I think it's already an all-time classic
Did you just call "The Night Was So Young" an all-time classic? It's overreaching, to say the least. Brian would've nailed it much better.
'The Night Was So Young' was, up to that point in 1977, the best new Brian Wilson song since 'Til I Die'. It would stay as the best Brian-written song until 'Melt Away'. Well, maybe 'Good Timin'', but that was written years before. In fact the Love You album is an all-time classic in the Beach Boys' discography, and with the exception of TWGMTR, their last great album. And TNWSY is the best song on it. In my opinion, of course. When I first heard this song, it blew my ears back. I figured the Beach Boys didn't do anything good after Holland. It was really something to be proven wrong...with such a magnificent tune at that.
Carl doesn't have to sing smooth, sweet and heavenly all the time to be beautiful. There's a nice wounded warmth in his voice on TNWSY.
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