Yesterday me and my dad went to Gothenburg to see Brian Wilson live for the first time! The tour is called Greatest hits so i expected that many of the songs would be from between 1963-1965. I was right but i wasn't just hits it was also some not so famous songs like Salt Lake City, Custom machine, Desert drive, The little girl I once knew, Soul searching and Desert drive. I think it was a really nice performance by Brian even thou he sometimes seemed a little lost. The band was great, Jeff Foskett were on fire
Some things Brian said
Before The little girl I once knew: "This one never hit the charts but I think this song is one of the best we ever did"
Before Add some music to your day: "I think this one got some of the best lyrics we ever did"
Before God only knows: "If I don't get standing ovations after this one, there is something seriously wrong with you"
He also said that Chuck Berry had been an huge influence for him and the beach boys and he covered his song Johnny B Goode.
At the end he said that he was tired of all this rock n roll, then he played the last song for the night "Love and mercy".
I think the highlights of the concert were his songs from That Lucky Old Sun and especially Midnight's Another Day which was very majestic and sad.
Here's the set list:
"California girls"
"Girl don't tell me"
"Catch a wave"
"Then I kissed her"
"Dance, dance, dance"
"Surfer girl"
"In my room"
"Salt Lake City"
"Custom machine"
"409"
"Soul searching"
"Desert drive"
"Please let me wonder"
"Don't worry baby"
"I get around"
"Sail on, sailor"
"Do it again"
"The little girl I once knew"
"Your imagination"
"Add some music"
"When I grow up (to be a man)"
"All summer long"
"Shut down"
"Little deuce coupe"
"Do you wanna dance?"
"Sloop John B"
"Wouldn't it be nice"
"God only knows"
"Midnight's another day"
"Going home"
"Southern California"
"Good vibrations"
"Johnny B Goode"
"Barbara Ann"
"Surfin' USA"
"Fun, fun, fun"
"Love and mercy"
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