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...or something like that.

 ;D

https://soundcloud.com/smilead/whatever-happened-brian-wilson-cover

I really like it man, good job.  I'd like to hear it with more Hal Blaine-style drums...

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Very good! You even mixed it to mono!

Good idea. https://soundcloud.com/smilead/whatever-happened-brian-wilson-cover-version-2

Thanks guys, glad u dig it!

Bonus points to whoever figures out where I got the drums from

It sounds much better with drums!

This is really marvelous. Showcases how strong the song is!

One of the very few good songs on the album and you just nailed it, dude. Seriously. Kudos. Great job and arrangement!

In(effing)credible!!!  :happydance :happydance :bow :bow :spin :spin :love :thumbsup :thumbsup :listening :listening Has Brian called you yet?? 'Scuse me, I've gotta listen to it again for the 23rd time.

"...very few good songs on the album..." according to you. ::) Yeah, it'll be a cold day in hell when Brian can live up to your hero's solo output. I mean, how can he surpass outings like
Country luHv, Looking Back With luHv, First luHv, Sumahamina, Everyone's in luHv With You, Pisces Brothers, and the one, the only SIP?  ???

No escape from this Brian vs Mike rubbish even on the sub forums?

Excellent cover btw Selt...

11/10

You amaze me every time man, seriously. Keeps a guy like me putting energy into hopefully one day being this damn good.

(If only MGSV hadn't come out today... I'd be down recording now!)

 :rock  Very nice!

amazing arrangement. could be a wild honey outtake really! your voice is really good!

Thanks guys, glad ya'll are digging it! It was a fun little Sunday afternoon project. I intentionally tried to sing it with early 60's BW vocal characteristics (over the sampled Walk On By instrumental of course) to give an approximation of what it could've sounded like. Although I think it may have ended sounding a little more like Carl.  :)

Here's a stereo remix for the completists:

https://soundcloud.com/smilead/whatever-happened-brian-wilson-cover-version-3-stereo-mix

Yay my favourite song from the album, nice to hear an excellent alternative interpretation.

This is my favorite - love the double tracked vocals!
(Are the drums sampled from IJWMFTT?)

Thanks!

Close, it's actually from Wouldn't It Be Nice. The big snare in the chorus is from the hit at the end of the intro on the released version. The 2 other snares I used for the fills + 2nd verse are from the tracking session take where Hal comes in a little early.

I love the arrangement on this. It's a shame about all the autotune glitching going on here...

Like I said though, stellar arrangement! I'd love to hear this played like this live in the studio.

True I got lazy and did the whole song down in 2 takes. Technically not supposed to record on weekends at my apartment (so lame) so I just busted it out quickly and tuned the leads in Melodyne. FWIW, there is no tuning on the harmonies.

Maybe I'll do a 4th version with non-tuned leads. :)

Yeah, I figured it was Melodyne given the lack of "solid" notes as such. And I thought the Harmonies sounded great! Excellent. If you can bust out a solid take for it, I'd love it :)