3.31.09
Band – The Beach Boys
Song – A Day in the Life of a Tree
Album – Surf’s Up
Those familiar with the Beach Boys’ history know that the album Surf’s Up was the apex of Brian Wilson’s departure from reality. The rest of the Beach Boys really had to step up and take the reigns of the group, which they do, both as songwriters and producers trying to tie together the frayed genius of Brian Wilson’s ramblings.
Knowing all this, A Day in the Life of a Tree is still an oddity in the Beach Boys’ catalog. True to its title, the song is sung from the perspective of a tree that is dying from the mounting pollution. Stranger still, Brian Wilson has a non-Beach Boy sing the song, their manager at the time Jack Rieley". I’m still amazed this track made it onto an album am more ‘in-awe’ of it than actually enjoy it.
The best place to sample this song, and the fantastic Surf’s Up album is on Amazon HERE.
Hear Also: Until I Die and Surf’s Up
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