Mike Love & Beatles - Spiritual Regeneration --- what is this??

[NateRuvin]

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPCsEE2yLCw


Apperently from 1968, is Mike on this track or contributed to it's writing? Doesn't seem like a real advanced song, and I could swear I hear Mike at some points. I could actually hear this as a late 60's/70's BBs song. But my main question, is what is this?

[UEF]

Surprisingly legit.

On 25 February, the Maharishi held a party to celebrate Harrison's 25th birthday. The event included communal chanting,[143] a sitar performance by Harrison,[100] and a firework display.[156][157] The Maharishi gave Harrison an upside-down plastic globe of the world and said: "George, the globe I am giving you symbolizes the world today. I hope you will help us all in the task of putting it right."[158] Harrison turned the globe over and said "I've done it!", and the other students applauded.[159] For Love's birthday, on 15 March, members of the Beatles and Donovan performed "Spiritual Regeneration/Happy Birthday Mike Love", a song based on the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun". Lennon presented Love with a round handmade card containing a self-portrait of him naked, and Harrison gave him a painting of Guru Dev.

[c-man]

The recording of The Beatles (IIRC minus Ringo, who had returned to the U.K. by then) singing "Happy Birthday" to Mike was played on the "Best Summers Of Our Lives" multi-part Beach Boys radio series in 1976.

[Jay]

I've had this for a couple years now. The only two voices I can really identify are Paul and John.

[Fall Breaks]

Surprisingly legit.

On 25 February, the Maharishi held a party to celebrate Harrison's 25th birthday. The event included communal chanting,[143] a sitar performance by Harrison,[100] and a firework display.[156][157] The Maharishi gave Harrison an upside-down plastic globe of the world and said: "George, the globe I am giving you symbolizes the world today. I hope you will help us all in the task of putting it right."[158] Harrison turned the globe over and said "I've done it!", and the other students applauded.[159] For Love's birthday, on 15 March, members of the Beatles and Donovan performed "Spiritual Regeneration/Happy Birthday Mike Love", a song based on the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun". Lennon presented Love with a round handmade card containing a self-portrait of him naked, and Harrison gave him a painting of Guru Dev.

A self-portrait of himself naked, eh? That's an interesting birthday present.

[c-man]

Surprisingly legit.

On 25 February, the Maharishi held a party to celebrate Harrison's 25th birthday. The event included communal chanting,[143] a sitar performance by Harrison,[100] and a firework display.[156][157] The Maharishi gave Harrison an upside-down plastic globe of the world and said: "George, the globe I am giving you symbolizes the world today. I hope you will help us all in the task of putting it right."[158] Harrison turned the globe over and said "I've done it!", and the other students applauded.[159] For Love's birthday, on 15 March, members of the Beatles and Donovan performed "Spiritual Regeneration/Happy Birthday Mike Love", a song based on the Beach Boys' "Fun, Fun, Fun". Lennon presented Love with a round handmade card containing a self-portrait of him naked, and Harrison gave him a painting of Guru Dev.

A self-portrait of himself naked, eh? That's an interesting birthday present.

I wonder if that gift felt less-than-special after the subsequent release of that infamous Lennon/Ono LP on which John (and Yoko) are presented naked in a photographic image for the whole world to see? 

[Jay]

I wonder if Mike still has it? 

[Lee Marshall]

Happily the Fabs discovered that MUCH of this was all pure, unadulterated BULLSHIT.  Sadly...the birthday boy didn't...and hasn't.  https://getpocket.com/explore/item/there-s-a-dark-side-to-meditation-that-no-one-talks-about?utm_source=pocket-newtab