“The Beach Boys” is a celebration of the legendary band that revolutionized pop music, and the iconic, harmonious sound they created that personified the California dream, captivating fans for generations and generations to come. The documentary traces the band from humble family beginnings and features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, plus other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, Ryan Tedder, and Don Was.
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00:00 Play hard and strong all the way.
00:02 Hold it, please.
00:03 Try it one more time from the top.
00:05 One, two, one, two.
00:08 Ladies and gentlemen, the Beach Boys!
00:12 The Beach Boys just represented some sort of fantasy.
00:15 They were participating in the creation of a California dream.
00:19 Man, they made me want to go to where they had cars and girls in bikinis.
00:28 And son, their music takes you someplace.
00:33 There's definitely been ups and downs.
00:36 We've probably been counted out half a dozen times.
00:39 We used to sing three-part harmony in the backseat of the car.
00:43 And that's the birth of the brothers singing together.
00:45 Three brothers, Brian, Dennis, and Carl.
00:50 A cousin, Mike Love, and our good friend, Al Jardine.
00:53 That's family to me.
00:55 We've known each other for a really long time, and there really is a great deal of fellowship in the group.
00:59 And we've been through an awful lot.
01:01 We ended up as kind of like a rivalry.
01:05 The Beach Boys, bring 'em on!
01:06 Here are the Beach Boys!
01:08 If one group didn't have the other, would their music actually be what it became?
01:15 Brian was really learning to be a producer.
01:18 That's when we started realizing there's some genius here.
01:21 But his dad began to be an obstacle.
01:23 Brian, I'm a genius too. Let's go, huh?
01:26 My Uncle Murray sold to the publishing.
01:29 And Brian went, "You sold my songs?"
01:32 Brian put together textures that no one had ever put into popular songs before.
01:39 He did it first.
01:41 If you should ever leave me
01:45 The life that's to go on really be
01:51 Here we go, "Wouldn't It Be Nice." Take one.
01:54 Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
01:57 They really show what it's like when everybody understands the part they have to play.
02:02 Wouldn't it be nice to live together
02:04 There's something about the way those individuals blended together.
02:08 They're all part of it.
02:10 You know it's gonna make it that much better
02:14 If we can say goodnight
02:16 The fact that it was a family, that's where the success came from.
02:20 Wouldn't it be nice
02:24 To live out our lives
02:27 (music fades)