

And, Marilyn, do you take Brian to be your lawfully wedded husband till

death do you part?

I do.

And by the power vested in me by the state of California,

I now pronounce you man and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

Mazel tov.

Ladies and gentlemen, mister and missus Brian Wilson.

Good

night.

I'm so happy for you.

He didn't come.

Your father hasn't been feeling well.

Stop making excuses for me.

He should've been here.

Well, it's been building up inside of me

Brian okay?

He's tired, Nick. You wanna know.

Somebody from your office is always on his back.

I know it's hard now.

For Brian, for Mike, for everybody,

but you gotta look at the results.

We got seven songs in the top forty.

Is that enough? Doesn't he deserve a break?

We haven't even had time for a real honeymoon yet.

We spent it in here recording.

Maybe after after the, the promo for the new scene.

Brian hates the road, Nick. You know that.

Caroline, what do you want me to tell you?

That's the business you gotta put out.

You are good, man. You're an artist.

And that guy should not be pushing you so hard, man.

You're not a trained monkey.

Thanks. They won its.

You know, I got to admit, a lot of us,

we weren't so sure about you at first.

You look like this crazy kid, you know?

But, man, what you do with the music,

I can dig it. Genius.

Really. That's what some people are saying.

Not a genius. I'm just a hardworking guy.

Don't sell yourself short, man.

I know people.

Enlightened people?

You should meet them. They can help you out.

What do you mean enlighten people?

Hey, Tom.

This is my hang. These are my people.

That's Samuel Pierce.

One of the best studio musicians around here.

Guy can play anything, accordion, piano, whatever, write songs.

Likes to talk too.

Samuel, say hello to Brian Wilson.

Man, that's why I'm Hello, beach boy.

Mishouacan.

Better than homegrown.

Try it. Do I know you from somewhere?

Well, you might have seen me playing clarinet for Art Linkletter's house party.

You get used to it. Or, maybe you recall, that series Heidi.

Yeah. I was one of the children on that.

I'll admit the show was completely lackluster,

but you'll have to assign the blame for that elsewhere.

One of the problems in being a child prodigy is people expect

you to excel at occupations that you may find personally distasteful.

Man, even when I'm stoned,

I can't understand how this dovey is saying.

I want you to meet some friends.

This is for you.

This is for me.

Cool place.

Cool people. This is Allison.

And this is Lorraine. Lorraine, right?

The Beach Boys isn't your scene.

You're past that.

I got a little Christmas present for your nephew.

Dennis, you're so sweet.

I gotta go. Final call.

Okay.

I had a great time last night.

It's playing time. Right?

I was so worried about you last night. I called everybody.

What What happened to you?

Call you as soon as I get back. I promise.

Some people wanted to meet me, enlightened people.

Well, I saw Tommy Schafer attach himself to you at the studio.

Where did he take you?

A party.

What kind of party?

Marilyn, you're not my dad.

I think you can take that.

Ryan, are you okay?

Fine. Try to relax. We're almost there.

Now what kind of musician do you expect to be if you can't hear it?

You're on the line, so I'll give you a wackiness.

I had you had it coming.

You need some quit whining about it.

Yeah, Brian. Stop whining about it.

It's the big dude.

You have guts, Brian. You're on anyway.

Brian.

Brian.

Brian.

Brian.

I

love you.

I love you.

Come on. Come on.

Sit sit back down.

Brian. Brian. Brian. I'm gonna get some help.

Brian, what's going on? What's going on? Brian, it's okay.

Just having trouble. Breathe, Brian. Come on. Brian.

Look. Just breathe. Brian, come on. Hang in there, man.

Hang in there. What's going on?

Just breathe. Just breathe.

It's okay. We're here.

Hello?

Mom, it's Carl.

Oh, hi, honey. Is everything alright?

No. Something happened to Brian.

Air Boston flight one fifteen has arrived at the station at a four.

Where would you like to go? Home.

To your apartment or our house? Home.

Your father found some tenants, but they haven't moved in yet.

I'm afraid it won't look the way you remember it.

Your father built a music room in the new house.

I know he'd love for you to see.

Remember how you guys used to bring us in here when we were little?

Dad would bang something out and we'd need to sing along.

You had us doing it too, even Denny.

Of course, I remember, sweetheart.

All my life, I've heard music.

Grandma Wilson used to play raps in the blue, wrote,

Victrola.

Every time I go over there, I say, play blue, grandma.

You know what the very first song he ever sang for us was?

When You Wish Upon a Star from Pinocchio.

What happened, Moe?

All I wanted to do was to make them happy.

Dad, the guys,

why can't they just be happy?

Why do they always want more?

Brian,

you have a God given talent, a gift.

You can't blame other people if they want you to share that with them.

You think I'll ever get to be happy too?

Of course, you will.

Brian, listen to me.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

You just have to do it, baby.

The rest will take care of itself.

Always does.

We'll save your pardon. You'll have to find somebody.

You'll have to find somebody? You mean all of us. Right?

Or is this all of a sudden everything just about you?

What are you doing, Brian?

The harmonies won't sound the same.

You're just quitting?

I just said I don't wanna be on stage anymore.

What about the rest of us?

Don't we have a say about this?

Brian, please.

But each boys have a beautiful future,

but the only way we can achieve that is if you do your job and

let me do mine.

It's over.

Well, East Coast girls are hip I really

dig those styles they wear

And the Southern girls with the way they talk.

They knock me out when I'm down there.

The Midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright.

And

Look at Mike.

He's paying more attention to that girl than he used to the playback.

If you feel that way, you should be up there with them.

You know they want you to. Mike said so himself.

No. You can't do that.

Bruce will catch on soon. Come on, Dennis.

Listen to yourself.

I swear sometimes you sound just like your father.

Remember how I used to criticize everything you did?

Audrey?

Audrey?

Yeah, Marie?

Play my song again. Would you, dear?

You're gonna wear that record out, Murray.

You shouldn't spend so much time in bed.

Those ungrateful bastards.

They need me more than I need them.

Don't worry. They'll know it soon enough.

Don't think like that.

Play the record.

Okay.

Don't be surprised if it's a little,

weird inside.

What do you mean?

Oh, you'll find out.

Let's wait for Mike. You know, strengthening numbers.

I told you he was good. Good? He's great.

When'd you learn to play like that?

Well, classical education has its merits.

And like all of us wayward practitioners of song,

I have been known to sing for my supper on more than one occasion.

Marilyn, are these people here every day?

Yeah. I called in the drainers.

They just hang around here feeding off of Brian.

Why are you let them in?

I can't keep them out.

Brian is like a little kid.

You tell him he can't have something,

and he'll find a way to get it.

Look, I I don't like him any more than you do, but believe me,

I'd rather know that Brian's here than worry about where

he's spending his time.

Yeah.

And it's just that we haven't had a new material in four months.

Our people are getting nervous.

You'll get your songs, Nick. You always do.

Excuse me.

Hey, Nick.

Brian.

Have you heard Rubber Soul, man? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

I've heard it.

Oh, I wanna do an album like this with the whole things, the gas,

all good stuff with, like, a theme.

You know?

Forty five singles, that's over.

This is where it's at now, man. Hey. Listen, Brian.

Nobody's asking you to be The Beatles.

I've had occasion to meet some Beatles, the individuals,

and I hold nothing against them.

They're handsome, but they're also transcontinental,

and I don't like that.

Hey, Marilyn.

How are you?

Good to see you.

Hi, Al. Come on in. Nick's here.

I know he wants to talk to you.

Great. You remember Bruce. Oh, the Phantom Beach Boys. Yeah.

I read that too.

Come on in.

Come on.

Ryan can't wait to meet you.

You are kidding out there. Yeah.

Well, we love the songs, don't we?

Hey, Mike. Come on. I'm working.

Hey, Brian.

Good to see you. You know everybody. Right?

Have you met Samuel? This is my cousin, Mike Love.

Down where I come from, we got a saying about cousins.

It's alright to invite one into your home.

Just don't marry one.

Bruce.

How do you like being Beast Boy?

Glenn Campbell sure didn't. No.

When I played in the ripcords,

we used to fake your sound all the time,

but real thing's not so easy.

I know.

So, Brian, you, you see the show?

You don't know?

We saw it. Yeah. What'd you think?

It was yeah.

Who was that girl you were dancing with?

You mean Pamela?

She's nothing serious.

Michael, this is Pamela.

Oh, my god. This is where we live?

Must have been expensive.

Well, that's about three number one records. You like it?

Like it? Oh my god. I love it.

Oh my

god.

Oh my god.

I can't believe it.

Oh my god.

I can't believe it. I love it. I love it. It's beautiful.

I mean, one night, I'm I'm in college, and now look at me.

I'm married to a beach boy.

You sure know how to treat a girl.

Well, if,

she's nice.

Oh, I've proved that, haven't I?

I can't wait to start redecorating.

We'll go shopping in Beverly Hills. That'll be great.

For smoke?

You can't know everything about a girl and two dates and a trip

to Vegas, Mike.

Gotta be some surprises. Right?

The stable's on top of the hill,

and you can see the ocean come up there.

Do you like it?

Yeah.

It used to belong to Will Rogers,

the guy who said he never met a man he didn't like.

It's just like me.

Well, I make an exception.

Dennis is amazing.

Deborah? Yeah?

I want you to live here with me.

Dennis, I can't.

Sure you can.

I've never had my own house before. It's okay me neither.

I don't believe this.

Move in on the mic, an inch and three quarter or two inches.

Why?

Well, sing loud and move in two inches and enunciate.

When you sing, make it sexy and soft. Alright?

I live

live for the sun.

Okay? You got it? Now sing from your hearts. Loosen up.

Be happy.

Be happy. What do you say, mister Wilson?

I say be happy. Alright. Ready? One, two.

One, two, three.

They look just like us.

Yeah. I think that's the idea.

Murray calls them the sun rays.

Ray for Murray and sun for Wilson. Get it?

I don't know how he did it, but he got capital to sign him up.

I hear even conned his promoters into letting him open

for Sonny and Cher.

I don't believe this.

I mean, has your old man got it in for us or what?

No big deal.

We're not even doing this kind of music anymore.

Right.

You didn't mean what you said in there about the music.

Yeah. I did. I was gonna tell you. Tell me what?

Your lyrics are cool, Mike.

And you come up with some great hooks.

I just there are some things I wanna say.

Things I need to work out.

Personal stuff. Well, hey. Yeah.

We've always been there for each other. Right?

I need some fresh ideas.

Fresh ideas.

And,

who's gonna give them to you?

That that that stoned out fan club of yours?

Boy, I bet they got plenty of ideas.

They're my friends.

Oh, man.

They are not your friends. You just think they are.

They're filling your mind full with junk.

Those songs, the ones that we wrote together,

it's who we are.

It's not who I am.

You know, my old man, he thought he had it made.

And then one day,

gone.

Well, I've worked too hard for that to happen. Why?

Have you have you ever considered the fact that maybe you need me

as much as I need you?

Hey, man.

Oh, Brian. Tell you what. Do me a favor.

You get your fresh ideas.

You get them out of your system.

Fast.

Come on, man.

Mike, it's not like

I told you I can't get a date.

Out How many boys in your class?

I mean, with our crown.

But it might be better if I the guy's seen it with a different guy.

Maybe I'll have tomorrow's new

Oh, not more.

You gotta eat these, man.

They're made with the best hash west of the Himalayas.

How many of these do I have to eat, man?

Till you hear the muse calling.

Well,

I don't feel it.

Brian, what's the matter?

It's not right.

It's not

right.

I don't feel it.

What's not right?

The beach.

I can't feel the beach.

He wants what?

I wanna write a song on more than one level,

like a symphony of movements.

Spectre started it.

He was the first to use the studio, but

I'm going beyond him. I wanna do a spiritual sound.

Mom always said we were God's instruments.

I believe her.

I'm gonna do it, mayor.

I'm gonna make the greatest album,

the greatest rock and roll album ever made.

That's the basic groove.

Alright? Hal and Tommy, no big pickups.

In the last bar of the intro just play boom, two, three, four.

Okay? Organ accordion, I want you guys in the same register.

It gets that certain groovy vibration or frequency thing happening.

Howie, in the b section,

I want you to fade out at the end of each measure.

Okay. Let's do one.

It's gonna be great.

I know.

It's gonna be great. Yeah.

This isn't such a good idea.

You've had way too much to do right now.

What are you worried about?

We're just gonna we're just gonna sit and listen. Okay?

You know, patch things up, show our support.

You know, don't you want that?

Of course, I do. But, honey, you know what always happens.

Oh, don't you get it?

I had to make them mad at me to get the best out of them.

And I drove them hard because they asked for it.

They said help us out. Make us famous.

Help us record. We need you, dad.

And so I'm a driver, and we drove.

More than one way to give love to your kids, you know.

This is wouldn't it be nice? Take one.

One, two, three. Hold it.

Dad, I don't remember inviting you.

Any reason I can't come down and and listen to my boy?

Murray, are you drunk?

First time in my life, sweetheart.

Okay, mom. Plunk him down over there.

Thank you.

Watch your step, Murray.

Wow. Yeah.

See.

Once again, wouldn't it be nice? Take one.

One, two, three, four.

Take six. Somebody's not loud enough.

Let me hear the tenor sax.

Take nine. Faster the fridge.

Take twelve. Stronger, please.

We're gonna have to go to twenty.

We're gonna set a record tonight.

Twelve, maybe thirteen hours.

You know, Chuck and I used to make one hit record after another just like that.

Right, Chuck? Golly, quit.

We lost the accordion.

Where'd it go? Hole it.

Ryan's just like Beethoven.

He was never satisfied with anything either.

Always going back and making changes.

Beethoven? Can I show you Beethoven?

Murray. Murray?

Henry, it makes a difference if you're sitting like this or like this.

Okay?

Alright. Hey.

Next next time,

why don't you why don't you try to syncopate it.

Okay?

I tried to talk him out of it.

It. He misses it so much. Yeah. It's okay. I understand.

But you know, on that kick. Go on that kick.

Got it. Got it?

You got it, Hal? Yeah. And syncopated.

What are you you're trying to to humiliate me, Ryan?

Well, you're doing the same thing to me in front of about twenty people.

Well, you should never have all these people here.

They're not saying anything.

You're the one doing all the talking.

No.

I

yeah.

This is awfully unfair of you to you don't you don't

appreciate all the good work that Chuck Britts and I have given to you.

Yeah.

I tried to give you a few tips,

and you think because you got a couple of hit records that you

you got in May.

Maybe it's time you got got in May.

No.

Artists artists don't make themselves.

They got a lot of beautiful people,

lot of unsung heroes under them, helping their careers,

making them sound better.

Come on, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, Audrey.

We'll never come to another recording session.

K. Come on.

Talk to you later, sweetheart.

Yeah. And I'm sorry, everybody.

You know, Brian's deaf from one ear. You know?

He can't hear a damn thing.

Quiet, Murray.

Okay. Let's go again.

Take twenty.

Come on.

I'm driving, whether you like it or not.

Okay. To hell with them.

It's easier working with strangers than with your own damn kids.

But I still got the songs, Audrey.

I own the Beach Boys.

Hold it, guys.

Chuck, please don't hear.

What are you hearing that the rest of us aren't?

Dog ears? I don't know, Brian.

It's like you're becoming a cross between Rachmaninoff and

General Patton. No. It's worse.

He's the stalling of the studio.

Why don't you sing all the parts yourself, Brian?

I can't.

It needs those Beach Boys harmonies. Yeah.

Well, I don't know how people are gonna react to these songs.

What Al is saying is don't screw around with the formula.

This is ego music, man.

You're trying to record a Brian Wilson solo album featuring the

Beach Boys. Brian? What's he talking about?

Denny, why do you think you just didn't use your playing on our records anymore?

Hal does all the drumming now. Doesn't that bother you?

Mike, cool it.

You cool it. You tell your brother. You tell him why.

You're a clubber, Denny.

You're not an artist.

Oh, don't worry, Denny. You're not alone.

I read the most fascinating article this morning.

Do the Beach Boys rely too much on sound genius, Brian?

Interesting,

We created this sound, all of us, together.

Now all your little disciples are running around saying that

you're some kind of a, oh, wait.

What's the word? What is that word?

Oh, wait. There it is. A genius. Everybody shut up.

So this is how we work things out.

Looks like dad didn't have to try to kill the band.

No. No.

We could we could just commit suicide and and save him the trouble.

Is that what you want?

Who cares what some magazine says about us?

What difference does it make when we've got music like this?

Can you listen to that and not wanna be a part of it?

Tell me.

It's beautiful.

I think it's the best thing you've ever done.

Maybe the best thing I'll ever do.

I love you.

I may not always love you,

but long as there are still There's no bikinis,

no surfboards, no cars.

What are we supposed to do with it?

We took out Carol I Know as a single, and and then it tanked.

I bottomed the top forty.

I don't hear a number one single on the entire album.

It's just just a bunch of sad songs.

What is it supposed to mean anyways? Pet sounds.

Well, I came up with that.

The music is Brian's pet sound.

You like it?

Yeah. I I like it.

Try to sell it. Look.

What we're asking just just consider giving us a few songs

in your usual style.

I don't like that idea.

We want what's best for the band. You know that.

No comment.

You won't even think about it. No.

Brian?

They killed my album.

They were afraid of the music.

For the first time in my life, I did something that I really,

really thought was good.

I know, honey.

I killed it.

Brian, your dad is here.

Your dad's here?

What are those?

Tommy sis. I'll give you energy.

Tommy sis?

Brian, how long are you gonna let him and his friends take advantage of you?

I need them.

No. They need you. They're parasites, honey.

You're you're just you're so insecure.

You're letting them take over. Brian.

So the albums are stiff. So what?

Now it's time to move some records.

Even a genius needs a hit tune.

Go out there and show them you could do it the way you used to.

Do it for me, for your old man. Alright, son?

You got new guys now, the sun rays.

Oh, those bozos. I couldn't do anything with them.

One local top ten hit, and they they went Hollywood on me.

Did you even listen to our record?

I did. I was thrilled when I heard it, sweetheart.

You seemed really happy on it, and that made me happy.

Look, Brian. Your your mother loves you. Right?

I mean, you know, I love you.

And I protected you for twenty four years now,

but I can't go on if you're not gonna listen to an intelligent man.

I want you to sign this.

What is it?

It's a letter to BMI.

They're the big music publishing company.

Now all it says is that by rights,

I'm the chief operating officer of Sea of Tombs.

You remember that day in the coffee shop when we were

waiting to see Nick?

And we shook hands on it.

Now this just confirms that I'm taking over the reins of the

publishing company.

It's simple.

I don't know, Brian.

Maybe she'd have a lawyer take a look at that.

Marilyn. Look, Kevin, I always fought for you.

When Capital wouldn't let you produce the way you wanted to,

when they said they owned you lock, stock, and barrel,

didn't Didn't I go down there and straighten them out?

Maybe Marilyn's right.

Maybe a lawyer should Well, it's just routine paperwork.

Let your old man take care of the business side like he used to.

We're still a family. Right? Families look after each other.

Those songs are our insurance policy against tough times.

I better call on Mike.

You don't have to talk to Mike.

Like I've always said, he's protected.

We're a good team. Weren't we, son?

I mean, sure we had our differences, but

it's a shame that

when our family could have been so proud and so close that

outside influence has gotten the way of family pride and

teamwork, and I and I,

I'm sorry.

I can't talk anymore.

Let's go, dear.

Goodbye, sweetheart.

Mom,

there's this one track that wasn't ready for the album.

Remember what you used to say about why a dog barks at you

and not at someone else?

That frequency thing.

It's about that. You remember that?

Bye, mom.

Like a dog or a cat or, a dog.

It's like, like a vibration.

Ryan's lost it. Now he thinks he's the Sheikah of Araby.

Like a dog? Like anything?

You think I don't know what goes on in this house?

I should go say goodbye to your mom.

Vibration, like a, like a wave.

Very similar, in fact, to a wave.

Frequency,

animals.

Look after him. I will. Audrey. Don't worry so much.

From now on, I forbid you to come back here by yourself,

that I won't have him in my house until he's cleaned up his act.

Murray, he's my son.

You can't just Audrey, if you love

me, you'll see my point and you won't give in.

Now that's the end of it.

I sent everyone away for the evening.

I wanted to make sure it was safe. Safe?

You never know who could be listening,

trying to steal your ideas.

Brian, whatever it is you're smoking,

you might wanna go easy.

I want you to hear this.

I never could get the track right.

I wanted it to be like a pocket symphony with movements,

changes, changes.

Build the harmonies here. Drop that voice out, this comes in.

Bring in the echo chamber.

Put that theremin in there, but it's not right. Yeah.

Well, it needs a hook and some lyrics

that make sense, you know?

Brian, this this this music is so weird.

If our fans ever heard it, they'd freak out. No.

They gotta like it.

Maybe maybe

you get some good ideas.

You,

you wanna do it together

like before.

Okay.

Okay. Let's get going right now.

Okay.

Now the one thing everybody understands is boy, girl.

Right? So we write it from that oh, okay.

Okay, buddy. It's good to see you too. Good to be back.

She's giving me sensation.

She's giving

me excitation.

Excitation. Why are we driving around like this, Brian?

It's Spectre, man.

His mind gangsters everywhere, expiring on me.

Exactations.

I put it up in a vibration.

Look, Brian, it's been six months.

You've spent fifty thousand dollars Brian.

You've got ninety hours of session tapes and you've used

up the goodwill of at least four different studios.

When do you think it's gonna be finished?

When it's ready.

And when might that be?

When it's ready.

The Beach Boys with their million selling hits, good vibrations.

Come on, guys.

How's it going to be? Number one band here in Britain.

So guys, pet sounds really blew a lot of people's minds over here.

Yeah. And we really appreciate that.

It's, a little different on our side of the pond.

Oh. Mike, tell us about the Beach Boys' groovy new sound.

Well, you know, our, collaborator, Brian Wilson,

he's always experimenting.

You wanna get on God's way, blank?

This'll take you there.

Real thing, man.

This will open your mind.

I am tripping.

What are you on?

I'm tripping.

What are you on?

Something Tommy gave me.

What did Tommy give you?

Paper. Just a piece of paper.

I'm sorry, Brian.

I am really trying to be there for you,

but you are pushing me away.

What?

What what are you doing? You telling me you love me?

It is because I love you that I feel this way.

You can't tell the difference between the people that love

you and the people that just want something from you.

Do you remember these? You wrote them.

Marilyn wonderful.

That is how they all start.

When was the last time you called me that?

There's never any time for us, Brian.

Someone is always controlling you and and telling you what to do.

It's either Murray or it's Tommy.

Half the time, I don't know if there is really something wrong with you or if

you're just playing a big joke on everybody.

Maybe you are a genius, Brian. I don't know.

But I guess even a genius can be an amateur human being.

Don't call. Don't call.

Then make me stay.

You tell those drainers to go leech off somebody else.

Fine.

By the way, I'm pregnant if that matters to you.

Meredith, wait.

Danny?

Danny, I'm

home.

Deborah?

Where have you been?

You know I don't like it when you go out by yourself.

I was out with some friends.

What kind of friends? You're accusing me?

You don't even try to hide the traces of your little girlfriends.

No. You drag the bottom.

She's still in the house, isn't she?

Where'd you meet this one, Dennis?

The studio?

At at a gig?

Did she offer to have sex with you,

or were you just feeling terrible?

Doesn't mean anything to me.

No.

Deborah?

Deborah?

Deborah?

You're not taking that car.

I'm watching that car, Deborah. You're not taking that car.

Brian.

Nick.

What in, man? Just like this?

Sorry. I don't have any suits, man. They're all taken.

Go on.

He's taking his watch off.

He's just taking him like,

oh, he's coming.

Only for you,

Brian, good way you've met somewhere a little more convenient.

No worries. Get the house bug.

Listen, you mentioned something on the phone about a new album,

I'm riding the teenage symphony to God.

Samuel is helping.

To the Beach Boys or this pan patriotic kind of trans

presidential vibe, they're Americana personified,

and that gives us a platform to bring a kind of Mark Twain

irony thing into rock and roll.

I wanted these lyrics as a Reuben element.

Samuel is into that.

An album doesn't have to be all songs, man.

A record can be just sounds or maybe another one that's all

humor jokes and stuff.

Yeah. Listen.

Ryan,

Capitol's got a lot riding on this. Right?

Everybody's expecting the Beach Boys to top Good Vibrations.

Excuse me, Nick.

Yeah.

Art department says they're making a first run of half a million.

Great.

Five hundred thousand albums.

Everybody's expecting a a teenage symphony.

She's out there recording noise.

Does anyone over in a and r know how it's supposed to go together?

The question is, does he?

What does this mean?

Geronimo leaps and bounds for glory over the dust bone?

Quite frankly,

Mike, I don't know what it means. I can't tell you.

Sam, wait. I'm sorry, Brian. I'm splitting.

The Philistines have uttered their pronouncements and I am

now bound for Golgotha.

Hey, come on.

Yeah? Oh, thank you.

Sam?

I love what you did. You know what this is?

Acid alliteration.

I'm not singing this psychedelic crap.

Jeez, Brian. I don't even know what we're singing about.

It's all just pieces, Brian.

Just pieces.

No. She'll be a part of my life. No.

She'll be a part of my life forever.

Do you still love him?

I do.

I know I shouldn't, but I do.

Brian?

Brian?

Brian?

Brian, honey, are you okay? Yeah. Brian, are you okay?

Mhmm. Honey?

Get out.

Get out of my house. Get out. Get out.

Tommy Schafer?

You're back.

I'm back.

I'm back, honey. Not going anywhere. Okay?

I think he's gonna be different now.

Okay.

Back.

Well

Thanks for stopping, man. Dennis. I'm Marnie.

She's Yellow Stone.

Have we seen you somewhere before?

Ever heard of the Beach Boys? I'm the drummer.

Are you kidding?

No. I'm not kidding.

You know, we have a friend who's a musician.

Oh, he's not just a singer, man.

He's a genius, a philosopher. You should should meet him.

You guys want a shot?

No. We don't drink.

What else don't you do?

Not much.

Hop in.

You really think the scuru is the answer?

Lennon and McCartney turned me on to him when we were in

London. You don't see them falling apart.

Just a way to cut through all the crap.

How? By running off somewhere in the Himalayas?

Maybe if you just learned to tolerate things just a little

more, you wouldn't be so wound up.

You weren't in Rishikesh.

The vibe there was so

peaceful.

One morning, McCartney comes down playing this song.

He says it's a Beach Boys style song.

Next minute, we're bouncing ideas off each other.

Brian and I used to work like that.

I know. You told me all about it, Mike.

I you know, making music is one

thing, but as a way of life,

I just There is just too much bad karma out there.

Look around.

King, Kennedy, anybody with a message of hope gets cut down.

Meditating is so simple, anyone can do it.

And if everyone did it,

the world would be a totally different place.

Now you won't know unless you try.

Just don't go overboard. That's all I'm asking.

You think I'm gonna be like Brian and Dennis?

No. No.

This gives me perspective, sets up my priorities.

With the band, it's all it's all noise.

I've gotta find a way to cut through all that.

Sooner or later, they'll learn.

Positivity and harmony last forever.

Negativity and dissonance die an ugly death.

I'll be back.

I thought things would be easier without all the drainers hanging around.

We redecorated.

We spent months turning the garage into a studio so Brian

wouldn't have to go anywhere.

Hey, Marilyn. Hey, Al. Hey.

Hey, Audrey.

Wow. She's getting big.

Yeah.

Where is everybody?

They're in the studio.

Is, Brian in there?

No. He's upstairs.

Alright.

Well, see you later.

The guys come over to make music,

and Brian just stays in bed.

I loved in my room when he sang it for me that first time.

Did he ever tell you that? Yes.

I just never thought it would become a way of life.

These two chicks, it was like it was like no holds barred.

Well, if you're lucky, all they gave you was memories.

Mike, they're waiting for me right now for a second round back at the place.

If I can ever get out of here, Carl.

Hey, it sounds good.

Sounds good, Carl. Thanks, Al? Sorry I was late.

You could still meet Brian for the next set of overdubs.

Is he ever gonna come down?

Brian?

Brian?

Brian?

Brian, are you hearing this?

Brian?

Brian, are you listening to this?

Ryan.

Ryan. Ryan.

Marilyn?

Marilyn? The refrigerators are padlocked.

I know, honey.

From now on, when you're hungry, I want you to ask me.

The music sounds beautiful, sweetheart.

I know you fellas are having your differences,

but you still sound great together.

Listen.

Would you mind holding the baby while me and your mother talk?

No. No.

No. No. I told you. You have to be the parent.

I'd be just like my father.

Brian, you never hold the baby.

Alright.

Cut it.

Alright.

What do you think?

About what? The song.

Oh, it's, it's great.

I got some new feels for you guys.

I got some ideas of my own. Right?

You wrote a song? What's so strange about that?

You think that because mom had to twist your arm to let me

into the group that I didn't have any talent?

You didn't think I was good enough then,

and you still don't think I'm good enough.

But you know what, Brian?

There's a lot of music that I'm gonna make even though I'm just the clubber.

Right?

Come on, Dennis. Let's just lay this down.

Brian,

how do

this?

Babe, welcome back.

Gypsy, go lie down on that couch.

Sandy, take your blouse off for Paul.

I'm not gonna hurt you, brother.

Don't be afraid.

And who are you?

I'm the wizard.

Call me Charlie.

And this

is my family.

Join us.

Pitch covered troll never gonna be found.

Leave ego behind, pull the wool up your eye.

Danny, this guy's stuff is not for us.

What do you know about Danny? He's a wizard man. He's deep.

He's Charlie Manson.

You know what he told me?

He told me there's gonna be a worldwide race war.

It's gonna be black, yellow, and red against white.

Carl, we gotta prepare ourselves.

He doesn't scare you? Yeah, Carl. He scares me.

But Charlie says that fear is nothing but awareness.

Solution, girl. Get my gist.

Do you love me? Do you love me?

Do you love

Just cease to resist.

Yeah. It's looking kind to our hole in the ground.

It's just us there.

It's covered

What are you doing up here?

That's a cute baby. What is your name, sweetheart?

My name is Yellerstone, and this is Marnie.

Hey. Hey. Hi.

Don't touch her.

You need to get rid of all your negativity, sister.

Brian?

Brian? Dennis is here with that new friend of his, pig pen.

He he's brought all his crummy girlfriends with him.

Honey, they're they're dirty.

They stink. I I I don't trust them.

I can't leave Carney alone when they're in the house.

Would would you talk to your

brother?

Brian, please.

Cheers.

We're going to

go back to the ranch.

Cheers. And our buggies. Come on.

You let them use your cars, man? Yeah, man.

Don't say no to the wizard.

See, the family shares everything like families are supposed to.

They share the girls too. Yeah, man. It's the best part.

You see, Charlie believes in sex seven times a day.

Before breakfast, after breakfast, before lunch,

after lunch, before dinner, after dinner,

and one time in the middle of the night.

Beats meditation.

Alright. I'll be right down.

You see, Brian,

Charlie accepts people for who they are.

He doesn't ask you to prove yourself.

Dennis, come on.

You're family, man. They're too stiff.

You don't belong with them. We're your family now.

Denny, we're scared for you. Oh, yeah? Come on, Denny.

Those people aren't your friends. Yeah, man.

How many of your cars have they sold?

You're just their drug money.

Worst of all, they're messing with your mind.

Don't preach to me, Mike.

I'm just trying to help you, man. I've told you before.

That stuff doesn't work for me. Meditation saved my life.

You think the wizard or whatever his name is is going to save yours?

Can't your hands help me, long life boy.

You don't care about me anyway.

I play the drums. So what?

You guys talking about replacing me? Replace me.

There he is. Jeez.

And now I'm not even the drummer.

I need help, Audrey.

I'm thinking about asking my sister Diane to come stay with us.

Brian doesn't know it yet, but he's gonna be a father again.

Honey, that's wonderful. Are you sure?

It's, forced me to come to terms with a lot of things.

Gotta stop kidding myself.

About what? About Brian.

I love him. God knows.

For a long time,

I pretended like there was nothing seriously wrong besides

the drugs, I mean.

But he can't go on like this.

Mom? Mom?

Take me home.

My god. What have you done to yourself this time?

Just take me home.

Honey, run it under the tab.

Do you have any hydrogen peroxide, Marilyn?

Yeah. It's in the bathroom. Here. You wrap his hand.

I'll go get it.

Danny, you gotta stop doing things like this.

You sure you don't wanna go to the hospital?

Yeah.

I'm sure. Would you come in?

I don't think I better.

Come in, mom. It's like a big family in here.

Denny, honey, you've got a family.

I do now.

Don't talk like that.

These people are just like Brian's friends.

They're just trying to use you.

What would your father think?

I don't care what he thinks.

Yes. You do, honey.

You always

have.

Thanks to the ride, mom.

You can't leave the family.

Now let me lay some reality on you guys. Alright?

The last three Beach Boys albums haven't exactly set the

charts on fire.

The Friends LP didn't even make the top one hundred, not even close.

Not only was it your worst seller,

but it practically set an all time low for capital.

Well, whose fault is that?

I mean, maybe if you weren't still marketing us as a surf

band, the albums would sell.

Maybe you guys have a message.

All I know is after Woodstock, nobody's listening.

You're you're irrelevant. Irrelevant?

Nick, we made this label relevant.

The word in the business right now is that the Beach Boys are poison.

Brian has got a reputation. Look around the room, Nick.

How many Beach Boys do you see?

I see six. How many do you see? One.

Mike, I know there's talent in the group,

but you guys are your own worst enemies.

You know, I never thought I'd say it, but I miss Murray.

Murray.

Man, he just used us. Yeah.

But at least he could straighten you guys out. No.

I give up trying. No. No. No. Brian. Is to me.

It's not gonna work.

The label is washing its hands of you.

I'm sorry.

It's just the way it is.

You need to talk to dad.

He told you those songs were an insurance policy. Right?

Well, now we need to cash it in. He's right, Brian.

Sea of Tunes is gone?

That's right.

Irving Elmo Music bought him for seven hundred thousand,

and I was lucky to get that.

You can't do that. It's already done.

And if you wanna continue to get royalties,

you won't make us stink.

But look, what good are the songs to anybody now?

Face it. You had your shot, now it's over.

You sold the songs you're not telling me?

You signed my name, you kept the money?

Sea of Tunes is me, Murray Wilson.

Now you signed a letter to that effect. Don't you remember?

Why, dad?

I did what I thought was best like I always do.

Yeah.

The best for you.

She sold our songs?

We wrote those songs together. Those were our songs.

They were supposed to stay in the family.

He took advantage of both of us.

Just like you forgot to put my name on California Girls in the other stuff.

You know my dad Oh, stop it.

Stop blaming Murray. That's not gonna work anymore.

Ever Ever since you stopped her and you hoped the band would die.

That's not gonna happen, man.

Not if I have anything to say about it.

Oh, Marie.

How could you?

What else could I do?

You lied to them.

You lied to me. Why, Murray?

Was it the money,

or couldn't you stand to see the boys doing better than you ever did?

All these years, you've been looking to get even,

haven't you, Murray?

I devoted myself to those boys.

I devoted myself,

and you know how they treated me.

How they treated you?

Murray, you have been living off them for how many years now?

What have you ever given them in return?

Have you ever had one kind word to say to any of them?

I tried to teach them responsibility,

but I failed.

I failed at everything.

Is this the way that a family is supposed to behave, Murray?

I always hope that one day one day you would show just a

little bit of kindness towards those boys.

Haven't they suffered enough?

Marie, look at me when I'm talking to you.

My what is it?

It's not.

I it's all worked

up.

I can't stand to see what the business has done to you,

to Brian, Danny.

You're not the man I married, Murray.

You haven't been for a long time.

That man loved his children when they were little,

and he didn't try to live through them.

I have stood by, and I have watched for long enough,

but I can't do it anymore, Marie.

No. I am not gonna shed any tears over you.

I should ask for a divorce, but I'm not going to.

Where would I go at my age anyway? This is my home too.

I just don't know how things can ever be the same between us, Marie.

You keep the damn money.

I don't want any part of it,

but I hope to god you can live with yourself.

Hey. Hey. Hey, Brian.

I want you to have this.

I want you to have this. Brian.

I want you to have this.

We don't want your records, Brian. Pick them.

They're not gonna be worth anything. Not now.

Do you know the song?

Sure. I know that song.

Do you know the song?

It's a great song, Brian.

You know this song?

It's a great song, Brian.

You haven't seen it for a while, mister Love?

It's been up some kind of fast. How long?

Four or five days maybe.

Ever since it happened.

How could old man Wilson have done that?

You

don't know Murray.

It's open.

Son, are you okay?

Just mellowing out. It's cool. Where's Pamela? She split.

Do us a favor. Let's go see a dog.

Don't touch me.

Mike,

now I want you to tell me

what happened, how you you you got this way.

Murray said he was holding the songs for me and Brian.

I never give him permission to sell them.

So I called him, the the band's lawyer,

and I asked him how Murray could sell the songs.

And you know what he said to me?

No.

There's nothing you can do about it.

Nothing I can do.

Nothing I can

do.

Nothing I can do.

Nothing I can do.

Why didn't you take your house back after you kicked those crazies out?

I'm not going back there, Carl. No way. Never.

Denny, it's over.

Manson's in jail now for killing those people.

I mean, they weren't even living there anymore.

Carl, I don't wanna talk about it.

Denny, listen.

I should have said this before.

You are so out of it, and you are not easy to deal with.

Carl, I'm trying to get myself back together.

All I'm trying to say is that I dig your stuff.

I like your music. I always have. You do? Yeah.

I do.

You working on anything now?

Could make you laugh, I'd talk forever.

I asked the sky just what we had.

It's shown forever.

Forever.

Forever.

Not bad for a duck born with two chickens. It's beautiful.

You played for the old man? Like he cares.

Maybe you should.

Murray, I should listen to this, and you'd be nice.

You know how hard it must have been for Danny to do this.

If the song I sing to you

could fill your heart with joy, I'd sing forever.

Forever.

Forever.

I've been so happy loving you.

Dad, are you there?

Dad, are you there?

I think the old bastard hung up on me. No. No. No. No.

Go on. Please.

That's beautiful.

Really beautiful.

You liked it?

Yeah.

It's really good.

I'm glad. Who'd have thought you'd end up talented?

So,

you're doing okay?

Yeah. Yeah.

So,

I see you're, still driving that old T bird.

Yeah. She's like a mistress. You can't get rid of her.

I stole it from you once.

You,

you beat the crap out of me.

Remember that?

Yeah. Well, we we all do things that we're not too proud of.

I'll tell you what, though.

She's yours.

Go ahead.

Take her.

You're serious? Yeah.

What do I want another car for?

I

don't need it much anymore anyway.

Thanks.

Forget it.

Murray. Breakfast.

Murray.

Murray.

Henry?

Marie?

Marie?

Marie?

Marie?

Marie?

Oh my god. Murray.

What a

Murray, talk to me. Honey, talk to me.

What can I do?

Murray, please talk to me. Murray.

Murray. Murray, please talk to me.

Murray.

Murray.

Murray.

Brian?

Hey. I have to tell you something. Carl just called.

There's there's no easy way to tell you this.

Tell me why.

Your father's gone.

Wait.

My my dad died. I'm so sorry.

My dad?

You're gonna come to the house, please? Alright.

Yeah. Sweetheart.

Is she coming?

Come on.

Grandma

love you.

Come on, Carl.

Brian and Dennis should have been here.

That's alright, sweetheart. I don't blame them.

They haven't got your strength. They'll get over it.

They have to. I know. Carl. Hey, Nick.

Thank you for coming.

Missus Wilson. My deepest sympathies.

Didn't expect to see you here. Yeah.

Well, Marie and I didn't exactly

agree on everything, but he took good care of you guys,

and I respected that.

Thank you. Yeah.

Carl. Yeah. Listen.

I, I know this is a lousy time to bring it up,

but maybe when things, settle down a little bit,

you'll leave me a call.

We got some good things going.

I'm sorry.

I'd like to talk to you about it. All of you.

Every question I get. Yeah?

Thanks, Dick.

I'd be assured that you're sorry.

Let us know if we can do anything.

Okay?

Carl. Carl? You're too tough, brother.

I don't call you in a couple of days. Carl?

I've always counted on you to keep this family together.

You promise me you'll try, especially when I'm gone.

I promise.

I never thought I'd stop hating him,

but I just feel sorry for him.

I didn't think I could ever come back here.

Took me a couple months.

Look at this.

Our very first public appearance,

we were terrible.

Were we really that geeky? Dave sure was.

You all were, but you had voices like angels.

God. He kept everything, didn't he?

Yes. He did. It was his way of having you all around.

Look.

I know that your father was never an affectionate man,

and I'm making no apologies for him.

He did some terrible, terrible things to all of you.

But in his way,

he loved you more than anything.

It really does something to you when your father dies.

We didn't talk much after I fired him,

but

I'm okay about it.

I've got a new perspective on life.

You know?

I'm gonna try a little harder.

It's making a man of me.

Maybe now that he's gone,

we should focus on the good things he did for us.

I mean, the music.

He gave us that.

Carl's right.

And without the music,

who are we?

Nobody remembers who you are.

You've been off the top ten singles charge for eight years.

That's a long time not to be having any hits.

We wanna rerelease some of the old material.

Who remembers Zestra?

Since Watergate, there's a whole generation of people out there looking for

something simpler.

Maybe you could help with the song selection.

Your greatest hits album, Nick, It's for Hasbens. Hey.

We've started from nothing before. We could do it again.

But Danny's right.

Don't call it a best of or golden or anything like that.

Yeah. Yeah. We still got plenty of music left in us. Okay.

Okay.

Any ideas? Yeah. How about, good groups never die.

They just sell their songs again.

How about,

how about endless summer?

Yeah.

Yeah. I like that.

I thought this album would do good,

but I never dreamed it would make record history.

Bet you never seen one of these before, man. Double platinum.

Yeah. Everybody's talking about it, Brian.

It's a little freaky for me to see this,

but I can accept it.

Definitely makes me feel like I'm dreaming.

It gives me a shot.

Man, I'm telling you, we're back in business. Right.

Everybody wants to book a day, right? Yeah.

We're gonna go on the road like we used to. Remember that?

Seventeen dates in three weeks. One show a day for six days.

One show a day, man. How about two?

I'm ready to work, you know?

And Brian, you're coming with us. Come on, Brian.

I think we can do this together.

I Come on, man.

We gotta go. Right. Right. Right. Right.

You just gotta go back just to go see the fans.

Who? It'll totally blow your mind. I I can't do that. Yeah.

You can't. Brian, just once.

It's a risk, and that's it. Yeah. I can't do that.

I just can't.

I can't do that.

We got a mom.

Can you believe it?

She makes it They love us.