The Beach Boys-'Til I Die (Alternate Mix)

The death of ego. A very humble song.

Jesus!!! Brian really was a genius. And that's coming from a young black brother from the Westside of Detroit. Where you'd least expect to hear Beach Boy music. This is incredible. No other words.

This is the best version of the song

This song has the greatest vocal harmonies of all time. I cannot listen to it and not cry... tears of joy and amazement at the beauty of this song.

Just when I thought I heard everything the BB's recorded that wasn't on the radio or their typical "surf, fun, girls, cars, summer" music, I find this alternate version of one of my favorite melancholy songs.

After the sudden death of my brother, my best friend, this composition saved me, too - from the madness of grief and premature endlessness. There is an ethereal quality about this mix, as if it was touched by greater glory and eternity. How did Brian Wilson accomplish it? How did he take all of our collective pain and sorrow and create the feeling of hope and comfort? He's a genius, blessed with a most brilliant gift and a loving, compassionate heart. Thank you Brian Wilson and Steve Desper. Thank you, too, Jaime Dingledine, for posting this. REPLY

Brian's own compositions post smiley smile are really cool.

The genius of Brian Wilson for all to hear......

That genius layering of vocals and rounds just lets your mind kind of escape to another world.

How the f*ck is it possible to be this great???

As great as the album version is, I love this remix. Those keyboards at the beginning are killer, followed by the organ. Really sets the mood even more so than the official version.

This is one of the greatest I have ever heard in my life.

This mix was done by the great Steve Desper-long time engineer for the BB's. It was done during the recording phase of the Surf's Up album and I think Desper was just playing around a little to come up with something different. Most mixes on youtube are just versions of this one. I disagree that it's a really bad mix-I find it quite powerful. Cheers.

Brian Wilson was a very haunted guy...

sublime version..this track is just magic...the magic voices from the ocean..the soundtrack from the night .."surf's up" for ever ;;;and brian Wilson is a magician..

Amazing, unbelievably beautiful vocals!

Fascinating - one of my favourite songs since I was 14. Absolutely beautiful. This is what YouTube is for - I would never have heard this otherwise. Thanks

I get very emotional when I listen to this song

The slow build is a lot more satisfactory to hear

This is the Steve Despar mix.